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Kathak Dance Form Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the term 'kathak'?

a)

Dance

b)

Painting

c)

Story

d)

Music

2.

In which centuries did Kathak begin evolving into a distinct mode of dance?

a)

12th and 13th centuries

b)

18th and 19th centuries

c)

20th and 21st centuries

d)

15th and 16th centuries

3.

Under whose patronage did Kathak grow into a major art form?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Wajid Ali Shah

4.

Which regions did Kathak become firmly entrenched as a dance form by the third quarter of the nineteenth century?

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5.

Which dance form was viewed with disfavour by most British administrators in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

a)

Kathakali

b)

Odissi

c)

Bharatanatyam

d)

Kathak

6.

What is the main characteristic of a dance form to be considered 'classical'?

a)

Strict rules and no variations

b)

Long years of training

c)

Religious theme

d)

All of the above

7.

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Tamil Nadu?

a)

Kathakali

b)

Odissi

c)

Kathak

d)

Bharatanatyam

8.

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Kerala?

a)

Kathak

b)

Bharatanatyam

c)

Odissi

d)

Kathakali

9.

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Odisha?

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10.

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Andhra Pradesh?

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