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The Nutcracker and all involved..

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a ballet?
a)

Dance with special shoes

b)

Girls dancing

c)

A story told through dance

d)

Music

2.

What do composers do?

a)

Write music

b)

Direct a choir or orchestra

c)

Write stories

d)

Sing

3.

Who composed the music for the ballet Nutcracker?

a)

W.A. Mozart

b)

L.V. Beethoven

c)

P. Tchaikovsky

d)

J. Haydn

4.

Did the composer write the story for the ballet Nutcracker?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Who was the author of the Nutcracker story?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

E.T.A. Hoffman

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Marius Petipa

6.

What is the title of the original story of Nutcracker?

a)

Sugarplum Fairy Tale

b)

The rat King

c)

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

d)

The hard nut

7.

Which country Nutcracker dolls originate from?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

8.

Where was the ballet Niutcracker first performed?

a)

England

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

France

9.

Where did the first USA performance of the Nutcracker ballet take place?

a)

New York

b)

San Francisco

c)

Boston

d)

Seattle

10.

The Nutcracker is frequently performed around which holiday?

a)

The 4th of July

b)

Christmas

c)

Labor Day

d)

Easter

11.

How many acts are there in the ballet Nutcracker?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

The story of the Nutcracker takes place in ________.

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

United States

13.

In the Ballet Nutcracker party scene, what are the families celebrating?

a)

New Year's Eve

b)

Christmas

c)

Grandparent's Anniversary

d)

Clara's Birthday

14.

Where does Act II in the ballet Nutcracker take place?

a)

Land of Snow

b)

Land of Fairies

c)

Land of Milk and Honey

d)

Land of Sweets

15.

Who gives Clara the Nutcracker doll in the ballet?

a)

Her dad

b)

Her brother

c)
Santa
d)

Her godfather

16.

Who is the Nutcracker's enemy?

a)

Drosselmeier

b)

Fritz

c)

The Mouse King

d)

Herr Stahlbaum

17.

What does the Nutcracker transform into?

a)

A King

b)

A Prince

c)

A mouse

d)

A frog

18.

In the ballet Nutcracker who helped the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King?

a)

Reindeer

b)

Santa Claus

c)

Clara

d)

Drosselmeier

19.

Who was Peter Tchaikovsky?

a)

Russian choreographer

b)

Russian composer

c)

French composer

d)

Russian writer

20.

What country was Peter Tchaikovsky from?

a)
France
b)
Austria
c)
USA
d)
Russia
21.

How Tchaikovsky's music can be described?

a)

Baroque music

b)

Romantic music

c)

Electronic music

d)

Modern music

22.

In addition to composing, Tchaikovsky was also a successful

a)

orchestra conductor

b)

ballet dancer

c)

opera singer

d)

violinist

23.

Tchaikovsky wrote music for

3 ballets.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which of the following ballets P. Tchaikovsky wrote the music for?

a)

Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty,

Nutcracker

b)

Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Beauty and the Beast

c)

Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Cinderella

d)

He wrote only one ballet

25.

Which one of the following ballets was not composed by Tchaikovsky?

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

Sleeping Beauty

c)

Cinderella

d)

Swan Lake

26.

Which special instrument did Tchaikovsky use in the Nutcracker ballet for the Sugar Plum Fairy dance?

a)
recorder
b)
piano
c)
violin
d)
celesta
27.

Tchaikovsky used toy instruments in his ballet Nutcracker.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which country does Celeste come from?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

United States

29.

Celeste belongs to the family of

a)

String instruments

b)

Brass instruments

c)

Percussion instruments

d)

German instruments

30.

Name at least 3 dances from the second act of the ballet Nutcracker

4 lines
31.

Which dances do not belong to the ballet Nutcracker?

a)

Arabian dance (Coffee)

b)

Chinese dance (Tea)

c)

Dance of the Reindeer

d)

Waltz of the Flowers

32.

Which country is Ballet originated from?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

Framce

d)

Germany

33.

What is the oldest ballet company in the world?

a)

Bolshoi Ballet

b)

American Ballet Theater

c)

The Paris Opera Ballet

d)

The Royal Ballet

34.

Where was the first professional ballet school opened?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Russia

35.

What is choreography?

a)

Dancing to music

b)

Ballet steps

c)

The Art of creating and arranging dances and dance moves.

d)

Training for ballet dancers

36.

What are some of the fields choreography is typically used?

a)

Ballet

b)

Cheerleading

c)

Ice skating

d)

All of the above

37.

What does the choreographer do?

a)

Write music

b)

Write stories

c)

Creates dance movements and routines for dancers

d)

Leads the orchestra

38.

Who was George Balanchine?

a)

Russian born American dancer and choreographer

b)

Co-founder and Artistic director of the Ney York City Ballet

c)

Choreographer of the Nutcracker ballet

d)

All of the above

39.

How many basic position are there in classical ballet?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

40.

Which of these are examples of ballet steps?

a)

En Pointe

b)

Pirouettes

c)

Fouette

d)

All of the above

41.

Name three famous Ballet Companies in the world.

4 lines
42.

Where in US is the biggest Nutcracker museum located?

a)

San Francisco,CA

b)

Leavenworth,WA

c)

New York,NY

d)

New Orleans,LA