25 questions
Which element of music refers to the combination and layering of different sounds in music?
tempo
texture
dynamics
rhythm
A sphinx is a great sculpture carved from the rock near the Egyptian pyramids with the head of a man and the body of a _______.
horse
tiger
lion
bull
Which principle of art refers to the focal point or first thing someone sees in a piece of artwork?
pattern
movement
focus
emphasis
The audience may view the stage from 3 or more sides. Identify this type of stage that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its upstage end.
proscenium
thrust
arena
apron
His paintings are filled with expression, movement, and rhythm. Name this Action painter known for such classics as Galaxy, Autumn Rhythm, and Convergence.
Jackson Pollock
Max Ernst
Paul Klee
Ansel Adams
It features songs Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Do-Re-Mi, and another popular one that is the same name as the title of the musical. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp. Name the musical.
The Sound of Music
Chorus Girls
The Music Man
Oklahoma
Unlike most opera composers, he wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Name this German Romantic composer known for such works as Faust Overture, Tannhauser, and The Flying Dutchman.
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
Blue and orange are examples. What are these two colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel?
primary
complementary
secondary
tertiary
His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. Name this American artist known for such works as Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, Little White Girl: Symphony in White, II, and Arrangment in Grey and Black, No. 1.
James McNeill Whistler
Grant Wood
Benjamin West
Andrew Wyeth
It is a 15th century mural painting in Milan. Identify this Leonardo da Vinci work that represents a certain scene from the final days of Jesus when Jesus announces that one of his Twelve Apostles would betray him.
Jesus and the Disciples
The Last Supper
Judas Iscariot
Jesus and the Twelve Apostles
He was the first Russian composer whose music was popular internationally. He was honored by Emperor Alexander III in 1884. Name this Russian Romantic composer of such works as Ukrainian Symphony: Roman and Juliet; and the ballets, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky
Johann Straus
Sergei Prokofiev
It is basically from the two-step; however it is done with a broken beat rather than an even beat as in slow-slow-quick-quick. It was supposedly invented by a vaudeville performer in 1914 who shares the same name as the dance. Name this American ballroom dance in 4/4 time having an animal sounding name in which the inventor did a fast but simple trotting step to ragtime music.
bunny hop
jitterbug
fox-trot
tarantella
Painted navy blue, black, and white, it shows suffering people, animals, and buildings wrenched by violence and chaos. Which Pablo Picasso work was painted as a protest against the Fascist bombing of a Basque town during the Spanish Civil War?
Guernica
Man at the Crossroads
War and Peace
The Bombing of Innocents
Throughout his career, he produced portraits of over 1,000 people including the first six Presidents of the United States. Name the famous American portrait painter whose painting of George Washington has appeared on the one-dollar bill for over a century.
Ansel Adams
Matthew Brady
Grand Wood
Gilbert Stuart
He was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and inventor and is considered the great example of renaissance artist. The Last Supper and Mona Lisa are two of which artist's most noted works?
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
Titian
It is a basis of harmony. Which music term refers to three or more notes sounded together simultaneously?
counterpoint
chord
coda
scale
This stringed musical instrument is the most widely used of all orchestral instruments. What is the smallest and highest pitched instrument in the stringed family of musical instruments?
viola
violin
double bass
cello
Mistakes can be easily rubbed off and new renditions made. ____ refers to the medium made from twigs of willow or vine used for drawing on paper and for making preliminary drawings on walls or canvases as the first stage in a painting.
Charcoal
Pastel
Intaglio
Gesso
What is the musical term for very fast?
piano
presto
forte
allegro
It fell out of favor as jazz claimed the public's imagination after 1917, but there have been numerous revivals of it. Scott Joplin is associated with which style of music rich in its rhythms and sophisticated melodies?
blues
bluegrass
ragtime
boogie woogie
It can take the form of a conflict, a challenge, a surprise, a time restraint, or the suspense of not knowing. Which element of drama impels people to respond and take action?
style
diction
plot
tension
It is played with two drumsticks and originated in military time. Identify this small cylindrical drum with two heads stretched over a metal shell, the lower head having strings across it.
bongo
timpani
bass
snare
_____ is an example of an intermediate color.
orange
yellow
blue green
white
A type of balance in which lines or shapes spread out from a center point is known as
radial balance
symmetrical balance
asymmetrical balance
formal balance
There are different stages of production of a film. Which of the following stages comes first?
pre-production
development
distribution
production