Question 1

What musical combined comedy and serious drama to create what we know today as the American musical?

Accepted Answer

A)  Singin' in the Rain 
B)  Show Boat 
C)  The Sound of Music 
D)  Fiddler on the Roof 
E)  Man of La Mancha 
A)  Singin' in the Rain 
B)  Show Boat 
C)  The Sound of Music 
D)  Fiddler on the Roof 
E)  Man of La Mancha B

Question 2

What term refers to the Hindi cinema?

Accepted Answer

Bollywood

Question 3

A_____ is a program of satirical sketches, singing, and dancing on a particular theme.

Accepted Answer

A)  Burlesque 
B)  Extravaganza 
C)  Variety show 
D)  Vaudeville 
E)  Revue 
A)  Burlesque 
B)  Extravaganza 
C)  Variety show 
D)  Vaudeville 
E)  Revue E

Question 4

Musicals that have less spoken dialogue than music, such as Les Misérables and Evita, are also known as…

Accepted Answer

A)  Dance Musicals 
B)  Book Musicals 
C)  Singing musicals 
D)  Operatic Musicals 
E)  Full Musicals 
A)  Dance Musicals 
B)  Book Musicals 
C)  Singing musicals 
D)  Operatic Musicals 
E)  Full Musicals

Question 5

_____ was the first "talkie" movie.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ was the first "talkie" movie....

Question 6

A big musical number that results in a torrent of applause is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  Reprise 
B)  Applause ballad 
C)  Ovation Number 
D)  Showstopper 
E)  Stealing an extra curtain 
A)  Reprise 
B)  Applause ballad 
C)  Ovation Number 
D)  Showstopper 
E)  Stealing an extra curtain

Question 7

Musicals that have particularly well-developed storylines, characters and spoken dialogue are called…

Accepted Answer

A)  Dance Musicals 
B)  Book Musicals 
C)  Singing musicals 
D)  Operatic Musicals 
E)  Full Musicals 
A)  Dance Musicals 
B)  Book Musicals 
C)  Singing musicals 
D)  Operatic Musicals 
E)  Full Musicals

Question 8

A play without music is sometimes called…

Accepted Answer

A)  Operetta 
B)  A Talker 
C)  Straight play 
D)  An Absent Act 
E)  A book play 
A)  Operetta 
B)  A Talker 
C)  Straight play 
D)  An Absent Act 
E)  A book play

Question 9

Who writes the book portion of a musical?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyricist 
B)  Librettist 
C)  Composer 
D)  Director 
A)  Lyricist 
B)  Librettist 
C)  Composer 
D)  Director

Question 10

Which country produces more musicals today than any other?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Japan 
C)  Russian 
D)  United States 
E)  United Kingdom 
A)  India 
B)  Japan 
C)  Russian 
D)  United States 
E)  United Kingdom

Question 11

The very first musical happened when a melodrama was combined with Parisian ballet
dancers. What happened to make this possible?

Accepted Answer

The theatre where th

Question 12

The Ziegfeld Follies is an example of what type of musical theatre?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Ziegfeld Follies is an example of...

Question 13

Which composer is the creator of Cats, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Lloyd Webber 
B)  Richard Rodgers 
C)  Cole Porter 
D)  Jason Brown 
E)  Stephan Sondheim 
A)  Andrew Lloyd Webber 
B)  Richard Rodgers 
C)  Cole Porter 
D)  Jason Brown 
E)  Stephan Sondheim

Question 14

Which play, produced in 1866, is often called the first modern musical?

