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Arts and Humanities Quiz #3

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element of music refers to the combination and layering of different sounds in music?

a)

tempo

b)

texture

c)

dynamics

d)

rhythm

2.

A sphinx is a great sculpture carved from the rock near the Egyptian pyramids with the head of a man and the body of a _______.

a)

horse

b)

tiger

c)

lion

d)

bull

3.

Which principle of art refers to the focal point or first thing someone sees in a piece of artwork?

a)

pattern

b)

movement

c)

focus

d)

emphasis

4.

The audience may view the stage from 3 or more sides. Identify this type of stage that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its upstage end.

a)

proscenium

b)

thrust

c)

arena

d)

apron

5.

His paintings are filled with expression, movement, and rhythm. Name this Action painter known for such classics as Galaxy, Autumn Rhythm, and Convergence.

a)

Jackson Pollock

b)

Max Ernst

c)

Paul Klee

d)

Ansel Adams

6.

It features songs Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Do-Re-Mi, and another popular one that is the same name as the title of the musical. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp. Name the musical.

a)

The Sound of Music

b)

Chorus Girls

c)

The Music Man

d)

Oklahoma

7.

Unlike most opera composers, he wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Name this German Romantic composer known for such works as Faust Overture, Tannhauser, and The Flying Dutchman.

a)

Felix Mendelssohn

b)

Robert Schumann

c)

Richard Wagner

d)

Richard Strauss

8.

Blue and orange are examples. What are these two colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel?

a)

primary

b)

complementary

c)

secondary

d)

tertiary

9.

His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. Name this American artist known for such works as Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, Little White Girl: Symphony in White, II, and Arrangment in Grey and Black, No. 1.

a)

James McNeill Whistler

b)

Grant Wood

c)

Benjamin West

d)

Andrew Wyeth

10.

It is a 15th century mural painting in Milan. Identify this Leonardo da Vinci work that represents a certain scene from the final days of Jesus when Jesus announces that one of his Twelve Apostles would betray him.

a)

Jesus and the Disciples

b)

The Last Supper

c)

Judas Iscariot

d)

Jesus and the Twelve Apostles

11.

He was the first Russian composer whose music was popular internationally. He was honored by Emperor Alexander III in 1884. Name this Russian Romantic composer of such works as Ukrainian Symphony: Roman and Juliet; and the ballets, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker

a)

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

b)

Igor Stravinsky

c)

Johann Straus

d)

Sergei Prokofiev

12.

It is basically from the two-step; however it is done with a broken beat rather than an even beat as in slow-slow-quick-quick. It was supposedly invented by a vaudeville performer in 1914 who shares the same name as the dance. Name this American ballroom dance in 4/4 time having an animal sounding name in which the inventor did a fast but simple trotting step to ragtime music.

a)

bunny hop

b)

jitterbug

c)

fox-trot

d)

tarantella

13.

Painted navy blue, black, and white, it shows suffering people, animals, and buildings wrenched by violence and chaos. Which Pablo Picasso work was painted as a protest against the Fascist bombing of a Basque town during the Spanish Civil War?

a)

Guernica

b)

Man at the Crossroads

c)

War and Peace

d)

The Bombing of Innocents

14.

Throughout his career, he produced portraits of over 1,000 people including the first six Presidents of the United States. Name the famous American portrait painter whose painting of George Washington has appeared on the one-dollar bill for over a century.

a)

Ansel Adams

b)

Matthew Brady

c)

Grand Wood

d)

Gilbert Stuart

15.

He was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and inventor and is considered the great example of renaissance artist. The Last Supper and Mona Lisa are two of which artist's most noted works?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Titian

16.

It is a basis of harmony. Which music term refers to three or more notes sounded together simultaneously?

a)

counterpoint

b)

chord

c)

coda

d)

scale

17.

This stringed musical instrument is the most widely used of all orchestral instruments. What is the smallest and highest pitched instrument in the stringed family of musical instruments?

a)

viola

b)

violin

c)

double bass

d)

cello

18.

Mistakes can be easily rubbed off and new renditions made. ____ refers to the medium made from twigs of willow or vine used for drawing on paper and for making preliminary drawings on walls or canvases as the first stage in a painting.

a)

Charcoal

b)

Pastel

c)

Intaglio

d)

Gesso

19.

What is the musical term for very fast?

a)

piano

b)

presto

c)

forte

d)

allegro

20.

It fell out of favor as jazz claimed the public's imagination after 1917, but there have been numerous revivals of it. Scott Joplin is associated with which style of music rich in its rhythms and sophisticated melodies?

a)

blues

b)

bluegrass

c)

ragtime

d)

boogie woogie

21.

It can take the form of a conflict, a challenge, a surprise, a time restraint, or the suspense of not knowing. Which element of drama impels people to respond and take action?

a)

style

b)

diction

c)

plot

d)

tension

22.

It is played with two drumsticks and originated in military time. Identify this small cylindrical drum with two heads stretched over a metal shell, the lower head having strings across it.

a)

bongo

b)

timpani

c)

bass

d)

snare

23.

_____ is an example of an intermediate color.

a)

orange

b)

yellow

c)

blue green

d)

white

24.

A type of balance in which lines or shapes spread out from a center point is known as

a)

radial balance

b)

symmetrical balance

c)

asymmetrical balance

d)

formal balance

25.

There are different stages of production of a film. Which of the following stages comes first?

a)

pre-production

b)

development

c)

distribution

d)

production