West Side Story Test 2d1367

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Date: ________________

West Side Story Test Multiple Choice: Circle the appropriate response to the following questions. (1 point each) 1. The book for West Side Story was written by _________________. a. Arthur Laurents b. Leonard Bernstein c. Stephen Sondheim d. William Shakespeare 2. The music for West Side Story was composed by _________________. a. Arthur Laurents b. Leonard Bernstein c. Stephen Sondheim d. William Shakespeare 3. The lyrics for West Side Story were written by _________________. a. Arthur Laurents b. Leonard Bernstein c. Stephen Sondheim d. William Shakespeare Matching: Match each character with their role in the play. (1 point each) ___ 4. Tony ___ 5. Riff ___ 6. Officer Krupke ___ 7. Maria ___ 8. Chino ___ 9. The Jets ___ 10. Anita ___ 11. ___ 12. ___ 13. ___ 14. ___ 15.

Anybodys Doc Bernardo The Sharks Glad Hand

a. The officer of the town who patrols the streets b. A tomboy who wants to be part of the Jets c. The Puerto Rican Gang d. Leader of the Sharks and older brother to Maria e. The adult who chaperones the dance. f. The American Gang g. Co-founder of the Jets who has left the gang but still communicates with its . h. Bernardo’s second in command who is bestowed to Maria i. Bernardo’s girlfriend and Maria’s best friend j. Owner of the drug store where the gangs hang out k. New leader of the Jets l. Bernardo’s younger sister, bestowed to Chino but falls in love with Tony

Fill In The Blank: (2 points each) 16. West Side Story is based on ___________________________________, a play written by William Shakespeare. 17. Maria falls in love with _________________, a member of the rival gang. 18. Broadway debut was in the year ___________. The film was released in ___________. 19. The setting of West Side Story is _______________________________ _____________________________________. 20. West Side Story won a _________ Award in ________ for Jerome Robbins’ choreography. 21. The scene where Anita goes to Doc’s store to warn Tony is commonly referred to as the __________ scene. 22. _____________ is the person who kills Bernardo during the rumble. 23. _____________ delivers the news that Tony killed Bernardo. 24. _____________ is the adult who supervises the dance. Short Answer: 25. Define an overture: (3 points) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 26. List five songs from West Side Story (5 points) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 27. Name five awards that the West Side Story film won (5 points) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 28. Name the two gang and their gang affiliation who were killed during the rumble (4 points) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________