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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. Which family of instruments does the trumpet belong to?

PercussionWoodwindStringsBrass

2. In music, what does 'piano' (as a dynamic marking) tell a performer to do?

Slow downPlay loudlySpeed upPlay softly

3. What does a diminuendo (or decrescendo) ask a performer to do?

Gradually get louderSlow downGradually get softerSpeed up

4. In a time signature of 4/4, how many beats are in each bar?

ThreeSixFourTwo

5. What is a vanishing point used for in art?

Framing a finished pictureShowing where parallel lines appear to meet, to create perspectiveNaming a type of brushMixing paint colours

6. A crotchet (quarter note) is usually worth how many beats in common time?

FourThreeTwoOne

7. What does 'andante' mean in music?

Very softVery fastAt a walking paceVery loud

8. In drama, what is improvisation?

Acting without a prepared scriptReading directly from a scriptSinging without musicPainting a stage backdrop

9. Pop Art, a movement from the mid-20th century, drew its imagery from where?

Microscopic photographyHandwritten lettersAncient mythology onlyPopular and consumer culture, like adverts and comic books

10. In the elements of dance (often taught as Body, Action, Space, Time and Energy), what does 'action' refer to?

The actual movements themselves, such as travelling or turningThe dancer's costumeThe lighting designThe title of the dance

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