A) Tokyo Opera B) Shanghai Opera C) Beijing Opera D) Seoul Opera
A) India B) Korea C) China D) Japan
A) Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou B) Hero, Villain, Sidekick, Clown C) King, Queen, Prince, Princess D) Lead, Supporting, Extra, Comic
A) Chou B) Sheng C) Jing D) Dan
A) Bright neon colors B) Modern clothing C) Elaborate embroidery D) Minimalist design
A) Ballet, classical music, sculpture B) Film, video games, literature C) Opera, acrobatics, martial arts, music D) Street dance, graffiti art, rap music
A) Yell loudly to be heard B) Convey emotions with stylized techniques C) Speak the lines without melody D) Sing in a modern pop style
A) Bruce Lee B) Maria Callas C) Michael Jackson D) Mei Lanfang
A) Han dynasty B) Tang dynasty C) Ming dynasty D) Mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
A) Nan, Nu, Laosheng, Wusheng B) Shēng (gentlemen), dàn (women), jìng (rough men), chǒu (clowns) C) Wang, Gong, Daomadan, Xiaosheng D) Laodan, Xiaosheng, Wudan, Chou
A) Kunqu and Qinqiang B) Gaoqiang and Xiaoling C) Xīpí and èrhuáng D) Jingju and Pingxi
A) Feudalistic and bourgeois B) Modernist and progressive C) Traditional and artistic D) Westernized and capitalist
A) Píhuáng B) Jingju C) Pingxi or Pingju D) Guójù
A) Yongzheng Emperor B) Kangxi Emperor C) Jiaqing Emperor D) Qianlong Emperor
A) Shanghainese B) Zhongyuan Mandarin dialects of Henan and Shaanxi C) Beijing Mandarin D) Cantonese
A) Founded by Kangxi Emperor B) Founded by Qianlong Emperor C) Founded by Li Maoer D) Founded by Yu Zhenting
A) 1912 B) 1923 C) 1905 D) 1930
A) 1956 B) 1949 C) 1966 D) 1976
A) Deng Xiaoping B) Mao Zedong C) Jiang Qing D) Lin Biao
A) 50 percent B) Over 80 percent C) 10 percent D) 30 percent
A) Minor art form B) Political symbolism C) Cultural taboo D) Complete ban
A) To promote Peking opera B) To celebrate Chinese unity C) To emphasize 'Taiwaneseness' D) To showcase modern art
A) They were allowed only in heavily modified form. B) They were performed without any changes. C) They were completely banned. D) They became more popular than model plays.
A) Traditional costumes were replaced with modern ones. B) All operas were performed in English. C) Visible stage assistants were eliminated. D) Piano accompaniment was introduced.
A) Excessive use of modern elements B) Lack of talented performers C) Absence of traditional themes D) The archaic language requiring electronic subtitles
A) United States B) Japan C) Soviet Union D) Hong Kong
A) Four weeks B) Three weeks C) One week D) Two weeks
A) 49th Street Theater B) Broadway Theatre C) Carnegie Hall D) Metropolitan Opera House
A) Cai ciao B) Mei Lanfang C) Guan Gong D) Zhao Kuang-yin
A) Laodan B) Daomadan C) Wudan D) Huashan
A) Xiaosheng B) Hongsheng C) Laosheng D) Wusheng
A) Hongsheng B) Laosheng C) Xiaosheng D) Wusheng
A) Mei Lanfang B) Xianggong tangzi C) Zhao Kuang-yin D) Guan Gong
A) Guan Gong B) Otis Skinner C) Mei Lanfang D) Wei Changsheng
A) Wudan B) Huadan C) Daomadan D) Qingyi
A) Chou B) Wujing C) Jiazi D) Dongchui
A) Chou B) Dongchui C) Jiazi D) Wujing
A) Primary roles B) Secondary roles C) Leading roles D) Supporting roles
A) Yellow B) Black C) White D) Red
A) Vocal timbre B) Improvisation C) Costume elaborateness D) Use of percussion instruments
A) Dongchui B) Wujing C) Jiazi D) Chou
A) At age ten B) A young age C) After completing basic education D) In their teenage years
A) Ten years B) Seven years C) Five years D) Three years
A) Self-directed learning B) More rigorous methods C) Less harsh methods D) Military-style discipline
A) 1945 B) 1935 C) 1960 D) 1952
A) Ma Lianliang school B) Mei Lanfang school C) Chen Jialin school D) Cheng Yanqiu school
A) Military training B) Foreign languages C) Academic studies D) Business management
A) Painting B) Combat C) Song D) Dance-acting
A) A change of heart B) A festive celebration C) A character's confusion D) Traveling a long distance
A) Literal representation B) Realistic portrayal C) Detailed accuracy D) Suggestive, not imitative
A) Roundness B) Straight lines C) Rigid postures D) Sharp angles
A) Being surprised B) Searching for someone C) Expressing confusion D) Looking at an object above them
A) Square B) Triangular C) Rectangular D) Round
A) Center east B) Center north C) Center west D) Center south
A) A dragon B) A sword C) A chariot D) A horse
A) Blue B) Yellow C) Red D) Purple
A) Rectangular flag with 'commander' B) Square flag with 'marshal' C) Food flag D) Water flag
A) Wind flags B) Water flags C) Fire flags D) Vehicle flags
A) Tea and wine sets B) Microphone C) Candlesticks D) Fans
A) Cities B) Mountains C) Deserts D) Forests
A) Tea sets B) Horsewhips C) Ink slabs D) Cloth backdrops
A) Spotlights B) Microphones C) Table curtains D) Projectors
A) Water flags B) Fire flags C) Vehicle flags D) Wind flags
A) Tablets B) Handkerchiefs C) Laptops D) Smartphones
A) Breath must always be visible to the audience B) Breath is controlled by the chest and shoulders C) Strong centralized breath moves the melodic-passages (zhong qi xing xiang) D) Breath should be expelled quickly to maintain energy
A) Three B) Four C) Six D) Five
A) Five B) Three C) Four D) Six
A) The main protagonist B) A supporting character C) An audience member D) The director
A) Ten B) Four C) Eight D) Six
A) Ten B) Fifteen C) Thirteen D) Eight
A) A controlled nasal tone B) A bright soprano tone C) A flat monotone D) A deep bass tone
A) The jinghu, a small high-pitched two-string spike fiddle B) The daluo, a large gong C) The naobo, a type of drum D) The yueqin, a circular bodied plucked lute
A) Erhuang B) Both are equally improvisational C) Xipi D) Neither is improvisational
A) About 2,000 B) Around 500 C) Over 3,000 D) Nearly 1,400
A) Xinbian de lishixi B) Chuantongxi C) Xiandaixi D) Daxi
A) Othello B) A Midsummer Night's Dream C) Hamlet D) Macbeth
A) Hamlet B) Othello C) The Drunken Concubine D) Macbeth
A) Li Wenrui B) Chen Kaige C) Fei Mu D) King Hu
A) The Great Wall B) Hero C) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon D) Farewell My Concubine
A) Fei Mu B) King Hu C) Chen Kaige D) Li Wenrui
A) One-dimensional B) Too modernized C) Overly complex D) Lacking authenticity |