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WSC Review | Art & Music: Fragments of an Improbable Universe
WSC Review | Art & Music: Fragments of an Improbable Universe
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Meant to test scholars on their knowledge of the Arts and Music subject area.
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Odd man out: space art
Jakub Rozalski
Alexei Leonov
Rick Sternbach
Chesley Bonestell
2
Which graphic design concept best illustrates this piece?
Dot matrix
Typography
Superflat
Pastiche
3
In Gustav Holst's The Planets, what was the astrological characteristic of Mars?
The Bringer of Jollity
The Bringer of Peace
The Bringer of War
The Magician
4
What is the title of this song?
Drops of Jupiter
Shape of My Heart
Space Oddity
Shooting Star
5
These refer to ballads of antiquity that cross cultural and national borders.
Broadside
Folk
Elegy
Sonnet
6
Described by the New Yorker as "a space-alien, 18-armed Buddha on a lotus throne."
Tan Tan Bo
Yammy at Home
Tongari-Kun
Kaikai Kiki
7
The term that refers to the compositional procedure characterized by systemic imitation.
Polyphony
Fugue
Symbolic-Interactionism
Eksphrasis
8
The Păpăruda drought ritual originated from what country?
Egypt
Mexico
Romania
Colombia
9
The term that refers to Caravaggio's violent and pronounced use of lighting.
Foreshortening
Sfumato
Tenebrism
Chiaroscuro
10
Which artist would have been most likely to work on this piece?
Alexei Leonov
Sigmar Polke
Gabriel Orozco
Wayne Thiebaud
11
This piece was inspired by one of the largest football stadiums ever built.
The Beautiful Game
Fütbol
Maracana
Collective Success
12
This was the Dutch city where Piet Blom built the Cube Houses.
The Hague
Rotterdam
Helmond
Nijmegen
13
This song was featured in what musical?
Amelie
Matilda
The Wizard of Oz
Fantastic Mr. Fox
14
This composer faced severe battles getting their music out for public consumption.
Yann Tiersen
Ruth B
Keith Jarrett
Louise Farrenc
15
What is the title of this piece?
Elevator Push
Retroactive I
Habitat
Untitled
16
Odd man out: Retroactive I
John F. Kennedy Assassination
Landing on the Moon
Sunkist
Cold War
17
What is the title of this piece?
Aaron Burr, Sir
Alexander Hamilton
Köln Concert
Dear Theodosia
18
What planet is depicted in this painting?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Mercury
19
What was the name of the French physician who believed he could see the future?
Nostradamus
Felice Peretti
King Henri I
Plutarch
20
Who is the artist behind this song?
Ruth B
Cher
Kylie Minogue
Alanis Morissette
21
What song is most likely to be sung when it rains on your wedding day?
Miracle of Miracles
Romeo and Juliet
Ironic
Epochal Times
22
She was an Austrian painter who was heavily influenced by the pop-art movement.
Kiki Kogelnik
Marina Abramović
Glenda León
Louise Farrenc
23
What is the title of this piece?
Fortune Teller and The Child
Fortune Teller and The Cat
The Illusionist
Păpăruda
24
What do the colors of this piece represent?
Commercialized world
Random success
American dream
California
25
Besides from being a painter, Alexei Leonov was also known for being the first to do what?
Do the moonwalk
Walk on space
Orbit a satellite
Step foot on the moon
26
Which musician composed a piece on the beginning of the world based on African folk mythology?
Alan Silvestri
Darius Milhaud
Al Stewart
Charles Ives
27
What is the title of this piece?
Macarana
Collective Teamwork
Tongari-Kun
Collective Success
28
The "Symphonie fantastique" became a hallmark of what musical period?
Contemporary
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
29
What is the title of this piece?
Habitat
Walk Through Walls
Deep Breathing
The Artist is Present
30
What concepts do Jakub Rozalski juxtapose on "Into The Wild"?
Reality and fantasy
Good and evil
Past, present and future
Natural and artificial
