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Dance Techniques Midterm Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ballet originated in which country?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

2.

What does ballet mean in Italian?

a)

to dance

b)

dance

c)

little dance

d)

big dance

3.

Which monarch is famously associated with the development of ballet in France?

a)

King Louis X

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

King Henri III

d)

King Henri II

4.

What is the oldest ballet still performed today?

a)

Swan Lake

b)

Nutcracker

c)

Ballet Comique de la Reine

d)

Le Triomphe de l'Amour

5.

The Royal Academy of Dance was established in which year?

a)

1660

b)

1650

c)

1661

d)

1580

6.

What is the primary focus of classical ballet? (Choose two)

a)

Fluidity

b)

Grace

c)

Alignment

d)

Technique

e)

Movement

7.

Which composer is known for writing the music for Swan Lake and The Nutcracker?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

d)

Amadeus

8.

Who was the king Catherine de Medici married in 1533?

a)

King Peter of Russia

b)

King Henri II of Hungary

c)

King Louis XIV of France

d)

King Henri III of France

9.

In 1641, Cardinal Richelieu built the first “theater” in his palace. What is that theater

called today?

a)

Palais Royale

b)

Paris Palace

c)

Paris Opera

d)

Parisian Opera House

10.

What are the most famous roles King Louis XIV played? (Choose 4)

a)

Nutcracker

b)

The Sun

c)

Apollo

d)

War

e)

Europe

11.

Which group at the academy wanted to meld dance, music, and language to bring divine

harmony and order to the natural universe and become closer to God?

a)

poets

b)

musicians

c)

dancers

d)

actors

12.

How long was the ballet that Jules Mazarin ordered upon the return of Louis XIV to Paris

after the Fronde died down?

a)

10 hours

b)

2 hours

c)

13 hours

d)

5 hours

13.

Up until 1681, only men were allowed to perform ballet professionally. What was the

ballet in which women performed professionally for the first time at the Paris Opera?

a)

Le Triomphe de l'Amour

b)

Ballet Comique de la Reine

c)

Nutcracker

d)

Sleeping Beauty

14.

What was the ballet that Charles Perrault wrote for his children in 1697?

a)

Nutcracker

b)

Sleeping Beauty

c)

Swan Lake

d)

Cinderella

15.

What was the political uprising during 1648-1653 that had Louis XIV flee Paris?

a)

The Revolt

b)

The Uprising

c)

The Fronde

d)

The Renaissance

16.

True/False: Dance was thought to redirect man’s troublesome passions and desires to the

transcendent love of God.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What was the Guild of Confrier de Saint Julien des Menestriers?

a)

a union

b)

a party

c)

a cult

d)

a dance group

18.

What was the first recorded ballet in 1581 that started to use circles, squares, triangles

and laid the groundwork for ballet as we know it today?

a)

Swan Lake

b)

Nutcracker

c)

Ballet Comique de la Reine

d)

Le Triomphe de l'Amour

19.

Which of the original five positions of the feet created by Beauchamp means “home”?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

e)

Fifth

20.

How old was King Louis XIV when he made his stage debut?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

13

d)

20

21.

What does "plié" mean in ballet?

a)

to flex

b)

to engage

c)

to stretch

d)

to bend

22.

What does "tendu" mean in ballet?

a)

to engage

b)

to stretch

c)

to extend

d)

to disengage

23.

What does "dégagé" mean in ballet?

a)

to stretch

b)

to bend

c)

to disengage

d)

to engage

24.

What does "rond de jambe" mean in ballet?

a)

to circle the leg

b)

to stretch the leg

c)

to bend the leg

d)

to engage the leg

25.

What does "frappé" mean in ballet?

a)

to stretch

b)

to strike

c)

to engage

d)

to bend

26.

What does "fondu" mean in ballet?

a)

to melt

b)

to stretch

c)

to engage

d)

to bend

27.

What does "développé" mean in ballet?

a)

to develop

b)

to fold

c)

to fold

d)

to unfold

28.

What does "grand battement" mean in ballet?

a)

large kick

b)

large beating kick

c)

whipping

d)

bending

29.

