Arts & Humanities Bluegrass Middle School Academic Conference Written Assessment 2017
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Arts & Humanities Bluegrass Middle School Academic Conference Written Assessment 2017 Copyright © 2017 Academic Hallmarks Arts & Humanities Round 1 Page 1 1. Architecture 6. Musical Groups Pagodas are temples or shrines of ... Traditional Dixieland bands do not include which A. Islam instruments? B. Judaism A. tuba, drum C. Buddhism B. cello, violin D. Christianity C. trumpet, cornet E. Zoroastrianism D. string bass, banjo E. trombone, clarinet 2. Quests 7. Art Forms Knights of the Round Table sought the ... Ornamental writing is ... A. Holy Grail A. calligraphy B. Golden Calf B. holography C. One True Ring C. lithography D. Ark of the Covenant D. cartography E. Coat of Many Colors E. choreography 3. Aussie Tunes 8. Tune Translation Which word or phrase is not in the lyrics of "Waltzing What question is asked in the French song, "Frere Matilda"? Jacques"? A. sawbuck A. Can we go now? B. billabong B. Do you love me? C. swagman C. Are you sleeping? D. tucker bag D. Where is the lamb? E. Coolabah tree E. Why is the sky blue? 4. Photographic Careers 9. Architectural Geography Which is a likely subject for photomicrography? Which architectural marvel is not on the same A. living cells continent as the others? B. faint stars A. Kaaba C. projectiles in flight B. Kremlin D. underwater subjects C. Parthenon E. impacts and explosions D. Colosseum E. Eiffel Tower 5. Art Forms 10. Music Etymology Anthropologists regard sand painting, painting on Which term includes a prefix that means "loving"? leaves, wood carving, and rock carving as forms of ---- A. diatonic art. B. synchronic A. marginal C. quadrasonic B. aboriginal D. philharmonic C. latitudinal E. stereophonic D. platitudinal E. gastrointestinal Arts & Humanities Round 1 Page 2 11. Tempos 16. 16th-Century Europe Which musical tempo would be most appropriate for Which was a movement in Western Europe that led to Rossini's "William Tell" overture or Foster's establishment of Protestant churches? "Camptown Races"? A. Reformation A. largo B. Deformation B. lento C. Malformation C. vivace D. Conformation D. adagio E. Transformation E. andante 12. Dance 17. 16th-Century Europe What kind of dance is common at hoedowns? The Reformation in Europe led to establishment of ... A. tap A. the scientific method B. clog B. the Protestant religion C. belly C. fixed borders between countries D. break D. standards for weights and measures E. square E. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 13. Vibrating Strings 18. Musical Instruments The vibrating string that produces the highest pitch is There are practically no clear distinctions between ... ... A. violins and fiddles A. loose and long B. clarinets and flutes B. tight and long C. trumpets and bugles C. loose and thick D. tubas and sousaphones D. tight and short E. pianos and harpsichords E. loose and thine 14. Folk Tunes 19. Instrument Origins What are the next words in this line from "When Which comes from Hawaii? Johnny Comes Marching Home"? A. ukulele The men will cheer, the boys will shout, B. balalaika the ladies, they will ... C. mandolin A. be devout D. bagpipes B. all turn out E. bullroarer C. dance about D. become stout E. twist and shout 15. Feelings ... Oh Oh Oh Feelings 20. Fruity Songs When reading a story or watching a play, you may be A song about what fruit includes this lyric? able to share the feelings of the characters through ... Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o, A. apathy Daylight come and me wan' go home. B. empathy A. grape C. antipathy B. apple D. telepathy C. lemon E. osteopathy D. banana E. blueberry Arts & Humanities Round 1 Page 3 21. Ventriloquism 26. Amendments Ventriloquists have particular difficulty producing In which amendment is there a clause granting bilabial sounds including those for ... Americans the right not to practice any religion? A. a and o A. 1st B. b and p B. 2nd C. c and t C. 3rd D. d and g D. 4th E. e and q E. 5th 22. Musicals 27. Song Lyrics Which song is not from the Disney musical, "Bambi"? What is the first line of the American patriotic song A. Learning to Walk that includes this line? B. Gallop of the Stags The home of the free and the brave. C. Talk to the Animals A. You're a grand old flag D. Tragedy in the Meadow B. I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy E. It Could Even Happen to Flower C. Oh beautiful for spacious skies D. Off we go into the wild blue yonder E. This is my country, land