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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. Lines that suggest movement






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






3. A very fast tempo






4. Space that suggests distant objects in art






5. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides






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






7. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






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






9. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






10. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






11. The point where receding parallel lines converge






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






13. Fast tempo






14. A leap from one leg to another






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






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






17. A work made for one or two instruments






18. Character's immediate reason for acting the way they do or saying what they say






19. Type of stage named after aan arch that frames the actors as you look at the stage - most auditoriums have this kind of stage - the audience is looking directly at the performers






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






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






22. A reharsal of the play from beginning to end - without stopping






23. 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






24. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






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






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






27. The underlying pulse present in most music






28. Lines that suggest calm






29. A mixture of white and a pure color






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






31. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome






32. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






33. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






34. The variations of the louder and softer sections of a single piece of music






35. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe






36. Understanding the time - place - and context of artworks. Important for written response






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






38. Originates from European folk dancing






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






40. The oldest forms of art that we know about






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






42. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






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






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






45. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






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






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






48. The group that iscolalborating on the play






49. A major orchesral composition






50. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form