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






2. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






3. (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)






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






5. A small predecessor of the piano






6. The images or elements (colors - shapes - lines) that re repeated several times in an art work - can show the dominance of a certain element to help understand the purpose of the art






7. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






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






9. Most known composers of the 20th Century






10. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






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






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






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






14. The oldest forms of art that we know about






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






16. Popular dance in America in the 1920s. Natural movement of walking - though it is usually performed in place. The arms swing forward and backwards - with the right arm coming forward as the left leg 'steps' forward - and then moving back as the oppos






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






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






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






24. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






25. A large section of lengthy composition






26. A stage that juts out to the audience so it can viewed from three sides - like the fashion runway






27. Look at the symbols at the beginning of the line of music that indicate whether or not the note is played a half - step above or half - step below






28. 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.






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






30. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






31. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century






32. Slow tempo






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






34. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






35. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






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






37. A villain who the hero is pited against






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






39. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






40. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides






41. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity






42. The way that an artist's work is related - can either by harmonious or disharmonious






43. A music for Catholic services






44. An ancient harp






45. 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






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






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






48. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythm pattern is deliberately upset






49. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment






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