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Commedia Dell'Arte Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What servant stock character is unkind and lies all of the time, but is a servant to and has a soft spot for the Innamorati?

a)

Brighella

b)

Pulcinella

c)

Il Capitano

d)

Pantalone

2.

Arlecchino is the servant to which master stock character?

a)

Brighella

b)

Pantalone

c)

Columbina

d)

Scarramuccia

3.

What is one of the things that Zanni characters are obsessed with?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Laughing

c)

Pulling Tricks

d)

Hiding

4.

What is one of the things that Zanni characters are obsessed with

a)

Eating

b)

Playing

c)

Laughing

d)

Acrobatics

5.

Which of the following is a location where a Commedia Performance may have taken place?

a)

A King's Court

b)

In the Streets

c)

A Noble's House

d)

Buckingham Palace

6.

Which Servant Stock Character led and was in charge of all of the Zanni?

a)

Arlecchino

b)

Brighella

c)

Pulcinella

d)

Pierrot

7.

Which stock character wears a costume that is a cheaper imitation of the Innamorati's Costumes?

a)

Columbina

b)

Arlecchino

c)

Il Capitano

d)

Scarramuccia

8.

True or False: Commedia Dell'Arte Troupes made their money from expensive ticket sales for their shows

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which type of comedy is recognized by its highly exaggerated and almost impossible situations?

a)

Farce

b)

Slapstick

c)

Commedia Erudita

d)

Sitcom

10.

Tartaglia is a stock character known for doing what?

a)

Stuttering

b)

Laughing Uncontrollably

c)

Speaking Gibberish

d)

Making up Stories

11.

Which stock character role is known to be very physically demanding due to the amount of running and acrobatics involved?

a)

Arlecchino

b)

Capitano

c)

Dottore

d)

Innamorati

12.

What is the one thing that Pantalone is the most obsessed with?

a)

Making Money

b)

Growing his Business

c)

Beating Il Dottore

d)

Columbina

13.

What is the category name for "servant" stock characters?

a)

Vecci

b)

Zanni

c)

Innamorati

14.

True or False: When actors entered and exited the stage during a Commedia performance, they did not pose to stop and hold for applause.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following is the piece of stage architecture that was innovated and created during the Italian Renaissance?

a)

Proscenium Arch

b)

Green Room

c)

Sound Booth

d)

Rigging

16.

What is the category name for the Lover type stock characters?

a)

Vecci

b)

Zanni

c)

Innamorati

17.

These stock characters never wore masks, only makeup, and they wore expensive and fashionable clothes.

a)

Pulcinella

b)

Brighella

c)

Innamorati

d)

Arlecchino

18.

True or False: A Professional Commedia actor would play up to three different characters during their lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the category name for the Master type stock characters?

a)

Vecci

b)

Zanni

c)

Innamorati

20.

True or False: All Commedia performances where done without scripts and forced the actors to rely on their improv skills

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The stock characters of Italy's Commedia Dell'Arte are based on what?

a)

Regional Stereotypes

b)

Different Italian Food Types

c)

Different Languages

d)

Famous Italians

22.

What is the name for the pre-made, comedic gags that were used by Commedia actors during a performance?

a)

Lazzi

b)

Lozzi

c)

Zanni

d)

Vecci

23.

True or False: The audiences knew the Lazzi that were used so well, that they often knew what was going to happen before the character in the Commedia show did

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Commedia Dell'Arte was created for and appealed to which class of people?

a)

Upper Class

b)

Lower Class

25.

Commedia Erudita was created for and appealed to which class of people?

a)

Upper Class

b)

Lower Class

26.

Which part of a Commedia mask could tell you the intelligence of a character based on the size of it?

a)

Nose

b)

Eyebrows

c)

Ears

d)

Mouth

27.

True or False: Commedia was a form of entertainment with the goal of making people laugh and forget about their troubles for a little while

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which country did Commedia Dell'Arte originate in?

a)

Italy

b)

Vatican City

c)

Spain

d)

France

29.

Which stock character can be either a niece/nephew or son/daughter to Il Dottore and Pantalone?

a)

Innamorati

b)

Columbina

c)

Arlecchino

d)

Pulcinella

30.

Which character goes around and bonks people on the head with a stick?

a)

Arlecchino

b)

Il Capitano

c)

Pantalone

d)

Brighella

31.

True or False: Il Dottore was supposed to represent the Bologna region of Italy because it was where the first university was founded

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which art technique was created during the Italian Renaissance and was used to make set backgrounds have more depth and look realistic?

a)

One Point Perspective

b)

Realism

c)

Haberdashery

d)

Plaster Molding

33.

True or False: Pantalone was supposed to represent Venice, Italy's center of Commerce during that time period

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Commedia Dell'Arte began in what century?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

35.

During the 16th century, which other European country was Italy's rival and enemy?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

Germany

36.

Why would Commedia performances never poke fun at the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

They controlled everything

b)

They funded performances

c)

They elected the King

d)

They would cry

37.

Which stock character was supposed to represent Italy's rival, Spain?

a)

Il Capitano

b)

Il Dottore

c)

Brighella

d)

Pulcinella

38.

Which of the following is true about Il Dottore's stock character?

a)

His wife is always unfaithful

b)

Plays end with him crying

c)

He always slaps Pantalone

d)

He can't turn doorknobs

39.

What specific type of comedy got its name from the wooden stick that Arlecchino would carry around and hit people with?

a)

Farce

b)

Slapstick

c)

Commedia Erudita

d)

Sitcom

40.

What does Il Capitano fear most in the world?

a)

Mice

b)

Arlecchino

c)

Getting hit

d)

Dying