WorksheetsARTS, ARTISTS , MUSIC & DANCE
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Like free verse, this type of poetry is unrhymed. However, its lines consist of ten syllables written in a specific meter--a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Give the two-word phrase for this type of poetry, which makes up Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies.
a)
Petrarchan Sonnet
b)
Blank Verse
c)
Terza Rima
d)
Shakespearean sonnet
2.
In a musical and a play based on this story, Nana is the dog whose child owners go on an adventure. The Lost Boys, Tiger Lily, Smee, and the Darling Children help the title character defeat Captain Hook. Name this J.M. Barrie story about "the boy who never grew up."
a)
Huck Finn
b)
Peter Pan
c)
The Lion King
d)
Toy Story
3.
In this ballet, von Rothbart deceives Prince Siegfried into swearing allegiance to von Rothbart's daughter, Odile [oh-DEEL]. The prince actually loves Odette, who has been transformed by sorcery into the title bird. This is the plot of what Tchaikovsky [chai-KOF-skee] ballet?
a)
Appalachian Spring
b)
Rodeo
c)
Movin' Out
d)
Swan Lake
4.
Slaves used this African musical tradition in church to eliminate the need for hymn books. Jazz musicians use it when they improvise a musical exchange of melodies. In what three-word technique does a singer or instrument produce a melody that is echoed by another singer or instrument?
a)
Call and Response
b)
Rhythm and Blues
c)
Rock and Roll
d)
Cha Cha Cha
5.
This art movement favored realism, bold colors, and often used silk-screening to re-create multiple copies. It reflected society's rising consumerism and the influence of mass media: television, films, cartoons and ads. What was this mid-20th century movement, led by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol?
a)
SECULAR
b)
BLUE PERIOD
c)
POP (ART)
d)
IMPRESSIONISM
6.
This artistic tool is closely related to the pastel. Often used to make rubbings, it is made from colored pigment and paraffin wax. Name this tool, found in many elementary school classrooms, whose major producer is Crayola.
a)
Crayon
b)
Marker
c)
Colorered Pencil
d)
Chalk
7.
35. This fairy tale is alternatively titled "Iron Henry." A princess loses a golden ball in a pond, but an animal retrieves it in exchange for a life in her castle. Identify this Brothers Grimm tale of an amphibian who transforms into a human.
a)
The Princess and the Frog
b)
The Princess and the tadpole
c)
The Frog Prince
d)
The Frog Princess
8.
This dancer incorporated falls, trembling, and spastic movements into her choreography to highlight the emotions ballet ignored. She studied with Ruth St. Denis [DEN-niss], and taught Alvin Ailey and Twyla Tharp. Who collaborated with composer Aaron Copland [KOHP-lund] on the ballet Appalachian Spring?
a)
Anna Pavlova
b)
Elizabeth Blackwell
c)
Martha Layne Collins
d)
Martha Graham
9.
This musical element, which is related to meter and rhythm, is often measured in beats per minute. A metronome helps a musician keep a steady one. Largo, adagio and allegro are all words associated with which musical element -- how fast or slow a piece is played or sung?
a)
Allegro
b)
Rhythm
c)
Tempo
d)
Concerto
10.
To perform this ballroom dance, take a step back on your right foot, then one forward on your left foot, ending with three side-to-side steps. Identify this Cuban dance, whose name probably came from the sound dancers' feet made.
a)
Cha Cha
b)
Waltz
c)
Tango
d)
Salsa
11.
When this instrument was introduced to European orchestras, it was known as the Turkish drum. It can be one- or two-headed, with the player's right hand keeping the beat as the left hand plays accompanying rhythms. Name this largest and deepest-sounding drum.
a)
Kettle
b)
Djembe
c)
Conga
d)
Bass
12.
When this instrument was introduced to European orchestras, it was known as the Turkish drum. It can be one- or two-headed, with the player's right hand keeping the beat as the left hand plays accompanying rhythms. Name this largest and deepest-sounding drum.
a)
Kettle
b)
Djembe
c)
Congo
d)
Bass
13.
A visit to his Louisiana family inspired this artist's A Cotton Office in New Orleans. He depicted opera singers and country horse races, but produced numerous paintings and sculptures of his favorite art form. Which Impressionist created The Ballet Class and Little Dancer of Fourteen Years?
a)
Degas
b)
Monet
c)
Warhol
d)
Moses
14.
