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1
When did theater become increasingly popular in the U.S.?
A)after the Civil War
B)during the Great Depression
C)during the Roaring Twenties
D)right after the Centennial Exposition of 1885
2
The acknowledged "father" of Vaudeville is:
A)Harrigan and Hart
B)Williams and Walker
C)Tony Pastor
D)Irving Berlin
3
One of the most successful "Follies" producers was:
A)Fred Astaire
B)Paul Whiteman
C)Oscar Sonneck
D)Florenz Ziegfield
4
This well-known composer wrote more than fifteen operettas:
A)Victor Herbert
B)George Gershwin
C)Gilbert and Sullivan
D)John Philip Sousa
5
The merging of vaudeville with an integrated plot resulted in:
A)operetta
B)revues
C)musical comedies
D)none of the above
6
The first all-black musical show to play in a major Broadway theater is:
A)Clorindy
B)Sweet Bubblin' Brown Sugar
C)Porgy and Bess
D)In Dahomey
7
What was the first musical with an integrated plot?
A)Showboat
B)Ziegfeld Follies of 1915
C)Carousel
D)Wicked
8
Which couple sparked the pre-World War I dance craze:
A)Fred and Adele Astaire
B)Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
C)Arthur Murray
D)Irene and Vernon Castle
9
The Crash of 1929 advanced the importance of this:
A)movies
B)home radio
C)sheet music
D)vaudeville
10
During the "Golden Age of Broadway" this particular aspect of theater became more and more important to audiences:
A)lyrics
B)plot
C)costumes
D)classical ballet
11
Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II both worked with this composer:
A)Irving Berlin
B)George Gershwin
C)Eubie Blake
D)Richard Rodgers
12
"Broadway Opera" was promoted by this composer:
A)Lorenz Hart
B)Frank Loesser
C)Jerome Kern
D)Leonard Bernstein
13
Paint Your Wagon, Brigadoon, My Fair Lady and Camelot are all musicals written by:
A)Rodgers and Hart
B)Lerner and Loewe
C)Frank Loesser
D)Rodgers and Hammerstein
14
In addition to marvelous music, this aspect of theater was important in the musicals of Leonard Bernstein:
A)plot
B)sets and costumes
C)lyric
D)dance
15
Which Stephen Sondheim show reveals his score for old-time Broadway musical's inability to deal with reality?
A)Assasins
B)Sunday in the Park with George
C)Company
D)Follies
16
The "concept musical" was invented by:
A)Leonard Bernstein
B)Jules Styne
C)Stephen Sondheim
D)Andrew Lloyd Weber
17
What is the name of the first all-Latino musical?
A)Carmen Jones
B)Pump Boys and Dinettes
C)Big River
D)The Capeman





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