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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






2. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






3. Fast tempo






4. Best known Renaissance playwrights






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






6. category of literature intended for the stage. Greek playwrights like Aeschylus - Sophocles - and Euripides are considered world's greatest playwrights - specifically in tragedies. actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions instead of makeup - ch






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






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






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






10. A music for Catholic services






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






12. The speed at which the play moves along






13. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork






14. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light






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






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






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






18. A large section of lengthy composition






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






20. Means song or dance - a traditional form of Japanese theater with exaggerated make - up worn by actors and ornate clothes. Ornate costumes designate lass - traits - orage of character. Elaborate wigs worn for men - women and demons. beautiful fans im






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






22. 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






23. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






24. An old - school dance from 1900s dating back to the slavery days in which people walked back and forth to the tune of bajos and fiddles. a cake was usually awarded to the winner






25. A villain who the hero is pited against






26. 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






27. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






28. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






29. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






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






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






32. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






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






34. An element of dance. the series of horizontal planes rising one above another - for example - in ballet - there are multiple levels because there is leaping and lifts






35. The tactile quality of the art






36. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






37. The underlying pulse present in most music






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






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






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






41. Very slow tempo






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






43. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






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






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






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






47. A form of entertainment in which cchildren improvise scenes for their own growth






48. The leg that is delinating movement






49. Dances developed in the U.S.






50. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art






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