One poem by this man describes the Native American women Nokomis [nuh-KOH-miss] and Minnehaha [min-ee-HA-ha]. Another remembers an American patriot who "spread the alarm / Through every Middlesex village and farm" that the British were invading their colonies. Identify the poet of "The Song of Hiawatha" and "Paul Revere's Ride."
a)
Frost
b)
Poe
c)
Longfellow
d)
Emerson
15.
In the movie Cover Girl, this man performed an "alter ego" dance sequence with himself. He starred in Broadway's Pal Joey, as well as the films On the Town and An American in Paris. Name this man, perhaps best remembered for directing and co-starring in Singin' in the Rain.
a)
(Gene) Kelly
b)
McNeil
c)
Copland
d)
Mozart
16.
Like form, this element of art helps give an artwork a three-dimensional quality. It consists of the foreground, middle ground, and background. Which art element can be positive or negative?
a)
Space
b)
Time
c)
Texture
d)
Line
17.
One instrument from this country is the vertical bamboo flute known as the shakuhachi [shah-kooHAH-chee]. Another, the koto, is a long zither. The shamisen, a three-stringed lute, is often used in what nation's kabuki performances?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Korea
d)
India
18.
This folk hero was the subject of a four-minute "descriptive fantasy" that Aaron Copland [KOHPlund] composed for high school orchestras. Suggested locations for his heroic feat include Alabama's Coosa Mountain, Virginia's Lewis Tunnel and West Virginia's Big Bend Tunnel. Identify this legendary man, whose heart gave out after he defeated a steam-powered drill in a race.
a)
Kelly
b)
Frost
c)
Henry
d)
Clooney
19.
The death of a friend in 1901 began this time span in a certain Spanish artist's collection of works. The artist depicted beggars, the elderly and the blind before moving to happier subjects in his Rose Period. Identify this four-year span, during which Pablo Picasso painted with mostly one primary color.
a)
Green
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
20.
This ballet, which uses the same chords to evoke dawn and dusk, includes prayer, general dance and duet scenes. A revivalist preacher and neighbors celebrate the wedding of a young Pennsylvania farm couple. Identify this ballet, choreographed by Martha Graham, and composed by Aaron Copland [KOHP-lund].
a)
Appalachian Spring
b)
Black Swan
c)
Rodeo
d)
Movin' on up
21.
37. This character manages a losing baseball team, and never manages to kick a football. A Broadway musical says You're a Good Man, and he has starred in Christmas, Thanksgiving, and "great pumpkin" TV specials. Name this leader of the Peanuts gang, the owner of Snoopy.
a)
Linus
b)
Sally
c)
Lucy
d)
Charlie Brown
22.
This musical element is syncopated when a piece accents beats that are normally unaccented. Closely related to meter, it is the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused by strong and weak beats. Name this element, the R in R&B.
a)
Rock
b)
Roll
c)
Rhythm
d)
Recall
23.
This theatrical tool includes stage directions, and divides a play into acts and scenes. It lists characters, names the playwright, and contains all the play's dialogue. Give the word for a play's written text.
a)
Block
b)
Playbill
c)
Script
d)
Prose
24.
This type of dancewear was invented by a 19th-century French acrobat. It originally extended to the performer's wrists and ankles, but today has various necklines, sleeve lengths, and a lower portion based on briefs or tights. Name this skin-tight covering for the torso.
a)
tutu
b)
leotard
c)
under armor
d)
tights
25.
This work was originally part of a suite of incidental music in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Traditionally played on the pipe organ, it is a recessional often paired with Richard Wagner's [RIKH-ahrt VAHG-nuhrz] "Bridal Chorus." Give the title of this Felix Mendelssohn composition.
a)
Symphony No. 9
b)
Requiem
c)
The Wedding March
d)
Piano Sonato
26.
Unlike a slur, this musical symbol is only used to connect two notes of the same pitch. Which symbol indicates that two notes should be played as one note, with a length equal to their combined time value?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Tie
c)
fp
d)
Time signature
27.
This popular musical instrument evolved from the lute, and probably originated in Spain. What string instrument comes in classical, acoustic, and electric varieties?
a)
Violin
b)
Guitar
c)
Harp
d)
Banjo
28.
These special dancing shoes have a wide flat front end usually made of wood surrounded by cotton padding. What name is given to these shoes that allow ballerinas to balance on the tips of their toes?
a)
ballet slippers
b)
Jazz
c)
Tap
d)
(EN) POINTE (SHOES)
29.
