Question: The Qur’an consists of 114 surahs, or chapters of unequal length—the earliest surahs issue a call to moral and religious obedience…
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The musical term Pitch refers to the relative highness or lowness of a sound, measurable in vibrations per second (sound waves). What term is used to describe the quality of that sound, which allows us to distinguish it when it is played on one instrument versus another?
Answer Choices:
A. Scale
B. Sound
C. Dynamics
D. Timbre/Tone Color
E. Duration
Answer: D. Timbre/Tone Color
Question: Which type of cinema attempts to record actual reality, does not use professional actors, and is usually filmed as an event occurs?
Answer Choices:
A. Documentary
B. Absolute (Avant-garde)
C. Narrative
D. The Western
Answer: A. Documentary
Question: Due to the amount of control film directors have over the finished product, they receive far more critical attention than theatre directors.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the three main elements of Byzantine art?
Answer Choices:
Holy Figures
Non-Figural Motifs
The Classical Heritage
The Emperor
Answer: The Classical Heritage
Question: Which of the following classical forms of music emerged in the 18th c., involves an orchestral composition usually in four movements, and presents a range of emotion, tempo, and mood?
Answer Choices:
A. Fugue
B. Oratorio
C. Concerto
D. Mass
E. Cantata
F. Symphony
Answer: F. Symphony
Question: Which of the following is the architectural style that utilizes round arches and columns in its doorways and windows, with a massive, static quality, and reflecting a sense of power and wealth?
Answer Choices:
Gothic
Rococo
Byzantine
Romanesque
Answer: Romanesque
Question: Since lifelikeness is not stressed as much in dance, we see stronger, more colorful, more intense and suggestive lighting, use of costumes, and settings in dance as compared with theatre.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Mise-en-scène is a term used in film production to describe the entirety of the visual space of production, including how materials are staged, framed, and photographed.
Answer Choices:
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Question: Which film production technique is considered the most aesthetic use of the cut in film, involving a succession of images either as a compression or elongation of time or to illustrate associated ideas?
Answer Choices:
A. Cinema Verité
B. Montage
C. Dissolve
D. Depth of Focus
E. Framing
Answer: B. Montage
Question: Which of the following events did NOT happen in the 300s CE in the Roman world?
Answer Choices:
Traditional temples and sacrifices closed and banned
Christianity becomes the official state religion
Split of the Roman world into Eastern and Western Empires
Polytheism encouraged
Answer: Polytheism encouraged
Question: In dance choreography, pantomime refers to the use of steps, gestures, movements, and facial expressions to act out dramatic action and narrative elements without words.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: In formal ballet choreography, there are three basic leg, foot, and arm positions that form the core of every movement of the body.
Answer Choices:
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Question: Due to the amount of control film directors have over the finished product, they receive far more critical attention than theatre directors.
Answer Choices:
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Question: The term Rhythm refers to the identifiable patterns created by recurring pulses and accents in music. It is the relationship between each tone in a composition. What term is used to describe the succession of sounds with rhythmic and tonal organization?
Answer Choices:
A. Tempo
B. Beat
C. Harmony
D. Texture
E. Melody
Answer: E. Melody
Question: Which of the following is the architectural style that utilizes round arches and columns in its doorways and windows, with a massive, static quality, and reflecting a sense of power and wealth?
Answer Choices:
Gothic
Rococo
Byzantine
Romanesque
Answer: Romanesque
Question: In dance choreography, pantomime refers to the use of steps, gestures, movements, and facial expressions to act out dramatic action and narrative elements without words.
Answer Choices:
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True