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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. (space that is not used in art). Objects surrounded by this space like an apple on a white canvas) emphasize the object painted (the apple)






2. German song






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






4. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






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






6. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen






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






8. Wind instruments made of metal like the horn - bugle - trumpet - jug - tuba - bazooka - didgeridoo - trombone






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






10. The brightness of the color - its vividness






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






12. 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






13. A work made for one or two instruments






14. Plays that end happily






15. A leap from one leg to another






16. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






17. How fast or how slow - in dance






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






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






20. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






21. The state of being at rest in dance






22. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






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






24. Very slow tempo






25. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






28. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece






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






30. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects






31. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






32. A succession of musical tones or notes based on mathematical progressions known as a scale






33. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






34. Unharmonious sounds that are produced to make an unsettling effect - like in punk music and jazz






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






36. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements






37. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






38. A music for Catholic services






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






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






41. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






42. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






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






44. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Lines that suggest agitation






50. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared