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Arts and Humanities District Practice

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What name is given to the "picture frame" stage seen here?

a)

thrust

b)

proscenium

c)

arena

d)

traverse

2.

It can refer to the range of colors an artist uses. Which of the following choices also names the thin wooden board an artist uses for holding and mixing paint?

a)

easel

b)

armature

c)

palette

d)

tortillon

3.

Which choice below names a subset of the dance element energy?

a)

place

b)

duration

c)

size

d)

force

4.

Which one of the following choices names a musical texture?

a)

polyphonic

b)

major

c)

diminuendo

d)

accelerando

5.

Claude Monet devoted his final thirty years to creating approximately 250 paintings of which flowers below, a staple of his garden at Giverny?

a)

roses

b)

irises

c)

water lilies

d)

sunflowers

6.

From 1508 to 1512, Michelangelo painted the ceiling of which of the following buildings?

a)

Florence Cathedral

b)

Sistine Chapel

c)

Pitti Palace

d)

St. Mark's Cathedral

7.

In the painting shown (originally rendered in color), which artist depicted the bedroom of his "Yellow House" in Arles?

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Paul Gauguin

c)

Salvador Dali

d)

Pablo Picasso

8.

Rembrandt was one of the first artists to illustrate the blinding of which biblical man below, whose strength disappeared after Delilah cut his hair?

a)

Abraham

b)

Solomon

c)

David

d)

Samson

9.

Which one of the following men exhibited Cubist tendencies in Still Life with Ginger Pot I, but moved toward De Stijl’s pure abstraction in Still Life with Ginger Pot II?

a)

Paul Cezanne

b)

Wassily Kandinsky

c)

Henri Matisse

d)

Piet Mondrian

10.

Match each artist with his work: Edward Hopper — which work? Options: Early Sunday Morning; Ten Lizas; A Scout Is Helpful.

a)

Early Sunday Morning

b)

Ten Lizas

c)

A Scout Is Helpful

11.

Match each artist with his work: Norman Rockwell — which work? Options: Early Sunday Morning; Ten Lizas; A Scout Is Helpful.

a)

Early Sunday Morning

b)

Ten Lizas

c)

A Scout Is Helpful

12.

Match each artist with his work: Andy Warhol — which work? Options: Early Sunday Morning; Ten Lizas; A Scout Is Helpful.

a)

Early Sunday Morning

b)

Ten Lizas

c)

A Scout Is Helpful

13.

Grant Wood painted many locations from his home state, including Stone City and West Branch. Which of the following states was it?

a)

Idaho

b)

Iowa

c)

Illinois

d)

Indiana

14.

The Francisco de Goya painting shown shows French soldiers massacring Spanish peasants on what date?

a)

May 2, 1808

b)

May 3, 1808

c)

July 14, 1789

d)

October 31, 1517

15.

Ancient Romans built three of the following structures. Which one was the work of ancient Greeks?

a)

Circus Maximus

b)

Pantheon

c)

Colosseum

d)

Parthenon

16.

Which architect below designed New York City's Guggenheim Museum, which opened six months after his death in 1959?

a)

Frank Gehry

b)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

c)

Frank Lloyd Wright

d)

Louis Sullivan

17.

Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of which of the following structures?

a)

Hospital of the Innocents

b)

Villa Rotonda

c)

Medici Chapel

d)

Teatro Olimpico

18.

Walter Gropius founded it in Weimar, Germany in 1919. Which choice below names the school of architecture and design that flourished until its closure by the Nazis in 1933?

a)

Die Brücke

b)

Bauhaus

c)

Gestalt

d)

Jugendstil

19.

The same dancer traditionally performs the roles of Odette and Odile in which of the following ballets, composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky?

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

The Sleeping Beauty

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Swan Lake

20.

Richard Wagner wrote an opera based on the doomed love of which pair below, who were originally the subjects of a medieval Celtic romance?

a)

Pyramus and Thisbe

b)

Tristan and Isolde

c)

Dido and Aeneas

d)

Echo and Narcissus

21.

The Temple of Peace exploded during the premier of which Handel piece, which George II commissioned to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession?

a)

Water Music

b)

Messiah

c)

Royal Fireworks Music

d)

Rinaldo

22.

Which work corresponds to Frédéric Chopin? Options: 1. "Sunshine" Etude, 2. La Mer, 3. Orlando Furioso

a)

"Sunshine" Etude

b)

La Mer

c)

Orlando Furioso

23.

Which work corresponds to Claude Debussy? Options: 1. "Sunshine" Etude, 2. La Mer, 3. Orlando Furioso

a)

"Sunshine" Etude

b)

La Mer

c)

Orlando Furioso

24.

