Peking Opera General Knowledge Test

1. Knowledge contest and answers about Peking Opera

1. Peking Opera is the quintessence of our country, with a history of more than 200 years.

What are the two main tunes of Peking Opera? ? ? ? ? ("Xipi" and "Erhuang") 2. Peking Opera has its own unique modeling language in shaping characters. It divides characters of different genders, personalities, ages, and identities into different professions. Generally speaking, what are the four major professions? (The four major professions of "Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou") 3. "Sheng Xing" in Peking Opera generally refers to the actors who play men in the play. Which types can it be subdivided into? ("Laosheng", "Xiaosheng" and "Wu Sheng") 4. In Peking Opera, women are collectively called "Dan". Which professions can be subdivided according to the age and personality of the characters? Please name four of them ("Hua Dan", "Qing Yi", "Wu Dan", "Dao Ma Dan", "Lao Dan") 5. In Peking Opera, "Jing" is a type of character with a unique style on the stage, and the face Makeup is the most colorful.

"Jing" is commonly known as "Jing" because facial makeup uses various colors and patterns to outline the face? Name a representative figure who is pure (Bao Zheng, Guan Gong, Dou Erdun, etc.) ("big painted face") 6. The "ugly" actor in Peking Opera is also called "little painted face". Although "Chou" Xing's makeup is somewhat similar to that of Dahualian, his performance style is completely different, a bit like an exaggerated caricature.

The appearance of the clown often brings laughter to the whole house. What are the two types of ugly behavior? ("Chou" is divided into two categories: "Wen Chou" and "Wu Chou".)

7. What are the main percussion instruments in Peking Opera? (Bangu, gong, cymbal) 8. What are the four basic types of painting and coloring methods in Peking Opera facial makeup? (Rub, hook, wipe, break) 9. Please tell me about Mei Lanfang’s *** repertoire ("Farewell My Concubine", "The Drunken Concubine", "Luo Shen") 10 Before the actors sing, the introduction and the introduction played by the band What is the interlude during singing called? An experienced audience will know what pattern the actor is going to sing as soon as they hear it. (passing the door) 11 Gai Jingtian’s art is mainly based on the style of Li Chunlai, the founder of the patriarchal Southern Wusheng sect.

He is good at short fighting martial arts and once won the reputation of "the most brave martial arts student". Because of his outstanding creation in Wu Song Opera, what is he praised by the world? ? ("Living Wusong") 12 In Peking Opera, the various beards worn by the characters are called "beards". What are the three main colors of beards? (Including black, gray, and white) 13. What does the challenge in Peking Opera mean? (The actor's hint to the drummer before starting to sing) 14. Who are the "Four Famous Danks"? (Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu, Shang Xiaoyun, Xun Huisheng) 15 What categories can Peking Opera costumes be roughly divided into? (Bo, rely on, drape, pleat, etc.) 16 Peking Opera’s narration is mainly divided into “Jing Bai” and “Yun Bai”.

Jingbai is a preliminarily processed version of Beijing dialect, with exaggerated rhythm and ups and downs. May I ask which profession in Peking Opera uses Jingbai for Nianbai? (Huadan and Harlequin both read Jingbai) 17 "Guantou" is "the collective name for various crowns and hats worn by characters in traditional Chinese operas."

It’s the same crown, but the style of the wings is different. The ones pointing upward are called sky-facing wings, and are worn by emperors and senior officials. What is the orientation of the gauze hats of ordinary civil servants? (Straight Wings) 18 Peking Opera actors mainly refer to boys. Between the ages of 14 and 18, the phenomenon of voice change occurs. What is the professional term for this phenomenon? ? ? ? (Reverse position) 19. What are the four skills and five methods in Peking Opera? (Singing, chanting, and beating, hands, eyes, body, and steps) 20. Who are the Four Beards of Peking Opera? (Ma Lianliang, Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen, Xi Xiaobo).

2. A Chinese knowledge question about Peking Opera

Red face symbolizes loyalty, uprightness, and bloody spirit, such as: Guan Yu in "Three Kingdoms Opera" and "Zhan Jing Tang" Wuhan.

Others: It has an ironic meaning and means a fake good person.

Guan Yu (whole face is red)

Black face not only expresses a serious character and is unsmiling, such as Bao Zheng in "Bao Gong Opera"; it also symbolizes power, rudeness and boldness, such as: " Zhang Fei in "Three Kingdoms Opera", Li Kui in "Water Margin Opera", and Jiao Zan in "Yang Paifeng".