Accepted Answer

A)  Applause 
B)  The Bandwagon 
C)  Bamboozled 
D)  The Black Crook 
E)  Of Thee I Sing 
A)  Applause 
B)  The Bandwagon 
C)  Bamboozled 
D)  The Black Crook 
E)  Of Thee I Sing

Question 15

What form of early American "entertainment" included comic scenes, dance interludes, and sentimental ballads, all based on white stereotypes of black life in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Singing musicals 
B)  Minstrel shows 
C)  Dixie plays 
D)  Civil War Melodies 
A)  Singing musicals 
B)  Minstrel shows 
C)  Dixie plays 
D)  Civil War Melodies

Question 16

Which type of Opera is sometimes called light opera?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opera to go 
B)  Operetta 
C)  Musical comedy 
D)  Nimble Opera 
E)  Sprightly Opera 
A)  Opera to go 
B)  Operetta 
C)  Musical comedy 
D)  Nimble Opera 
E)  Sprightly Opera

Question 17

The song "Tonight" from West Side Story is an example of a_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Comedy number 
B)  Ballad 
C)  Torch song 
D)  Showstopper 
E)  Reprise 
A)  Comedy number 
B)  Ballad 
C)  Torch song 
D)  Showstopper 
E)  Reprise

Question 18

The earliest American musicals were what kind of musical?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The earliest American musicals were what kind...

Question 19

_____ is the longest running musical in Broadway history.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the longest running musical in...

Question 20

The first operas originated in what country?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first operas originated in what country?...

What musical combined comedy and serious drama to create what we know today as the American musical?

What term refers to the Hindi cinema?

A_____ is a program of satirical sketches, singing, and dancing on a particular theme.

Musicals that have less spoken dialogue than music, such as Les Misérables and Evita, are also known as…

_____ was the first "talkie" movie.

A big musical number that results in a torrent of applause is called…

Musicals that have particularly well-developed storylines, characters and spoken dialogue are called…

A play without music is sometimes called…

Who writes the book portion of a musical?

Which country produces more musicals today than any other?

The very first musical happened when a melodrama was combined with Parisian ballet dancers. What happened to make this possible?

The Ziegfeld Follies is an example of what type of musical theatre?

Which composer is the creator of Cats, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?

Which play, produced in 1866, is often called the first modern musical?

What form of early American "entertainment" included comic scenes, dance interludes, and sentimental ballads, all based on white stereotypes of black life in the South?

Which type of Opera is sometimes called light opera?

The song "Tonight" from West Side Story is an example of a_____.

The earliest American musicals were what kind of musical?

_____ is the longest running musical in Broadway history.

The first operas originated in what country?

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What musical combined comedy and serious drama to create what we know today as the American musical?

What term refers to the Hindi cinema?

A_____ is a program of satirical sketches, singing, and dancing on a particular theme.

Musicals that have less spoken dialogue than music, such as Les Misérables and Evita, are also known as…

_____ was the first "talkie" movie.

A big musical number that results in a torrent of applause is called…

Musicals that have particularly well-developed storylines, characters and spoken dialogue are called…

A play without music is sometimes called…

Who writes the book portion of a musical?

Which country produces more musicals today than any other?

The very first musical happened when a melodrama was combined with Parisian ballet dancers. What happened to make this possible?

The Ziegfeld Follies is an example of what type of musical theatre?

Which composer is the creator of Cats, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?

Which play, produced in 1866, is often called the first modern musical?

What form of early American "entertainment" included comic scenes, dance interludes, and sentimental ballads, all based on white stereotypes of black life in the South?

Which type of Opera is sometimes called light opera?

The song "Tonight" from West Side Story is an example of a_____.

The earliest American musicals were what kind of musical?

_____ is the longest running musical in Broadway history.

The first operas originated in what country?

Theatre, Art, and Entertainment

Stage Vs Screen

Theatre and Cultural Diversity

Experiencing and Analyzing Plays

A Day in the Life of a Theatre

The Playwright and the Script

The Art of Acting

The Art of Directing

The Art of Design

A Creative Life

Concise Version the Many Types of Theatre

Then and Now Version Non-Western Theatre

Then and Now Version the Greeks to the Rise of Christianity

Then and Now Version the Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance

Then and Now Version the Renaissance

Then and Now Version the Restration, the Enlightenment, and Romanticism

Then and Now Version Modern Theatre

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