exam- Carmen and WSS

Question 1

at the very beginning, what did the boy want that the gang had and finally gave it back to him?

Answer 1

a basketball

Question 2

what was the boy trying to steal from the outdoor part of the store that the Puerto Rican boy took away?

Answer 2

a lemon

Question 3

the Puerto Ricans

Answer 3

sharks

Question 4

the Caucasian boys

Answer 4

Jets

Question 5

T/F

the Caucasian boy wouldn’t blame the Puerto Ricans for beating him up

Answer 5

true

Question 6

why won’t they let “Anybodys” in the gang?

Answer 6

because she is a girl

Question 7

what are the two gangs fighting over?

Answer 7

territory

Question 8

T/F

Riff said he wants to fight with blades and guns

Answer 8

true

Question 9

there’s a _____ tonight at the gym

Answer 9

dance

Question 10

T/F

the gym is on neutral territory

Answer 10

true

Question 11

composer of Carmen

Answer 11

George Bizet

Question 12

lyrics in Carmen

Answer 12

libretto

Question 13

solo (Carmen vocab)

Answer 13

aria

Question 14

opera that has some speaking, few comical moments, happy ending

Answer 14

opéra comique

Question 15

music at the beginning before the opera starts

Answer 15

overture

Question 16

why was Carmen so controversial when it premiered?

Answer 16

subject matter, tragedy, demand on performers to sing, act, and dance

Question 17

where does Carmen take place?

Answer 17

Spain

Question 18

Carmen is written in what language?

Answer 18

French

Question 19

what year was Carmen written?

Answer 19

1875

Question 20

what is the setting of West Side Story?

Answer 20

1950s NYC

Question 21

who composed the music for WSS?

Answer 21

Leonard Bernstein

Question 22

who wrote the lyrics in WSS?

Answer 22

Stephan Sondheim

Question 23

who wrote the book, West Side Story?

Answer 23

Arthur Laurents

Question 24

director and choreographer of West Side Story?

Answer 24

Jerome Robbins

Question 25

this person was appointed assistant conductor of New York Philharmonic

Answer 25

Leonard Bernstein

Question 26

richest time period of the Broadway musical

Answer 26

1927 (showboat) - 1957 (WSS)

Question 27

famous composers of Broadway musicals

Answer 27

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
Lerner & Lowe
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin

Question 28

composer of Camptown Races, OH Susanna, and My Old Kentucky Home

Answer 28

Stephan Foster

Question 29

featured exaggerated portrayal of blacks - white performers in blackface

Answer 29

Minstrel shows