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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. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






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






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






4. The state of being at rest in dance






5. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






6. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






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






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






9. 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






10. The sense of movement that is occurring in the work (like the action of the characters in the work of art) AND the way that a person's eyes move as they look at a piece of art and how the eyes move as they observe the entier piece






11. The strength or purity of a color






12. A character's overall goal within the play






13. 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






14. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






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






16. 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






17. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed






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






19. Achieved by having a center from which elements - such as line and color - radiate outward towards the sta edges= ex: two dimensional and three dimensional






20. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






21. Plays that end happily






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






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






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






25. The distance between notes






26. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






27. Lines that suggest agitation






28. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






29. Best known Renaissance playwrights






30. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






31. A very fast tempo






32. The tactile quality of the art






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






34. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






35. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment






36. Artist who led the impressionist movement






37. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






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






39. Twirling and spinning in ballet






40. Every Good Boy Does Fine






41. Lines that suggest stability and repose






42. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






43. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






44. Green - blue - green - blue and violet when used to show wet objects






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






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






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






48. The depiction of a form in its realistic - true - life image






49. A music for Catholic services






50. Lines that suggest opposition in art