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






2. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






3. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






4. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other






5. An activity that enhances sight - sound - taste - touch - smell and used by actors to deepen character development






6. A leap from one leg to another






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






8. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements






9. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






10. A villain who the hero is pited against






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






12. An ancient harp






13. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides






14. Most known composers of the 20th Century






15. Space that creatse depth in art






16. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response






17. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment






18. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






19. The state of being at rest in dance






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






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






22. 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






23. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media






24. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






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






31. Lines that suggest opposition in art






32. The group that iscolalborating on the play






33. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






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






35. The brightness of the color - its vividness






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






37. 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






38. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture






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






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






41. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture






42. Every Good Boy Does Fine






43. A very fast tempo






44. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






45. The principal melodic motif or phrase - especially in a fugue






46. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






47. 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






48. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings






49. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance






50. (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)