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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. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






2. A very fast tempo






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






4. How fast or how slow - in dance






5. 'The body of ballet'- the dancers who stand behind the principals and form the stage picture with their poses






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






7. German song






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






9. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






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






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






12. Lines that suggest movement






13. The oldest forms of art that we know about






14. The state of being at rest in dance






15. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






16. Space that creatse depth in art






17. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats






18. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme






19. The images or elements (colors - shapes - lines) that re repeated several times in an art work - can show the dominance of a certain element to help understand the purpose of the art






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






21. Volume or clarity needed to be heard by an audience






22. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






23. Intermediate tempo






24. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






25. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface






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






27. Children learn to respond to simple oral instruction






28. 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






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






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






31. Slow tempo






32. Intermediate colors prepared by mixing unequal amounts of two primary colors






33. The underlying pulse present in most music






34. Fast tempo






35. The strength or purity of a color






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






37. Form of Greek drama that coexisted with tragedy in the classic period that ridiculed the gods and used bawdy language






38. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






39. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






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






41. A note of a different pitch thatsounds good when played simulataneously with the melody






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






43. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






44. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






45. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






46. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character






47. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






48. 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






49. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






50. Dances developed in the U.S.