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Arts & Humanities 2024 – High School – District

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which choice below names the painting technique that requires opaque watercolors prepared with gum?

a)

aquatint

b)

intaglio

c)

sfumato

d)

gouache

2.

What kind of artwork is pictured here?

a)

petroglyph

b)

silhouette

c)

batik

d)

mosaic

3.

Which choice below is an element, rather than a principle, of art?

a)

texture

b)

rhythm

c)

pattern

d)

unity

4.

Anthony van Dyck was court painter to which of the following monarchs, whom he painted “at the Hunt” and “in Three Positions”?

a)

Ferdinand VII

b)

Philip IV

c)

Charles I

d)

Henry VII

5.

With which one of the paintings below did Eugène Delacroix commemorate the July Revolution of 1830?

a)

A. A Modern Olympia

b)

B. Liberty Leading the People

c)

C. The Consummation of Empire

d)

D. The Death of Marat

6.

The Red Studio and The Green Stripe were two works by what Fauvist?

a)

Henri Matisse

b)

Paul Gauguin

c)

Alfred Sisley

d)

Camille Pissarro

7.

Thomas Cole was a leading artist in which style below, which used American landscapes to create a national style?

a)

Art Nouveau

b)

Art Deco

c)

Hudson River School

d)

Ashcan School

8.

Which one of the following is NOT a Pop Art work?

a)

A. A Bigger Splash by David Hockney

b)

B. Man with a Guitar by Georges Braque

c)

C. Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein

d)

D. Brillo Boxes by Andy Warhol

9.

Which landmark below is an example of post-and-lintel architecture?

a)

Leaning Tower of Pisa

b)

Eiffel Tower

c)

Great Pyramid of Giza

d)

Stonehenge

10.

Match each architectural masterpiece with its present-day country.

x. Angkor Wat 1. China

y. Amber Fort 2. India

z. Forbidden City 3. Cambodia

a)

x-3, y-2, z-1

b)

x-1, y-3, z-2

c)

x-2, y-1, z-3

d)

x-1, y-2, z-3

11.

Its Caryatid Porch is also called the Porch of the Maidens. Which one of the structures below stands on the Athenian Acropolis?

a)

Pont du Gard

b)

Pantheon

c)

Colosseum

d)

Erechtheion

12.

I. M. Pei designed a glass and metal structure in the primary Louvre courtyard. That structure is which of the following three-dimensional forms?

a)

cube

b)

pyramid

c)

sphere

d)

cylinder

13.

Philip Johnson and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe collaborated on which one of the designs below?

a)

Villa Savoye

b)

Wainwright Building

c)

Seagram Building

d)

Turning Torso

14.

The Teatro Olimpico and Villa Rotonda were two of which architect’s most celebrated designs?

a)

Andrea Palladio

b)

Donato Bramante

c)

Filippo Brunelleschi

d)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

15.

It can be rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic. Which of the following words refers to a short musical idea that is repeated throughout a composition?

a)

motet

b)

toccata

c)

scherzo

d)

motif

16.

Which choice below is NOT a type of musical texture?

a)

polyphony

b)

monophony

c)

cacophony

d)

homophony

17.

Which instrument below is part of the percussion family?

a)

timpani

b)

alphorn

c)

dulcimer

d)

fife

18.

At its premiere, musicians snuffed out their candles and left the stage one by one. What did Haydn nickname his Forty-Fifth Symphony?

a)

Philosopher

b)

Surprise

c)

Farewell

d)

Night

19.

Which composer below based one of the first English-language operas on a Roman epic poem?

a)

George Frideric Handel

b)

Henry Purcell

c)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

d)

William Byrd

20.

Match each composer with his work.

x. Sergei Rachmaninoff 1. Clair de Lune

y. Claude Debussy 2. Resurrection Symphony

z. Gustav Mahler 3. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

a)

x-3, y-2, z-1

b)

x-2, y-3, z-1

c)

x-2, y-1, z-3

d)

x-3, y-1, z-2

21.

