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Contemporary Era Quiz 2024

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the dates of the Contemporary Era?

a)

1900-present

b)

1800-1950

c)

1950-2010

d)

2000-present

2.

What famous American composer wrote this famous ragtime piece of music?

a)

Claude Debussy

b)

John Philip Sousa

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Aaron Copland

3.

Who am I?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Claude Monet

d)

M.C. Escher

4.

Who am I?

a)

Claude Debussy

b)

Edvard Munch

c)

Henri Matisse

d)

Norman Rockwell

5.

Who am I

Although I wrote operas and ballets, I was best known as the “King of Ragtime.”

a)

Sousa

b)

Debussy

c)

Joplin

d)

Monet

6.

What is: style of art in which objects and the space around them are broken up into different shapes and then put back together again in new relationships

a)

Fauvism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Cubism

d)

Expressionism

7.

Who am I?

I am from Spain and was best known for Cubism. I was also a sculptor.

a)

Picasso

b)

da Vinci

c)

Joplin

d)

Carvaggio

8.

What is the definition of Fauvism?

a)

A style of art which captures the changes in light on a subject

b)

Art painted in a studio

c)

A style of art which focuses on objects in the distance

d)

A style of art in which artists used intense, often wild color combinations in their paintings.

9.

The opera that Joplin composed was called:

a)

Maple Leaf Rag

b)

Broadway Preview

c)

Ragtime the opera

d)

Treemonisha

10.

What is the title of this work by Picasso?

a)

My Wife

b)

My Grandmother

c)

The Weeping Woman

d)

All Mixed Up

11.

Wha is: The written words or text of a dramatic musical work.

a)

Opera

b)

Patron

c)

Commission

d)

Libretto

12.

What is the definition of Ragtime?

a)

A style of music characterized by by an uneven rhythm (syncopation) in the melody against an even accompaniment

b)

A style of music that is described as Impressionistic

c)

A style of dance characterized by grace and fluidity of motion

d)

Music performed in a small room or concert hall

13.

Who was one of the first African-American composers to find success in composing, publishing, and performing in America?

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

John Williams

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Scott Joplin

14.

Where was Scott Joplin born?

a)

Texarkana, Arkansas

b)

Santa Fe, New Mexico

c)

Houston, Texas

d)

St Louis, Missouri

15.

True or False... Scott Joplin had to write his own librettos

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the title of this Matisse painting?

a)

Rainbow Connection

b)

Woman with a Hat

c)

The Emotion of Love

d)

Colors of Emotion

17.

Who am I?

a)

John Williams

b)

Michael Giacchino

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Aaron Copland

18.

Scott Joplin was known as the "King of __________"

a)

Marches

b)

Synchopation

c)

Jazz

d)

Ragtime

19.

What is the Definition of Expressionism?

a)

Style of art which depicts movement

b)

style of art which demonstrates the art of sfumato?

c)

The style of art that emphasized the expression of innermost feelings

They often distorted shapes, sizes, and movements

d)

The style of art which rearranges the subject into puzzle-like pieces

20.

Who am I?

a)

W.A. Mozart

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Henri Matisse

d)

Edvard Munch