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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. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme






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






3. The particular arrangement of form - colors - lines - and other elements in a painting






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






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






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






7. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






8. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared






9. A note of a different pitch thatsounds good when played simulataneously with the melody






10. The sense of movement that is occurring in the work (like the action of the characters in the work of art) AND the way that a person's eyes move as they look at a piece of art and how the eyes move as they observe the entier piece






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






12. A music for Catholic services






13. A work made for one or two instruments






14. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






15. Emphasis on time in dance






16. Best known Renaissance playwrights






17. Colors that are associated with heat or dry objects like red - orange - and yellow (fire)






18. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






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






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






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






22. Steps perofmred in the air during dance

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23. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg






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






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






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






27. Lines that suggest calm






28. A large section of lengthy composition






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






30. Reading by actors who have never before spoken diologue lines of the play






31. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character






32. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






33. A mixture of white and a pure color






34. The speed at which the play moves along






35. Fast tempo






36. 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






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






38. A very fast tempo






39. A villain who the hero is pited against






40. Looking at how the objects portrayed in a painting. The object that is emphasized is the dominant one. You must ask why it was selected compared to something else to determine why the artist mae the work






41. Colors that are closely related to one another - like blue - blue - green and green






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






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






44. Lines that suggest agitation






45. An ancient harp






46. The leg that is delinating movement






47. The brightness of the color - its vividness






48. Instruments played with a string like a violin - viola - cello - banjo - piano - guitar - harp






49. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






50. Space that suggests distant objects in art