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






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






3. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






5. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






20. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






21. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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


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






39. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






40. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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






42. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?