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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 Russian composer wrote the opera 'Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk?'






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






3. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






11. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?

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

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13. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






15. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






34. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






37. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






49. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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