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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 small predecessor of the piano






2. The flat surface within both sides of a central line






3. Students can explain and demonstrate how to be good audience members






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






5. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






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






7. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






8. Children use choreography principles - processes - sills to create and communicate meaning






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






10. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






11. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






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






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






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






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






16. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






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






18. A major orchesral composition






19. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage






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






21. The speed at which the play moves along






22. How fast or how slow - in dance






23. Originated in Spain among gypsy dancers and also in India






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






25. 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






26. Small objects that actors handle on stage






27. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






28. Emphasis on time in dance






29. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ






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






31. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






32. The underlying pulse present in most music






33. Hero that had a fatal flaw that broguht about its downfall






34. The distance between notes






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. The distance between each note






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






43. Students learn to dance with partners






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






45. Lines that suggest agitation






46. Lines that suggest calm






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






48. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






49. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






50. Lines that suggest opposition in art