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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. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






2. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






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






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






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






6. A major orchesral composition






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






8. A small predecessor of the piano






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






10. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






11. 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






12. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






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






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






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






16. A person who acquires necessary funds and acts as administer of the production. A person who finds a play that they will be interested in - producer at school plays is usually a teacher






17. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






18. The depiction of a form in its realistic - true - life image






19. The brightness of the color - its vividness






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






21. Small objects that actors handle on stage






22. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






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






24. A music for Catholic services






25. German song






26. The pre - eminent European form of performance dance. It is rooted in the Italian Renaissance. Russia has some of the world's foremost dancers and dance companies - utilizes elaborate costume and scenery. Movements are stylized and technical with pre






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






28. 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






29. How fast or how slow - in dance






30. Lines that suggest strength in art






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






32. A villain who the hero is pited against






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. Students learn to dance with partners






37. A work made for one or two instruments






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






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






40. An element of dance. the series of horizontal planes rising one above another - for example - in ballet - there are multiple levels because there is leaping and lifts






41. A leap from one leg to another






42. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






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






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






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






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






47. Lines that suggest calm






48. Twirling and spinning in ballet






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






50. 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.