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






2. Music evolved from freed African americans who heard European folk music and classical music






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






4. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






5. The point where receding parallel lines converge






6. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






7. 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






8. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






9. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






10. The reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art






11. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






12. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






13. Students learn to dance with partners






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






15. Small objects that actors handle on stage






16. A large section of lengthy composition






17. A major orchesral composition






18. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






19. Dances developed in the U.S.






20. Lines that suggest opposition in art






21. A mixture of white and a pure color






22. The distance between each note






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






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






25. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






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






27. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






28. A villain who the hero is pited against






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






30. Twirling and spinning in ballet






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






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






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






34. The tactile quality of the art






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






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






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






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






39. Type of stage named after aan arch that frames the actors as you look at the stage - most auditoriums have this kind of stage - the audience is looking directly at the performers






40. Hero that had a fatal flaw that broguht about its downfall






41. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument






42. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






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






44. People who are responsible for all technical aspects of the show






45. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






46. The strength or purity of a color






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






48. Consisting of tonal - rhythmic pattern and whose name from the name of the nine goddesses






49. 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






50. A leap from one leg to another