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WorksheetsContemporary Era Quiz 2024
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are the dates of the Contemporary Era?
1900-present
1800-1950
1950-2010
2000-present
What famous American composer wrote this famous ragtime piece of music?
Claude Debussy
John Philip Sousa
Scott Joplin
Aaron Copland
Who am I?
Pablo Picasso
Leonardo da Vinci
Claude Monet
M.C. Escher
Who am I?
Claude Debussy
Edvard Munch
Henri Matisse
Norman Rockwell
Who am I
Although I wrote operas and ballets, I was best known as the “King of Ragtime.”
Sousa
Debussy
Joplin
Monet
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
Fauvism
Impressionism
Cubism
Expressionism
Who am I?
I am from Spain and was best known for Cubism. I was also a sculptor.
Picasso
da Vinci
Joplin
Carvaggio
What is the definition of Fauvism?
A style of art which captures the changes in light on a subject
Art painted in a studio
A style of art which focuses on objects in the distance
A style of art in which artists used intense, often wild color combinations in their paintings.
The opera that Joplin composed was called:
Maple Leaf Rag
Broadway Preview
Ragtime the opera
Treemonisha
What is the title of this work by Picasso?
My Wife
My Grandmother
The Weeping Woman
All Mixed Up
Wha is: The written words or text of a dramatic musical work.
Opera
Patron
Commission
Libretto
What is the definition of Ragtime?
A style of music characterized by by an uneven rhythm (syncopation) in the melody against an even accompaniment
A style of music that is described as Impressionistic
A style of dance characterized by grace and fluidity of motion
Music performed in a small room or concert hall
Who was one of the first African-American composers to find success in composing, publishing, and performing in America?
John Philip Sousa
John Williams
Hans Zimmer
Scott Joplin
Where was Scott Joplin born?
Texarkana, Arkansas
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Houston, Texas
St Louis, Missouri
True or False... Scott Joplin had to write his own librettos
True
False
What is the title of this Matisse painting?
Rainbow Connection
Woman with a Hat
The Emotion of Love
Colors of Emotion
Who am I?
John Williams
Michael Giacchino
Scott Joplin
Aaron Copland
Scott Joplin was known as the "King of __________"
Marches
Synchopation
Jazz
Ragtime
What is the Definition of Expressionism?
Style of art which depicts movement
style of art which demonstrates the art of sfumato?
The style of art that emphasized the expression of innermost feelings
They often distorted shapes, sizes, and movements
The style of art which rearranges the subject into puzzle-like pieces
Who am I?
W.A. Mozart
Vincent van Gogh
Henri Matisse
Edvard Munch
