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






2. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






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






4. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






5. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






6. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






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






8. How the artist's arrangement of elements achieves equilibrium






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






10. Colors that are closely related to one another - like blue - blue - green and green






11. The underlying pulse present in most music






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






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






14. An activity that enhances sight - sound - taste - touch - smell and used by actors to deepen character development






15. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






16. A major orchesral composition






17. The speed of the beats and how fast they come one after another






18. Plays that end happily






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






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






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






22. (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)






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






24. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme






25. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Colors opposite each other in the color wheel - like red - green - purple and yellow






32. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






33. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light






34. Originated in Spain among gypsy dancers and also in India






35. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






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

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






38. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






39. How fast or how slow - in dance






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






41. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance






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






43. Lines that suggest opposition in art






44. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






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






46. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






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






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






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