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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century






2. An ancient harp






3. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






4. Students can explain and demonstrate how to be good audience members






5. Early European dance known for its tiny steps






6. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






7. Music made by medieval monks that had multiple harmonies and voices






8. An outline or profile of an object






9. Best known Renaissance playwrights






10. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






11. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme






12. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture






13. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






14. The ability to get into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements






15. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






16. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response






17. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






18. genre of theater that focused on life as an unfathombale mystery and as a rideiculous andp ointless endeavor






19. The strength or purity of a color






20. The result of mixing a pure color and black






21. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light






22. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






23. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






24. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






25. Lines that suggest strength in art






26. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork






27. Colors opposite each other in the color wheel - like red - green - purple and yellow






28. The return of a main theme which alternates with secondary theme like ABABA or ABACA






29. A succession of musical tones or notes based on mathematical progressions known as a scale






30. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






31. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






32. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture






33. Reading by actors who have never before spoken diologue lines of the play






34. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






35. The pronounciation of words and the way that they are spoken






36. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art






37. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






38. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






39. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






40. A leap from one leg to another






41. A work made for one or two instruments






42. Artist who led the impressionist movement






43. Understanding the time - place - and context of artworks. Important for written response






44. Look at the symbols at the beginning of the line of music that indicate whether or not the note is played a half - step above or half - step below






45. The numbers that appear in front of the music notation. Note that 4/4 is the most common time signature for children's music. It shows you how many beats are in a bar and lets you know that the quarter note gets one beat






46. An element of dance. the series of horizontal planes rising one above another - for example - in ballet - there are multiple levels because there is leaping and lifts






47. Lines that suggest agitation






48. A work usually identified by a number






49. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






50. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do