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






2. Intermediate tempo






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






4. Dances developed in the U.S.






5. Lines that suggest calm






6. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






7. 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






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






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






10. The pre - eminent European form of performance dance. It is rooted in the Italian Renaissance. Russia has some of the world's foremost dancers and dance companies - utilizes elaborate costume and scenery. Movements are stylized and technical with pre






11. The tactile quality of the art






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






13. Music made by medieval monks that had multiple harmonies and voices






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






15. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






16. The distance between notes






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






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






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






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






21. (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)






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






23. The strength or purity of a color






24. Character's immediate reason for acting the way they do or saying what they say






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






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






27. The images or elements (colors - shapes - lines) that re repeated several times in an art work - can show the dominance of a certain element to help understand the purpose of the art






28. Small objects that actors handle on stage






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






30. Steps perofmred in the air during dance

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






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






33. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






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






35. Low arm position in dance






36. Twirling and spinning in ballet






37. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






38. 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






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






40. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






42. The flat surface within both sides of a central line






43. 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






44. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters






45. The orientation of the actor to the audience - like stage left (the left side of the stage from the prospective of the actor facing the audience) - stage right - upstage (farthest from the audience) - and downstage (closest to the audience)

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46. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






47. Plays that end happily






48. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity






49. A person who acquires necessary funds and acts as administer of the production. A person who finds a play that they will be interested in - producer at school plays is usually a teacher






50. 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