Which work corresponds to Antonio Vivaldi? Options: 1. "Sunshine" Etude, 2. La Mer, 3. Orlando Furioso

a)

"Sunshine" Etude

b)

La Mer

c)

Orlando Furioso

25.

Incidents in the life of Mahatma Gandhi inspired his opera Satyagraha. Which of the following minimalist composers also included Akhnaten and Einstein on the Beach in his Portrait Trilogy?

a)

Philip Glass

b)

Terry Riley

c)

John Adams

d)

John Cage

26.

Which one of the songs below did Irving Berlin write?

a)

"Moon River"

b)

"You're a Grand Old Flag"

c)

"Give My Regards to Broadway"

d)

"White Christmas"

27.

Among the dozens of films he has scored are Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Home Alone. Which of the following composers is known for his frequent collaborations with director Steven Spielberg?

a)

Hans Zimmer

b)

James Horner

c)

Danny Elfman

d)

John Williams

28.

Which man below was a composer who created a series of hit musicals with Lorenz Hart and, later, Oscar Hammerstein II?

a)

Jerome Kern

b)

Richard Rodgers

c)

Alan Jay Lerner

d)

Frederick Loewe

29.

Which of the following string instruments is played with a metallic pick known as a mizraab?

a)

sitar

b)

lyre

c)

lute

d)

ukulele

30.

Three of the instruments below are members of the brass family. Which one is a woodwind?

a)

flugelhorn

b)

euphonium

c)

fife

d)

sousaphone

31.

They are associated often with Spanish dancers. What percussion instruments are shown in the image of hands holding small paired wooden instruments?

a)

chimes

b)

claves

c)

cymbals

d)

castanets

32.

Below are four folk instruments often heard in bluegrass music. Which one is identical in appearance and sound to the violin?

a)

fiddle

b)

mandolin

c)

dulcimer

d)

banjo

33.

Schubert, Schumann, and Rimsky-Korsakov all worked during this era. Which of the following eras, which spanned most of the 19th century, saw the rise of programmatic music that was free from limitations of form?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Romantic

c)

Classical

d)

Baroque

34.

Match each composition with its type: St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach. Which type best applies?

a)

symphony

b)

opera

c)

oratorio

35.

Match each composition with its type: "The Clock" by Franz Joseph Haydn. Which type best applies?

a)

symphony

b)

opera

c)

oratorio

36.

Match each composition with its type: Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. Which type best applies?

a)

symphony

b)

opera

c)

oratorio

37.

Three of the following styles originated in Latin America or the Caribbean. Which one, popular in Louisiana and Texas, is a fusion of Cajun music and the blues?

a)

merengue

b)

mambo

c)

zydeco

d)

rumba

38.

Which one of the musicals below earned Bob Fosse his first Best Choreography Tony?

a)

Gypsy

b)

The Pajama Game

c)

Fiddler on the Roof

d)

Oklahoma!

39.

Which of the following choices is NOT a traditional ballet move?

a)

pirouette

b)

arabesque

c)

jeté

d)

allemande

40.

Which woman below choreographed Radha and O-mika before co-founding a dance school with her husband Ted Shawn?

a)

Ruth St. Denis

b)

Martha Graham

c)

Agnes de Mille

d)

Isadora Duncan

41.

Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev performed in Giselle, Les Sylphides, Swan Lake, and Marguerite and Armand for which of the following companies?

a)

American Dance Theater

b)

Royal Ballet

c)

New York City Ballet

d)

American Ballet Theatre

42.

Which choice below names the loyal bird who loves Horton the elephant in Seussical the Musical?

a)

Deloris

b)

Cosette

c)

Gertrude

d)

Liesl

43.

Which of the following songs is part of both the stage and film versions of West Side Story?

a)

"Popular"

b)

"Masquerade"

c)

"On My Own"

d)

"I Feel Pretty"

44.

The songs of 1970s Swedish supergroup ABBA form the basis of which show below, a jukebox musical with numbers like "Waterloo" and "Dancing Queen"?

a)

Mamma Mia!

b)

Mean Girls

c)

We Will Rock You

d)

The School of Rock

45.

George Bernard Shaw’s comedy Pygmalion inspired which one of the following musicals?

a)

Brigadoon

b)

My Fair Lady

c)

Kiss Me, Kate

d)

The King and I

46.

Match each Hindu deity with his description: Brahma. Which description is correct?

a)

destroyer

b)

preserver

c)

creator

47.

Match each Hindu deity with his description: Vishnu. Which description is correct?

a)

destroyer

b)

preserver

c)

creator

48.

Match each Hindu deity with his description: Shiva. Which description is correct?

a)

destroyer

b)

preserver

c)

creator

49.

