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Question #1

Themes of motherhood permeate this performance. Select all of the following answers that accurately represent the motherhood themes from this performance.

A. The queen learns that she is pregnant, The dragon nurses it's young

B. The dragon nurses it's young, The witch is angry for her scorned daughter

C. The pregnant woman loses her baby, The queen learns that she is pregnant

D. The pregnant woman loses her baby, The witch is angry for her scorned daughter

Question #2

The witch is portrayed very specifically. Across cultures, witches are represented as people who embody culturally-specific undesirable characteristics and this witch is no exception. Select all of the below characteristics that Mead highlights in the film,

A. Long, unkempt nails, Hairy legs, Pendulous breasts

B. Bright blue eyes, Distended belly, Bushy eyebrows

C. Long, unkempt nails, Hairy legs, Pendulous breasts

D. Long, unkempt nails, Bushy eyebrows, Pendulous breasts

Question #3

While in a state of trance, the performers are believed to not have control over their actions (indeed, the power of their performance relies on their complete lack of control). How does the community prevent this from causing injury?

A. The people disarm those in a trance if they get too violent. They don't believe that an injured person was properly in the trance.

B. Healers rush to the site to prevent long-term injury. They don't believe that an injured person was properly in the trance.

C. No weapons are allowed in the trance area. Healers rush to the site to prevent long-term injury

D. The people disarm those in a trance if they get too violent. No weapons are allowed in the trance area

Question #4

Although the performance includes women during the trance portion, all of the other female roles are played by ________. This includes the role of the pregnant woman and ________.

A. children; the elves

B. girls; the baby

C. puppets; the dragon

D. men; the witch

Question #5

What does the witch symbolize in this performance?

A. fertility; sexuality

B. wealth; prosperity

C. life protection

D. fear; death

Question #6

What does the dragon symbolize in this performance?

A. wealth; prosperity

B. fear; death

C. life protection

D. fertility; sexuality

Question #7

What does the term, "somnambulistic state" mean?

A. seduction

B. holiness

C. hunger for human flesh

D. sleepwalking

Question #8

How are the participants brought out of their trance?

A. putting their face in incense, the priest gives offerings to the possessing spirits, drinking holy water

B. by sitting in a warm bath, the priest gives offerings to the possessing spirits, drinking holy water

C. by stopping the music, the priest gives offerings to the possessing spirits, drinking holy water

D. by eating sacred fish, by sitting in a warm bath, by stopping the music

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