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Praxis Fine Arts 2

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Picasso was influential in this geometric art style of the early 20th century.






2. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






28. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?

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29. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






30. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






39. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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






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






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






44. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






45. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






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

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48. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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