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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 is the nickname of musician William Basie?

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






3. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






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






7. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






9. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






10. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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22. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






26. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






27. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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