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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This artist is best known for his paintings of Campbell's Soup Cans.






2. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






4. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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


14. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






19. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






33. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






34. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






46. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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






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






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