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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 name of the only opera that Beethoven composed?






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






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






4. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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


14. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


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






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






17. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






22. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






35. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






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






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






40. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






41. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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






44. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






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






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






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