Chapter 10 Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
Which of the following is not true about Show Boat?
A
It was written by Bernstein and Sondheim.
2
Q
West Side Story is based on
A
Romeo and Juliet.
3
Q
This American theatrical genre depicted racial stereotypes and utilized entertainers in blackface.
A
Minstrel shows
4
Q
This composer’s lyrics and music often juxtapose contrasting ideas, particularly of high and low culture.
A
Cole Porter
5
Q
This composer wrote an American “folk opera.”
A
George Gershwin
6
Q
Leonard Bernstein and ______ both wrote similarly constructed finales that feature an ensemble of characters all singing at once.
A
Mozart
7
Q
________ wrote both the words and the music for Sweeney Todd.
A
Stephen Sondheim
8
Q
Broadway, the theater district in New York City, is also known as
A
the Great White Way.
