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Question #1
An example of a living history is:
A.
An object
B.
An idea
C.
A date in time
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 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.
Apollo
B.
Homer
C.
Aristophones
D.
Plato
Question #4
Catharsis is:
A.
“Purification” of trauma though art
B.
Translation of reality into another medium
C.
Shaping the personal into the universal
D.
Dying for art
Question #5
What is Liturgical dance?
A.
Profane dance
B.
Ritual Dance
C.
Popular dance
D.
Religious dance
Question #6
An example of Recreational dance would be:
A.
Dance at a park
B.
Roller Skating
C.
Ceremonial Native American war dance
D.
A High School Dance
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 powerful era in dance history
D.
A way of notating dance
Question #9
The concept of Effort/Shape was conceived by
A.
Curt Sachs
B.
Rudolph Van Laban
C.
Martha Graham
D.
Arianne MacBean
Question #10
Dance MUST happen in:
A.
Time & Space
B.
Dynamics
C.
The academic world
D.
The dance studio
Question #11
Your emotional state when attending a dance performance will affect:
A.
The dancers’ performance
B.
The environment
C.
The choreography
D.
Your receptiveness to the dance
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.
Impressionism
B.
The Sacred and Profane Dances
C.
Dubussy’s Ballet
D.
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Question #14
An Ancient Greek Pyrrhic dance was:
A.
A war dance
B.
A dance performed in the Olympics
C.
A celebration dance
D.
A chain dance
Question #15
Apollonian dances were:
A.
Frenzied & untamed
B.
Always for the Gods
C.
Slow, controlled, civilized
D.
Only danced by powerful men
Question #16
Who said, "The dance is the mother of the arts."
A.
Curt Sachs
B.
Isadora Duncan
C.
Walter Sorell
D.
Charles Weidman
Question #17
"tetracomos" dance in Ancient Greece was:
A.
solemn & processional
B.
a dance featuring marching in tight formation
C.
leaping & jumping
D.
like a fish tail
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.
elegant & formal
B.
comedic & slapstick
C.
dramatic & tragic
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.
acrobatic
B.
done at parties
C.
sensual
D.
all of the above
Question #23
Dance in Ancient Egypt was considered:
A.
performance & ritual
B.
cultural & aesthetic
C.
sensual but not sexual
D.
all of the above
Question #24
Pantomime in Ancient Rome occurred:
A.
1st century AD - 6th century AD
B.
1st century BC - 1st century AD
C.
2 century BC - 4th 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.
heroic tales
B.
myths
C.
epic poems
D.
abstract ideas
Question #27
Ancient Greek & Roman myths did NOT include:
A.
the story of Ariadne and the Minator
B.
the story of Hansel and Gretel
C.
the story of Narcissus and Echo
D.
the story of Dido and Aeneas
Question #28
Dance is:
A.
Transient
B.
Ethereal
C.
Fleeting
D.
All of the above
Question #29
Professor MacBean always begins her Prezi's with:
A.
a personal anecdote
B.
a dance
C.
a joke
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.
she wants to see students dance skill level
B.
she likes to be entertained
C.
students need to know how to upload video onto Canvas
D.
they provide an opportunity for embodied knowledge
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