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






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






3. 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






4. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






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






6. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto






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






8. An outline or profile of an object






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






10. How fast or how slow - in dance






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






12. 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






13. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






14. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters






15. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures






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






17. 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.






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






19. A villain who the hero is pited against






20. A character's overall goal within the play






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






22. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






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






24. Any object or element that is less important






25. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






26. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






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






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






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






30. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition






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






32. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






33. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response






34. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork






35. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






36. The particular arrangement of form - colors - lines - and other elements in a painting






37. 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






38. Most known composers of the 20th Century






39. How the artist's arrangement of elements achieves equilibrium






40. Lines that suggest agitation






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






42. 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






43. Achieved by having a center from which elements - such as line and color - radiate outward towards the sta edges= ex: two dimensional and three dimensional






44. The leg that is delinating movement






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






46. (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)






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






48. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






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






50. The result of mixing a pure color and black