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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. Fast tempo






2. Should be able to use dance vocabulary to describeand analyze elements and components of dance






3. The way an artwork's elements are put together






4. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around one foot while mantiaining a pose with their leg






5. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats






6. Slow tempo






7. Lines that suggest strength in art






8. The tactile quality of the art






9. Instruments played with a string like a violin - viola - cello - banjo - piano - guitar - harp






10. Plays that end happily






11. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






12. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






13. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements






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






15. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece






16. A stage that juts out to the audience so it can viewed from three sides - like the fashion runway






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






18. Space that suggests distant objects in art






19. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






20. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures






21. Lines that suggest calm






22. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






23. Martha Graham developed performance dance that involves dance shoes and emphasizes free flowign costumes to express ideas and feelings






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






25. Consisting of tonal - rhythmic pattern and whose name from the name of the nine goddesses






26. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ






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






28. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






29. Hero that had a fatal flaw that broguht about its downfall






30. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat






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






32. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another






33. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






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






35. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words






36. Social dancing performed as a couple - has origins in Carribbean Islands and African and European styles - types of dances include the mambo - the samba - meringue - and rumba - and salsa






37. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






38. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






39. A work usually identified by a number






40. The sense of movement that is occurring in the work (like the action of the characters in the work of art) AND the way that a person's eyes move as they look at a piece of art and how the eyes move as they observe the entier piece






41. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






42. The oldest forms of art that we know about






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






44. A system of loud - colorful improvs from 16th Century Italy using stock characters (basic characters)

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45. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






46. A major orchesral composition






47. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto






48. Colors that are associated with heat or dry objects like red - orange - and yellow (fire)






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






50. The distance between each note