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






2. A major orchesral composition






3. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






4. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






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






6. Students learn to dance with partners






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






8. A very fast tempo






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






10. Lines that suggest calm






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






12. Achieved by having a center from which elements - such as line and color - radiate outward towards the sta edges= ex: two dimensional and three dimensional






13. An outline or profile of an object






14. The pronounciation of words and the way that they are spoken






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






16. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






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

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






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






20. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






21. Lines that suggest stability and repose






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






23. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations






24. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






25. Space that creatse depth in art






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






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






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






29. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Lines that suggest strength in art






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






36. Best known Renaissance playwrights






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






38. Intermediate colors prepared by mixing unequal amounts of two primary colors






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






40. The leg that is delinating movement






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






42. Slow tempo






43. 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






44. 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






45. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






46. 'The body of ballet'- the dancers who stand behind the principals and form the stage picture with their poses






47. (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)






48. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






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






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