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FESTIVAL AND THEATER ARTS OF JAPAN AND CHINA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the main male role in Peking Opera.

a)

Sheng

b)

Wusheng

c)

Xiaosheng

d)

Laosheng

2.

It is a painted face male role who plays either primary or secondary roles. This type of role entails a forceful character.

a)

Dan

b)

Chou

c)

Jing

d)

Sheng

3.

There are always props of these on stage in Peking Opera.

a)

Bed and Pillows

b)

Chairs and Tables

c)

Drums and Cymbals

d)

Wood blocks and Sticks

4.

A platform that raises the performers from below the stage in Japan’s Kabuki.

a)

Hanamichi

b)

Kogakudo

c)

Mawaributai

d)

Seri

5.

It is a Japanese terminology which means male roles.

a)

Aragoto

b)

Suppon

c)

Onnagata

d)

Hanamichi

6.

A flower path, a walkway which extends into the audience and via which dramatic entrances and exits are made.

a)

Hanamicho

b)

Mawaributai

c)

Hanamichi

d)

Kogakudo

7.

Peking Opera costume popularly known as Xifu in Chinese.

a)

Sheng

b)

Qing-yi

c)

Xingtou

d)

Huadan

8.

Role in Peking Opera where actors are often involved with beautiful women by virtue of the handsome and young image they project.

a)

Laosheng

b)

Xiaosheng

c)

Wusheng

d)

Lasheng

9.

A martial character in Peking Opera for roles involving combat. They are highly trained in acrobatics and have a natural voice when singing.

a)

Xiaosheng

b)

Sheng

c)

Wusheng

d)

Laosheng

10.

It is the young female warrior role in Peking Opera.

a)

Wudan

b)

Daomadan

c)

Huadan

d)

Laodan

11.

Virtuous and elite woman role in Peking Opera.

a)

Laodan

b)

Wudan

c)

Huadan

d)

Qing-Yi

12.

Male clown role in Peking Opera. It usually plays secondary roles whose name also means "ugly".

a)

Jing

b)

Sheng

c)

Dan

d)

Chou

13.

What type of powder used to create the white oshiroi base for the characteristic stage make-up in Kabuki theater?

a)

White paint

b)

Baking soda

c)

Rice powder

d)

White sand

14.

The male role in Kabuki theater wears what type of costume?

a)

Hakuma trousers

b)

Kimono and Obi

c)

Xingtou

d)

Black suit

15.

A type of make-up in Kabuki theater that enhances or exaggerates facial lines to produce dramatic animal or supernatural character.

a)

Oshiroi

b)

Hakuma

c)

Akane

d)

Kumadori

16.

Features of Kabuki stage where the interior of the theater contains a revolving stage.

a)

Hanamichi

b)

Seri

c)

Kogakudo

d)

Mawaributai

17.

What is the female role in kabuki theater called?

a)

Aragoto

b)

Onnagata

c)

Hanamichi

d)

Suppon

18.

Vivacious and unmarried woman role in Peking Opera.

a)

Qing-Yi

b)

Laodan

c)

Huadan

d)

Daomadan

19.

A festival that celebrates at the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

a)

Chinese New Year

b)

Taiko Drum Festival

c)

Masskara Festival

d)

Pasola Festival

20.

What do you call a festival in Japan where groups of Taiko drummers or Kodo, play simultaneously.

a)

Chinese New Year

b)

Taiko Drum Festival

c)

Masskara Festival

d)

Pasola Festival