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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. Instruments sounded by striking - like the cymbals - drums - triangle - wood block - xylophone - snare drum - bongo - timpani - piano - chimes - bells - marimba - tambourine






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






3. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






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






5. Lines that suggest movement






6. A seious Japanese theatrical field that only uses male actors to tell highly stylized stories through dance and poetry






7. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






8. 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






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






10. Dances developed in the U.S.






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






12. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






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






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






15. The brightness of the color - its vividness






16. Colors that are closely related to one another - like blue - blue - green and green






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






18. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






19. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






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






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






22. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






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






24. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






25. A major orchesral composition






26. Low arm position in dance






27. A mixture of white and a pure color






28. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven






29. Children learn to respond to simple oral instruction






30. 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






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






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






33. Music evolved from freed African americans who heard European folk music and classical music






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






35. A small predecessor of the piano






36. Fast tempo






37. The underlying pulse present in most music






38. Instruments played with a string like a violin - viola - cello - banjo - piano - guitar - harp






39. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






40. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat






41. How fast or how slow - in dance






42. Plays that end happily






43. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






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






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






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






47. Any object or element that is less important






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






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






50. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension