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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 composed the opera 'Boris Godunov.'






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






3. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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






6. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






18. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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


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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






28. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






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






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






32. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






34. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






43. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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