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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






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






3. Person who runs performance from backstage and supervises other crew members - including set designers - makeup artists - costumers - lighting crew - sound crew - and prop supervisor






4. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response






5. (space that is not used in art). Objects surrounded by this space like an apple on a white canvas) emphasize the object painted (the apple)






6. The reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art






7. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






8. The speed at which the play moves along






9. The state of being at rest in dance






10. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides






11. A character's overall goal within the play






12. The group that iscolalborating on the play






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






14. Character's immediate reason for acting the way they do or saying what they say






15. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






16. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






17. The depiction of a form in its realistic - true - life image






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






19. Practice creating or performing works of art. Important for written response






20. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






21. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






22. Instruments sounded by striking - like the cymbals - drums - triangle - wood block - xylophone - snare drum - bongo - timpani - piano - chimes - bells - marimba - tambourine






23. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






24. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






25. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






26. A play set in the coutnryside populated by nymphs - satyrs - shepherds and wandering knights with dancing and singing






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






28. A drama that is musical in which the characters are typecast. the characters that are good are very good and the characters that are evil are usually pretty evil.






29. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other






30. The tactile quality of the art






31. The characteristic we think of as color (red - orange yellow - blue - green - and violet)






32. Originates from European folk dancing






33. A movement of a point through space - the width - length - direction - curvature or flow






34. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






35. How fast or how slow - in dance






36. A very fast tempo






37. Low arm position in dance






38. Dances developed in the U.S.






39. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






40. The principal melodic motif or phrase - especially in a fugue






41. The brightness of the color - its vividness






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






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






44. The distance between each note






45. A note of a different pitch thatsounds good when played simulataneously with the melody






46. Typically not intended for public viewing with any level ofpreparation by participants






47. The underlying pulse present in most music






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






49. Popular dance in America in the 1920s. Natural movement of walking - though it is usually performed in place. The arms swing forward and backwards - with the right arm coming forward as the left leg 'steps' forward - and then moving back as the oppos






50. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century