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






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






3. What instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing?






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






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






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






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






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






9. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata?'






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






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






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






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






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






15. This man composed 'The Beggars Opera.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. This songwriter composed 'Maple Leaf Rag.'






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






28. This artist painted the 'Haywain.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. What is the nickname of musician William Basie?

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

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






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






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






41. This songwriter wrote 'Beautiful Dreamer.'






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






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

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






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






46. This composer wrote 'Holberg Suite.'






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






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






49. What Jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo?'






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