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What is Bunraku?

A) The silhouette theatre of Morocco
B) Traditional colonial drama
C) Traditional Japanese puppet theatre
D) Another name for Natyasastra theatre
E) A modified form of Batruni theatre

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In __________,the storytelling theatre Halqa,meaning "circle," is named for the performance space.

A) India
B) Nigeria
C) Japan
D) China
E) Morocco

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____________________ by Kalidasa is one of the most revered and important Sanskrit plays.

_____ is a technique used by everyone from Shakespeare to African storytellers in which audiences are invited to "see" the story with their mind's eye.

Who was Chikamatsu Monzaemon?

Which type of early African theatre uses acting,music,storytelling,poetry,dance,costumes,and lots of masks to create a theatre that combined ritual and ceremony with drama?

Which book is often considered to be the most valuable historical record of Indian theatre?

African theatre is usually divided into three periods.Which of these periods is the oldest?

Many scholars agree that theatre grew out of...

What is modern African theatre that combines traditional African ritual and Western-style drama called?

Of the three periods of African theatre which is sometimes called total theatre?