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. An old - school dance from 1900s dating back to the slavery days in which people walked back and forth to the tune of bajos and fiddles. a cake was usually awarded to the winner






2. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






3. A mixture of white and a pure color






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






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






6. 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






7. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






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






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






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






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






12. Artist who led the impressionist movement






13. (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)






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






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






16. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






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






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






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






20. Space that creatse depth in art






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






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






26. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen






27. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






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






29. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone






30. A major orchesral composition






31. Students learn to dance with partners






32. Low arm position in dance






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






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






35. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






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






37. An ancient harp






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






39. The speed at which the play moves along






40. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






41. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






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






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






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






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






46. The distance between notes






47. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






48. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






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






50. The strength or purity of a color