Strip Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At a lively striptease show, which audience response best supports the performance while respecting boundaries?
Remain completely silent until the final bow to avoid influencing the act
Film favorite moments without flash so they can be shared later
Call out specific costume-removal requests between reveals
Applaud and cheer appropriately without touching, directing, or recording the performer
2. You are attending a venue where performers may accept tips, but the method is not announced. What is the most informed approach?
Hand money directly to a performer during any part of the act
Check the venue's policy and use only its approved tipping method
Assume the ticket price means tipping is never appropriate
Place money on the stage as soon as a costume piece comes off
3. In burlesque costuming, what are pasties?
Adhesive grips placed under dance shoes
Decorative coverings worn over the nipples
Fabric panels used to repair torn stockings
Weights sewn into the edge of a feather fan
4. What does “neo-burlesque” most commonly refer to?
The earliest surviving form of nineteenth-century Parisian ballet
A legal term for performances held outside licensed theaters
A contemporary revival and reinterpretation of burlesque traditions
A routine performed without music, costume, or characterization
5. A performer needs a jacket to come off on a precise musical beat. Which costume feature is most useful?
Closures hidden so completely that they cannot be reached onstage
Extra stitching that permanently attaches the jacket to the shirt
A heavier lining that slows down the removal
Rehearsed quick-release fasteners such as snaps or hooks
6. During an audience-participation number, a performer invites someone onto the stage. What does that invitation mean?
The person may freely accept or decline, and both people's boundaries still apply
The performer may set boundaries, but the audience member may not
The invited person must participate because the show has already begun
Accepting the invitation permits any interaction until the act ends
7. What is a typical role of an emcee in a cabaret or burlesque show?
Introducing acts, engaging the audience, and helping manage the show's flow
Choosing costume pieces for performers during the show
Replacing every performer's selected music with live requests
Inspecting the audience's clothing before each act
8. Which description best defines striptease as a performance form?
A comedy routine that must parody a famous person
Any cabaret act performed while wearing a revealing costume
A dance performed only behind a screen or silhouette
A staged act built around the gradual removal or reveal of costume pieces
9. In classic burlesque movement vocabulary, what does “bump and grind” generally describe?
A stumble followed by an intentional recovery
A sharp hip accent paired with a slower circular hip or pelvic motion
Two performers exchanging costume pieces
A fast tap sequence followed by a stationary pose
10. What is the main visual device used in a classic fan dance?
Audience members waving programs in time with the music
Hand fans snapped shut to create the rhythm of a tap routine
Large feather fans moved to alternately conceal and reveal the performer
Stage fans blowing loose costume pieces toward the audience
11. A routine briefly reveals a costume detail and then covers it again before the full reveal. What effect does this usually create?
It signals that the performer has forgotten the choreography
It changes the act from striptease into a magic performance
It renews anticipation by alternating concealment and revelation
It shows that the costume cannot be removed safely
12. Which description best captures the broader cabaret tradition?
A private rehearsal format that is never presented to a paying audience
A costume-removal contest judged only by audience volume
A formal ballet presented without speaking or audience interaction
Intimate staged entertainment that may combine music, dance, comedy, and specialty acts
13. A performer slowly removes one glove, pauses, and plays with the audience's anticipation before continuing. Which striptease principle is being used most directly?
Improvising without a planned structure
Replacing choreography with audience requests
Building suspense through pacing and delayed reveal
Keeping every costume piece hidden from view
14. A cabaret audience member wants a photo of a favorite act. What should they do first?
Check the venue and performer's photography rules before taking any image
Wait until a revealing moment so the image represents the act
Photograph only from the back of the room without mentioning it
Take one without flash because that never disrupts a show
15. During rehearsal, a detachable skirt occasionally catches on another costume layer. What is the soundest stagecraft response?
Adjust and rehearse the mechanism while preparing a graceful backup move
Remove the skirt for the first time during the actual show
Ignore it because a live audience will probably not notice
Pull harder during the performance regardless of timing or balance
16. The Moulin Rouge, strongly associated with Parisian cabaret history, is located in which area of Paris?
The Latin Quarter
Montmartre
Le Marais
Montparnasse