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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. The return of a main theme which alternates with secondary theme like ABABA or ABACA






2. German song






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






4. A large section of lengthy composition






5. 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






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






7. Lines that suggest opposition in art






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






9. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






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






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






12. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow






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






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






15. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






16. Small objects that actors handle on stage






17. Children use choreography principles - processes - sills to create and communicate meaning






18. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






19. Slow tempo






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






21. Very slow tempo






22. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






23. Every Good Boy Does Fine






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






25. A succession of musical tones or notes based on mathematical progressions known as a scale






26. The state of being at rest in dance






27. Where and when actor will move on stage






28. The brightness of the color - its vividness






29. (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)






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






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






32. A music for Catholic services






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






34. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






35. Intermediate tempo






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Martha Graham developed performance dance that involves dance shoes and emphasizes free flowign costumes to express ideas and feelings






41. 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






42. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






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






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






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






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






47. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats






48. 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






49. The oldest forms of art that we know about






50. Lines that suggest strength in art