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Question #1
An example of a living history is:
A.
a person
B.
An object
C.
A date in time
D.
An idea
Question #2
History is an essential part of the present because:
A.
The study of the past roots people in time
B.
We would not know anything if we had no history
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.
Plato
C.
Homer
D.
Aristophones
Question #4
Catharsis is:
A.
“Purification” of trauma though art
B.
Dying for art
C.
Shaping the personal into the universal
D.
Translation of reality into another medium
Question #5
What is Liturgical dance?
A.
Profane dance
B.
Religious dance
C.
Ritual Dance
D.
Popular dance
Question #6
An example of Recreational dance would be:
A.
Dance at a park
B.
A High School Dance
C.
Ceremonial Native American war dance
D.
Roller Skating
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 making meaning out of dance
B.
A powerful era in dance history
C.
A structure for defining dance
D.
A way of notating dance
Question #9
The concept of Effort/Shape was conceived by
A.
Martha Graham
B.
Arianne MacBean
C.
Curt Sachs
D.
Rudolph Van Laban
Question #10
Dance MUST happen in:
A.
The dance studio
B.
The academic world
C.
Dynamics
D.
Time & Space
Question #11
Your emotional state when attending a dance performance will affect:
A.
The dancers’ performance
B.
The choreography
C.
The environment
D.
Your receptiveness to the dance
Question #12
Sacred dance is:
A.
Private
B.
Formal & Structured
C.
Wild
D.
Never done by women
Question #13
Vaslav Nijinski choreographed what controversial ballet in 1912?
A.
The Sacred and Profane Dances
B.
Dubussy’s Ballet
C.
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
D.
Impressionism
Question #14
An Ancient Greek Pyrrhic dance was:
A.
A chain dance
B.
A dance performed in the Olympics
C.
A celebration dance
D.
A war dance
Question #15
Apollonian dances were:
A.
Only danced by powerful men
B.
Always for the Gods
C.
Frenzied & untamed
D.
Slow, controlled, civilized
Question #16
Who said, "The dance is the mother of the arts."
A.
Isadora Duncan
B.
Charles Weidman
C.
Curt Sachs
D.
Walter Sorell
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 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.
comedic & slapstick
B.
dramatic & tragic
C.
sexual & raunchy
D.
elegant & formal
Question #21
Dances from Ancient Egypt's "Middle Kingdom" included celebrations to the God:
A.
Ra
B.
Aphrodite
C.
Isisia
D.
Ogun
Question #22
Dance in Ancient Egypt's "New Kingdom" were:
A.
done at parties
B.
sensual
C.
acrobatic
D.
all of the above
Question #23
Dance in Ancient Egypt was considered:
A.
sensual but not sexual
B.
performance & ritual
C.
cultural & aesthetic
D.
all of the above
Question #24
Pantomime in Ancient Rome occurred:
A.
3rd century AD - 6th century AD
B.
2 century BC - 4th century AD
C.
1st century AD - 6th century AD
D.
1st century BC - 1st 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.
abstract ideas
B.
myths
C.
heroic tales
D.
epic poems
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 Ariadne and the Minator
D.
the story of Narcissus and Echo
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.
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 likes to be entertained
C.
she wants to see students dance skill level
D.
they provide an opportunity for embodied knowledge
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