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Kathakali
1.) What is the traditional dance-drama form of Kerala, India?
a) Bharatanatyam
b) Kathakali
c) Odissi
d) Manipuri
Answer: b) Kathakali
2.) Kathakali is known for its elaborate:
a) Vocal music
b) Instrumental music
c) Makeup and costumes
d) Minimalistic stage design
Answer: c) Makeup and costumes
(Seven basic makeup types are used in Kathakali, that is Pachcha (green), Pazhuppu (ripe), Kathi, Kari, Thaadi, Minukku and Teppu)
3.) Which character type in Kathakali is usually depicted as heroic and virtuous?
a) Minukku
b) Kathi
c) Paccha
d) Thadi
Answer : b) Kathi
4.) Which aspect of Kathakali storytelling involves facial expressions and eye movements?
a) Chollukal
b) Mudras
c) Vesham
d) Navarasas
Answer: b) Mudras
5.) Kathakali performances are usually based on stories from:
a) Buddhist scriptures
b) Hindu epics
c) Sikh history
d) Jain texts
Answer: b) Hindu epics
(The plays used in Kathakali are derived from Hindu epics like the Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana, Ramayana.)
6.) What is the main language used in Kathakali songs?
a) Hindi
b) Sanskrit
c) Tamil
d) Malayalam
Answer : b) Sanskrit
7.) Kathakali performers use hand gestures known as:
a) Talas
b) Taals
c) Mudras
d) Mantras
Answer: c) Mudras
8.) Which Kathakali character type portrays evil characters and demons?
a) Minukku
b) Thadi
c) Kathi
d) Paccha
Answer: b) Thadi
9.) The storytelling in Kathakali is often based on which ancient Indian epics?
a.) Ramayana and Mahabharata
b.) Rigveda and Atharvaveda
c.) Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads
d.) Panchatantra and Jataka tales
Answer: a Ramayana and Mahabharata
10.) Kathakali costumes are known for their:
a.) Simplicity
b.) Lightness
c.) Extravagance
d.) Modernity
Answer: c. Extravagance
(Most characters, both male and female, wear huge hemispherical layered skirts (usually white with border stripes), one or more layered jackets (most commonly red), and a series of ornate accessories)
11.) The word “Kathakali” is derived from which two languages?
a.) Hindi and Tamil
b.) Malayalam and Sanskrit
c.) Kannada and Telugu
d.) Bengali and Marathi
Answer: b. Malayalam and Sanskrit (The term Kathakali is derived from katha (Malayalam: കഥ, from Sanskrit) which means “story or a conversation)
12.) What is the purpose of the “Sangeetha Natakam” segment in Kathakali?
a.) Narration through singing
b.) Dance duet between characters
c.) The final battle scene
d.) Comic relief
Answer: a Narration through singing
13.) What does “Kathakali” literally mean?
a.) Storytelling
b.) Sacred dance
c.) Classical music
d.) Traditional drama
Answer: a. Storytelling
14.) : Kathakali characters are categorized into how many main types?
a.) 2
b.) 3
c.) 4
d.) 5
Answer: b.3
(The characters in a Kathakali performance are broadly divided into satvika, rajasika and tamasika type)
15.) Which dance form is performed wearing elaborate facial costume?
a.) Manipuri
b.) Kathak
c.) Bharatnatyam
d.) Kathakali
Answer: d. Kathakali
16.) Which dance form involves performers dressed as tigers, lions, and other animals?
a.) Bihu
b.) Kathakali(answer)
c.) Bhangra
d.) Mayurb
e.) hanj Chhau
Answer: b. kathakali
17.) In which dance form is the performer typically dressed as a mythical creature or demon, wearing elaborate face masks and headgear?
a.) Kathak
b.) Bharatnatyam
c.) Kuchipudi
d.) Kathakali
Answer: b. kathakali
18.) The dance form kathakali is traditionally performed with the accompaniment of which musical instrument?
a.) Veena
b.) Tabla
c.) Mridangam
d.) Edakka
Answer: d. Edakka
19.) Which type of Kathakali character usually wears a red and green costume with a prominent crown?
a) Heroic characters
b) Female characters
c) Divine characters
d) Villainous characters
Answer: c) Divine characters
(Pacha Vehsam’ is a green make-up which signifies that the performer is depicting a good or a divine character)
20.) Kathakali performances often include elaborate:
a.) Mime
b.) Acrobatics
c.) Puppetry
d.) Juggling
Answer: a. Mime
21.) Kathakali dancers wear elaborate headgear called:
a.) Mundum Neriyathum
b.) Alankara
c.) Chutti
d.) Kireetam
Answer: d Kireedam
(kireedam is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by Gods and Goddess.It represents power, legitimacy, victory.)
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