Kathak Dance Quiz

What is the meaning of the term 'kathak'?

• Story-teller

• Dance form

• Temple

• Sanskrit

When did Kathak begin evolving into a distinct mode of dance?

• Fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

• Twelfth and thirteenth centuries

• Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

• Nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Which movement contributed to the evolution of Kathak as a dance form?

• Bhakti movement

• Freedom movement

• Social movement

• Religious movement

What were the folk plays called in which the legends of Radha-Krishna were enacted?

• Rasa lila

• Kathak plays

• Bhakti plays

• Folk dances

Under whose patronage did Kathak grow into a major art form?

• Wajid Ali Shah

• Mughal emperors

• Nawab of Awadh

• Rajputs

In which two regions did Kathak develop into two traditions or gharanas?

• Jaipur and Lucknow

• Delhi and Mumbai

• Kolkata and Chennai

• Varanasi and Agra

By the third quarter of the nineteenth century, Kathak was firmly entrenched as a dance form in which regions?

• Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir

• Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

• Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal

• Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

What is the main focus of Kathak dance?

• Gestures and songs

• Story-telling

• Temple rituals

• Folk traditions

Which two gharanas of Kathak are mentioned in the text?

• Jaipur and Lucknow

• Delhi and Mumbai

• Kolkata and Chennai

• Varanasi and Agra

What is the significance of the bhakti movement in the evolution of Kathak?

• It spread Kathak to different regions

• It introduced folk dance in Kathak

• It added gestures and songs to Kathak

• It developed the distinctive style of Kathak