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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What Spanish artist painted 'Maids of Honor?'






2. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






5. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






7. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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


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






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






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


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






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






15. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


25. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






26. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






47. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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