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






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






3. The principal melodic motif or phrase - especially in a fugue






4. (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)






5. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






6. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






7. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






8. A character's overall goal within the play






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






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






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






12. Originates from European folk dancing






13. The return of a main theme which alternates with secondary theme like ABABA or ABACA






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






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






16. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






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






18. 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






19. A small predecessor of the piano






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






21. Lines that suggest strength in art






22. The idea of transforming a three - dimensional image onto a two - dimensional surface






23. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






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






25. Low arm position in dance






26. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






27. Small objects that actors handle on stage






28. Dances developed in the U.S.






29. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






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






31. A reptition of shape or line creatse a sense of rhythm - rhythm used to evoke movement like a rendition of waves






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






33. When the first section of a song is repeated like AABA






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






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






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






37. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






38. Mastering dance vocabulary - movement awareness - and appreciation for unique ways of moving






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






40. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






41. Rotating the leg outward from the hip so taht the feet from a straight line on the floor andtoes arefacing away from eah other






42. The orientation of the actor to the audience - like stage left (the left side of the stage from the prospective of the actor facing the audience) - stage right - upstage (farthest from the audience) - and downstage (closest to the audience)


43. The strength or purity of a color






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






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






46. The pronounciation of words and the way that they are spoken






47. category of literature intended for the stage. Greek playwrights like Aeschylus - Sophocles - and Euripides are considered world's greatest playwrights - specifically in tragedies. actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions instead of makeup - ch






48. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






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






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