of my birth 23. Halls 28. Drawing The U.S. Marines are associated with ... A preliminary drawing is a ... A. Faneuil Hall A. study B. Carnegie Hall B. sketch C. Tammany Hall C. cartoon D. Independence Hall D. stippling E. the Halls of Montezuma E. line drawing 24. Ceramics 29. Colorful Songs Fired earthenware is porous and therefore ... What two colors are in the lyrics of the first stanza of A. opaque "America the Beautiful"? B. magnetic A. blue, gold C. flammable B. red, white D. extremely hard C. silver, green E. full of tiny holes D. purple, amber E. magenta, puce 25. Ancient Edifices 30. The Diatonic Scale The Greek Parthenon was a ... What is the third note on the diatonic scale? A. temple A. fa B. soothsayer B. la C. vast plain C. so D. military camp D. mi E. stadium for the Olympics E. re Arts & Humanities Round 1 Page 4 31. Music History Which form of music originated in the West Indies? A. jazz B. calypso C. ragtime D. bluegrass E. honky-tonk 32. Flowers in Songs Which is an alpine plant featured in a song in "The Sound of Music"? A. blitzkrieg B. edelweiss C. lederhosen D. glockenspiel E. pumpernickel 33. History of Religion Which religion was organized most recently? A. Islam B. Judaism C. Hinduism D. Christianity E. Confucianism 34. Dance Music Which style of dance music originated in southern Spain? A. hula B. polka C. minuet D. cancan E. flamenco 35. Art Forms What has been called "art that takes away superfluous material" and "enduring mud pies"? A. etching B. painting C. macrame D. sculpture E. calligraphy Arts & Humanities Round 1 - Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. E 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. E 24. E 25. A 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. D 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. E 35. D Arts & Humanities Round 2 Page 1 1. Composers 6. Art Who continued to compose music long after he had Van is painting a huge picture on the side of a become completely deaf? building, an art form called a ... A. Johann Bach A. mural B. Joseph Haydn B. mobile C. Wolfgang Mozart C. tapestry D. Peter Tchaikovsky D. holograph E. Ludwig van Beethoven E. fleur-de-lis 2. Painting Pigeonholes 7. Foreign Literature Which is the title of a still life painting? In what language was "The Thousand Nights and a A. On a Lee Shore Night" originally written? B. The Last Supper A. Greek C. Roses and Tulips B. Arabic D. The Laughing Cavalier C. Cuneiform E. Liberty Leading the People D. Old English E. Vedic Sanskrit 3. Composers 8. Vocal Music History What Russian composer wrote a suite that shares its Before it became part of the traditional music of the name with an implement used to open almonds and region, yodeling was a method of communication in pecans? the ... A. Igor Stravinsky A. Austrian Alps B. Peter Tchaikovsky B. Algerian Sahara C. Modest Mussorgsky C. Argentine Pampas D. Sergei Rachmaninoff D. Australian outback E. Dimitri Shostakovich E. Albanian coastlands 4. Architecture 9. Painting What stone was the main construction material of Which is the most appropriate subject for a still life? buildings on the Acropolis? A. Mt. Fuji A. jade B. an elk herd B. slate C. baby kittens C. marble D. a bowl of fruit D. granite E. the Oregon coast E. sandstone 5. Geographic Mythology 10. Musicals Odin was the principal god of a people who lived near Which tune is not from "The Wizard of Oz"? the ... A. If I Only Had a Brain A. Nile River B. I Whistle a Happy Tune B. North Sea C. We're Off to See the Wizard C. Himalayas D. Follow the Yellow Brick Road D. Bay of Bengal E. Somewhere Over the Rainbow E. Yucatan Peninsula Arts & Humanities Round 2 Page 2 11. Good Times for Beavers 16. Forms of Music Beavers were much-relieved in the 1830s when what Which style of music originated around Trinidad and other material came into fashion replacing their skins Haiti? for hats? A. calypso A. silk B. ragtime B. denim C. yodeling C. canvas D. madrigals D. corduroy E. serenades E. polyester 12. Song Types 17. Guilds Chanteys are mostly associated with ... During the Middle Ages, a young man could become A. slaves an artist only by working for a master for several B. sailors years as a(n) ... C. shepherds A. rookie D. soothsayers B. novice E. sharecroppers C. recruit D. initiate E. apprentice 13. Architecture 18. Colors The most primitive architectural techniques were used Which is a secondary color? in the ... A. red A. Taj Mahal B. black B. Parthenon C. green C. Tower of Pisa D. navy blue D. Roman Colosseum E. chartreuse E. Notre Dame Cathedral 14.