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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






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






25. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






31. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






44. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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

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






47. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






48. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






50. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'