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






2. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone






3. A major orchesral composition






4. 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.






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






6. Wind instruments made of metal like the horn - bugle - trumpet - jug - tuba - bazooka - didgeridoo - trombone






7. A large section of lengthy composition






8. Space that suggests distant objects in art






9. Every Good Boy Does Fine






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






11. Early European dance known for its tiny steps






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






13. A leap from one leg to another






14. Lines that suggest strength in art






15. A person who acquires necessary funds and acts as administer of the production. A person who finds a play that they will be interested in - producer at school plays is usually a teacher






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






17. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






18. 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






19. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe






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






21. Music based on a short theme known as a subject. The opening part of this music is announced by one voice and then a second voice restates the subject in a different scale






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






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






24. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






25. Very slow tempo






26. When the first section of a song is repeated like AABA






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






28. Intermediate tempo






29. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






30. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






31. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






32. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






33. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






34. Artwork that does not represent the object or scene in its realistic terms






35. The oldest forms of art that we know about






36. ABCDEFG






37. The distance between each note






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






39. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






40. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works






41. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome






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






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






44. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






45. A mixture of white and a pure color






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






47. Emphasis on time in dance






48. category of literature intended for the stage. Greek playwrights like Aeschylus - Sophocles - and Euripides are considered world's greatest playwrights - specifically in tragedies. actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions instead of makeup - ch






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






50. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument