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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. A music for Catholic services






2. Mastering dance vocabulary - movement awareness - and appreciation for unique ways of moving






3. Students learn to dance with partners






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






5. The strength or purity of a color






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






7. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness






8. A major orchesral composition






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






10. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






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






12. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition






13. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg






14. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






15. Artist who inspired by African American sculptures to focus on the geometric shapes - like circles - triangles called cubism






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






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






18. Green - blue - green - blue and violet when used to show wet objects






19. The particular arrangement of form - colors - lines - and other elements in a painting






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






21. Artist who led the impressionist movement






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






23. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






25. Form of Greek drama that coexisted with tragedy in the classic period that ridiculed the gods and used bawdy language






26. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






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






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






29. The way that an artist's work is related - can either by harmonious or disharmonious






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






31. How fast or how slow - in dance






32. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






33. (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)






34. A leap from one leg to another






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






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

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






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






39. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano






40. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythm pattern is deliberately upset






41. 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






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






43. Music evolved from freed African americans who heard European folk music and classical music






44. 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






45. The pre - eminent European form of performance dance. It is rooted in the Italian Renaissance. Russia has some of the world's foremost dancers and dance companies - utilizes elaborate costume and scenery. Movements are stylized and technical with pre






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






47. An outline or profile of an object






48. The images or elements (colors - shapes - lines) that re repeated several times in an art work - can show the dominance of a certain element to help understand the purpose of the art






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






50. 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