FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

DANCE ARTS 8
City of Mati National High School

TEST I- MULTIPLE CHOICE

Instruction: Read the questions thoroughly and encircle only the letter of the correct answer. No erasure/s otherwise, it
will be considered wrong.

1. A significant person who brought ballet to France.

a. Jean- Baptiste Lully b. Catherine de’Medici c. Pierre Beauchamp d. Jean- Georges Noverre
2. An Italian violinist, dancer, choreographer, and composer.
a. Jean- Baptiste Lully b. Catherine de’Medici c. Pierre Beauchamp d. Jean- Georges Noverre
3. A choreographer who is best remembered for his collaboration with Tchaikovsky.
a. Agrippina Vaganova b. Carlo Basis c. Marius Petipa d. Michel Fokine
4. On what country does classical tutu began to apper?
a. Rome b. Russia c. Japan d. Europe
5. On what century ballet developed as a performance-focused art form?
a. 17th b. 19th c. 18th d. 20th
6. During this time tutus, ballet slippers, and pointe work were not yet used.
a. Renaissance b. Pre- colonial period c. 19th century d. Neo- colonial
7. On what century’s ballet originated?
a. 16th and 14th b. 15th and 16th c. 16th and 17th d. 14th and 15th
8. Who believed that traditional ballet offered little more than prettiness and athletic display?
a. Agrippina Vaganova b. Carlo Basis c. Marius Petipa d. Michel Fokine
9. Who brought ballet full-circle back to Paris?
a. Michel Fokine b. Carlo Basis c. Sergei Diaghelive d. Marius Petipa
10. What is the famous landmark outside France who became known because of the ballets being performed in there?
a. Taetro San Bedetto b. Teatro San Bendetto c. Treatro San Benedetto d. Teatro San Banedetto
11. It consists of social dances performed by the nobility in tandem with music, speech, verse, song, décor, and costume.
a. La Sylpide b. Early ballet c. ballet de cour d. glittering entertainment
12. Ballet ultimately traces back to what Italian term meaning to dance?
a. ballare b. balletto c. ballo d. balus
13. It is a formalized form of dance with its origin in the Italian Renaissance courts.
a. Ballet b. Folk dance c. Jazz d. International dance
14. Who codified the five positions of the feet and arms and also the king’s personal teacher?
a. Jean- Baptiste Lully b. Catherine de’Medici c. Pierre Beauchamp d. Jean- Georges Noverre
15. Who is the proponent of Lettre sur la dance et les ballets?
a. Jean- Baptiste Lully b. Catherine de’Medici c. Pierre Beauchamp d. Jean- Georges Noverre
16. Who codified ballet technique in the basic form that is still used today?
a. Agrippina Vaganova b. Carlo Basis c. Marius Petipa d. Michel Fokine
17. Who promoted the technical perfection and precision of dance?
a. Agrippina Vaganova b. Carlo Basis c. Marius Petipa d. Michel Fokine
18. Where is the center of dance in Europe?
a. Cuba b. Russia c. Venice d. Rome
19. After Perrin went bankrupt, King Louis reestablished an Opera which he called?
a. Academie de Musique b. Academie Royale de Musique
c. Academie de Danse d. Academie Royale de Musique
20. It is an example of Romantic ballet and one of the oldest romantic ballets still danced today.
a. Early ballet b. glittering entertainment c. ballet de cour d. La Sylphide
21. Which of the following does NOT belong to the positions of the head?
a. eyes look ahead b. erect c. raised d. lifted
22. Both arms are rounded and held above and slightly forward of the head.
a. Bras bas b Fifth Position c. Third Position d. First Position
23. Arms are at the sides, angled down and forward, with palms facing forward.
a. Third Position b. Fourth crossed Position c. Second Position d. First Position
24. Both arms are rounded with the fingers almost touching, both hands just in front of the hips.
a. Bras bas b. Fourth Ordinaire Position c. First position d. Second Position
25. One arm is in second position; the other is rounded and raised above the head.
a. Second position b. Fourth position c. Third position d. First position
26. The balls of the feet are turned out completely. The heels touch each other and the feet face outward, trying to form
a straight line.
a. Second Position b. Third Position c. First Position d. Fourth Position
27. The feet are placed the same as third position, but one step apart.
a. Fourth position b. Second Position c. Fifth Position d. Third Position
28. With both feet touching, the toe of each foot reaches the heel of the other.
a. Fourth position b. Second Position c. Fifth Position d. Third Position
29. One foot is in front of the other with the other foot touching the middle of the back foot.
a. Fourth position b. Second Position c. Fifth Position d. Third Position
30. The balls of both feet are turned out completely, with the heels separated by the length of one foot. Similar to first
position, but the feet are spread apart.
a. Fourth position b. Second Position c. Fifth Position d. Third Position

TEST II- IDENTIFICATION

Instruction: Identify the correct term by naming the given meaning of different Barre Exercises. Supply answers in
correct spelling otherwise, it is considered wrong.

1. To strike-
2. Stretched and thrown-
3. Round of leg on the floor-
4. To stretch-
5. Big beat-
6. To melt-
7. To develop or unfold-
8. Round of leg in air-
9. Half plié-
10. Full plié-

TEST III- ENUMERATION

1-4. Give at least 4 masters who brought ballet to Denmark and Russia.
5-7. Three famous Ballerinas.
8-10. Three formal techniques of ballet.

TEST IV- ESSAY

1. If you were to relate ballet in your daily living. What would it be and why? Elaborate your answers in not less
than 100 words and not more than 200 words. (10 pts.)
2. Why did you choose Dance Arts among other specializations? Elaborate your answers in not less than 100 words
and not more than 200 words. (10 pts.)