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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. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






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






3. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






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






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






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

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7. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture






8. 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






9. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






10. The distance between notes






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






12. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






13. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






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






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






16. Small objects that actors handle on stage






17. A reharsal of the play from beginning to end - without stopping






18. A villain who the hero is pited against






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






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






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






22. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment






23. Children use choreography principles - processes - sills to create and communicate meaning






24. Emphasis on time in dance






25. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






26. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture






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






28. Children learn to respond to simple oral instruction






29. Dances developed in the U.S.






30. The state of being at rest in dance






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






32. Lines that suggest opposition in art






33. A leap from one leg to another






34. German song






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






36. 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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37. Most known composers of the 20th Century






38. Lines that suggest calm






39. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. Artist who led the impressionist movement






45. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






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






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






48. 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






49. A form of entertainment in which cchildren improvise scenes for their own growth






50. Looking at how the objects portrayed in a painting. The object that is emphasized is the dominant one. You must ask why it was selected compared to something else to determine why the artist mae the work