Others: Indicates the yin in yin and yang, used for ghosts. Dark skin or ugly appearance.

Zhang Fei (Black Cross Butterfly Face)

White face expresses cunning and suspicion, such as: Cao Cao in "Three Kingdoms Opera" and Yan Song in "The Fighting of Yan Song".

Cao Cao (white face)

Blue face expresses upright and unruly character, such as: Ma Wu in "Up to the Rooftop", Dou Er in "Luan Tao" Pier.

Dou Erdun (blue flower three-tile face)

The purple face expresses solemnity, stability, and a sense of justice, such as: Xu Yanzhao in "Second Entry into the Palace", "Fish Intestine" Zhuan Zhu in "Sword".

Others: bad complexion, ugly.

Zhang He (purple three-tile face)

The golden face symbolizes power and solemnity, and expresses the role of gods. For example: Tathagata Buddha and Erlang God in "Havoc in Heaven".

Dapeng (golden elephant face)

Green face, brave and reckless. Such as: Xu Shiying in "White Water Beach"

Others: Green Forest Hero.

Yellow: generally shows a violent personality. Such as Lian Po in "Nanyang Tian".

Brown and pink: Old people who behave more uprightly.

Gold and silver: used for figures such as Buddha and gods, such as Tathagata Buddha and Erlang God. Sometimes it is also used for some more powerful spirits.

3. Questions for the Opera Knowledge Contest

1. Who are the four most famous actors in Peking Opera? (Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, Cheng Yanqiu, Xun Huisheng)

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, a private selection was launched to select these four outstanding figures in the Dan industry at that time. artist.

2. Which Chinese opera was among the first to be included in the list of "Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO? (Kun Opera)

Kun Opera is known as the "ancestor of all operas".

3. What are the four major professions of Peking Opera at present? (Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou)

There is also a saying that the last line of "Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, Chou" has now been merged into the Shengxing and Jingxing.

4. What are the "four skills" in Peking Opera? (Sing, read, do, play)

5. What are the "five methods" in Peking Opera? (Hands, eyes, body, method, steps)

6. Which Peking Opera master performed the first Chinese film "Dingjun Mountain"? (Tan Xinpei)

7. What was China’s first sound film? Starring who? (Starring Tan Fuying in Peking Opera "Silang Visits His Mother")

8. What was China's first color film? Starring who? (Peking Opera "Life and Death" starring Mei Lanfang)

9. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, what was the first color film starring Yue Xuefen and Fan Ruijuan, a Yue opera performing artist? ("Butterfly Lovers")

10. Can you name three of the ten sisters in Yue Opera? (Yuan Xuefen, Yin Guifang, Zhu Shuizhao, Fan Ruijuan, Fu Quanxiang, Xu Yulan, Xiao Dangui, Xu Tianhong, Zhang Guifeng, Wu Xiaolou)

In order to revitalize the art of Shaoxing Opera, ten artists jointly performed "Mountains and Rivers" for charity, which was well received by the audience. Known as the "Ten Sisters of Yue Opera"

11. In which province and region did Kun Opera, Yue Opera and Huangmei Opera originate? (Kun Opera: Kunshan, Jiangsu (Suzhou); Yue Opera: Shengxian, Zhejiang (Shaoxing); Huangmei Opera: Huangmei County, Hubei)

12. Can you tell the professional name of the beard worn by opera actors on stage? (Beard)

13. Do you know how many years of history Kun Opera is? (More than 600 years)

14. Do you know how many years of history Peking Opera has? (More than 200 years)

15. Do you know what are the two main music systems in Peking Opera? (Xipi, Erhuang)

16. In addition to Brecht’s system and Stanislavsky’s system, what is the other three major drama performance systems in the world? (Mei Lanfang’s performance system)

17. Which province’s local opera is Henan Opera? (Henan)

Representative works include "Mulan", "Mu Guiying Takes Command", etc.

18. In which play is Qin Qiong a character?

A. "One Arrow to Revenge", B. "Second Entry into the Palace", C. "Three Stores", D. "Four Scholars"

(Answer: C)

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19. Shanxi Bangzi is also called Jin Opera, right? (Correct)

20. Which of the following is not one of the "Five Golden Flowers" in Huangmei Opera?

A. Ma Lan B. Wu Qiong C. Han Zaifen D. Wu Yaling

(Answer: C)

The other two are Yuan Mei and Yang Jun

21. There is a secret phrase in the Peking Opera "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom": "The king of heaven covers the tiger on earth". Do you know what the next line is?

