State Quick Recall Flashcards
In art, this word means a sculpture projects from a supporting background. Italian adjectives precede it to describe how far from the back it projects. Identify this kind of sculpture that can be alto,
mezzo, or bas [BAH].
relief
Characters in this novel’s title group include Dan Keane, Jack Ford, Tommy Bangs, and Nat Blake. Franz and Emil, as well as Daisy and Demi Brooke, also attend Plumfield School, which Friedrich and Josephine Bhaer run. Give the title of this Louisa May Alcott novel.
Little Men
In this prequel of Rebound, “Filthy McNasty” and “JB” are the twin sons of “Da Man.” Those boys, Josh and Jordan Bell, are basketball stars whose world is rocked by their dad’s fatal heart attack. What is
this Newbery winner by Kwame [KWAH-mee] Alexander?
The Crossover
This 17th-century painter excelled at showing domestic scenes, as he did in The Music Lesson and Young Woman with a Water Pitcher. He titled a cloudy cityscape of his hometown View of Delft. Identify the artist of Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Vermeer
This European-born artist spent time in Martinique and worked as a Panama Canal digger. Among his most famous works are Vision After the Sermon and Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Name the artist of Two Tahitian Women.
Gauguin (goh-GAN)
This character first appeared in the short story “In the Rukh,” where he referenced his odd
childhood. The author delved into that childhood in stories like “Kaa’s Hunting” and “Tiger! Tiger!” Who is this human protagonist of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book?
Mowgli
Troubled by experiences while at war, Ashoka the Great embraced this religion, becoming a patron of its adoption throughout the Indian subcontinent. Name this religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
This composer of the Slavonic March wrote a symphonic poem based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest. He also created the opera Eugene Onegin [own-YAY-gin] and the 1812 Overture. Who was this Romantic composer of The Sleeping Beauty?
Tchaikovsky (chai-koff-skee)
This poet of “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” compared his soul to the title animal in “A Noiseless Patient Spider.” He included the long poem Song of Myself in his oft-revised collection Leaves of Grass. Identify this
man, who elegized President Lincoln in “O Captain! My Captain!”
Walt Whitman
One character with this last name is a Southern belle who hopes to find a so-called “gentleman caller” for her shy daughter. Two more characters with this surname are a brother and sister who
respectively work in a shoe factory and collect animal figurines. Give this last name of Amanda, Tom, and
Laura from Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie.
Wingfield
This composer of the ballet Fancy Free and its musical On the Town also wrote the score for Wonderful Town. A long-term conductor of the New York Philharmonic, he also created a series of Young
People’s Concerts. Who was this composer of West Side Story?
Leonard Bernstein
This plucked chordophone has six strings that run from its six tuning pegs to its bridge. Its acoustic models have a sound hole, while its electric models are solid and require electronic amplification. Identify this instrument mastered by B. B. King, Jimi Hendrix, and Carlos Santana.
guitar
In this story, the title animals are both long and thin. When one wonders why humans pursue him but avoid the other, his companion explains that he himself never leaves his enemies uninjured. Give the
title of this fable that teaches, “Those who avenge themselves are less likely to be injured.”
The Eel and the Snake
This instrument’s name derives from the Arabic word for “wood.” Like its European cousin, it has a fretless fingerboard and a deep, pear-shaped body. Identify this Middle Eastern and North African cousin of
the lute.
Oud (ood)
His 1737 work, Narratives of Surprising Conversions, details the process by which hundreds of colonists converted to Christianity in and around his home of Northampton, Massachusetts. Name this
influential, colonial minister whose delivery of fiery sermons like “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” helped launch the First Great Awakening.
Jonathan Edwards
In this story, Terry discovers his father crying, screaming, and shaking in the middle of a hardware store. Terry learns that his father suffers from PTSD after witnessing his friends’ deaths in the Vietnam War. Name this Gary Paulsen short story.
Stop the Sun
Another name for this category is abstract music. Unlike program music, it doesn’t try to convey events, images, or stories. Name this category, sometimes characterized as “music for music’s sake.”
absolute music
Depending on where the dancer’s leg is lifted, this ballet move is classified as devant [DUH-vahn], a la seconde [SUH-goond], or derrière [dare-ee-AIR]. The supporting leg can be straight or on pointe or
demi-pointe. What is this position that resembles the arabesque except that the dancer bends the raised
leg’s knee?
attitude
Identify the following sentence’s understood subject: Turn the music’s volume down.
you
This verb can mean “to be present in large quantities” or “to become filled to verflowing.” Give this word that is a homophone for a sports or academic group that competes against others of its kind.
teem
This mythological man lent his name to the largest satellite of Pluto. The son of Erebus [AIR-uh-bus] and Nyx, he sometimes worked on the River Acheron [AK-uh-ron]. Name this character better known for
ferrying the souls of the dead across the River Styx.
Charon (care-un)
This Latin root can mean “drive” or “push.” What is this root sometimes found after dis-, com-, im-,
and re-?
-pel
This celebration takes its name from the Spanish words for “fifteen” and “years.” In Latin American countries and the U.S., it is a party that marks a girl’s maturity into womanhood. What is this special 15th
birthday celebration?
QUINCEAÑERA [KEEN-say-ahn-YAIR-uh]
The new songs added to this musical’s 1999 revised edition were “Rabbit Chasing,” “Beethoven Day,” and “My New Philosophy.” At the climax of Act 2, a personified Beagle sings “Suppertime.” What is
this musical based on characters from the Peanuts comic strip?
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
This author’s short stories include “The Blue Hotel,” “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Open Boat.” His novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was an early example of Naturalistic literature. Who
created Henry Fleming in The Red Badge of Courage?
Stephen Crane
The author wrote this novel after lightning killed her son’s best friend. In it, Jess Aarons must cope with the drowning death of his friend Leslie Burke. Give the title of this Newbery-winning novel by Katherine Paterson.
Bridge to Terabithia
This artist moved from realism in Mill of Heeswijk [HAYZH-vike] Sun to abstraction in The Gray Tree. He tilted a square canvas 45 degrees to make each of his so-called “lozenge” paintings. Who used primary colored lines intersecting at right angles in his painting New York City One?
Piet Mondrian
This fantasy series’ recurring characters include Rincewind, Tiffany Aching, and Moist von Lipwig. Its 41 novels can be subdivided into categories like “science,” “witches,” “watch,” “death,” “ancient civilizations,” and “Industrial Revolution.” Identify this Terry Pratchett series set on a flat planet.
Discworld
This multi-volume work begins with a review of construction materials and an explanation of the five ancient Greek and Roman orders. It then moves to reviews of houses and mansions its author designed,
and then to streets, basilicas, piazzas, and bridges. Give the name of this work by Andrea Palladio [ahn-
DRAY-uh puh-LAH-dee-oh].
The Four Books of Architecture
This Sibert Medal winner alternates its chapters between Renaissance Italy and early 20th-century France. It explores how the title painting’s abduction transformed it into Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous artwork. What is this nonfiction book by Nicholas Day?
The Mona Lisa Vanishes
