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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. An ancient harp






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






3. Low arm position in dance






4. Lines that suggest agitation






5. How fast or how slow - in dance






6. 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






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






8. The variations of the louder and softer sections of a single piece of music






9. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






10. Lines that suggest calm






11. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






12. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides






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






14. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






15. Lines that suggest movement






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






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






18. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






19. Lines that suggest stability and repose






20. Plays that end happily






21. Artist who led the impressionist movement






22. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






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






24. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects






25. A character's overall goal within the play






26. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






27. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






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






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






30. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment






31. The oldest forms of art that we know about






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






33. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






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






35. Raising leg to straightened position with foot very high above ground






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






37. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do






38. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano






39. genre of theater that focused on life as an unfathombale mystery and as a rideiculous andp ointless endeavor






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






41. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






42. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






43. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






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






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






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






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






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






49. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






50. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface