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2018 A&H District

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

In musical notation, a flat most closely resembles which of the following?

a)

a hashtag

b)

a lowercase B

c)

a seven

d)

a zero

2.

In 4/4 time, how many beats will the note at right receive?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

3.

The terms “adagio,” “lento,” and “allegro” are all words associated with which musical element below?

a)

tempo

b)

rhythm

c)

timbre

d)

dynamics

4.

Haydn and Mozart composed during which era below, which lasted from about 1750 to 1820, and produced restrained works with simple textures?

a)

Baroque

b)

Romantic

c)

Renaissance

d)

Classical

5.

Witty lyrics, call and response, syncopation, and three-beat rhythms are all characteristics of which musical style below, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago?

a)

dixieland

b)

calypso

c)

bebop

d)

salsa

6.

Once known as the sackbut, which of the following brass instruments changes pitch by lengthening or shortening a slide?

a)

trumpet

b)

trombone

c)

tuba

d)

French horn

7.

The steel pan, marimba, and conga are all members of what instrument family?

a)

brass

b)

string

c)

woodwind

d)

percussion

8.

The folk instrument at right is a special category of lute that often uses seven strings to create a melody and eleven sympathetic strings to harmonize. What is its name?

a)

sitar

b)

banjo

c)

mandolin

d)

lyre

9.

Which one of the following operas did Ludwig van Beethoven write?

a)

The Magic Flute

b)

The Marriage of Figaro

c)

Fidelio

d)

Don Giovanni

10.

Match each composer with his work.

X. Johann Sebastian Bach, Y. Franz Schubert, Z. Pyotr Tchaicokovsky

  1. 1. Brandenburg Concertos, 2. Erlking, 3. 1812 Overture

a)

x-1, y-2, z-3

b)

x-1, y-3, z-2

c)

x-2, y-3, z-1

d)

x-3, y-1, z-2

11.

Which of the following works is a George Gershwin opera set in Charleston’s Catfish Row?

a)

Billy the Kid

b)

Rodeo

c)

Appalachian Spring

d)

Porgy and Bess

12.

Which movement below is locomotor?

a)

flexing

b)

shaking

c)

lifting

d)

skipping

13.

The couple at right is performing what dance, a swing dance that includes fast spins and is related to the Lindy hop?

a)

conga

b)

tarantella

c)

jitterbug

d)

Charleston

14.

Which woman below spent part of her life as the Royal Ballet’s Prima Ballerina Assoluta, where she danced the roles of Giselle and Aurora?

a)

Josephine Baker

b)

Margot Fonteyn

c)

Isadora Duncan

d)

Ruth St. Denis

15.

The King and I, On the Town, Peter Pan, and Fiddler on the Roof were all musicals choreographed by which of the following men?

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Alvin Ailey

c)

Mikhail Baryshnikov

d)

Jerome Robbins

16.

Which man below was not a dancer or choreographer, but forever changed the dance world by founding the Ballets Russes in 1909?

a)

Sergei Diaghilev

b)

Vaslav Nijinsky

c)

Michel Fokine

d)

Rudolf Nureyev

17.

The performers at right are part of what theatrical production?

a)

Blue Man Group

b)

Pandemonium

c)

Drumstruck

d)

Stomp

18.

Which of the following songs can be heard in Stephen Schwartz's musical Wicked?

a)

The Music of the Night

b)

The Wizard and I

c)

They Live in You

d)

Maybe

19.

Because the artist painted with tempera on stone, it began to deteriorate almost immediately. Which Leonardo da Vinci work below is a mural painted on the wall of Milan’s Santa Maria delle Grazie?

a)

Mona Lisa

b)

Madonna of the Rocks

c)

The Last Supper

d)

Vitruvian Man

20.

Match each 19th-century artist with his or her work.

X. Claude Monet, y. Georges Seurat, z. Mary Cassatt

  1. 1. A Sunday on LaGrande Jatte, 2. Impression, sunrise; 3. The Child's Bath

a)

x-1, y-2, z-3

b)

x-1, y-3, z-2

c)

x-2, y-1, z-3

d)

x-3, y-2, z-1

21.

With Georges Braque, Picasso is credited with inventing which of the following artistic media, in which bits of fabric, paper, and other unconventional materials are pasted onto a canvas?

a)

mosaic

b)

fresco

c)

mobile

d)

collage

22.

In the picture at right, an artisan is shaping a heated mass of what material?

a)

glass

b)

terra cotta

c)

porcelain

d)

stone

23.

An artist painting a still life places a kiwi in the middle of a bowl of oranges. This decision MOST directly affects which of the following principles of art?

a)

proportion

b)

emphasis

c)

harmony

d)

movement

24.

In which technique below does an artist use a pen or pencil to make outlines, then use a brush to spread diluted ink or watercolor over the work?

a)

rubbing

b)

lithography

c)

wash

d)

relief

25.

It embraced the bizarre imagery of the unconscious mind. Salvador Dalí was a member of which of the following art movements with the dream-like work The Persistence of Memory?

a)

Pop Art

b)

Fauvism

c)

Pointillism

d)

Surrealism

26.

Mercer County’s Pleasant Hill was once a village that housed members of which Christian denomination, whose men and women lived separately and made simple, sturdy furniture?

a)

Amish

b)

Quakers

c)

Shakers

d)

Puritans

27.

Hopi and other Pueblo tribes have traditionally used kachinas to represent their spirit-beings. A kachina is which of the following objects?

a)

doll

b)

cloth

c)

shoe

d)

boat

28.

In 2018, the four teams below played in the NFC or AFC Championship to reach the Super Bowl. Which one has Tom Brady as its quarterback and Bill Belichick as its coach?

a)

New England Patriots

b)

Minnesota Vikings

c)

Philadelphia Eagles

d)

Jacksonville Jaguars

29.

He announced his engagement to Cherry Seaborn in January 2018. Which of the following pop stars has released the singles “Perfect” and “Photograph”?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Sam Smith

c)

Ed Sheeran

d)

Zayn Malik

30.

Match each character with his or her movie franchise. Katniss Everdeen Luna Lovegood Aragorn 1. Harry Potter 2. The Hunger Games 3. The Lord of the Rings

a)

A. x-1, y-2, z-3

b)

B. x-2, y-1, z-3

c)

C. x-2, y-3, z-1

d)

D. x-3, y-1, z-2

31.

Beethoven’s “Moonlight” one is perhaps the best-known example of which musical form below, a composition for one or two instruments that often requires a piano?

a)

A. symphony

b)

B. cantata

c)

C. oratorio

d)

D. sonata

32.

Which of the following dance elements can be metered or free rhythm?

a)

A. time

b)

B. space

c)

C. energy

d)

D. action

33.

In British theaters, the ground-floor seats closest to the stage are known as stalls. Which choice below gives their American name?

a)

A. gallery

b)

B. heavens

c)

C. orchestra

d)

D. balcony

34.

Which of the following elements of art is real for sculptures, but simulated for drawings and paintings?

a)

A. line

b)

B. form

c)

C. color

d)

D. shape

35.

Based on its name, the landmark at right, designed by Jørn Utzon in Sydney Harbor, was designed to primarily serve what purpose?

a)

A. Opera House

b)

B. Governmental Center

c)

C. Concert Hall

d)

D. Science Museum

36.

A sailor who produces scrimshaw—engravings rubbed with lampblack to make them stand out—carves the designs into which of the following materials?

a)

A. wax

b)

B. bone

c)

C. wood

d)

D. rubber