Vocabulary
What is firing?
100 points for every correct answer: What were the 4 reasons for wearing masks?
Performance, Entertainment, Protection, Disguise
What is the gatto face mask shaped like?
A cat
What is the most common mask?
Volto Full Face
What is wedging?
Process of removing air
True or False: Masks kept the social standings equal
True
What does volto mean?
Ghost or face
Is the columbina mask a full or half face mask?
Half Face
What is plasticity?
The ability to hold shape while still being workable
Where did masks originate from?
Venice
The buta mask has a white base white what color accents?
Gold
What are traditional colors of masks?
Black, Red, Green, Blue, Gold, Silver
What is vitrification?
Why did commoners wear masks?
To cover suspicious activity
What is the prominent feature of the Dottore Peste (plague doctor) mask?
Nose is wider and curved downward like a beak
What mask resembles patched clothing?
Arlecchino (Harlequin)
What is porosity?
The coarseness of clay that allows evaporation of water
What were masks originally made out of?
Leather and paper mache
What color base does the scaramuccia mask have?
Black
What is the dominant feature of the pulcinella mask?
Smaller hooked nose - still appears human-like