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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did Kabuki begin?
A famous actress started performing publicly outdoors on a dry river bed
The Emperor allowed peasants to have entertainment and passed a law
The Shogunate made it illegal for anyone but native Japanese to perform
A famous actress from China arrived in Japan and . started performing her style of Theater
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was were Onna Kabuki plays usually about?
About prostitutes singing and dancing
Women's only theater, no men allowed in or to see
Only the poor were allowed to see it because it was for them
The Samurai or other higher social classes should not have seen it because it was too crude, but they still watched it
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who were the main actresses in a Kabuki play?
A law passed in the past made it illegal for women to be actresses, so young boys played women
Only the rich upper class were allowed to be actors and actresses
The educated and rich were the only ones who could read, this meant only they could be actors and actresses
Actors and actresses from outside Japan were allowed to perform in Kabuki
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why was a law passed that prohibited young men from performing in Kabuki?
Too many of the boy Kabuki actors prostituted themselves to Samurai that watched their shows
The Shogun and Emperor were homophobic
Women were allowed more freedom and allowed to be actresses again
Kabuki was thought to be too dirty and naughty and wrong
- 5. Multiple Choice
How was Kabuki changed to prevent issues with the actors and Samurai?
Only grown men were allowed to act, they had to shave their heads and they had to wear ugly make up
The actors were not allowed to interact with anybody outside of the theater
Samurai were not allowed anywhere near theaters
Kabuki Theaters watched and allowed only in certain parts of the city
- 6. Multiple Choice
How long did a typical Kabuki program last?
It lasted 12 hours!
A program lasted all day
A show lasted 3 hours
A program was about as long as a movie today
- 7. Multiple Choice
What were Kabuki actors like?hey dedicated their whole lives to it and
Their parents were usually Kabuki as well, they started practicing since 6 years old and not considered good until 40
They dedicated their whole lives to it and were not legally allowed to do anything else
They were very serious in real life but very wild and fun loving on stage
It was a career they went to school for when they were young adults
- 8. Multiple Choice
How serious were actors about their roles specially the onnagata?
They were the rockstars of their day, and they acted like it
They had many many fans and admirers that even gave them gifts
The male actors that played women kept acting as women even after the play
The actors lived near were they worked and were only allowed to marry other actor families
- 9. Multiple Choice
How popular were Kabuki actors in Japanese Society?
If they threw a used towel into the crowd there were riots as people tried to get the towel
They were social outcasts without many friends outside of their acting group
They were so popular even the Emperor was a fan
Many people from outside of Japan came to see their performance
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was Bunraku?
Puppet Theater
It was a special type of Kabuki with fake actors
It was a play about ghosts and demons
It was special play about death and the after life
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