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






2. Most known composers of the 20th Century






3. Means song or dance - a traditional form of Japanese theater with exaggerated make - up worn by actors and ornate clothes. Ornate costumes designate lass - traits - orage of character. Elaborate wigs worn for men - women and demons. beautiful fans im






4. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






5. Every Good Boy Does Fine






6. A character's overall goal within the play






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






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






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






10. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage






11. A very fast tempo






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






13. 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






14. A stage that juts out to the audience so it can viewed from three sides - like the fashion runway






15. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






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






17. How fast or how slow - in dance






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Slow tempo






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






26. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






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






28. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






29. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






30. Children learn to respond to simple oral instruction






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






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






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






34. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words






42. The speed at which the play moves along






43. The result of mixing a pure color and black






44. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity






45. Fast tempo






46. Type of stage named after aan arch that frames the actors as you look at the stage - most auditoriums have this kind of stage - the audience is looking directly at the performers






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






48. The numbers that appear in front of the music notation. Note that 4/4 is the most common time signature for children's music. It shows you how many beats are in a bar and lets you know that the quarter note gets one beat






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






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