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CSET Visual Arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
proscendium
lento
intensitsy
upbeat music
2. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production
pantomine
dissonance
director
dynamics
3. A form of entertainment in which cchildren improvise scenes for their own growth
crosshatch
creative drama
polka
pastoral play
4. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece
objective
orchestra
key
noh
5. Artist who inspired by African American sculptures to focus on the geometric shapes - like circles - triangles called cubism
bar lines
aesthetic value in dance/kindergarteners
solfege
Pablo Picasso
6. A reptition of shape or line creatse a sense of rhythm - rhythm used to evoke movement like a rendition of waves
projection
creative expression in dance
rhythm
song form
7. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance
en haut
polyphony
cool colors
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
8. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythm pattern is deliberately upset
impressionist movement
syncopation
relief
rondo
9. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared
stock company
vertical lines
distortion
morality plays
10. A seious Japanese theatrical field that only uses male actors to tell highly stylized stories through dance and poetry
straight line
syncopation
noh
creative expression in dance/primary grades
11. The strength or purity of a color
chroma
value
polka
percussion instruments
12. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play
give notes
square dancing
intensitsy
blues and jazz
13. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ
vertical lines
area
renewed knowledge of Greek and Roman art
mystery plays
14. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension
en bas
comedy
accent
dissonance
15. Fast tempo
unity
diagonal lines
improvisation
allegro
16. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects
there are eight notes in an octave
presto
color harmony
commedia dell'arte
17. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another
historical and cultural context
turnout
timbre
blending
18. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style
historical and cultural context in dance
Beethoven
tour jete
curved lines
19. Emphasis on time in dance
interval
accent
abstract art
space
20. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances
tour jete
texture
choreography
linear perspective
21. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures
syncopation
tableaux
ballroom dancing
historical and cultural context in dance/eight graders
22. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture
gradation
levels
lied
Chinese Opera (Peking or Beijing Opera)
23. 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
kabuki
dance - pointe
media
color
24. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence
linear perspective
Aristototelian theater
Chinese Opera (Peking or Beijing Opera)
string instruments
25. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe
creative expression
media
tango
promenade
26. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works
protohumans (ancesetors of humans)
square dancing
pirouette
melodrama
27. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.
key
basic positions
media
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
28. Look at the symbols at the beginning of the line of music that indicate whether or not the note is played a half - step above or half - step below
arabesque
grand jete
transluscent
sharp and flat
29. People who are responsible for all technical aspects of the show
horizontal lines
supporting leg
focal point
stage crew
30. A major orchesral composition
square dancing
interval
symphony
rhythm
31. The point where receding parallel lines converge
production values
motivation
historical and cultural context in dance
vanishing point
32. An ancient harp
there are eight notes in an octave
bar lines
improvisation
lyre
33. Colors opposite each other in the color wheel - like red - green - purple and yellow
ballet
actor's position
entrechat
complementary colors
34. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness
en bas
two - dimensional
form
tempo
35. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form
Stravinsky - Cage - and Glass
orchestra
syncopation
space -
36. Popular dance in America in the 1920s. Natural movement of walking - though it is usually performed in place. The arms swing forward and backwards - with the right arm coming forward as the left leg 'steps' forward - and then moving back as the oppos
moderato
negative space
Charleston
space -
37. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome
historical and cultural context in dance
Neoclassic Drama
fugue
intensitsy
38. (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)
texture
intensitsy
emphasis
negative space
39. Lines that suggest calm
sweeping curved lines
monologue
largo
Bach and Handel
40. The way an artwork's elements are put together
form
oratorio
ballroom dancing
asymmetrical painting
41. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides
pageant
arena stage (theater in the round
lento
form
42. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character
minuet
pas de deux
hue
hanamichi
43. Raising leg to straightened position with foot very high above ground
Neoclassic Drama
tour jete
extension
sonata
44. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts
noh
shade
spectrum
creative expression in dance/primary grades
45. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words
Broadway Theater
still - life
pantomine
Aristototelian theater
46. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response
turnout
Neoclassic Drama
artistic perception
arabesque
47. A small predecessor of the piano
dress rehearsal
ballroom dancing
clavischord
sweeping curved lines
48. Most known composers of the 20th Century
props
Stravinsky - Cage - and Glass
harmony
Neoclassic Drama
49. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork
turnout
attitude
time
contrast
50. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone
relief
staff
historical and cultural context in dance/kindergarten
chroma