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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 instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






2. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






20. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


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


22. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






37. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






50. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'