(Answer: Pagoda Town River Demon)

22. Which of the following stars was not an opera actor?

A. Jiang Qinqin B. He Saifei C. Tu Honggang D. Leslie Cheung

(Answer: D)

But Leslie Cheung was once under the guidance of the famous Cheng School Tsing Yi Zhang Manling Starred in the movie "Farewell My Concubine".

23. "Farewell My Concubine" is a famous piece of which school of Peking Opera?

A. Mei School B. Shang School C. Cheng School D. Xun School

(Answer: A)

There is a saying that Mei School They are good at playing "fairies", the Cheng school is good at playing heroic women, the Shang school is good at playing chivalrous women, and the Xun school is good at playing young girls.

Supplement: There are many errors in the answer below

4. How many years has Kun Opera been in existence (more than 200 years)

It should be six Hundred Years

5. Which of the four famous Peking Opera dandies (Mei Lanfang) is the image of an ancient woman who is good at performing and has a sense of justice?

It should be Shang Xiaoyun

10. What forms did Chinese opera originate from? (Folk songs, dances, raps, burlesques)

There should also be military drama

11. The basic method of opera to express life is. (Virtual - a performance without real objects)

It should be virtual, programmed, freehand

15. The "four major beauties" of Peking Opera are respectively. (Ma Lianliang, Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen, Xi Xiaobo)

This question is wrong. The "first four major students" are: Yu Shuyan, Yan Jupeng, Gao Qingkui, and Ma Lianliang, and the "last four major students" are: : Ma Lianliang, Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen, Xi Xiaobo

16. The person known as "China's No. 1 Shaoxing Opera Girl" is (Mao Weitao)

Such questions and such answers are necessary Being scolded has never been said like this

18. How often is the selection of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award (one year)?

It was changed to every two years a few years ago

4. Common knowledge about drama in the first year of high school examination

Common knowledge about drama

1. The concept of drama:

Drama is a comprehensive stage Art, she uses literature, music, dance, art and other artistic means to shape the image of stage art, reveal social contradictions and reflect real life.

2. Types of drama:

From the perspective of expression form, drama can be divided into dramas, operas, dance dramas, musicals, etc.; from the perspective of the capacity of the work, it can be divided into multiple acts Dramas and one-act plays;

From the perspective of time, it can be divided into historical drama and modern drama;

From the perspective of plot and theme, drama is divided into tragedy, comedy and drama; From the performance occasion Look, it is divided into stage plays, radio plays, TV series, etc.

3. Three elements of drama:

The first is dramatic conflict (mainly manifested as the personality conflict of the characters in the play);

The second is dramatic language;

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The third is stage description.

4. Basic elements of drama:

Intense conflicts. That is to say: through specific stage images, we reproduce social life, shape typical characters, and reveal social contradictions, thereby arousing strong emotional reactions from the audience and achieving the purpose of aesthetic effect and social education. 5. The language of drama:

Including lines and stage instructions. Drama language has five characteristics: first, action; second, personality expression; third, lyricism; fourth, subtext; fifth, catchy and easy to understand.

6. Script structure and form:

Stage description, dialogue and lyrics of characters, structural form: act and scene.

7. Three major characteristics of dramatic literature:

First, it is suitable for stage performances;

Second, it must have dramatic conflicts;

The third is to have vivid and vivid character dialogue.

8. Focus on the types of plot themes:

Tragedy refers to a drama that describes the protagonist's failure, suffering and destruction due to conflicts with the real environment or his own fault. The protagonists of tragedies are mostly positive characters, or heroic figures.

The dramatic conflict of tragedy is expressed as follows: the progressive ideal pursued or the just cause pursued by the positive protagonist is blocked by powerful realistic forces under specific historical conditions and cannot be realized, and finally ends in the failure of the protagonist. , ends in suffering or destruction; or although the protagonist is not a heroic figure, or even has serious shortcomings, but there are reasonable factors for a certain hope he wants to realize, he fails, suffers or is destroyed due to being attacked by evil forces.

Comedy

Generally, its main content is to satirize and ridicule ugly and backward phenomena, thereby affirming the beautiful and progressive reality and ideals. The contradictions and conflicts in comedy include the opposition and conflict between advanced and beautiful things and backward and ugly things, as well as some kind of conflict between ugly and ugly, advanced and advanced. The essence of comedy is the satire and denial of old things, and the praise, praise and affirmation of new things. Such as Moliere's "The Hypocrite", Gogol's "The Imperial Envoy", etc.

