Chinese Shadow Puppetry - Hamilton

Question 1

What are they made from?

Accepted Answer

paper, leather

Question 2

How are the figurines displayed?

Accepted Answer

silhouetted against a sheet, on fine sticks

Question 3

What accompanies the figurine displays to enhance the performance?

Accepted Answer

operatic singing, music

Question 4

How many genres (types of stories) were there?

Accepted Answer

30

Question 5

What are the performances based on?

Accepted Answer

fairy tales, legends

Question 6

How far can shadow puppetry be traced back to?

Accepted Answer

100 BC

Question 7

What animal leather are these shadow puppets made from?

Accepted Answer

donkey, sheep and cow

Question 8

What is a group of shadow puppet performers called?

Accepted Answer

a troupe

Question 9

Shadow puppetry is a kind of _____________________.

Accepted Answer

performing art

Question 10

How many historical items does the shadow puppetry museum hold?

Accepted Answer

100 000

Question 11

In what region did it originate from?

Accepted Answer

The Yellow River region

Question 12

What major part does shadow puppetry play in Chinese civilisation?

Accepted Answer

entertainment, festival celebrations, folk beliefs

Question 13

What social group did these performers belong in?

Accepted Answer

The Shi (The nobles), The Nong (peasant farmers), The Gong (the artists and crafts people)

Question 14

When are shadow puppet performances displayed?

Accepted Answer

religious rituals, festivals, weddings and funerals

Question 15

Why is shadow puppetry still around today?

Accepted Answer

it adapts to the changing world, it's been passed from generation to generation, it's a popular entertainment form

Question 16

True or False: Shadow puppetry reflected the folk beliefs of the historical period.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

What is shadow puppetry considered the ancestor of?

Accepted Answer

Chinese opera, Modern film

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