Test your basic knowledge |

Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






2. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






3. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






4. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






5. The reason the work was created






6. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






7. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






8. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.






9. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






10. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






11. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






12. The reason the work was created






13. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






14. Consists of 8 notes






15. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






16. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






17. From Cuba






18. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






19. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






20. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






21. A collage in three dimensions






22. Part of the stage closest to the audience






23. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






24. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






25. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






26. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






27. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






28. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






29. A ballroom dance from Argentina






30. A distinctive quality to the sound






31. Consists of 8 notes






32. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






33. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






34. Variation in volume






35. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






36. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






37. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






38. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






39. A ballroom dance from Argentina






40. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






41. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






42. The rate at Which music moves






43. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






44. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






45. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






46. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






47. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






48. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






49. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






50. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence