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






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






3. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






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






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






8. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






12. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






16. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






19. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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


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






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






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


24. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


25. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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