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Question #1
An example of a living history is:
A.
A date in time
B.
a person
C.
An idea
D.
An object
Question #2
History is an essential part of the present because:
A.
We have genetic code inherited from our ancestors
B.
The study of the past roots people in time
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.
Plato
B.
Homer
C.
Apollo
D.
Aristophones
Question #4
Catharsis is:
A.
Translation of reality into another medium
B.
Shaping the personal into the universal
C.
“Purification” of trauma though art
D.
Dying for art
Question #5
What is Liturgical dance?
A.
Popular dance
B.
Profane dance
C.
Ritual Dance
D.
Religious dance
Question #6
An example of Recreational dance would be:
A.
Roller Skating
B.
Ceremonial Native American war dance
C.
Dance at a park
D.
A High School Dance
Question #7
Dance can be therapeutic in the following way(s):
A.
It can aid in processing traumatic experiences
B.
It connects you with others
C.
It helps you get in touch with yourself and your body
D.
All of the above
Question #8
Labanotation is:
A.
A way of notating dance
B.
A way of making meaning out of dance
C.
A powerful era in dance history
D.
A structure for defining dance
Question #9
The concept of Effort/Shape was conceived by
A.
Arianne MacBean
B.
Rudolph Van Laban
C.
Curt Sachs
D.
Martha Graham
Question #10
Dance MUST happen in:
A.
The dance studio
B.
Time & Space
C.
The academic world
D.
Dynamics
Question #11
Your emotional state when attending a dance performance will affect:
A.
The environment
B.
The choreography
C.
Your receptiveness to the dance
D.
The dancers’ performance
Question #12
Sacred dance is:
A.
Never done by women
B.
Wild
C.
Private
D.
Formal & Structured
Question #13
Vaslav Nijinski choreographed what controversial ballet in 1912?
A.
Dubussy’s Ballet
B.
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
C.
Impressionism
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 war dance
D.
A chain dance
Question #15
Apollonian dances were:
A.
Always for the Gods
B.
Frenzied & untamed
C.
Only danced by powerful men
D.
Slow, controlled, civilized
Question #16
Who said, "The dance is the mother of the arts."
A.
Charles Weidman
B.
Walter Sorell
C.
Isadora Duncan
D.
Curt Sachs
Question #17
"tetracomos" dance in Ancient Greece was:
A.
like a fish tail
B.
solemn & processional
C.
a dance featuring marching in tight formation
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.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #20
Two qualities of dances in Ancient Egypt's "Old Kingdom" are:
A.
comedic & slapstick
B.
elegant & formal
C.
dramatic & tragic
D.
sexual & raunchy
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.
acrobatic
B.
done at parties
C.
sensual
D.
all of the above
Question #23
Dance in Ancient Egypt was considered:
A.
cultural & aesthetic
B.
sensual but not sexual
C.
performance & ritual
D.
all of the above
Question #24
Pantomime in Ancient Rome occurred:
A.
1st century BC - 1st century AD
B.
3rd century AD - 6th century AD
C.
1st century AD - 6th century AD
D.
2 century BC - 4th 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.
epic poems
B.
abstract ideas
C.
heroic tales
D.
myths
Question #27
Ancient Greek & Roman myths did NOT include:
A.
the story of Narcissus and Echo
B.
the story of Hansel and Gretel
C.
the story of Dido and Aeneas
D.
the story of Ariadne and the Minator
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 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.
students need to know how to upload video onto Canvas
B.
they provide an opportunity for embodied knowledge
C.
she likes to be entertained
D.
she wants to see students dance skill level
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