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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 composer wrote the opera 'Benvenuto Celini?'






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






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






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






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






6. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






16. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






17. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






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






21. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






22. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


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






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






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






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


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






28. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






38. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'