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Arts and Humanities Quiz #5

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)

texture

b)

melody

c)

harmony

d)

rhythm

2.

The original Broadway production ran for 6,137 performances becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history until surpassed by Cats in 1997. It remains the 6th longest-running Broadway show ever. Identify this Hamslisch and Kleban musical centered on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots in a group of dancers.

a)

Dancing on Broadway

b)

A Chorus Line

c)

The Wiz

d)

Party Time

3.

Which principle of art is achieved by manipulating the elements to move the viewer's eye in a dedicated direction as he or she looks at an image?

a)

focus

b)

pattern

c)

emphasis

d)

movement

4.

His Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions. Identify this 19th century Romantic German composer known for such works as Italian Symphony, Scottish Symphony, The Hebrides, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

a)

Felix Mendelssohn

b)

Richard Strauss

c)

Robert Schumann

d)

Richard Wagner

5.

______ is the complementary color of red.

a)

black

b)

blue

c)

orange

d)

green

6.

He was a friend and mentor of Mozart. Identify the 18th century classical Austrian composer of such works as Farewell Symphony, Sun Quartets, and Hunt Symphony.

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Franz Joseph Haydn

d)

Johannes Brahms

7.

Although associated with Fauvism, he helped develop the art style known as Cubism. Name this French artist known for The Open Window, Blue Guitar, Green Stripe, and Woman with a Hat.

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Georges Braque

c)

Henri Matisse

d)

Paul Cezanne

8.

It may have been an off-shoot of the polka, the quadrille, or both. It originated around 1830 as a social dance. Which raucous dance by 1844 was performed in French music halls by women who kicked their black silk stockinged legs high into the air?

a)

bolero

b)

can can

c)

swing

d)

reel

9.

He was one of the most prominent American painters of the 19th century. Name this American artist known for such dramatic seascapes as West Point, Prout's Neck, Maine; On a Lee Shore; and Breezing Up.

a)

Andy Warhol

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Benjamin West

d)

Winslow Homer

10.

There are seven elements of arts. Which element of art refers to a 3-dimensional object that takes up space and is made from shapes?

a)

space

b)

shape

c)

line

d)

form

11.

It is the most common male voice. Which vocal range refers to a male voice with middle range?

a)

bass

b)

tenor

c)

baritone

d)

contralto

12.

What is the musical term for softly?

a)

piano

b)

presto

c)

pizzicato

d)

allegro

13.

Its use was first documented in the eastern region of Cuba. What is this pair of small, long-bodied drums typically held between the knees and played with the fingers?

a)

bongo

b)

snare

c)

timpani

d)

bass

14.

She danced and choreographed for over 70 years and was the first dancer to perform at the White House. She created and codified her own dramatic technique. Name this 20th century U.S. modern dancer and choreographer who developed the principles of "contraction and release" on which she based her pioneering style of modern dance.

a)

Isadora Duncan

b)

Martha Graham

c)

Maria Tallchief

d)

Agnes de Mille

15.

It can be thought of as a fifty-fifty balance or like a mirror image. What is this type of balance that is achieved by arranging elements on either side of the center of the artwork in an equally weighted manner?

a)

radial balance

b)

symmetrical balance

c)

asymmetrical balance

d)

informal balance

16.

There are different stages of production of a film. Select the choice that is in the correct order:

a)

II-V-I-IV-III

b)

III-IV-I-V-II

c)

IV-I-V-III-II

d)

I-II-III-IV-V

17.

Swan Lake and The Nutcracker are both examples. Name this type of theatrical work or entertainment in which a choreographer has expressed ideas in group and solo dancing to a musical accompaniment with costumes, scenery, and lighting.

a)

musical

b)

play

c)

drama

d)

ballet

18.

It is a member of the lute family of instruments. Name the small 4-stringed Hawaiian instrument similar to a guitar.

a)

banjo

b)

fiddle

c)

ukulele

d)

violin

19.

They are abbreviations or symbols and are used to indicate whether there is a change in volume. Which element of music refers to the loudness or softness of a piece of music?

a)

form

b)

dynamics

c)

texture

d)

timbre

20.

He is known for designing Lafayette Arriving in America. Name this French sculptor known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World better known as the The Statue of Liberty.

a)

Gutzon Borglum

b)

Eugene Delacroix

c)

Daniel Chester French

d)

Frederic Bartholdi

21.

Locomotor movements are movements that travel from one location to another. Which locomotor movement is described as steps are from one foot to the other, the weight being transferred from heel to toe?

a)

run

b)

hop

c)

walk

d)

skip

22.

It grows from bulbs and has large, prominent flowers. Traditionally, which flower is used to decorate churches and homes on Easter?

a)

lily

b)

pansy

c)

petunia

d)

daisy

23.

It is made up of figures announced by a caller. What is this American folk dance with an even number of couples forming a circle; two lines, or a square?

a)

circle dance

b)

line dance

c)

square dance

d)

hoedown

24.

He was born in a small Iowa town in 1891. Name this American artist known for his simple scenes of the land and people as exemplified in such paintings as Dinner for the Threshers and Arbor Day.

a)

James McNeill Whistler

b)

Grant Wood

c)

Jasper Johns

d)

Jackson Pollock

25.

It first joined the orchestra in the late 1700's. Its bright and tinkling untuned sound is like that of a bell. Identify this percussion instrument made from a small round bar of steel that is struck with a steel beater.

a)

castanet

b)

dulcimer

c)

maracas

d)

triangle