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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






2. This Italian composed the operas 'Tosca' and 'La Boheme.'






3. This Greek actor was the actor to be known by name.






4. What French composer wrote 'Damnation of Faust?'






5. What is the subtitle of Anton Dvorak's Symphony Number 9?






6. Who composed the musicals 'Candide' and 'On the Town?'






7. This man wrote the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's 'West Side Story.'






8. What pair wrote the musical 'The King and I?'






9. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






10. Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical 'Showboat' with the help of what famous songwriter?






11. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






12. What Spanish artist painted 'Maids of Honor?'






13. This man directed the movies 'Maltese Falcon' and 'African Queen.'






14. This American artist pioneered the 'action painting' genre.






15. This man composed the opera 'Hansel and Gretel.'






16. What French composer wrote 'Nocturne' and 'La Mer?'






17. What was the last name of famed artist Michelangelo?






18. This composer wrote the operas 'Lohengrin' and 'Tannhauser.'






19. What famous songwriter wrote 'Alexander's Ragtime Band?'






20. This man composed the opera 'Boris Godunov.'






21. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






22. This man directed the classic movie 'Birth of a Nation.'






23. What Russian composed 'Peter and the Wolf?'






24. What Russian composer wrote the opera 'Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk?'






25. This actor won an Academy Award for his starring role in 'The King and I.'






26. What is the name of the only opera that Beethoven composed?






27. This artist is best known for his paintings of Campbell's Soup Cans.






28. This artist painted the famous 'At the Moulin Rouge.'






29. He composed the operas 'Billy Budd' and 'Peter Grimes.'






30. He composed the opera 'Einstein on the Beach.'






31. Picasso was influential in this geometric art style of the early 20th century.






32. What composer wrote the opera 'Benvenuto Celini?'






33. This American artist famous for her Southwestern landscapes married photographer Alfred Stieglitz.


34. What artist painted 'Nude Descending a Staircase?'






35. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






36. What American composer wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning 'Appalachian Spring?'






37. This Giuseppe Verdi opera's title translates to 'The Lost One.'






38. This Russian composer wrote the '1812 Overture.'






39. What is the more famous name of the painting 'Arrangement in Gray and Black?'


40. This American artist painted 'Breaking Storm' and 'Gulf Stream.'






41. What instrument did Larry Adler popularize in the classical music scene?






42. What Russian composer wrote the ballets 'The Wedding' and 'The Firebird?'






43. This artist is best known for his frescos on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.






44. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






45. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






46. This kind of sculpture is slightly raised from its flat background and literally translates as 'low relief.'






47. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


48. Who composed the opera 'The Marriage of Figaro?'






49. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






50. He composed the operas 'Orfeo' and 'The Return of Ulysses.'