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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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1. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






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






3. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






4. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






5. Students learn to dance with partners






6. 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






7. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






8. Emphasis on time in dance






9. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






10. Lines that suggest calm






11. 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






12. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






13. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






14. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






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






16. The distance between notes






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






18. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






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






20. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






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






22. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage






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






24. The strength or purity of a color






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






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






27. Should be able to use dance vocabulary to describeand analyze elements and components of dance






28. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






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






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






31. 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






32. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven






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






34. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






35. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






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






37. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






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






39. Where and when actor will move on stage






40. A drama that is musical in which the characters are typecast. the characters that are good are very good and the characters that are evil are usually pretty evil.






41. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started






42. A villain who the hero is pited against






43. A major orchesral composition






44. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color