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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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1. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






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






3. 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.






4. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






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






6. The speed of the beats and how fast they come one after another






7. The group that iscolalborating on the play






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Best known Renaissance playwrights






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






14. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






15. Small objects that actors handle on stage






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






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






18. 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






19. The underlying pulse present in most music






20. Lines that suggest agitation






21. The tactile quality of the art






22. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






23. A leap from one leg to another






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






25. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






26. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






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






28. Lines that suggest calm






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






30. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






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






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






33. Looking at how the objects portrayed in a painting. The object that is emphasized is the dominant one. You must ask why it was selected compared to something else to determine why the artist mae the work






34. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface






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






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






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






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






39. Wind instruments made of metal like the horn - bugle - trumpet - jug - tuba - bazooka - didgeridoo - trombone






40. A character's overall goal within the play






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






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






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






44. Lines that suggest movement






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






46. The point where receding parallel lines converge






47. Space that creatse depth in art






48. A reharsal of the play from beginning to end - without stopping






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






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