PE QUIZ

Which statement best explains why dance is often referred to as the "great mother of the arts"?

• A. It requires costumes and music, combining multiple art forms.

• B. It is often used in theater performances and religious rituals.

• C. Dance is one of the oldest and most important forms of art.

• D. It is more popular in modern times than in ancient cultures.

What best explains the preeminence of dance among the arts throughout history?

• A. Its movements are easier to interpret than music or painting.

• B. Dance’s preeminence likely stems from its ability to serve various functions religious, military, and social.

• C. It is the only art that does not rely on tools or instruments.

• D. Dance is mostly appreciated for its entertainment value alone.

Which statement best captures the role of dance in reflecting human experience across cultures?

• A. Dance serves primarily as a tool for ritualistic tradition, with minimal influence on daily social life.

• B. Dance is an outlet of different emotions and a pattern of our daily lives of different society accompanied by certain music.

• C. Dance exists mainly as a competitive and performative sport shaped by institutional standards.

• D. Dance is valued mostly for its visual appeal rather than its connection to emotion or daily human experience.

In dance, the role of the body is limited to executing steps, while elements like rhythm, costume, and music are considered the core materials for movement creation.

• True

• FALSE

What is the origin of the word emotion, and how does it relate to dance?

• A. It comes from the Latin emuvere, meaning “to control,” emphasizing discipline in movement.

• B. It is based on the Greek word emos, meaning “inner soul,” referring to spiritual movement.

• C. It stems from the Latin movere, meaning “to remain still,” showing contrast between feeling and action.

• D. It is derived from emovere, meaning “to move, move out, or move through,” highlighting how emotions are expressed through physical movement.

Which of the following statements is false about the nature of dance?

• A. Dance helps develop coordination, rhythm, and spatial awareness.

• B. Dance is an expressive tool that can give a person a new emotional outlet to deal with feelings which at times are intense or overwhelming

• D. Dance has no connection to emotional expression and is purely physical exercise.

• D. Dance has no connection to emotional expression and is purely physical exercise.

What concept about human nature and dance is best reflected in the statement:
"We are all free-willed beings, no matter what our personal situation may be. Through dance, our body expresses how free we are, while also highlighting the restrictions our minds impose on it."

• A. Dance is purely a technical skill that requires strict mental control over every movement.

• B. Dance demonstrates the body’s freedom but also reveals how our thoughts and fears can limit expression.

• C. Dance removes all emotional and psychological boundaries, making the mind irrelevant.

• D. Dance only reflects the physical state of the body, not the mental or emotional condition.

How does dance provides satisfaction and enjoyment to the participant.

• A. Movement Education

• Development of Personal Creativity

• Aesthetic Experience

• Intercultural and Integrative experience

How does dance provide opportunities for meaningful group involvement, encourage positive social interaction and interpersonal relationships in small working groups, and provide the situation for both giving and accepting critical judgment?

• Social Involvement

• Movement Education

• Development of Personal Creativity

• Development of Personal Creativity

A person who responds fully and sensitively to artistic stimuli becomes decreasingly unwilling and less able to express themselves through creative media.

• TRUE

• FALSE