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Question #1
An example of a living history is:
A.
An idea
B.
An object
C.
A date in time
D.
a person
Question #2
History is an essential part of the present because:
A.
We have genetic code inherited from our ancestors
B.
We would not know anything if we had no history
C.
The study of the past roots people in time
D.
We would not know anything if we had no history
Question #3
Name a Greek philosopher who wrote and thought about dance as a required form of education.
A.
Apollo
B.
Homer
C.
Plato
D.
Aristophones
Question #4
Catharsis is:
A.
Translation of reality into another medium
B.
“Purification” of trauma though art
C.
Shaping the personal into the universal
D.
Dying for art
Question #5
What is Liturgical dance?
A.
Popular dance
B.
Religious dance
C.
Profane dance
D.
Ritual Dance
Question #6
An example of Recreational dance would be:
A.
A High School Dance
B.
Ceremonial Native American war dance
C.
Dance at a park
D.
Roller Skating
Question #7
Dance can be therapeutic in the following way(s):
A.
It can aid in processing traumatic experiences
B.
It helps you get in touch with yourself and your body
C.
It connects you with others
D.
All of the above
Question #8
Labanotation is:
A.
A powerful era in dance history
B.
A structure for defining dance
C.
A way of notating dance
D.
A way of making meaning out of dance
Question #9
The concept of Effort/Shape was conceived by
A.
Arianne MacBean
B.
Curt Sachs
C.
Rudolph Van Laban
D.
Martha Graham
Question #10
Dance MUST happen in:
A.
Time & Space
B.
The dance studio
C.
The academic world
D.
Dynamics
Question #11
Your emotional state when attending a dance performance will affect:
A.
The environment
B.
The dancers’ performance
C.
Your receptiveness to the dance
D.
The choreography
Question #12
Sacred dance is:
A.
Wild
B.
Never done by women
C.
Private
D.
Formal & Structured
Question #13
Vaslav Nijinski choreographed what controversial ballet in 1912?
A.
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
B.
Impressionism
C.
Dubussy’s Ballet
D.
The Sacred and Profane Dances
Question #14
An Ancient Greek Pyrrhic dance was:
A.
A dance performed in the Olympics
B.
A celebration dance
C.
A chain dance
D.
A war dance
Question #15
Apollonian dances were:
A.
Slow, controlled, civilized
B.
Frenzied & untamed
C.
Always for the Gods
D.
Only danced by powerful men
Question #16
Who said, "The dance is the mother of the arts."
A.
Walter Sorell
B.
Isadora Duncan
C.
Curt Sachs
D.
Charles Weidman
Question #17
"tetracomos" dance in Ancient Greece was:
A.
leaping & jumping
B.
a dance featuring marching in tight formation
C.
like a fish tail
D.
solemn & processional
Question #18
The "geronos" dance was:
A.
a maze-like dance
B.
a chain dance
C.
an anamix dance
D.
all of the above
Question #19
Choreographers Martha Graham, Mark Morris, and Isadora Duncan were inspired by Ancient Greek dance.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #20
Two qualities of dances in Ancient Egypt's "Old Kingdom" are:
A.
dramatic & tragic
B.
elegant & formal
C.
comedic & slapstick
D.
sexual & raunchy
Question #21
Dances from Ancient Egypt's "Middle Kingdom" included celebrations to the God:
A.
Isisia
B.
Aphrodite
C.
Ra
D.
Ogun
Question #22
Dance in Ancient Egypt's "New Kingdom" were:
A.
acrobatic
B.
sensual
C.
done at parties
D.
all of the above
Question #23
Dance in Ancient Egypt was considered:
A.
cultural & aesthetic
B.
performance & ritual
C.
sensual but not sexual
D.
all of the above
Question #24
Pantomime in Ancient Rome occurred:
A.
3rd century AD - 6th century AD
B.
1st century AD - 6th century AD
C.
2 century BC - 4th century AD
D.
1st century BC - 1st century AD
Question #25
Pantomime did NOT include:
A.
songs & music
B.
words
C.
gestures & bodily movements
D.
praying
Question #26
Pantomime themes did NOT include:
A.
myths
B.
heroic tales
C.
abstract ideas
D.
epic poems
Question #27
Ancient Greek & Roman myths did NOT include:
A.
the story of Dido and Aeneas
B.
the story of Hansel and Gretel
C.
the story of Ariadne and the Minator
D.
the story of Narcissus and Echo
Question #28
Dance is:
A.
Fleeting
B.
Transient
C.
Ethereal
D.
All of the above
Question #29
Professor MacBean always begins her Prezi's with:
A.
a personal anecdote
B.
a joke
C.
an essential question
D.
a dance
Question #30
Professor MacBean gives students Extra Credit opportunities to make and perform dances based on the topics studied in class because:
A.
they provide an opportunity for embodied knowledge
B.
she wants to see students dance skill level
C.
she likes to be entertained
D.
students need to know how to upload video onto Canvas
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