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Arts & Humanities Exam # 2 2015-16 Practice Questions – Middle Grades Student Instructions:  Write your complete ID code on your answer sheet.  If you change your answer, erase well. 1. When an artist creates a tint by adding white to a dollop of paint, which color property below is she changing? A. intensity B. value C. hue D. saturation 2. Which one of the following musical terms is most closely associated with harmony? A. crescendo B. dissonance C. largo D. syncopation 3. One of the choices below names a non-locomotor movement. Which one? A. skip B. leap C. sway D. hop 4. Listed below are four parts of a theater. In which one does the audience sit? A. house B. wings C. proscenium D. green room 5. Girl with a Flute , pictured at right, is the work of what Golden Age painter, also known for The Milkmaid and Young Woman with a Water Pitcher ? A. Rembrandt van Rijn B. Peter Paul Rubens C. Jan van Eyck D. Johannes Vermeer 6. Albrecht Dürer created several paintings and engravings of him, both in the wilderness and in his study. Which of the following saints did the artist always depict beside a lion? A. Peter B. Jerome C. Sebastian D. Mark 7. Which of the painters below created portraits of the slave Juan de Pareja, Pope Innocent X, and Infanta María Teresa? A. Titian B. Caravaggio C. Diego Velázquez 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 1

D. El Greco 8. Numerous Renaissance artists depicted the Virgin Mary, but which one painted the Sistine Madonna , as well as a pensive Portrait of Pope Julius II ? A. Raphael B. Donatello C. Michelangelo D. Leonardo da Vinci 9. Edward Hopper’s painting Chop Suey depicts two women in conversation at which of the following locations? A. a laundromat B. a church C. a movie theater D. a restaurant 10. Match each artwork with its creator. x. Banana 1. Mary Cassatt y. The Boating Party 2. Andy Warhol z. Young Woman Powdering Herself 3. Georges Seurat A. x-1, y-2, z-3 B. x-1, y-3, z-2 C. x-2, y-1, z-3 D. x-3, y-2, z-1 11. Alexander Calder is best known for his innovations in what kind of art below? A. pastels B. sculpture C. watercolor D. woodcuts 12. In works like Broadway Boogie-Woogie and his “Composition” paintings, Piet Mondrian limited his color palette. Which one of the following hues was NOT traditionally part of his artwork? A. green B. blue C. red D. yellow 13. Which of Frank Lloyd Wright’s works below was one of the only structures to survive Tokyo’s 1923 earthquake, in part because of its floating cantilever design? A. Robie House B. Fallingwater C. Taliesin D. Imperial Hotel 14. One of the structures below, unfinished at Palladio’s death, includes a trompe-l’oeil painting and is believed to be the world’s oldest surviving stage set. Which one? A. San Giorgio Maggiore B. Villa Foscari C. Teatro Olimpico D. Loggia del Capitanio 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 2

C. Appalachian Spring D. Fanfare for the Common Man 22. “Satin Doll,” “Sophisticated Lady,” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing” are three compositions by what big band conductor and piano virtuoso? A. Miles Davis B. Duke Ellington C. Benny Goodman D. Count Basie 23. Although Ferde Grofé arranged it, which of the following compositions for either jazz band or symphony orchestra did George Gershwin create in only three weeks? A. “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” B. 4’33” C. Rhapsody in Blue D. “The Stars and Stripes Forever” 24. “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” and the World War I anthem “Over There” are all compositions by what man nicknamed the “Yankee Doodle Dandy”? A. Francis Scott Key B. John Philip Sousa C. George M. Cohan D. Samuel Barber 25. The glockenspiel belongs to the same musical family as which of the instruments below? A. gong B. fife C. banjo D. sousaphone 26. The woman at right is playing a type of zither that typically has thirteen strings. What is its name? A. sitar B. ocarina C. concertina D. koto 27. Only one of the woodwind instruments below uses a reed to produce sound. Which one? A. flute B. saxophone C. recorder D. piccolo 28. Which of the following musical terms names a work for voices and instruments, similar to a short oratorio, that today usually occurs in sacred settings? A. sonata B. symphony C. madrigal D. cantata 29. Bill Monroe, writer and performer of “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” is best known for his contribution to which of the musical genres below? 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 4

