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Traditional African Performance
Traditional North African Performance
Traditional Middle Eastern Theatre
Traditional Caribbean Performance
Traditional World Theatre
100

Traditional African performance can take the shape of ritual, storytelling, and _____?

dance

100

Which settlers brought theatre to Cyrene (Libya) in 6th century BCE?

Greek

100

Pre-theatrical Middle Eastern performances include music, dance, storytelling, and ______ recitation.

poetry

100

Performances in the Caribbean often have ____ roots due to the transatlantic slave trade.

African
100

Many traditional world theatre forms use elaborate costumes, music, and _____ as part of their aesthetic.

various

200

What is the name of the African trickster character who often takes the shape of a spider?

Anansi

200

In the 2nd century CE, the Romans converted the Cyrene theatre (in Libya) to an amphitheater for _____ battles.

gladiator

200

Which country is known for its shadow puppets depicting stories about Karagöz and Hacivat?

Turkey

200

Theatre in Cuba and Puerto Rico is influenced by its ____ roots.

Spanish

200

Many world theatre forms are born out of _________ rituals such as the shamanic practices in Korea.

religious

300

DAILY DOUBLE!



Griot

300

The Abydos Passion Play was an annual ritual in ancient Egypt that celebrated which god?

Osiris

300

In a popular Shi'a religious drama, villains are dressed in red and heroes in green and _______.

white

300

What is the name of the Cuban Spanish-style operetta that is popular throughout the Spanish-speaking world and even the Philippines?

Zarzuela

300

What is one example of a traditional theatre form we have learned about that uses role types?

various

400

The Egungun is a _______ type of dance performed by the Yoruba people

masquerade
400

What is the Moroccan performance form that is a gathering of performers in a public space?

Al-halqa (the circle)

400

What religious drama commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala?

Ta'ziya
400

The Pitchy Patchy is a character in what Christmas-time Bahamian festival?

Junkanoo

400
Which Indian epic spread all throughout Southeast Asian, informing theatre in this part of the world?

Ramayana

500

What ritual is performed by the Hausa people of northern Nigeria?

Bori

500

What is the name of the Algerian trickster character?

Djeha

500

The puppets in Turkish puppet theatre are usually made of what material?

painted cow or camel skin

500

This festival, meaning "burning of the cane," celebrates the 19th century rebellion when slaves burned the sugar cane fields

Canboulay

500

Early Japanese dance forms came from which two countries?

China and Korea