WorksheetsFine Arts Practice 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What does “R&B” stand for in terms of music??
a)
a. rock and blues
b)
b. rhythm and bass
c)
c. rhythm and blues
d)
d. rap and beats
e)
e. rock and ballads
2.
2. Beethoven had the distinction of being one of the first composers to succeed in working “______” rather than as an employee.
a)
a. tenured
b)
b. freelance
c)
c. salaried
d)
d. corporate
e)
e. independent
3.
3. The subject matter of Michael Abel’s Global Warming was inspired by the fall of the _________.
a)
a. Berlin Wall
b)
b. Roman Empire
c)
c. Soviet Union
d)
d. Twin Towers
e)
e. Ottoman Empire
4.
4. In the context of two-dimensional art, what does perspective help to achieve?
a)
a. a variety of color schemes
b)
b. a sense of movement
c)
c. the contrast between light and dark
d)
d. the illusion of depth
e)
e. the detail of fine lines
5.
5. What is an overture?
a)
a. a solo piano piece
b)
b. a vocal composition with lyrics
c)
c. an orchestral work, usually shorter than a symphony
d)
d. a type of chamber music
e)
e. a long symphony with multiple movements
6.
6. What is another term for “absolute pitch?”
a)
a. relative pitch
b)
b. perfect pitch
c)
c. tonal memory
d)
d. harmonic pitch
e)
e. relative frequency
7.
7. Rebecca Belmore’s artistic methods and displays are a response to which of the following?
a)
a. globalization
b)
b. industrialization
c)
c. scientific discoveries
d)
d. urban development
e)
e. the political and social condition of Indigenous communities
8.
8. Kent Monkman’s artworks address histories of ______ and Indigenous culture.
a)
a. colonization
b)
b. industrialization
c)
c. urbanization
d)
d. globalization
e)
e. modernization
9.
9. In 450 BCE, the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno declared, “the goal of life is living in agreement with ______.”
a)
a. society
b)
b. nature
c)
c. wealth
d)
d. power
e)
e. each other
10.
10. Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring documents the horrific effects of the chemical pesticide ______.
a)
a. Agent Orange
b)
b. GlyphosateD
c)
c. Atrazine
d)
d. DDT
e)
e. Chlophyrifos
11.
11. The Classic period superseded the _______ style and persisted into the start of the nineteenth century.
a)
a. Gothic
b)
b. Rococo
c)
c. Baroque
d)
d. Renaissance
e)
e. Romantic
12.
12. During the _____________, many new materials and processes for building were developed.
a)
a. Renaissance
b)
b. Industrial Revolution
c)
c. Medieval period
d)
d. Enlightenment
e)
e. Baroque era
13.
13. What is a defining feature of Ana Mendieta’s “Silueta” series?
a)
a. use of traditional painting techniques
b)
b. sculpting realistic human figures
c)
c. creating abstract sculptures from metal
d)
d. tracing or sculpting outlines of her body on the ground
e)
e. photographing landscapes without human presence
14.
14. In what year was one of the earliest scientific notations of birds’ singing patterns published?
a)
a. 1600
b)
b. 1705
c)
c. 1650
d)
d. 1800
e)
e. 1870
15.
15. Vik Muniz’s replication, Action Photo, after Hans Namuth, used __________ to refashion an iconic documentary photograph by Hans Namuth in 1950 that depicts the postwar American artist Jackson Pollock at work in his studio.
a)
a. chocolate syrup
b)
b. glass beads
c)
c. oil paint
d)
d. fabric scraps
e)
e. sand
16.
16. Who was the first singer of the iconic song “What a Wonderful World”?
a)
a. Billie Holiday
b)
b. Louis Armstrong
c)
c. Duke Ellington
d)
d. Nat King Cole
e)
e. Ella Fitzgerald
17.
17. Undiluted ink has what characteristic?
a)
a. It is transparent.
b)
b. It is translucent.
c)
c. It is reflective.
d)
d. It is glossy.
e)
e. It is opaque.
18.
18. Even though Rimsky-Korsakov’s first symphony received exuberant applause, as did most of his subsequent orchestral works, he really wanted to compose ______.
a)
a. ballets
b)
b. chamber music
c)
c. symphonies
d)
d. operas
e)
e. concertos
19.
19. The segment of _____________ art within the larger history of environmental art has a strong tradition of documentation that depicts, in some instances, landscapes being polluted or in other instances, the effects of that pollution on specific communities.
a)
a. environmentalist
b)
b. conceptual
c)
c. abstract
d)
d. classical
e)
e. modernist
20.
20. What was Manifest Destiny in the nineteenth-century United States?
a)
a. a belief in economic expansion to the East Coast
b)
b. a policy to restrict settlement to the West Coast
c)
c. the idea that settlers were destined to take possession of the North American continent from east to west
d)
d. a movement to advocate for environmental conservation
e)
e. a cultural belief in the superiority of European architecture
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