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CSET Performing Arts III
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Instructions:
Answer 42 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 relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another
force/energy
Teaching creative expression primary
flamenco
time
2. 'Hamlet'
opera
William shakespeare
Teaching artistic perception -8th
Japanese theater NOH
3. Use dance vocabulary to describe movements (unity - variety - force) - physically connect movement phrases with smooth transitions
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
opera
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
4. Argentina (Spanish) origin - influenced both by ancient African rhythms and the music from Europe.
Moliere
Euripides
tango
Teaching creative expression primary
5. Like the Noh drama - is full of ghosts and supernatural situations - Costumes weigh up to 50 lbs. or more and take hours to assemble - Men play the part of women.
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Martha Graham
tango
Japanese theater: Kabuki
6. King of comedy in 1600s - His most famous play was 'Tartuffe' a witty play about religious hypocrisy
theater motif
Moliere
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
7. Began in 16th century Italy. Often used traditional legends - myths or folktales as the basis for their librettos or written text.
Isadora Duncan
Teaching creative expression primary
European Opera
Japanese theater NOH
8. The arts prepare students to provide understanding of systems - manipulation of information - and use of resources.
samba
time
dithyramb
What do arts prepare students for?
9. The area in which you move; the area around you
tango
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Globe theater
space
10. Brazilian origin - 2/4 time but quick
force/energy
Sophocles
samba
Teaching creative expression: middle school
11. This term is used to refer to drama as an art form as well as to the building in which it is performed.
space
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Euripides
theatre
12. Along with Sophocles refined playwriting (Madea - woman who killed her husband after coming home from war) - introduced elements of comedy and exploration into psyches - representation of traditional - mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordin
Euripides
Japanese theater NOH
Globe theater
chinese opera
13. The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving; the use of weight
force/energy
opera
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
proscenium arch
14. Dances that originated in America in 20th century
William shakespeare
American opera
proscenium arch
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
15. Roots from European folk dancing
square dancing
time
tragedy
dionysian festivals
16. Noh Theater often includes a ghost - The performances are very formal dance dramas - Performances can last 10 hours - All performers are men - Props signify characters.
Japanese theater NOH
What do arts prepare students for?
chinese opera
thrust stage
17. Use dance vocabulary to analyze elements and components of dance - understand artistic intent - range of movement expanding
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
Teaching artistic perception -8th
theatre
What do arts prepare students for?
18. responding to simple oral instructions (reach - turn walk) - vocabulary of opposites (wiggle/freeze - high/low)
tragedy
chinese opera
opera
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
19. Choral song: was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus - the god of wine and fertility
tragedy
Greek vs Midieval drama
dithyramb
Comedy
20. Create - memorize - and perform variety of simple dance forms - work cooperatively in groups to create dance
Teaching creative expression: middle school
samba
flamenco
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
21. playwriter (after Aeschylus) Oedipus and Antigone (sister who wants to bury body of brother who is killed by another brother) - added a 3rd actor - eliminating strong need for chorus
Sophocles
European Opera
Martha Graham
theatre
22. A gong sounds to begin the play - There is no scenery; it is the actor's job to create the environment - Mime - drama - music and acrobatics are blended - Makeup is rich and colorful - Costumes are elaborate - Until 1911 no women performed - only men
What do arts prepare students for?
force/energy
chinese opera
dionysian festivals
23. Improvisation to respond to various music and oral prompts - younger children dance alone - 2nd learning to work with partners
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Martha Graham
Teaching creative expression primary
William shakespeare
24. Creates a 'window' around the scenery and performers. 'picture frame'
proscenium arch
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
tragedy
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
25. Modern dance pioneer - Greek influence - break away from constricting requirements of ballet
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Comedy
force/energy
Isadora Duncan
26. Originated in Spain - amoung gypsy dancers
Martha Graham
Moliere
flamenco
proscenium arch
27. Greek drama was performed at religious festivals and in outside amphitheaters - Medieval drama evolved in the Church from musical elaborations of the service.
Isadora Duncan
Greek vs Midieval drama
Comedy
Japanese theater NOH
28. vivacious couple dance of Bohemian origin in double time; was a basic pattern of hop - step - close - step; a lively Bohemian dance tune in 2/4 time - Czech peasant dance - developed in Eastern Bohemia (Eastern Europe)
polka
opera
thrust stage
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
29. England was the most famous - and is associated with William Shakespeare. The center of the theater was open to the sky. Curtains were not used.
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
flamenco
Japanese theater NOH
Globe theater
30. The ancient Greeks believed Dionysus - the god of wine and revelry - died and was reborn every year. They held celebrations in his honor in the spring and fall - after the grape harvest. Every form of western drama has its origins in these Dionysian
tragedy
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
dionysian festivals
European Opera
31. A motif in theatre is a theme that is repeated and developed in artistic work or a decorative design or pattern.
What do arts prepare students for?
polka
theater motif
chinese opera
32. Operatic performance the story is told mainly through singing. However - an opera also involves instrumental music - acting - dancing - sets and costumes
Japanese theater NOH
European Opera
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
opera
33. credited to Thespis and Aeschylus (in drama added a 2nd actor - The Orestea - Agamemnon) - main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow - especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw - moral weakness - or inability to cope with unfavor
tragedy
theatre
proscenium arch
What do arts prepare students for?
34. 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin blended Broadway musical with African - American music
American opera
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
tragedy
Teaching creative expression primary
35. A part of the main stage that goes into the audience and brings the actors closer to the audience - The audience is on 3 sides of the stage
Teaching creative expression: middle school
dionysian festivals
thrust stage
Teaching creative expression primary
36. Fuse African dance and European styles - mambo - samba - meringue - rumba
flamenco
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
chinese opera
thrust stage
37. Critically evaluate dance in terms of the elements
What do arts prepare students for?
Teaching creative expression primary
chinese opera
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
38. Mother of modern dance
Martha Graham
Teaching creative expression primary
Teaching artistic perception -8th
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
39. K learning simple folk dances where they come from and functions - 2nd name and perform rhythms from various traditions
theatre
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
polka
William shakespeare
40. Aristonphanes and his comedic parodies - Lysistrata (she persuades all women to withhold sex from warring men) and Aeusylus - blunder or ugliness which does not cause pain or disaster
force/energy
polka
Comedy
Japanese theater: Kabuki
41. Learn dances specific to 18th and 19th century America - 8th graders can describe functions of dance and compare and contrast different forms of dance
force/energy
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Greek vs Midieval drama
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
42. Learn to distinguish 1 dance from another - explain and demonstrate being good audience
European Opera
Globe theater
Martha Graham
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary