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