Module 9- Chapter 12: Theatre Around
the World well answered
____________________ is an early form of theatre that used theatrical techniques such as
song, dance, and characterization, but it was still firmly rooted in religion. - correct answer ✔✔
Ritual theatre
Which of the following statements is FALSE? - correct answer ✔✔ ritual turned into theatre the
moment when dialogue was written down
Which of the following is not true of early African theatre? - correct answer ✔✔ The audience
of the earliest African theatre sat and watched actors with masks.
A form of theatre that mixed traditional African ritual theatre and Western-style drama, and
that encouraged African nationalism and glorified Africa's past, is called________________. -
correct answer ✔✔ total theatre
One of the most valuable historical records of Indian theatre is the Natyasastra, which is
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔ written compilation of dramatic theory and
practice written sometime between 200 BCE and 200 CE
____________________ is a dramatized version of the Hindu epic poems Ramayana and
Mahabharata. - correct answer ✔✔ Kathakali
Actors in the Peking opera ________. - correct answer ✔✔ use precise stylized gestures
How did the Western world influence Chinese theatre? - correct answer ✔✔ All of these have
influenced Chinese theatre.
the World well answered
____________________ is an early form of theatre that used theatrical techniques such as
song, dance, and characterization, but it was still firmly rooted in religion. - correct answer ✔✔
Ritual theatre
Which of the following statements is FALSE? - correct answer ✔✔ ritual turned into theatre the
moment when dialogue was written down
Which of the following is not true of early African theatre? - correct answer ✔✔ The audience
of the earliest African theatre sat and watched actors with masks.
A form of theatre that mixed traditional African ritual theatre and Western-style drama, and
that encouraged African nationalism and glorified Africa's past, is called________________. -
correct answer ✔✔ total theatre
One of the most valuable historical records of Indian theatre is the Natyasastra, which is
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔ written compilation of dramatic theory and
practice written sometime between 200 BCE and 200 CE
____________________ is a dramatized version of the Hindu epic poems Ramayana and
Mahabharata. - correct answer ✔✔ Kathakali
Actors in the Peking opera ________. - correct answer ✔✔ use precise stylized gestures
How did the Western world influence Chinese theatre? - correct answer ✔✔ All of these have
influenced Chinese theatre.
