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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 round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto






2. 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.






3. 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






4. A leap from one leg to another






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






6. Means song or dance - a traditional form of Japanese theater with exaggerated make - up worn by actors and ornate clothes. Ornate costumes designate lass - traits - orage of character. Elaborate wigs worn for men - women and demons. beautiful fans im






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






14. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed






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






16. 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






17. A work made for one or two instruments






18. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations






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






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






21. An element of dance. the immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body - danceres shape their space as they move - change directio or path or level - or extend their range






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






23. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe






24. Emphasis on time in dance






25. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






26. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art






27. Where and when actor will move on stage






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






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






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






31. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






32. Person who runs performance from backstage and supervises other crew members - including set designers - makeup artists - costumers - lighting crew - sound crew - and prop supervisor






33. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness






34. How fast or how slow - in dance






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






36. The oldest forms of art that we know about






37. Volume or clarity needed to be heard by an audience






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






39. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started






40. A work usually identified by a number






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






42. Rotating the leg outward from the hip so taht the feet from a straight line on the floor andtoes arefacing away from eah other






43. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light






44. Lines that suggest opposition in art






45. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition






46. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther






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






48. Originates from European folk dancing






49. A character's overall goal within the play






50. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen