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Question #1
An example of a living history is:
A.
An idea
B.
A date in time
C.
a person
D.
An object
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 would not know anything if we had no history
D.
We have genetic code inherited from our ancestors
Question #3
Name a Greek philosopher who wrote and thought about dance as a required form of education.
A.
Homer
B.
Aristophones
C.
Plato
D.
Apollo
Question #4
Catharsis is:
A.
Translation of reality into another medium
B.
Dying for art
C.
“Purification” of trauma though art
D.
Shaping the personal into the universal
Question #5
What is Liturgical dance?
A.
Ritual Dance
B.
Popular dance
C.
Profane dance
D.
Religious dance
Question #6
An example of Recreational dance would be:
A.
Ceremonial Native American war dance
B.
Roller Skating
C.
A High School 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 can aid in processing traumatic experiences
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.
Rudolph Van Laban
B.
Arianne MacBean
C.
Curt Sachs
D.
Martha Graham
Question #10
Dance MUST happen in:
A.
Dynamics
B.
The academic world
C.
The dance studio
D.
Time & Space
Question #11
Your emotional state when attending a dance performance will affect:
A.
The choreography
B.
The dancers’ performance
C.
The environment
D.
Your receptiveness to the dance
Question #12
Sacred dance is:
A.
Never done by women
B.
Formal & Structured
C.
Wild
D.
Private
Question #13
Vaslav Nijinski choreographed what controversial ballet in 1912?
A.
The Sacred and Profane Dances
B.
Dubussy’s Ballet
C.
Impressionism
D.
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Question #14
An Ancient Greek Pyrrhic dance was:
A.
A dance performed in the Olympics
B.
A chain dance
C.
A war dance
D.
A celebration dance
Question #15
Apollonian dances were:
A.
Frenzied & untamed
B.
Always for the Gods
C.
Only danced by powerful men
D.
Slow, controlled, civilized
Question #16
Who said, "The dance is the mother of the arts."
A.
Curt Sachs
B.
Charles Weidman
C.
Isadora Duncan
D.
Walter Sorell
Question #17
"tetracomos" dance in Ancient Greece was:
A.
leaping & jumping
B.
like a fish tail
C.
a dance featuring marching in tight formation
D.
solemn & processional
Question #18
The "geronos" dance was:
A.
an anamix dance
B.
a chain dance
C.
a maze-like 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.
sexual & raunchy
B.
comedic & slapstick
C.
elegant & formal
D.
dramatic & tragic
Question #21
Dances from Ancient Egypt's "Middle Kingdom" included celebrations to the God:
A.
Ogun
B.
Aphrodite
C.
Isisia
D.
Ra
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.
performance & ritual
B.
sensual but not sexual
C.
cultural & aesthetic
D.
all of the above
Question #24
Pantomime in Ancient Rome occurred:
A.
1st century BC - 1st century AD
B.
1st century AD - 6th century AD
C.
3rd century AD - 6th century AD
D.
2 century BC - 4th century AD
Question #25
Pantomime did NOT include:
A.
words
B.
praying
C.
songs & music
D.
gestures & bodily movements
Question #26
Pantomime themes did NOT include:
A.
heroic tales
B.
abstract ideas
C.
myths
D.
epic poems
Question #27
Ancient Greek & Roman myths did NOT include:
A.
the story of Hansel and Gretel
B.
the story of Ariadne and the Minator
C.
the story of Narcissus and Echo
D.
the story of Dido and Aeneas
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.
a dance
D.
an essential question
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.
they provide an opportunity for embodied knowledge
C.
she wants to see students dance skill level
D.
she likes to be entertained
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