This printmaking technique sometimes uses acid to etch a design onto a flat surface. The artist draws on a metal plate or flat stone with a greasy substance before applying ink and water. Name this process, which ends when the inked image is pressed onto paper.
a)
Intaglio
b)
Dry Point
c)
Lithography
d)
Etching
30.
This man named his painting of a lagoon Nocturne in Blue and Silver, and gave The Falling Rocket the alternate title Nocturne in Black and Gold. Like many of his other works, his masterpiece is an "arrangement" named for its color scheme. Who painted Arrangement in Grey and Black, better known as Portrait of the Artist's Mother?
a)
Whistler
b)
Degas
c)
Monet
d)
Dali
31.
This kind of song was found in ancient Greece and in Sumeria. Its name comes from the Greek for “song of praise.” What type of religious song is “Amazing Grace”?
a)
Secular
b)
Spiritual
c)
Gospel
d)
Hymn
32.
This musical notation can be found on the staff right after the clef. It tells the player which notes are to be played higher or lower. Identify this collection of sharps and flats, which can be major or minor.
a)
Key (signature)
b)
Tie
c)
Bass clef
d)
G clef
33.
This Broadway musical is based on the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire. It features the songs "Popular" and "Defying Gravity". Name this musical, described as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz.
a)
Lion King
b)
Mary Poppins
c)
Chicago
d)
Wicked
34.
This element of art is created by mixing pure colors with black, white, or grey. It controls contrast and shading in a work of art. Name the element that affects how light or dark a hue appears.
a)
Value
b)
Texture
c)
Perspective
d)
Shape
35.
This Italian opera composed by Mozart tells the story of a scoundrel and murderer who refuses to repent of his sins. Identify this opera based on the legend of Don Juan.
a)
Tale of Despaeraux
b)
The Headless Horseman
c)
Don Giovanni
d)
Rodeo
36.
This choreographer combines classical, jazz, and contemporary pop music in her ballets. Her dances have featured traditional ballet stars like Mikhail Baryshnikov [mi-KEYL buh-RISH-ni-kawf], and have appeared on Broadway. Name this choreographer, whose musical Movin' Out is set to the music of Billy Joel.
a)
Twyla Thwarp
b)
Graham
c)
Anna Pavlova
d)
Tallchief
37.
5In music, the notation "fp" indicates an abrupt shift in this element. "Crescendo" and "diminuendo" are two words associated with the element, which may be mezzo-piano or fortissimo. What do we call a piece of music's volume?
a)
Range
b)
Loudness
c)
Dynamics
d)
Key
38.
This type of song was the precursor to both white and black gospel music. Early versions were transmitted orally, as slaves used them for both work and worship. "Roll, Jordan, Roll" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" are songs in what genre?
a)
Spiritual
b)
Hymn
c)
Ode
d)
Jazz
39.
15. This string instrument can be played in first, second, or third position, and either single- or doublestopped. Isaac Stern and Niccolo Paganini [pag-uh-NEE-nee] played the instrument, of which fine examples were made by the Stradivari and Amati families. Identify this small, four-stringed instrument, which composes half of a string quartet.
a)
banjo
b)
violin
c)
harp
d)
flute
40.
Among this composer's best-known popular songs are "Swanee," "I Got Rhythm," and "Summertime." A piano virtuoso, he played the instrument's solo in the world premiere of his composition Rhapsody in Blue. Identify this man, who worked alone on An American in Paris, but collaborated with his brother Ira on the opera Porgy and Bess.
a)
Gershwin
b)
Copland
c)
Mozart
d)
Beethoven
41.
This dance, which today is predominantly performed by women, originated as a religious celebration. It preserves ancient myths, and is accompanied by chanting and percussion music. Name this dance of hip swaying and arm movements, native to Hawaii.
a)
Hula
b)
Hoop
c)
Swing
d)
Waltz
42.
This creator of a modern-dance body training method studied under Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn at their Denishawn School. She choreographed Night Journey and Cave of the Heart, as well as an adaptation of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. Identify this woman, who also created the choreography for Aaron Copland's ballet Appalachian Spring.
a)
Thwarp
b)
Tchaivsesky
c)
Graham
d)
Pavlova
43.
It's not a mural, but this type of painting actually becomes part of a wall or ceiling whenever it dries. It is executed on freshly laid lime plaster, as when Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling. What is this kind of artwork, whose name is Italian for "fresh"?
a)
Water-color
b)
impressionism
c)
chalk
d)
Fresco
100 %
