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






2. Intermediate tempo






3. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






4. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






5. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






6. Lines that suggest stability and repose






7. Most known composers of the 20th Century






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






9. 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






10. Lines that suggest calm






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






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






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






14. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






16. An element of dance. formally measured in meter - including body rhthyms like heartbeat - breath or human emotions - considerations include how long the dance lasts - rhythm - regular vs. irregular - in dance






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






18. 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






19. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do






20. The depiction of a form in its realistic - true - life image






21. Typically not intended for public viewing with any level ofpreparation by participants






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






23. Rotating the leg outward from the hip so taht the feet from a straight line on the floor andtoes arefacing away from eah other






24. Lines that suggest opposition in art






25. Understanding the time - place - and context of artworks. Important for written response






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






27. The point where receding parallel lines converge






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






29. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






30. Space that suggests distant objects in art






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






32. Look at the symbols at the beginning of the line of music that indicate whether or not the note is played a half - step above or half - step below






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






34. The state of being at rest in dance






35. Early European dance known for its tiny steps






36. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






37. A small predecessor of the piano






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






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






40. Fast tempo






41. 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






42. A major orchesral composition






43. Slow tempo






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






45. A work made for one or two instruments






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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