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






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






3. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






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






5. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works






6. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






7. A system of loud - colorful improvs from 16th Century Italy using stock characters (basic characters)


8. The distance between each note






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






10. An outline or profile of an object






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






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






13. A leap from one leg to another






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






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






16. Most known composers of the 20th Century






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






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






19. ABCDEFG






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






21. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






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






23. A music for Catholic services






24. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






25. A large section of lengthy composition






26. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






27. Lines that suggest strength in art






28. 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






29. (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)






30. A very fast tempo






31. 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






32. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides






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






34. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






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






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






37. An element of dance. formally measured in meter - including body rhthyms like heartbeat - breath or human emotions - considerations include how long the dance lasts - rhythm - regular vs. irregular - in dance






38. The result of mixing a pure color and black






39. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






46. Colors opposite each other in the color wheel - like red - green - purple and yellow






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






48. An ancient harp






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






50. A work made for one or two instruments