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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. A mixture of white and a pure color






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






3. The strength or purity of a color






4. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






5. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






6. Low arm position in dance






7. 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






8. Unharmonious sounds that are produced to make an unsettling effect - like in punk music and jazz






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






10. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






11. The reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art






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






13. Students can explain and demonstrate how to be good audience members






14. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






15. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece






16. The idea of transforming a three - dimensional image onto a two - dimensional surface






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






18. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






19. A leap from one leg to another






20. Artist who inspired by African American sculptures to focus on the geometric shapes - like circles - triangles called cubism






21. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






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






23. Where and when actor will move on stage






24. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






25. Lines that suggest movement






26. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






27. A villain who the hero is pited against






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






29. The distance between each note






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






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






32. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides






33. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






34. Type of stage named after aan arch that frames the actors as you look at the stage - most auditoriums have this kind of stage - the audience is looking directly at the performers






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






36. 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






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






38. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome






39. Plays that end happily






40. A stage that juts out to the audience so it can viewed from three sides - like the fashion runway






41. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






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






43. A small predecessor of the piano






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






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






46. A major orchesral composition






47. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano






48. Twirling and spinning in ballet






49. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






50. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response