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Arts and Humanities quiz #1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element of art refers to the mixture of light and pigment?

a)

value

b)

color

c)

space

d)

texture

2.

Which German Baroque composer is known for such classics as The Harmonious Blacksmith, Water Music, Fireworks Music, and Messiah?

a)

George Frideric Handel

b)

Felix Mendelssohn

c)

Frederic Chopin

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3.

It is created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction. Name the art term referring to the balance of light and shade in a picture.

a)

hatching

b)

pointillism

c)

chiaroscuro

d)

glazing

4.

She was the first dancer to perform at the White House. Identify the Pennsylvania-born dancer and choreographer who pioneered a movement called 'modern dance'.

a)

Isadora Duncan

b)

Martha Graham

c)

Ruth St. Denis

d)

Ginger Rogers

5.

In this painting, a smaller orange clock in the lower left corner is covered with ants. Name this work of Salvador Dali featuring melting clocks.

a)

The Scream

b)

Guernica

c)

The Night Watch

d)

The Persistence of Memory

6.

Restful, quiet wheel-like church windows are an example. Which type of balance does it seem that the parts of the design seem to move toward or away from a central point?

a)

radial balance

b)

formal balance

c)

both a & b

d)

none of the above

7.

A quartet refers to a composition of ____ parts or voices.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

8.

Give the musical direction meaning to play very loudly.

a)

forte

b)

piano

c)

fortissimo

d)

pianissimo

9.

It is used mainly in military bands. Identify the small flute with a high, piercing tone.

a)

piccolo

b)

alto flute

c)

recorder

d)

fife

10.

He published more than 300 songs during his lifetime. Which American songwriter and entertainer of the early 20th century was known for such rousing songs like "Yankee Doodle Dandy?"

a)

Stephen Foster

b)

George Cohan

c)

George Gershwin

d)

Irving Berlin

11.

Over 600 paintings; 17th century Dutch painter; The Blinding of Samson; Night Watch

a)

Van Gogh

b)

Munch

c)

Rembrandt

d)

Picasso

12.

A lively dance performed in 3/4 time that originated in Bohemia around 1830

a)

polka

b)

polonaise

c)

foxtrot

d)

samba

13.

Laid on very thickly and you can see the brush strokes in the painting.

a)

plaster

b)

pastel

c)

egg and dart

d)

impasto

14.

The degree of loudness or softness in sounds

a)

form

b)

dynamics

c)

tempo

d)

rhythm

15.

Red plus blue

a)

yellow

b)

orange

c)

violet

d)

green

16.

How many notes make up a musical scale?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

17.

When artists exaggerate what they see. No real forms from the real world.

a)

abstract

b)

primitive

c)

classical

d)

realism

18.

American artist inspired by the Hudson River and the Adirondacks Mountains in New York; The Voyage of Life; Titan's Goblet; The Oxbow

a)

Asher Durand

b)

Thomas Cole

c)

John Constable

d)

Thomas Doughty

19.

The dominant beat of the music measure is known as the accent. It is usually the ____ beat of measure.

a)

first

b)

middle

c)

last

d)

third

20.

Making objects of clay and firing them in a kiln.

a)

collage

b)

tapestry

c)

ceramics

d)

montage

21.

Which ballet term refers to a step done off the ground?

a)

attitude

b)

en l'air

c)

glissade

d)

arrastre

22.

Founder of the Royal Society. He rebuilt churches in London after the Great Fire in 1666.

a)

Buckminster Fuller

b)

Indigo Jones

c)

Sir Christopher Wren

d)

Le Corbusier

23.

He often said "I paint my life"; American artist; Distant Thunder; Helga Pictures; Christina's World

a)

Andrew Wyeth

b)

James McNeil Whistler

c)

Grant Wood

d)

Norman Rockwell

24.

Principle of art that refers to the focal point (the first thing someone sees in the art piece).

a)

contrast

b)

unity

c)

emphasis

d)

balance