MUSIC 8

TRADITIONAL ASIAN THEATER – WAYANG KULIT

QUARTER 4 – QUIZ 1

NAME: _______________________________________________ SCORE: ____________

I. IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Write the correct answer in the space provided before the number.

____________1. Wayang: _________, Kulit: Skin.

____________2. It is a metal plate that the dalang hits with his foot.
____________3. It is a screen frame and screen, it is the main focus of the performance.
____________4. It is one of the oldest traditional storytelling which includes puppet material
with background music.
____________5. It is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers.
____________6. It is used to signal the beginning and the end of the performance.
____________7. These are pointed sticks of the wayang base handle pierced.
____________8. It is a hammer used by the dalang to knock on the puppet box.
____________9. It is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue,
acting, and dance.
____________10. It is the origin of traditional Asian theater.
____________11. It is a female singer in the Wayang Kulit theater show.
____________12. This kind of theater was transmitted from generation to generation.
____________13. These are the male chorus in Wayang Kulit theater show.
____________14. It is a specific name for the puppeteer and storyteller who operates the
puppets in Wayang Kulit theater.
____________15. It is a light source, which can be an oil lamp or electric light.

II. IDENTIFICATION: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF WAYANG KULIT

Directions: Below are the instruments used in Wayang Kulit performances, identify their
names and write your answer in the space provided before the number.

____________1. _____________2. _____________3.

____________4. _____________5. _____________6.

____________7. _____________8. _____________9.

____________10.

III. ENUMERATION
Directions: List down or enumerate what is being asked on each of the following items.

1-3. Functions of Wayang Kulit theater performances.

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2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4-6. Characteristics of the puppet characters in Wayang Kulit theater performances.
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________

7-9. What are the three acts in Wayang Kulit’s performance parallel to the mood
progression of the three modes of music?
7. __________________________________________________
8. __________________________________________________
9. __________________________________________________

10. Give at least one characteristic of the bronze content of Gamelan music.
10. _________________________________________________

IV. ESSAY (5 POINTS)

Cultural heritage is important to a country’s identity, it is an affirmation of their
uniqueness. However, because of modernization, some of our younger generations are fond
of every trend nowadays and gradually forget the cultures and traditions that they have. As
a student and a Filipino, what are the things that you can do to preserve our cultural
heritage here in the Philippines?
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Philippians 4:13