A. bluegrass B. blues C. ragtime D. opera 30. Match each type of sacred music with its function. x. Requiem 1. petition for mercy y. Gloria 2. celebratory praise of Jesus and God the Father z. Kyrie Eleison 3. remembrance of the dead A. x-1, y-2, z-3 B. x-2, y-1, z-3 C. x-2, y-3, z-1 D. x-3, y-2, z-1 31. Which of the men below choreographed the ballet Fancy Free before moving on to musicals like The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof ? A. Alvin Ailey B. Jerome Robbins C. Sergei Diaghilev D. Michel Fokine 32. It originated in Jazz Age Harlem, where dancers put an energetic spin on the jitterbug. Which of the following dances relied heavily on the swingout step? A. foxtrot B. hustle C. lindy hop D. cha-cha 33. Which of the dancers below partnered with a hat rack and pirouetted on the ceiling in Royal Wedding , but is better known for his films with Ginger Rogers? A. Arthur Mitchell B. Gene Kelly C. Bob Fosse D. Fred Astaire 34. In which of the following folk dances do couples form a circle while clicking their heels and stamping their feet to bagpipe music in ¾ time? A. allemande B. mazurka C. tarantella D. polka 35. Holi, a spring festival in which participants toss water and colored powders at each other to imitate Krishna, is central to what world religion? A. Hinduism B. Islam C. Sikhism D. Judaism 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 5

B. Mormons C. Quakers D. Shakers 37. An eight-branched candelabrum that Jews light during Hanukkah is known by which of the following names? A. kosher B. menorah C. tanakh D. torah 38. L. Ron Hubbard founded which controversial religious movement whose members include John Travolta and Tom Cruise? A. Christian Science B. Jehovah’s Witnesses C. Scientology D. Wicca 39. Which of the following choices correctly identifies Prometheus’s claim to mythological fame? A. He rescued Andromeda from a sea monster. B. He founded the city of Rome. C. He slew the Minotaur. D. He stole fire for mankind. 40. Match each Greek deity with his or her Roman counterpart. x. Dionysus 1. Bacchus y. Hephaestus 2. Vulcan z. Athena 3. Minerva A. x-1, y-2, z-3 B. x-1, y-3, z-2 C. x-2, y-1, z-3 D. x-3, y-2, z-1 41. Morpheus, the Greek god who lends his name to morphine, controls which of the following domains? A. music B. love C. dreams D. animals 42. Which one of the mythological men below tamed Pegasus before using him to slay the Chimera? A. Bellerophon B. Adonis C. Achilles D. Daedalus 43. Gambler Sky Masterson tries to woo pious Sarah Brown in what musical featuring “Adelaide’s Lament” and “Luck Be a Lady”? A. The Wiz B. Annie Get Your Gun C. Guys and Dolls D. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 7

44. Petruchio subdues his love interest’s temper in The Taming of the Shrew , a Shakespearean comedy that inspired which of the musicals below? A. Miss Saigon B. My Fair Lady C. The Pirates of Penzance D. Kiss Me, Kate 45. Arthur Miller explores middle-class Willy Loman’s financial and moral struggles in which of the following plays? A. Death of a Salesman B. The Crucible C. A Raisin in the Sun D. Finding Neverland 46. George Gibbs and Emily Webb’s youth, marriage, and untimely end lie at the heart of which drama below? A. Waiting for Godot B. Our Town C. War Horse D. Murder in the Cathedral 47. Six-second videos played on a continuous loop are the cornerstone of which of the following social media platforms? A. Twitter B. Snapchat C. Vine D. Instagram 48. Which of the comic book characters below has NOT been a member of Marvel’s Avengers? A. Superman B. Thor C. Iron Man D. Captain America 49. Which of the following athletes dubbed himself The Fastest Man Alive in his autobiography? A. Tim Tebow B. Alex Rodriguez C. Usain Bolt D. Lebron James 50. Match each public figure with the area for which he is known. x. Warren Buffett 1. finance y. Stephen Hawking 2. politics z. Tony Blair 3. physics A. x-1, y-2, z-3 B. x-1, y-3, z-2 C. x-2, y-1, z-3 D. x-3, y-2, z-1 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 8

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