What does "relevé" mean in ballet?

a)

to rise up

b)

to go down

c)

to engage

d)

to stretch

30.

What does "pirouette" entail in ballet?

a)

many turns

b)

abrupt halt

c)

turning on the toes of one leg

d)

turning on the toes of two legs

31.

What are "chaînés" (chains) in ballet?

a)

linked turns

b)

broken turns

c)

chained feet

d)

linked leaps

32.

What does "tombé" mean in ballet?

a)

to rise

b)

to fall

c)

to leap

d)

to go down

33.

What ballet movement involves crossing one foot in front of the other on relevé?

a)

pas de bourrée

b)

pas de chat

c)

plié

d)

tendu

34.

What does "glissade" mean in ballet?

a)

to leap

b)

to rise

c)

to glide

d)

to turn

35.

 In ballet, "chassé" means

a)

to chase

b)

to bend

c)

to stretch

d)

to leap

36.

What does "saut de chat" mean in ballet?

a)

step of the chicken

b)

step of the cat

c)

leap of the cat

d)

cradle of the cat

37.

What does "pas de chat" mean in ballet?

a)

jump of the cat

b)

step of the cat

c)

leap of the cat

d)

walk of the cat

38.

What does "tour jeté" mean in ballet?

a)

step of the cat

b)

turning leap

c)

turning jump

d)

turning toes

39.

What is a jump with the whip of the leg?

a)

glissade jump

b)

pas jump

c)

fouetté jump

d)

swan jump

40.

What does "jeté" mean in ballet?

a)

to leap

b)

to dance

c)

to jump

d)

to throw

41.

What is the ballet step where the feet come together in the middle of the jump?

a)

assemblé

b)

jeté

c)

pas de chat

d)

passé

42.

What ballet position occurs where the foot of the moving leg passes the knee of the supporting leg

from one position to the other?

a)

glissade

b)

saus de chat

c)

passé

d)

pas de chat

43.

Catherine de Medici married King Henri III of France in what year?

a)

1661

b)

1530

c)

1533

d)

1500

44.

The first recognized ballet, Ballet Comique de la Reine, was performed in what year?

a)

1661

b)

1581

c)

1660

d)

1550

45.

The Académie de Poésie et de Musique was founded in ____ by ___________.

a)

1550

b)

1750

c)

1570

d)

King Henri III

e)

King Charles IX

46.

Louis XIII, known for writing ballets and performing in them, often portrayed ____ and women in his roles.

a)

men

b)

women

c)

girls

d)

boys

47.

King Louis XIV, also called the Sun King, founded the __________________ in 1661 to standardize the ballet technique.

a)

Ballet Comique de la Reine

b)

Royal Academy of Dance

c)

Tortured Poets Department

d)

Sun King Academy

48.

Who introduced Italian court dances to France and supported ballet as a political tool?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Catherine de Medici

d)

Louis IX

49.

Who participated in court ballets, wrote music, and portrayed Apollo and the Sun?

a)

Louis IX

b)

Catherine de Medici

c)

Louis XIII

d)

Pierre Beauchamps

50.

Who codified the five positions of ballet and served as Louis XIV’s ballet master?

a)

Pierre Beauchamps

b)

Louis XII

c)

Henri III

d)

Catherine de Medici

51.

Who performed over 40 ballets, including Le Ballet de la Nuit, and founded the Royal Academy of Dance?

a)

Isadora Duncan

b)

Catherine de Medici

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Louis XII

52.

What was the first ballet to combine music, poetry, and movement to tell a unified story?

a)

Ballet Comique de la Reine

b)

Swan Lake

c)

Nutcracker

d)

Sleeping Beauty

53.

True/False: Ballet was originally performed by professional dancers only.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

True/False: King Louis XII built a theater in his palace, which later became the Paris Opera.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

True/False: The Fronde was a time of peace and stability that led to advancements in ballet.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

True/False: Italian set designers introduced elevated stages, wings, and backdrops to French ballet.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

True/False: Le Triomphe de l’Amour was the first ballet to feature professional female dancers.

a)

True

b)

False

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