The performers seen here are playing music in what genre that combines Cajun and Creole influences?

a)

zydeco

b)

bebop

c)

reggaeton

d)

rockabilly

22.

The Romantic Era in music, which favored emotional expression and nationalism, spanned most of which century?

a)

17th century

b)

18th century

c)

19th century

d)

20th century

23.

Which work below is NOT a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?

a)

The Pirates of Penzance

b)

The Mikado

c)

The Merry Widow

d)

HMS Pinafore

24.

Doctor Bartolo, Count Almaviva, and Susanna are characters in which of the following Mozart operas, which he based on a comedy by Pierre de Beaumarchais?

a)

The Marriage of Figaro

b)

Don Giovanni

c)

The Magic Flute

d)

Così fan tutte

25.

It features music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Which work below earned the 2023 Best Musical Tony?

a)

The Prom

b)

Kimberly Akimbo

c)

Jagged Little Pill

d)

American Idiot

26.

Which of the following choices is part of the dance element space?

a)

force

b)

duration

c)

beat

d)

level

27.

Below are four basic tap steps. Which one makes two sounds?

a)

stamp

b)

brush

c)

stomp

d)

shuffle

28.

Below are four musical choreographers. Which one earned eight Best Choreography Tony Awards, in part for works like Damn Yankees, Sweet Charity, and Pippin?

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Tommy Tune

c)

Jerome Robbins

d)

Gene Kelly

29.

After performing with the New York City Ballet, Arthur Mitchell co-founded which of the following dance companies?

a)

American Ballet Theatre

b)

Dance Theatre of Harlem

c)

Ballets Russes

d)

American Dance Theater

30.

Match each choreographer with her work.

x. Twyla Tharp 1. Deuce Coupe

y. Agnes de Mille 2. Rodeo

z. Pearl Primus 3. African Ceremonial

a)

x-1, y-3, z-2

b)

x-2, y-3, z-1

c)

x-1, y-2, z-3

d)

x-2, y-1, z-3

31.

Baruch Spinoza’s masterpiece focuses on which philosophical branch?

a)

logic

b)

ethics

c)

metaphysics

d)

aesthetics

32.

Below are four philosopher-theologians. Which one wrote the treatise Summa Contra Gentiles?

a)

Thomas More

b)

Augustine of Hippo

c)

John Duns Scouts

d)

Thomas Aquinas

33.

Which one of the following Chinese philosophers advocated wu wei in the Tao Te Ching?

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Confucius

c)

Chuang Tzu

d)

Mencius

34.

Shahada, salat, and sharia are concepts associated with which world religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

35.

Sikhism, Jainism, and Hinduism all celebrate which one of the following holidays, whose nickname is “festival of lights”?

a)

Vesak

b)

Sukkot

c)

Eid

d)

Diwali

36.

On October 31, 1517, which of the following men nailed his 95 Theses to a Wittenberg church door?

a)

Huldrych Zwingli

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Jan Hus

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

37.

Virgins kept her sacred fire burning on an altar in her temple. Romans gave which goddess below power over the hearth and home?

a)

A. Diana

b)

B. Trivia

c)

C. Vesta

d)

D. Proserpina

38.

He died shortly after losing a competition for Achilles’ armor. The Iliad called which one of the following men the second-strongest and second-bravest Greek soldier?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Ajax

c)

Paris

d)

Hector

39.

Some sources say he personified fire. Which of the Norse gods below was a shapeshifting trickster?

a)

Loki

b)

Thor

c)

Balder

d)

Odin

40.

Match each play with its dramatist.

x. Arcadia 1. Neil Simon

y. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 2. Tom Stoppard

z. Barefoot in the Park 3. Tennessee Williams

a)

x-3, y-1, z-2

b)

x-3, y-2, z-1

c)

x-1, y-2, z-3

d)

X-2, y-3, z-1

41.

