Kathak Dance Form Quiz

What is the meaning of the term 'kathak'?

• Dance

• Painting

• Story

• Music

In which centuries did Kathak begin evolving into a distinct mode of dance?

• 12th and 13th centuries

• 18th and 19th centuries

• 20th and 21st centuries

• 15th and 16th centuries

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

• Akbar

• Shah Jahan

• Aurangzeb

• Wajid Ali Shah

Which regions did Kathak become firmly entrenched as a dance form by the third quarter of the nineteenth century?

Which dance form was viewed with disfavour by most British administrators in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

• Kathakali

• Odissi

• Bharatanatyam

• Kathak

What is the main characteristic of a dance form to be considered 'classical'?

• Strict rules and no variations

• Long years of training

• Religious theme

• All of the above

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Tamil Nadu?

• Kathakali

• Odissi

• Kathak

• Bharatanatyam

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Kerala?

• Kathak

• Bharatanatyam

• Odissi

• Kathakali

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Odisha?

Which dance form is recognised as classical and is from Andhra Pradesh?