DANCE EXAMS QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
Events celebrated by folk dances include (Exam 1) - Answers- -Coming of Age
-Birth
-Marriage
Catherine de Medici (Exam 1) - Answers- Is responsible for Le Ballet Comique de la
Reine
Marie Camargo (Exam 1) - Answers- A ballerina who shortened her skirt and advanced
footwork and jumps in ballet
Jean Baptiste Lully (Exam 1) - Answers- Composer for Louis XIV, in charge of his ballet
productions
True or False?
Ballet began in Italy and then moved to France (Exam 1) - Answers- True
True or False?
The chorus in the Greek theatre only sang (Exam 1) - Answers- False
Which of these aspects from Greek culture is NOT important to dance history? (Exam 1)
a. Mythology
b. Theatre
c. Art
d. Climate - Answers- Climate
Classical Indian Dance is an example of...(Exam 1) - Answers- World Concert and
Ritual Dance
Choreographer communicate...(Exam 1) - Answers- -Stories
-Moods
-Beauty
-Social and political issues
Dance notion (Exam 1) - Answers- A way of writing down dance steps
True or False?
The tarantella has its origin as a means to cure the bite of a tarantula (Exam 1) -
Answers- True
Ballet d' action (Exam 1) - Answers- A term used to describe a unified ballet
True or False?
A dance does not always have to tell a story (Exam 1) - Answers- True
, List the three participants in a performance dance and explain their role in the
performance (Exam 1) - Answers- Choreographer: Creates the dances
Dancer: The instruments that choreographers use to create their work
Audience: Vital role in dance performance. There would be no performance without the
audience
The dancers in Cell Block Tango wore black costumes that revealed a. lot of skin. This
is an example of...(Exam 1) - Answers- Description
Night Journey (Exam 1) - Answers- A dance choreographed by Martha Graham
Dance is considered a living art form because...(Exam 1) - Answers- It is fleeting and
only exists in the moment
True or False?
Katherine Dunham began the field of dance anthropology (Exam 1) - Answers- True
True or False?
An interpretation of a dance is objective (Exam 1) - Answers- False
True or False?
Louis XVI was known as the moon king (Exam 1) - Answers- False
Pre-literature (Exam 1) - Answers- A society that does not yet have reading and writing
Dancing with the Stars is an example of...(Exam 1) - Answers- Commercial Dance
List three things that have Greeks roots and are important to dance history (Exam 1) -
Answers- -Greek Theatre
-Greek Mythology
-Greek Art
Orchesographie (Exam 1) - Answers- A book written by Thoinet Arbeau where dances
from the 16th century are recorded
A mnemonic device (Exam 1) - Answers- Something that elicits an emotional response
that binds us to our society
Choreographer (Exam 1) - Answers- A person who participates in a performance by
utilizing the medium of dance to create art
True or False?
The Volta was a dance from the Renaissance period that many at the time considered
obscene (Exam 1) - Answers- True
Events celebrated by folk dances include (Exam 1) - Answers- -Coming of Age
-Birth
-Marriage
Catherine de Medici (Exam 1) - Answers- Is responsible for Le Ballet Comique de la
Reine
Marie Camargo (Exam 1) - Answers- A ballerina who shortened her skirt and advanced
footwork and jumps in ballet
Jean Baptiste Lully (Exam 1) - Answers- Composer for Louis XIV, in charge of his ballet
productions
True or False?
Ballet began in Italy and then moved to France (Exam 1) - Answers- True
True or False?
The chorus in the Greek theatre only sang (Exam 1) - Answers- False
Which of these aspects from Greek culture is NOT important to dance history? (Exam 1)
a. Mythology
b. Theatre
c. Art
d. Climate - Answers- Climate
Classical Indian Dance is an example of...(Exam 1) - Answers- World Concert and
Ritual Dance
Choreographer communicate...(Exam 1) - Answers- -Stories
-Moods
-Beauty
-Social and political issues
Dance notion (Exam 1) - Answers- A way of writing down dance steps
True or False?
The tarantella has its origin as a means to cure the bite of a tarantula (Exam 1) -
Answers- True
Ballet d' action (Exam 1) - Answers- A term used to describe a unified ballet
True or False?
A dance does not always have to tell a story (Exam 1) - Answers- True
, List the three participants in a performance dance and explain their role in the
performance (Exam 1) - Answers- Choreographer: Creates the dances
Dancer: The instruments that choreographers use to create their work
Audience: Vital role in dance performance. There would be no performance without the
audience
The dancers in Cell Block Tango wore black costumes that revealed a. lot of skin. This
is an example of...(Exam 1) - Answers- Description
Night Journey (Exam 1) - Answers- A dance choreographed by Martha Graham
Dance is considered a living art form because...(Exam 1) - Answers- It is fleeting and
only exists in the moment
True or False?
Katherine Dunham began the field of dance anthropology (Exam 1) - Answers- True
True or False?
An interpretation of a dance is objective (Exam 1) - Answers- False
True or False?
Louis XVI was known as the moon king (Exam 1) - Answers- False
Pre-literature (Exam 1) - Answers- A society that does not yet have reading and writing
Dancing with the Stars is an example of...(Exam 1) - Answers- Commercial Dance
List three things that have Greeks roots and are important to dance history (Exam 1) -
Answers- -Greek Theatre
-Greek Mythology
-Greek Art
Orchesographie (Exam 1) - Answers- A book written by Thoinet Arbeau where dances
from the 16th century are recorded
A mnemonic device (Exam 1) - Answers- Something that elicits an emotional response
that binds us to our society
Choreographer (Exam 1) - Answers- A person who participates in a performance by
utilizing the medium of dance to create art
True or False?
The Volta was a dance from the Renaissance period that many at the time considered
obscene (Exam 1) - Answers- True