Alternate titles for his Lavender Mist and Autumn Rhythm were Number 1 and Number 30, respectively. Which artist below pioneered Abstract Expressionism’s drip technique?

a)

Jasper Johns

b)

Willem de Kooning

c)

Jackson Pollock

d)

Mark Rothko

42.

Which one of the following big band songs was the standard of Duke Ellington’s jazz orchestra?

a)

In the Mood

b)

Moonlight Serenade

c)

Tuxedo Junction

d)

Take the ‘A’ Train

43.

In theater, a cyclorama, travelers, and tabs are all types of what?

a)

flats

b)

curtains

c)

lights

d)

microphones

44.

A sloping stage that is raised at the upstage end has which of the following names?

a)

raked

b)

propped

c)

catwalked

d)

aproned

45.

Which of the following choices does NOT name one of King Lear’s daughters in the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name?

a)

Goneril

b)

Regan

c)

Cressida

d)

Cordelia

46.

Anton Chekhov wrote which play below?

a)

Ah, Wilderness!

b)

Pygmalion

c)

The Misanthrope

d)

The Seagull

47.

Which one of the following ancient Greek playwrights wrote a tragedy in which the blind title character is banished from Thebes and ends up in Colonus?

a)

Aristophanes

b)

Sophocles

c)

Aeschylus

d)

Euripides

48.

He has received more Best Original Screenplay Oscar nominations than anyone else. Which man below earned a Best Director Oscar for Annie Hall, in which he also co-starred?

a)

Steven Spielberg

b)

Stanley Kubrick

c)

Woody Allen

d)

James Cameron

49.

Seen here is a still from what Best Picture Oscar winner, which also earned Best Director Oscars for The Daniels?

a)

Everything Everywhere All at Once

b)

Moonlight

c)

Parasite

d)

Green Book

50.

Match each actor-director with his film.

x. Kevin Costner 1. Braveheart

y. Mel Gibson 2. Dances with Wolves

z. Clint Eastwood 3. Million Dollar Baby

a)

x-2, y-1, z-3

b)

x-2, y-3, z-1

c)

x-1, y-3, z-2

d)

x-1, y-2, z-3

51.

Which of the following words follows C-, J-, and K- when describing music genres originating in China, Japan, and Korea, respectively?

a)

rap

b)

soul

c)

punk

d)

pop

52.

What ballet movement is pictured here?

a)

relevé

b)

plié

c)

attitude

d)

jeté

53.

He was an acclaimed Russian performer and theater director. Which man below explained his method of realistic acting in books like An Actor Prepares?

a)

Lee Strasberg

b)

Michael Chekhov

c)

Sanford Meisner

d)

Konstantin Stanislavski

54.

Speed and dynamism were two of its favorite subjects. Umberto Boccioni borrowed Cubist techniques to lead which of the following movements?

a)

Futurism

b)

Expressionism

c)

Minimalism

d)

Primitivism

55.

He contrasted the logical and intuitive mind in Pensées. Which thinker below also formulated a law of pressure in fluid mechanics?

a)

Albert Camus

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Voltaire

d)

Auguste Comte

56.

Giovanni da Palestrina composed during which of the following eras?

a)

Romantic

b)

Renaissance

c)

Classical

d)

Baroque

57.

Seen here is a statue of what jackal-headed Egyptian god?

a)

Set

b)

Horus

c)

Osiris

d)

Anubis

58.

To date, it is the longest film to win an Oscar. Which documentary below aired as a five-part miniseries for ESPN’s Thirty for Thirty series?

a)

Summer of Soul

b)

Free Solo

c)

O. J.: Made in America

d)

American Factory

59.

Which one of the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings below was found outside the U.S.?

a)

Imperial Hotel

b)

Taliesin

c)

Robie House

d)

Fallingwater

60.

Match each artist with her work.

x. Georgia O'Keeffe 1. Deer's Skull with Pedernal

y. Frida Kahlo 2. Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

z. Mary Cassatt 3. Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

a)

x-1, y-2, z-3

b)

x-2, y-3, z-1

c)

x-3, y-1, z-2

d)

x-1, y-3, z-2