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