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Arts and Humanities Quiz #4

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is an end-blown, straight, natural trumpet made from a termite hollowed eucalyptus branch stripped of its outer bark with beeswax at the mouth end. Which musical instrument is traditionally used by the aborigines of northern Australia?

a)

derbacki

b)

fipple

c)

didjeridu

d)

dundun

2.

It may be thick, thin, dense, or transparent. Harmony is one aspect of this element. Which element of music refers to the combination and layering of different sounds in music?

a)

rhythm

b)

harmony

c)

tempo

d)

texture

3.

The best-selling recording artist from 1939-1943 leading one of the best known big bands. Name the bandleader, arranger, and trombone player known for such songs as "Moonlight Serenade," "Tuxedo Junction," and "Chattanooga Choo-Choo."

a)

Henry Mancini

b)

Victor Herbert

c)

Glenn Miller

d)

George M. Cohan

4.

He is noted for his innovative use of drawing media and for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism. Name this French artist known for such works as The Circus, The Parade, and A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

a)

Paul Signac

b)

Camille Pissarro

c)

Paul Cezanne

d)

Georges Seurat

5.

In common time, a whole note has ______ beats.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

eight

d)

sixteen

6.

It is written at the beginning of each staff. What is this cluster of sharps or flats that indicate the key of a musical composition?

a)

key signature

b)

time signature

c)

clef signature

d)

bass signature

7.

It was introduced to the U.S. in the 1930s. It is recognized all around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival. Identify this Brazilian Carnival. Identify this Brazilian ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.

a)

polka

b)

tango

c)

mazurka

d)

samba

8.

Which Austrian classical composer is known for such works as The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and The Magic Flute?

a)

Claudio Montverdi

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Felix Mendelssohn

d)

Sergey Prokofiev

9.

Which Italian Renaissance artist is known for such paintings as "Primavera," "Adoration of the Magi," and "Birth of Venus?"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Botticelli

c)

Dontello

d)

da Vinci

10.

The player blows across the open upper ends to produce sound. Primitive and varied in form, name this musical instrument made of a row or rows of reeds or tubes of gradual length and bound together.

a)

pipe organ

b)

panpipes

c)

flute

d)

piccolo

11.

He foreshadowed expressionism. Name this Norwegian painter and graphic artist who is known for his charged images of terror, despair, and isolationism as shown in the paintings Vampire and The Scream.

a)

Edvard Munch

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

El Greco

12.

It may be descriptive, decorative, and symbolic having both value and intensity. What is the element of art referring to hue?

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

texture

d)

value

13.

______ was a 20th century U.S. modern dancer and choreographer who created and codified her own dramatic technique. From her observations of breathing, she developed the principles of "contraction and release" on which she based her pioneering style of modern dance.

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Agnes de Mille

c)

Isadora Duncan

d)

Marie Taglioni

14.

The flamenco is a dance associated with the gypsy culture of _______.

a)

Italy

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

France

15.

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)

symmetrical

b)

asymmetrical

c)

radial

d)

formal

16.

Which of the following are examples of line dances?

a)

Cupid Shuffles

b)

Macarena

c)

both Macarena and Cupid Shuffle

d)

neither the Macarena or Cupid Shuffle

17.

The area of the stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch into the audience and into the seating area is known as the ________.

a)

wings

b)

apron

c)

arena

d)

backstage

18.

Give the drama term referring to the process where the director of a production asks performers to show him what they can do.

a)

audition

b)

cast

c)

call

d)

cyclorama

19.

Which of the following are warm colors?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

both red and orange

d)

neither red or orange

20.

Identify the CORRECT pairing listed below:

a)

Pablo Picasso - Guernica

b)

Leonardo da Vinci - The Last Judgment

c)

both

d)

neither

21.

______ was the architect who designed the World Trade Center in New York, New York, that was destroyed on September 11, 2001.

a)

Minoru Yamasaki

b)

Eero Saarinen

c)

Frederick L. Olmstead

d)

I. M. Pei

22.

______ is a direction to play loudly.

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Forte

d)

Adagio

23.

This is a/an _____ note.

a)

whole

b)

quarter

c)

half

d)

eighth

24.

_____ was a shepherd boy who became Israel's second king. He defeated the Philistine, Goliath, and united Israel and made Jerusalem its capital.

a)

Moses

b)

David

c)

Saul

d)

Jonathan