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A play that makes you laugh and feel liberated by the chaotic and improbable things that happen
high comedy
melodrama
domestic comedy
farce
2
Beaumarchais', ________ play was said to have helped foment the French Revolution.
French Farce
Oedipus Rex
Marriage of Figaro
Les Miserables
3
Martha Graham is associated with the modern dance move ____ .
contract and release
cha-cha slide
kick line
eurythmics
4
__ __'s paintings, The Dance and Music, interpret the nature of both arts but not literally.
Vincent Van Gogh
Henri Matisse
Leonardo DaVinci
David Clark
5
Takes into account the setting, time and place the artwork originated from.
creativity
composition
convention
context
6
___ relationships connect part of work of art to other parts in the work.
regions
rhyme
point
detail
7
When actors come out after a performance and bow.
theatre of the absurd
curtain call
performance bow
melodrama
8
Making the enough money to buy good food is example of what value?
extrinsic
bargain
intrinsic
intrinsic-extrinsic
9
A serious play that makes you feel sad.
tragedy
drama
farce
comedy
10
The ___ was the favorite court dance of Queen Elizabeth I.
velvet
twist
hip-hop
volta
11
Significant relationships between or among details or regions is a work of art are called ____.
region relationships
detail relationships
musical relationships
structural relationships
12
Value facts can be proven using the ___ ___ .
scientific method
participatory experience
humanities course
value experiment
13
Theatre genre about middle class people that gets laughs from their embarrassing situations
domestic comedy
low comedy
high comedy
farce
14
The arts are most closely related to which subjects?
engineering, construction, geology
physics, algebra, robotics
theology, history, philosophy
calculus, geography, chemistry
15
Aristotle described character as the theatre element that made the __ possible.
spectacle
action
music
plot
16
A Broadway musical is an example of a __ __
feminist perspective
live spectacle
modern dance
greek tragedy
17
Historical perspective is the most ____ of all perspectives analyzing art.
narrow minded
encompassing
fomenting
relative
18
A new born baby is an example of __ __ __ .
perception without conceptions
history without facts
values without beliefs
media without materials
19
When you are enjoying good food what type of value are you experiencing?
extrinsic
intrinsic
factual
intrinsic-extrinsic
20
An agreed upon practice, device, technique or form of a work of art or literature.
content
theme
convention
context
21
Yangko dancing ...
is an Indian folk dance
is an American folk dance
is an Eskimo folk dance
is a Chinese folk dance
22
Doris Humphrey thought dance movement was achieved through __ and __ in the body.
up and down
balance and unbalance
courage and heart-ache
contract and release
23
The dominant idea of a work of art is called its ___ .
theme
genre
convention
style
24
An example of __ __ is noticing the rhyme, meter, and quatrain structure of a poem.
evaluative criticism
value criticism
descriptive criticism
interpretive criticism
25
In ___ the artist mixes the media of other art forms with the artists own.
interpretation
perspective
synthesis
appropriation
26
___ differs from mere feelings, because it is more enduring.
head of ache
nerves of steel
six pack abs
state of mind
27
Opera & ___ appropriate the most from other art forms.
photography
film
architecture
painting
28
Court dancing ...
was performed by groundlings
was considered a form of high society act
was invented to free dancers from constrictions of ballet
was done to jazz music of the 1920s
29
Empathy describes the human capacity for participating in another's ___ .
thoughts
feelings
absurdities
actions
30
Anne Sexton's writes a poem interpreting the insanity behind Van Gogh's painting, _____ .
A Twinkling Light
A Bright Moon
A Swirly Sky
A Starry Night
31
The origins of ballet can be traced to dancers performing between scenes of a(n) ___ .
Shakespeare play
broadway musical
opera
greek tragedy
32
What makes an artwork considered a masterpiece?
contains regions
is attractive to the eye
is detailed
resists monotony
33
Aristotle wrote ...
