Test your basic knowledge |

CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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 play set in the coutnryside populated by nymphs - satyrs - shepherds and wandering knights with dancing and singing






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






3. A music for Catholic services






4. Very slow tempo






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






6. The final step before a production in which the play is rehaersed with costumes and makeup and full staging with full stage crew






7. The state of being at rest in dance






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






9. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






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






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






12. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






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






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






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






16. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






17. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media






18. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






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






20. Social dancing performed as a couple - has origins in Carribbean Islands and African and European styles - types of dances include the mambo - the samba - meringue - and rumba - and salsa






21. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






22. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






23. A work made for one or two instruments






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat






29. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century






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






31. Lines that suggest strength in art






32. Martha Graham developed performance dance that involves dance shoes and emphasizes free flowign costumes to express ideas and feelings






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






34. A very fast tempo






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






36. Students learn to dance with partners






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






45. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






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






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






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






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






50. A character's overall goal within the play