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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. Volume or clarity needed to be heard by an audience






2. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






3. The flat surface within both sides of a central line






4. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther






5. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






6. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






7. Intermediate tempo






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






9. Lines that suggest calm






10. The variations of the louder and softer sections of a single piece of music






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






12. Best known Renaissance playwrights






13. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed






14. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






15. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects






16. The orientation of the actor to the audience - like stage left (the left side of the stage from the prospective of the actor facing the audience) - stage right - upstage (farthest from the audience) - and downstage (closest to the audience)

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17. Lines that suggest strength in art






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






19. Raising leg to straightened position with foot very high above ground






20. Any object or element that is less important






21. 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






22. Dances developed in the U.S.






23. Most known composers of the 20th Century






24. An ancient harp






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






26. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






27. Originally banned because it involved couples touching each other - spread across Europe and then across the Americas






28. The final step before a production in which the play is rehaersed with costumes and makeup and full staging with full stage crew






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






30. Children learn to respond to simple oral instruction






31. 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






32. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






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






34. Plays that end happily






35. 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






36. An element of dance. formally measured in meter - including body rhthyms like heartbeat - breath or human emotions - considerations include how long the dance lasts - rhythm - regular vs. irregular - in dance






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






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






39. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings






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






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






42. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






43. An element of dance. the immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body - danceres shape their space as they move - change directio or path or level - or extend their range






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






45. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






46. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






47. The group that iscolalborating on the play






48. Lines that suggest stability and repose






49. A character's overall goal within the play






50. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character