Romeo and Juliet
The Poetics
Twilight
Oedipus Rex
34
Artists reveal values, historians ___ values.
study
make up
reject
create
35
Aristotle described __ as everything we hear in a performance.
spectacle
farce
music
diction
36
Which one is NOT part of the study of humanities?
philosophy
calculus
theology
political science
37
A __ of a work of art is a larger distinct part or group of parts within the artwork.
region
section
detail
point
38
Social dancing ...
celebrates a tribal achievement
is a form of recreation
is similar to ballet
is associated with religious acts and beliefs
39
____ is a modern dancer who writes her own music and choreographs dances to her music.
Isadora Duncan
Meredith Monk
Martha Graham
Mary Wigman
40
Descriptive criticism concentrates on the ___ of an artwork.
context
form
history
perspective
41
The pretext of a dance can be about a state-of-mind or a ___ .
context
narrative
convention
perception
42
Modern dance can be traced back to starting with these two American dancers:
Isadora Duncan & Ruth St. Denis
Martha Graham & Meredith Monk
Ted Shawn & Twyla Tharp
Doris Humphrey & Queen Elizabeth I
43
Interpretive criticism focuses on the art work's ___ .
convention
content
context
copy
44
__ __'s painting, Autumn Rhythm, has no clear cut regions, but many details.
Henri Matisse
Vincent Van Gogh
Jackson Pollock
Leonardo DaVinci
45
Oedipus Rex is an example of a Greek ___ .
farce
comedy
tragedy
drama
46
__ describes the order of the words and the vocabulary the author uses.
diction
music
plot
spectacle
47
____ has successfully choreographed current dance productions on Broadway to 1920's jazz music.
Ted Shawn
Martha Graham
Mary Wigman
Twyla Tharp
48
Which type of value is a participatory art experience?
normative
intrinsic-extrinsic
extrinsic
intrinsic
49
She was a modern dance choreographer that believed dance should be movement without music.
Twyla Tharp
Doris Humphrey
Mary Wigman
Martha Graham
50
The materials used to create a work of art.
audience
technique
medium
content
51
The combo of distinctive elements of creative execution & expression in both form & content
theme
medium
content
style
52
The arrangement of elements in a work of art.
genre
convention
technique
composition
53
Which of the following are humanities courses?
calculus & chemistry
history & political science
engineering & biology
physics & computer science
54
A serious play that makes you feel exhilarated because the hero's experience teaches you truth
tragedy
melodrama
drama
farce
55
Which of the following are humanities courses?
physics & science
philosophy & music
engineering & sports medicine
geometry & chemistry
56
The group or type of people for whom a work of art is intended to appeal to.
artist
audience
perspective
groundlings
57
When a work of art takes another work of art as its subject matter it is an ____ .
synthesis
architecture
interpretation
perspective
58
___ is a way to record dance movements and music on paper.
choreography
tragicomedy
eurythmics
hieroglyphics
59
Evaluative criticism centers it's study on the relative ___ of a work of art.
color
religious perspective
mediums
merits
60
__ values are ideals set by society.
monotony
non-traditional
normative
masterpiece
61
Even though religious people have different beliefs, they all believe their beliefs are __ .
ultimate
relative
the same
fun
62
___ & photography are the arts most suited to using other arts as their subject matter.
opera
painting
film
architecture
63
___ theory of value says that it is the interest in an object that sets its value.
artists
objectivists
subjectivists
historians
64
__ values are verified and proven true through scientific means.
interpretive
subjective
fact
normative
65
This dancer often danced in her bare feet and looked to classical Greece for inspiration.
Ruth St. Denis
Meredith Monk
Mary Wigman
Isadora Duncan
66
Objectivist theory states the a object is valuable regardless of ___ in it.
money
paint
interest
perception
67
According to Aristotle, __ is the most important & __ is the least important element of theatre
music; diction
thought; music
plot; spectacle
thought; script
68
Which of the following are humanities courses?
ethics & theology
engineering & sports medicine
trigonometry & chemistry
math & science
69
The systematic procedure or way a particular creative task is performed is called __ .
technique
style
genre
content
70
___ involves the stimulation and usage of sense organs.
perception
convention
contextualism
intrinsic values
71
Anne Sexton's and __ __'s poems both portray the emotion behind Van Gogh's, A Starry Night.
Jackson Pollock
Henri Matisse
Robert Fagle
Pablo Picasso
72
__ dance was a way to free dancers from the constrictions of ballet.
court
tribal
modern
social
73
Tribal dancing ...
is a good way to meet people
is the fave of Queen Elizabeth I
celebrates a tribal achievement or religious act
is a form of recreation
74
__ is Aristotle's 3rd element of theatre; meaning of play and is sometimes called the message
music
spectacle
diction
thought
75
__ is the relative equal combining of two or more art mediums into one work.
appropriation
interpretation
synthesis
perspective