PART O Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false
statements to make them true.
- The Chinese farmers became great acrobats while planting staple crops like rice.
- The version of the lion dance in Mandarin-speaking areas involves performers
mimicking the movements of the lion. - Chinese acrobats gain their fluid motions by rehearsing often.
- The art form of Hundred Plays harmonizes the sensory and mental aspects of acrobatics.
- Advocacy groups worked to get a statute that would protect acrobats from being scorned.
PART O Answer the questions.
- According to the passage, what were the early Chinese farmers like?
- How are new acrobats trained?
3. What were the misguided judgments about acrobats in the past?
4. What unusual object was used by early acrobats to do tricks high above the ground?
5. How did the location and audience of a Hundred Play change after acrobats gained respect?