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Commedia Del'arte Quiz!
Commedia Del'arte Quiz!
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1
Commedia characters can be found copied in which movies and tv shows:
The Lion King
Brooklyn 99
The Simpsons
Frozen
2
What are some animals that Commedia characters are similar to?
A pigeon for Zanni
A pig for the Doctor
A snake for Brighella
An eagle for Magnifico
3
The Captain walks by leading with what part of the body?
His head
His knees
His nose
His chest
4
The Doctor walks with a heavy weight and by leading with:
His chest
His nose
His elbows
His stomach
5
Magnifico is the highest status Commedia character.
False
True
6
Commedia del'arte actors used to improvise most of their scenes, although they would have planned exits and entrances.
True
False
7
Which of the following are examples of Lazzi?
Zanni being hit on the head with a stick.
Harlequin eating an entire buffet of food and walking away heavier.
A chair being pulled out from under Brighella, about to sit down.
Magnifico suddenly turning around and the servants all freeze.
8
Which character from Commedia is NOT female?
The Witch
Columbina
The First Actress
Brigella
9
Nobody can understand Commedia unless the actors speak the same language as the audience.
False
True
10
Brighella secretly hates the Masters, even though he pretends to be their most loyal Head Servant.
False
True
11
The Captain is very brave and strong! If a mouse ran under his chair, he would stamp on it!
False
True
12
When wearing a mask, an actor must work extra hard in all their body movements, because they can't show their face.
True
False
13
Harlequin has a crush on Columbine, who doesn't love him back.
True
False
14
Traditional Commedia characters almost all wear ugly, strange looking masks.
True
False
15
Which is the lowest status Commedia character?
Columbina
Zanni
Magnifico
Harlequin
16
Columbine has a crush on The Doctor.
True
False
17
Commedia is studied only by private schools in Australia, no other schools.
True
False
18
Commedia del'arte used to be performed by travelling actors in the street - they even travelled to France from Italy!
True
False
19
Commedia is so easy to understand for everyone, because the characters are so big and exaggerated and bold!
False
True
20
It is possible for a Commedia play to not have any lazzi scenes in it.
False
True
21
Most Commedia characters have similarities in voice and movement to certain animals.
False
True
22
Columbine is smart enough to outsmart her Masters.
False
True
23
Commedia dell'arte began in Italy in the 1600s.
False
True
24
If you are an actor playing a Commedia character, how should you feel after your performance?
Not sure if the audience thought it was funny
Very serious, because it is a serious play
EXHAUSTED FROM BEING SO ENERGETIC THE WHOLE TIME
Like I sort of tried, but wasn't too silly.
25
Zanni walks by hunching over and leading with what part of the body?
His feet and legs
His feet and nose
His nose and chest
His elbows
26
What does the term "lazzi" mean?
A short section of physical comedy in the play, purely for entertainment.
Lazzi is one of the Commedia characters.
A term that means the play is Italian.
A term that means the characters only speak in gibberish.
27
Commedia is mostly lazzi scenes, with a bit of conflict and character development thrown in.
False
True
28
Which of the following characters is a Master?
Brighella
Pantalone
Zanni
Harlequin
29
Commedia was only popular with the rich people, not the poor.
False
True
30
Harelquin has a crush on Zanni,
False
True
