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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 state of being at rest in dance






2. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






3. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






4. 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






5. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto






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






7. The numbers that appear in front of the music notation. Note that 4/4 is the most common time signature for children's music. It shows you how many beats are in a bar and lets you know that the quarter note gets one beat






8. How fast or how slow - in dance






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






10. 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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11. (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)






12. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ






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






14. A mixture of white and a pure color






15. Any object or element that is less important






16. Lines that suggest strength in art






17. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






18. 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






19. Where and when actor will move on stage






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






21. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






22. A music for Catholic services






23. 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






24. Wind instruments made of metal like the horn - bugle - trumpet - jug - tuba - bazooka - didgeridoo - trombone






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment






31. A leap from one leg to another






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






37. Space that suggests distant objects in art






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






39. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






40. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works






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






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






43. Plays that end happily






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






45. Every Good Boy Does Fine






46. Achieved by having a center from which elements - such as line and color - radiate outward towards the sta edges= ex: two dimensional and three dimensional






47. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






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






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






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