Three of the choices below name Jewish holidays. Which one is a month in the Islamic calendar during which able-bodied Muslims fast during daylight hours?

a)

Ramadan

b)

Rosh Hashanah

c)

Yom Kippur

d)

Hanukkah

50.

As the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II is the "supreme governor" of which of the following Christian denominations?

a)

Baptist

b)

Methodist

c)

Presbyterian

d)

Anglican

51.

Siddhartha Gautama founded which religion below in the late 6th century B.C.?

a)

Jainism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shinto

52.

Below are four Roman goddesses. Which one personified spring and presided over blossoming plants?

a)

Flora

b)

Fortuna

c)

Fides

d)

Fauna

53.

The Greek deities swore by its waters as their most binding oath. Which of the following choices names the river Charon ferried souls across in order to reach the Underworld?

a)

Styx

b)

Asgard

c)

Elysium

d)

Valhalla

54.

The sculpture shown depicts what mythological race of one-eyed giants?

a)

Chimera

b)

Pegasus

c)

Cerberus

d)

Cyclops

55.

Below are four sportswear brands. Which one takes its name from the Greek goddess of victory?

a)

Adidas

b)

Reebok

c)

Nike

d)

Fila

56.

"My Future" and "Therefore I Am" are 2020 singles from which of the following pop singers, who is also known for her baggy clothing and various hair colors?

a)

Ariana Grande

b)

Demi Lovato

c)

Billie Eilish

d)

Selena Gomez

57.

Which one of the following women is NOT a member of "The Squad," a group of congresswomen elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018?

a)

Ilhan Omar

b)

Nancy Pelosi

c)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

d)

Rashida Tlaib

58.

Match each quarterback with his 2020 NFL team. x. Cam Newton; y. Tom Brady; z. Patrick Mahomes; 1. Kansas City Chiefs; 2. New England Patriots; 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Choose the correct mapping.

a)

x-2, y-1, z-3

b)

x-1, y-3, z-2

c)

x-2, y-3, z-1

d)

x-3, y-2, z-1

59.

Which one of the following choices names the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth, or "Choral," Symphony?

a)

"Hallelujah Chorus"

b)

"Requiem"

c)

"A Little Night Music"

d)

"Ode to Joy"

60.

Which of Diego Velázquez's paintings includes a princess who would grow up to be the Holy Roman Empress and Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia?

a)

Las Meninas

b)

The Triumph of Bacchus

c)

The Surrender of Breda

d)

The Lady with a Fan

61.

Which of the following mythological men was a skilled musician who unsuccessfully attempted to rescue his wife Eurydice from the Underworld?

a)

Midas

b)

Jason

c)

Bellerophon

d)

Orpheus

62.

Below are four novelty dances. Which one originated in 1970s New York, where its line, partner, and solo versions were performed to disco music?

a)

The Hustle

b)

The Floss

c)

The Dougie

d)

The Robot

63.

Parsisism is an alternate name for which of the following philosophies, whose origins were in mid-5th century B.C. Persia?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Zoroastrianism

d)

Wicca

64.

Below are four Impressionist artworks. Which one did Mary Cassatt create?

a)

Luncheon of the Boating Party

b)

Dancers at the Barre

c)

The Fifer

d)

Girl Arranging Her Hair

65.

"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" and "Anything You Can Do" are songs from a musical about which of the following women, who made her name as a sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?

a)

Lillian Smith

b)

Annie Oakley

c)

Calamity Jane

d)

Belle Starr

66.

Which choice below names a central open room or courtyard in an ancient Roman house and, later, in some Christian churches?

a)

atrium

b)

buttress

c)

campanile

d)

cantilever

67.

"Pomp and Circumstance" is an example of what musical form, other notable examples of which are named for the American flag and the Washington Post newspaper?

a)

serenade

b)

lied

c)

march

d)

chanson

68.

Match each actress with her Disney+ role using the table: x. Hilary Duff — 1. Stargirl; y. Grace VanderWaal — 2. Lizzie McGuire; z. Liu Yifei — 3. Mulan. Which role correctly matches Hilary Duff?

a)

Stargirl

b)

Lizzie McGuire

c)

Mulan

69.

Match each actress with her Disney+ role using the table: x. Hilary Duff — 1. Stargirl; y. Grace VanderWaal — 2. Lizzie McGuire; z. Liu Yifei — 3. Mulan. Which role correctly matches Grace VanderWaal?

a)

Stargirl

b)

Lizzie McGuire

c)

Mulan

70.

Match each actress with her Disney+ role using the table: x. Hilary Duff — 1. Stargirl; y. Grace VanderWaal — 2. Lizzie McGuire; z. Liu Yifei — 3. Mulan. Which role correctly matches Liu Yifei?

a)

Stargirl

b)

Lizzie McGuire

c)

Mulan