Ballet History Quiz

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Test your ballet history knowledge
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Who was known as the sun king?
Respuesta
  • Jean Baptise Lully
  • Louis XIV
  • Catherine de Medici
  • George Balanchine

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Turn out of the feet and legs in ballet was influenced by the wearing of swashbuckling boots.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
What dance created controversy for the Ballet Russe?
Respuesta
  • Coppelia
  • Swan Lake
  • Rite of Spring
  • Afternoon of a Faun

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Who composed the Swan Lake ballet?
Respuesta
  • Claude Debussy
  • Johann Strauss
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Igor Stravinsky

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
The white ballet or ballet blanc was performed during the baroque period?
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Throughout ballet history ballet dancers have always worn flat ballet slippers.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
What sport influenced the ballet foot positions
Respuesta
  • Rugby
  • Tennis
  • Fencing
  • Cricket

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Sergei Diagliev was one of the founders of the New York City ballet company.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
During which ballet period did the ballets began to tell the lives of ordinary people rather than mythical heroes?
Respuesta
  • 16th Century
  • 17th Century
  • 18th Century
  • 19th Century

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
What was Catherine de Medici's influence on ballet?
Respuesta
  • First woman to dance on point
  • Brought ballet to France from Italy
  • Established the first Ballet school
  • Was known as the Sun King
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