Indonesia

Question 1

is famous in Indonesia.

Answer 1

Shadow puppetry

Question 2

———, in modern
Indonesian language means “show” or “perform.”

Answer 2

Wayang

Question 3

Kulit means “———,” a reference to the leather material that the figures are carved out of.

Answer 3

skin

Question 4

Others say that wayang is also attributed to the Indonesian word bayang which means
“———.”

Answer 4

shadow

Question 5

is a type of puppet shadow play performed around the Indo-Malavan archipelago, tracing its origins to India.

Answer 5

Wayang Kulit

Question 6

A traditional gamelan orchestra would accompany the story-telling.

Answer 6

Wayang Kulit

Question 7

The puppets come in all sizes, ranging from

Answer 7

25 cm to 75 cm.

Question 8

The puppets are usually made out of ——— and ——— and ———-.

Answer 8

buffalo

goat hide

mounted on bamboo sticks

Question 9

The characters are usually represented by several versions in a set. The best puppets are made from——- and the curing can take up to ten years.

Answer 9

young female water buffalo parchment

Question 10

The puppets are moved behind a cotton or linen screen by a———, or a “———” in shadow puppet plays.

Answer 10

dalang
puppet master

Question 11

The ——— tells the story, interprets, and voices each character, producing sound effects with speech and movement and manipulates all the figures between the lamp and the screen to bring the shadows to life.

Answer 11

dalang

Question 12

Most shadow play is based on two epic stories from India - the —— and the ——.

Answer 12

Mahabharata

Ramayana