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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. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness






2. Plays that end happily






3. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






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






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






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






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






8. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






9. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






10. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






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






12. Colors that are associated with heat or dry objects like red - orange - and yellow (fire)






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






14. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture






15. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






16. The underlying pulse present in most music






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






18. A work usually identified by a number






19. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme






20. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






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






22. Looking at how the objects portrayed in a painting. The object that is emphasized is the dominant one. You must ask why it was selected compared to something else to determine why the artist mae the work






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






24. 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






25. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






26. The numbers that appear in front of the music notation. Note that 4/4 is the most common time signature for children's music. It shows you how many beats are in a bar and lets you know that the quarter note gets one beat






27. 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






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






29. The leg that is delinating movement






30. Very slow tempo






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






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






33. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






34. 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






35. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






36. The distance between notes






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






38. The point where receding parallel lines converge






39. A leap from one leg to another






40. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






41. Music based on a short theme known as a subject. The opening part of this music is announced by one voice and then a second voice restates the subject in a different scale






42. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other






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






44. Lines that suggest calm






45. The speed at which the play moves along






46. Should be able to use dance vocabulary to describeand analyze elements and components of dance






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






48. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings






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






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