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Quiz by Saddleback ARC, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Saddleback ARC
about 7 years ago
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Question 1
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When is the Chinese lion dance often performed?
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on the eve of Chinese New Year
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on the eve of Christmas
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on the Fourth of July
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on the first day of the month
Question 2
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This text describes the legend of how lion dance began. In this story, how did the people in the Chinese village solve the problem of the nien the second time it came to their village?
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They found another large animal to chase the nien away.
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They gave the nien what it wanted.
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They dressed up as a fake lion and chased the nien away.
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They hid from the nien in their houses.
Question 3
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People most likely need to practice the lion dance before performing it. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?
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The lion dance costume is made out of materials like bamboo, papier-mâché, and cloth.
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Two dancers perform a lion dance together as different body parts of the same lion.
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In a southern lion dance, the dancers base their performance on a lion’s behavior.
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The northern lion dance is closely related to the martial art form kung fu.
Question 4
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Based on the text, what is a main contrast between the southern and northern lion dances?
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the costumes worn for each dance
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the way each dance looks
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the events for which each dance is performed
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the amount of skill each dance requires
Question 5
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What is the main idea of this text?
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Hundreds of years ago in China, a monster called a nien attacked a village. Then it was chased away by a lion.
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Northern and southern Chinese lion dances have some things in common, but are also very different styles of dance.
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The lion dance is a traditional Chinese dance that is thought to bring good luck and that is performed for the Chinese New Year and other special events.
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Two dancers make up the head and body of a single lion in both the northern and southern styles of Chinese lion dance.
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