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Commedia dell' arte
Commedia, directly influenced
Were girls allowed to be actors in commedia?
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Were girls allowed to be actors in commedia?
Never!
Yes
No, they weren't even allowed in the audience
Yes, but they had to pretend to be men when not acting
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Commedia, directly influenced
Punch and Judy
Ancient Greek theatre
Shakespeare
Naturalism
3
This is a mask of whom?
Il Dottore
Pantalone
Zanni
Harlequin
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As there were so many different dialects/languages in Italy in 1500, actors would often speak
Malay
English
Latin
Gibberish
5
What animal is associated with the Zanni?
Chicken
Peacock
Ox
Monkey
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Commedia performances do not have scripts, they are improvised.
False
True
Sometimes
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The sets of commedia were...
Were all designed by one Italian family
Basic, just a backcloth
Would take about 3 days to set up
There was no set
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when was the first Commedia dell’Arte company established?
1545
1543
1542
1544
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What animal is associated with Flávio?
Monkey
Puppy
My little pony
Dove
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When the Italian economy suffered, what was the effect upon commedia plays?
They started to decline in popularity
Commedia plays were banned
More people wanted to become actors
They increased in popularity