Serious drama is also called tragicomedy because it contains elements of tragedy and comedy. Because the drama has the characteristics of both tragedy and comedy, it can reflect social life in many aspects, expanding and enhancing the breadth and depth of drama's reflection of life. Such as "The White-Haired Girl", "The Heart of the Heart", "Xi'an Incident", etc.

5. What is tested in the Peking Opera Laodan art test, and what basic skills are included

1. Contents of the Peking Opera Performance Professional Examination:

Preliminary test: (100 points)

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⑴ Singing and reciting: It mainly tests the Peking Opera candidates’ mastery of common arias and reciting lines in the industry, such as Xipi, Erhuang singing tunes, introductions, and setting poems.

⑵Martial arts and basic skills: It mainly tests the candidates’ basic qualities such as waist skills, leg skills, somersaults, flying kicks, and spins.

⑶Hands and postures: It mainly tests the candidate's mastery of common postures and combinations of postures in the industry, such as side walking, horse riding, domination, quick gun, finishing tricks, etc.

Retest: (50 points)

⑴ Peking Opera knowledge and character analysis: Based on the proposition, write a character analysis based on the plays you have learned, focusing on examining the candidates’ understanding of the characters in the play Analytical and written expression skills, as well as an understanding of the basic common sense and basic theories of Peking Opera.

⑵ Sight-singing of simplified musical notation: Test the candidate’s ability to read music and grasp the melody and rhythm by sight-singing from the simplified musical notation test questions.

Third test: (150 points)

Repertoire excerpts (within 10 minutes): Mainly tests candidates’ comprehensive qualities such as performance skills, character grasp, and artistic expression in Peking Opera repertoire.

2. Peking Opera Instrumental Music Performance

Preliminary test: (100 points)

1. String Music

① String Music Major Two pieces of self-selected music (Xipi, Erhuang or Counter-Erhuang, two positions are enough, no Qupai and solo pieces are allowed), and you can take the exam as a solo performer, and you are not allowed to accompany you in the exam.

② Candidates for Yueqin and Sanxian must perform flute playing. (Music pieces can be played)

2. Drum board majors must perform self-selected pieces

① Two board styles are required for singing performance.

②Performance of gongs and drums.

3. Percussion (large gongs, cymbals, small gongs): Percussion majors must perform commonly used gongs and drums (organized and completed on-site by the judges).

Re-examination: (50 points) (conducted in two parts: written test and interview)

Music Theory (30)

Listening (20)

Note: For review content, please refer to the book "Basics of Music Theory" written by Li Chongguang.

Third test: (150 points)

1. String music

①The self-selected repertoire must not be repeated with the preliminary test repertoire, and all candidates need to play in two positions. (Music and solo pieces are not allowed to be played)

②The designated board performance is determined by candidates drawing lots.

③ Sight-singing and sight-reading of simplified music scores.

④ Candidates for yueqin and sanxian must perform suona performance, and candidates for sanxian must perform tanggu performance.

2. Drum board

①Specify the board style and suona tunes to perform.

②Coordinate with the actors’ stylized performance movements (organized and completed on-site by the judges).

③Sight-singing of simplified musical notation.

3. Percussion (large gongs, cymbals, small gongs)

① Designated gong and drum performance (organized and completed by the judges on site).

②Performance of commonly used suona tunes (organized and completed on-site by the judges).

Note: Each percussion student needs to play two percussion instruments.

③Sight-singing of simplified musical notation.

Notes

1. Candidates majoring in Peking Opera performance can bring their own band (main instruments only), accompaniment tape, costumes, and props;

2. Peking Opera Candidates majoring in instrumental music must bring their own musical instruments for the exam;

3. Candidates must bring their own black pen or water pen when taking the written test, and are not allowed to use pencils for answer sheets;

4. Candidates are not allowed to mark the seal line on the test paper If any mark is made within the visible range, once discovered, the test paper will be regarded as invalid;

5. Candidates should enter the waiting area in advance to prepare for the test. Those who are late for 15 minutes will be disqualified;

6. Candidates must obey the arrangements of the examination room staff;

7. During the examination, candidates are not allowed to consult the staff about the examination results.

8. Those who violate the above regulations will be deemed to have given up their qualifications for the examination.