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Arts and Humanities

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a Quarter Note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What do we call this?

a)

Clef

b)

Staff

c)

Bass

d)

Notes

3.

Which note name is this?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

B

d)

H

4.

A marching variation of the tuba is named for which composer below?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

John Williams

c)

Irving Berlin

d)

John Pilip Sousa

5.

Johann Sebastian Bach composed three of the following works. Which one did Johannes Brahms write?

a)

Hungarian Dances

b)

Toccata and Fufue in D minor

c)

St. Matthew Passion

d)

Goldberg Variations

6.

A speech by Vice President Henry Wallace inspired which composer below to write Fanfare for the Common Man, a brass and percussion piece often performed on the Fourth of July?

a)

Samuel Barber

b)

Aaron Copland

c)

Learnard Berstein

d)

George Gershwin

7.

Which choice below names an aspect of the dance element time?

a)

level

b)

focus

c)

beat

d)

tension

8.

Who painted The Weeping Woman?

a)

Henri Matisse

b)

Salvador Dali

c)

Paul Gaugin

d)

Pablo Picasso

9.

Which of the following food items is mixed with pigment to make an emulsion known as tempera?

a)

milk

b)

flour

c)

egg

d)

yogurt

10.

She voiced Smurfette in Smurfs: The Lost Village and Lenore in Charming. Which choice below names this singer and actress who has appeared in Camp Rock and released the singles "Heart Attack" and "Skyscraper"?

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Selena Gomez

c)

Ariana Grande

d)

Demi Lovato

11.

Which of the following actors voiced Emmet Brickowski in The Lego Movie and played Peter Quill in the Guardians of the Galaxy?

a)

Chris Pratt

b)

Bradley Cooper

c)

Benedict Cumberbatch

d)

Ryan Reynolds

12.

In an artwork, the relationship of parts to one another or parts to the whole is governed by which design principle below?

a)

variety

b)

proportion

c)

repetition

d)

rhythm

13.

In an artwork, the relationship of parts to one another or parts to the whole is governed by which design principle below?

a)

variety

b)

proportion

c)

repetition

d)

rhythm

14.

A tradition of many Plains tribes is to perform a dance to ensure successful hunting of which animal below?

a)

bear

b)

buffalo

c)

deer

d)

wolf

15.

Traditionally, an artwork depicting the Passion shows which of the following Biblical events?

a)

Christ's crucifixion

b)

the Last Judgment

c)

the Great Flood

d)

Adam and Eve's expulsion from Eden

16.

The mbira, djembe, and talking drum are all instruments native to which of the following continents?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

17.

In this type of art, a person’s features are exaggerated and made larger than they really are. What term is given to art that shows a person in a ridiculous light?

a)

reggae

b)

proportionism

c)

expressionism

d)

caricature

18.

Which of the following musical styles would you be most likely to hear at a funeral?

A. requiem

B. lullaby

C. scatting

D. mariachi

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

One of the instruments below belongs to the woodwind family. Which one?

A. tuba

B. French horn

C. saxophone

D. trombone

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which one of the following movements is non-locomotor?

A. gallop

B. skip

C. leap

D. twist

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

A dancer does a jeté and a pirouette. Which of the dance styles below is she exploring?

A. ballet

B. tap

C. jazz

D. ballroom

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which of the choices below names the portion of a stage closest to the audience?

A. downstage

B. upstage

C. forestage

D. frontstage

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Which one of the following items would MOST likely be classified as a prop in a theatrical production?

A. a dress

B. curtains

C. a teapot

D. a chandelier

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Balance is a principle of art. What type of balance does the starfish exhibit?

A. proportional

B. inverted

C. asymmetrical

D. radial

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which of the artists below was known for dribbling and spattering paint onto canvases in a technique called “action painting”?

A. Grandma Moses

B. Jackson Pollock

C. Andy Warhol

D. Norman Rockwell

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

In one scene on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo painted what biblical figure with his index finger almost touching God’s?

A. Moses

B. Jesus

C. Adam

D. David

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Its artists fragmented objects to view them from multiple perspectives. Which of the movements below relied heavily on angles and geometric shapes?

A. cubism

B. impressionism

C. realism

D. pop art

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Adagio, presto, largo, and allegro all deal mostly with which element of music?

a)

pitch

b)

tempo

c)

texture

d)

dynamics

29.

Which type of song below are you LEAST likely to hear in a religious setting?

a)

a spiritual

b)

a sonata

c)

a Gregorian chant

d)

an oratorio

30.

The timpani is a type of what?

a)

flute

b)

horn

c)

harp

d)

drum

31.

Which of the following instruments is a member of the woodwind family?

a)

recorder

b)

dulcimer

c)

zither

d)

synthesizer

32.

In which instrument are the notes sometimes ¨stopped" by inserting the playerś hand into the bell?

a)

tuba

b)

French horn

c)

trombone

d)

trumpet

33.

Prince Desire and Princess Aurora are in which play?

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

Swan Lake

c)

Sleeping Beauty

d)

Romeo and Juliet

34.

Which of the following is NOT a traditional ballroom dance?

a)

tango

b)

waltz

c)

Charleston

d)

rumba

35.

This dancer is performing a...

a)

plié

b)

tendu

c)

jeté

d)

pirouette

36.

Pablo was one of the first artists to use...

a)

mobile

b)

mural

c)

collage

d)

sculpture

37.

Which of the following painted The Creation of Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo

d)

Donatello

38.

In theaters, what is the inexpensive area where groundlings stood?

a)

heavens

b)

pit

c)

tiring house

d)

gallery

39.

Who wrote a Brief History of Time and wrote about black holes?

a)

Muhammad Ali

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Stephen Hawking

40.

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

a)

value

b)

color

c)

space

d)

texture

41.

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

42.

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

43.

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

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

44.

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

45.

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

a)

Van Gogh

b)

Munch

c)

Rembrandt

d)

Picasso

46.

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

a)

plaster

b)

pastel

c)

egg and dart

d)

impasto

47.

The degree of loudness or softness in sounds

a)

form

b)

dynamics

c)

tempo

d)

rhythm

48.

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

a)

abstract

b)

primitive

c)

classical

d)

realism

49.

Making objects of clay and firing them in a kiln.

a)

collage

b)

tapestry

c)

ceramics

d)

montage

50.

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