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






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






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






4. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






5. Intermediate tempo






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






7. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






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






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






10. Space that suggests distant objects in art






11. Fast tempo






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






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






14. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






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






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






17. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






18. The point where receding parallel lines converge






19. (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)






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






21. Slow tempo






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






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






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






25. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






26. Instruments sounded by striking - like the cymbals - drums - triangle - wood block - xylophone - snare drum - bongo - timpani - piano - chimes - bells - marimba - tambourine






27. Lines that suggest calm






28. The result of mixing a pure color and black






29. A seious Japanese theatrical field that only uses male actors to tell highly stylized stories through dance and poetry






30. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






31. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece






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






33. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






34. Dances developed in the U.S.






35. 'The body of ballet'- the dancers who stand behind the principals and form the stage picture with their poses






36. Space that creatse depth in art






37. Students learn to dance with partners






38. 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






39. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork






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






41. Plays that end happily






42. Any object or element that is less important






43. The underlying pulse present in most music






44. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto






45. 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






46. A villain who the hero is pited against






47. The speed at which the play moves along






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






49. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words






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