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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. This man directed the classic movie 'Birth of a Nation.'






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






3. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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

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

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






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






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






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






19. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






21. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






35. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






38. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?

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






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






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






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






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






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






45. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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






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






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






50. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?