Academic Pentathlon Fine Arts Section 2024 -25

Question 1

Where did Vik Muniz’s 'Marat (Sebastião)' start?

Accepted Answer

Brazilian favela

Question 2

What is the basic building block for melody and harmony?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

Question 3

From what perspective did early American environmental writers like Henry David Thoreau write about nature?

Accepted Answer

solitary perspective

Question 4

What is the main theme of the musical composition 'The Flight of the Bumblebee'?

Accepted Answer

bumblebee

Question 5

What is the subject of the photograph in Will Wilson's series that depicts a Native American powwow?

Accepted Answer

powwow dancers

Question 6

What material does Vik Muniz use in 'Pictures of Garbage'?

Accepted Answer

Garbage

Question 7

What is the title of Bonnie Devine's installation about land use in the Eastern Woodlands?

Accepted Answer

Battle for the Woodlands

Question 8

Is music and art important in our lives?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

True or false: Chris Jordan photographs live birds

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What is the companion piece to 'Hermit Thrush at Eve'?

Accepted Answer

Morning in the Bowl of Night

Question 11

What is the largest radioactive spill in U.S. history depicted in Will Wilson's photograph?

Accepted Answer

Church Rock Spill

Question 12

Where did Vik Muniz create 'Pictures of Garbage'?

Accepted Answer

Jardim Gramacho

Question 13

What is the principle that we associate with movement or pattern?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

Question 14

What does the term 'picturesque' mean?

Accepted Answer

a view worthy of being seen and appreciated as a picture

Question 15

What is the primary theme of Noah Purifoy’s art?

Accepted Answer

Economic inequality

Question 16

Where is the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum located?

Accepted Answer

Joshua Tree

Question 17

What is the principle that refers to the equal distribution of visual weight in a work of art?

Accepted Answer

Balance

Question 18

What is the most basic of art elements?

Accepted Answer

Line

Question 19

What element did Denes add in her Artpark performance?

Accepted Answer

Time capsule

Question 20

True or false: Denes’s 'Wheatfield' was under the Twin Towers

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

True or false: Yao Lu uses actual landscapes in his art

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

What large work of art by Richard Serra caused controversy in lower Manhattan?

Accepted Answer

Tilted Arc

Question 23

Which famous Motown singer had a slow but steady rise to fame?

Accepted Answer

Marvin Gaye

Question 24

What is the title of Amy Beach's composition inspired by a bird's morning song?

Accepted Answer

hermit thrush

Question 25

What is the main focus of Allora & Calzadilla's artwork 'Returning a Sound' in Vieques?

Accepted Answer

tank on a beach

Question 26

What is the subject of Will Wilson's photographic series 'Survey'?

Accepted Answer

Contaminated lands

Question 27

What is the central theme of Mel Chin's artwork 'Unmoored'?

Accepted Answer

Climate change

Question 28

What movement in the United States did Allora & Calzadilla's work on Vieques address?

Accepted Answer

Environmental activism

Question 29

Alma Thomas's 'Space Paintings' and 'Earth Paintings' coincided with the rise of what movement in the United States?

Accepted Answer

environmental

Question 30

What inspired Agnes Denes’s 'Wheatfield' project?

Accepted Answer

Economic disparity

Question 31

What does the term 'picturesque' mean?

Accepted Answer

Visually charming or quaint

Question 32

Which project used photography to document American pollution?

Accepted Answer

Documerica

Question 33

What is the main focus of Ana Mendieta's artwork 'Silueta Series'?

Accepted Answer

Performance art

Question 34

Is the violin solo cadenza in the background singing 'ooh' until coda?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

What movement coincided with Alma Thomas's 'Space Paintings' and 'Earth Paintings'?

Accepted Answer

Abstract Expressionism

Question 36

What does Noah Purifoy’s 'Offshore Drilling' symbolize?

Accepted Answer

Environmental racism

Question 37

What is the central theme of Gustav Holst's musical composition 'The Planets'?

Accepted Answer

The solar system

Question 38

Which artwork involves a living time capsule?

Accepted Answer

Tree Mountain

Question 39

What did Frede Grofé consider himself a composer of?

Accepted Answer

Americana

Question 40

Did Alma Thomas create abstract paintings during the final phase of her career?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

What is the companion piece to 'Hermit Thrush at Eve'?

Accepted Answer

Windswept Pines at Morn

Question 42

True or false: 'Wheatfield' was a single-step project

Accepted Answer

False

Question 43

What is the main theme of 'Caribou Migration I'?

Accepted Answer

Ecosystem fragility

Question 44

What is the primary theme of Noah Purifoy’s art?

Accepted Answer

Social commentary

Question 45

Land is the source of materials for artistic production.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

What is the subject of LaToya Ruby Frazier's photography series 'Flint is Family'?

Accepted Answer

Family portraits

Question 47

What does 'Eco-Logic' represent in Denes's work?

Accepted Answer

Artistic philosophy

Question 48

Is the violin solo cadenza in the background singing 'ooh' until coda?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 49

What does the term 'toxic sublime' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Polluted beauty

Question 50

True or false: Denes’s artworks focus only on visual impact

Accepted Answer

False

Question 51

What is the subject of Will Wilson's photographic series 'Survey'?

Accepted Answer

Native American portraits

Question 52

What is the main focus of Allora & Calzadilla's artwork 'Returning a Sound' in Vieques?

Accepted Answer

Sound installation

Question 53

What is the main focus of Rebecca Belmore's artwork 'Speaking to Their Mother'?

Accepted Answer

Performance art

Question 54

True or false: Subhankar Banerjee’s work led to ANWR protection

Accepted Answer

True

Question 55

Composers have used music to portray the earth's geographical features.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 56

True or false: W. Eugene Smith’s project was in the USA

Accepted Answer

False

Question 57

Where was 'Rice/Tree/Burial' first performed?

Accepted Answer

Sullivan County

Question 58

Which series shows garbage as traditional landscapes?

Accepted Answer

New Landscapes

Question 59

Which artist is known for using unexpected materials?

Accepted Answer

Vik Muniz

Question 60

Who is the artist behind 'The Fourth World'?

Accepted Answer

Kent Monkman

Question 61

What is the largest radioactive spill in U.S. history depicted in Will Wilson's photograph?

Accepted Answer

radioactive waste barrels

Question 62

What is the subject of Will Wilson's Native American powwow series?

Accepted Answer

Portraits

Question 63

What movement in the United States did Allora & Calzadilla's work on Vieques address?

Accepted Answer

protest signs

Question 64

Where did Vik Muniz’s 'Marat (Sebastião)' start?

Accepted Answer

Near a bathtub

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