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QUIZ 2.2 G12

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is not concerned with the dramatic and realistic but believed that other factors were more important that running and skipping, task-oriented type of movement, reflected movement rather than the storyline as the primary focus of the dance and very abstract.

a)

1st Generation

b)

New Generation

c)

2nd Generation

d)

Post Modern Dance

2.

A genre that blends dance and theater so that both forms are an integral part of the performance that may include spoken words, text, singing and choreography, which is propelled by theme, dramatics and "theatrics."

a)

Dance Theatre

b)

Dance Entertainment

c)

Dance Contemporary

d)

Dance Drama

3.

What is the act of creating movement spontaneously that encouraged moving in ways that are unique and original to them?

a)

Improvisation

b)

Copying

c)

Free Movement

d)

On the spot dance performance

4.

What movement focused on moving for self-discovery, no "right" or "wrong", no set routines the dancer has to learn the main focus and is not the product but the process that the teacher does a lot of leading for the class?

a)

Extended Movement

b)

Improvised Movement

c)

Free Movement

d)

Creative Movement

5.

It shows pure dance, expressional dance, art dance, encompasses a variety of techniques and style.

a)

Modern Dance

b)

Jazz Dance

c)

Contemporary Dance

d)

Tap Dance

6.

What characteristics of modern dance prioritize?

a)

Critical and idealistic

b)

Extensions and Natural

c)

Collaborative and Free flow

d)

Experimental and sensitive

7.

Who were the forerunners of the new dance period?

a)

Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Dorris Humphrey

b)

Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today

c)

Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis

d)

Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm

8.

Who were the big 4?

a)

Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Dorris Humphrey

b)

Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis

c)

Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today

d)

Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm

9.

What would you expect if you are taking a contact improve class?

a)

you would begin by having partners

b)

dance alone

c)

may begin without partner

d)

begin with the group

10.

Of the following dancers, who is one of the best-known modern dancer/choreographers?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

George Balanchine

c)

Cynthia Gregory

d)

Peter Martins

11.

Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis formed which modern dance company, popular in the 20th century?

a)

Alvin Ailey

b)

Pilobolus

c)

MOMIX

d)

Denisshawn

12.

Modern dance in the 1930's was also known as

a)

ballet noir

b)

classical ballet

c)

the jitterbug

d)

experimental dancing

13.

The young dancers who studied and danced with Isadora Duncan in the 1920's were known as

a)

the Isadorables

b)

the Jivers

c)

the Baby Ballerinas

d)

the modern dancers

14.

Which of the following terms are not related to mod-ern dance?

a)

contact improvisation

b)

fall and recovery

c)

Vaganova technique

d)

contract and release

15.

The choreography of modern dancer Alvin Ailey is centered around which cultural heritage?

a)

Scottish

b)

Irish-Celtic

c)

African-American

d)

Caribbean

16.

Which dancer/choreographer is known for contemporary works and the Broadway musical "Movin' Out," with music by Billy Joel?

a)

Twyla Tharp

b)

Merce Cunningham

c)

Peter Martins

d)

Alvin Ailey

17.

Which of the following companies is not a modern dance company?

a)

Paul Taylor Dance Company

b)

Merce Cunningham Dance Company

c)

Pilobolus

d)

Dance Theater of Harlem

18.

Which of the following dancers is not a modern dancer of the early 20th century?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Ted Shawn

c)

Hanya Holm

d)

Mikhail Baryshnikov

19.

The creative process that involves arranging and creating dances and ballets is called?

a)

choreography

b)

movement implementation

c)

movement assembly

d)

dance rehearsal

20.

What expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern jazz lyrical and classical ballet?

a)

Modern Dance

b)

Contemporary Dance

c)

Jazz Dance

d)

Ballet Dance

21.

What does contemporary dance stress?

a)

Naturalness, Strict and unstructured.

b)

Poise, Good Posture, Glamorous

c)

Efficiency, synchronized and calm

d)

Versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet.

22.

What elements of contemporary dancers focus on?

a)

Versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet.

b)

Poise, Good Posture, Glamorous

c)

floor work, using gravity to pull them down to the floor.

d)

Efficiency, synchronized and calm

23.

This dance genre is often done with?

a)

high hills

b)

dance shoes

c)

socks

d)

bare foot

24.

Contemporary dance can be performed to?

a)

Many different kinds of music

b)

Anonymous Genre

c)

Single Genre

d)

Entertainment

25.

Pioneers of contemporary dance include

a)

Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm

b)

Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham

c)

Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis

d)

Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today

26.

These contemporary dancers all believed...

a)

That dance should have naturalness of movement, allowing their bodies to freely express efficiency.

b)

That dancers should have all the expertise, allowing their performance of safety and security.

c)

That dances should have mastery and focus.

d)

That dancers should have freedom of movement, allowing their bodies to freely express inner most feelings.

27.

What is a performing art that involves rhythmic body movement within a given space, and is choreographed base on musical beat?

a)

Contemporary Dance

b)

Ballet Dance

c)

Modern Dance

d)

Modern Jazz Dance

28.

What basic element of a dance that conveys the message of a dance?

a)

Gravity

b)

Space

c)

Design

d)

Theme

29.

What pattern of movement in time and space?

a)

Design

b)

Theme

c)

Space

d)

Gravity

30.

What element of contemporary dance that shows Bodily actions of the dancer that includes his steps?

a)

Movement

b)

Theme

c)

Music

d)

Space

31.

It is the skill of movement executed by the dancer?

a)

Movement

b)

Techniques

c)

Space

d)

Theme

32.

It refers to the auditory background to which a dancer moves?

a)

Techniques

b)

Theme

c)

Movement

d)

Music

33.

What properties worn by the dancer that help reflect that message?

a)

Aesthetics decorations

b)

Costume and body paraphernalia

c)

Stage setting and decorations

d)

Materials and Effects

34.

What do you call to these figures and steps in dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an organized matter?

a)

Dance Skills

b)

Dance Application

c)

Choreography

d)

Performance

35.

It is the transmission of a range of ethical values that are part of the aesthetical project, like the respect for the body and movement style of others, the application of a nonhierarchical way of social relationship, the making of creative decisions according to a ‘fair’ judgment over the spectacular one?

a)

Context

b)

Aesthetical project

c)

Physical Education

d)

Execution

36.

It maintains an anatomical and physiological perspective, according to medical statements.

a)

Physiology

b)

Physical Education

c)

Functional Movement

d)

Physical Fitness

37.

The background or setting of the performance.

a)

Re-enactment

b)

Scenery

c)

Landscape

d)

Plot

38.

It is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.

a)

Exercise

b)

Dance

c)

Dancer

d)

Dancing

39.

It establishes the aim of the class in a long and short term. What’s the goal of each class, what’s the goal of the process of educating that dancer?

a)

Background

b)

Concepts

c)

Context

d)

Principle

40.

Who is the first dancer to present modern dancing to the public in a long flowing toga, bare legs, no corset and wanted to leave the ballet community because she felt as if it was too confining and she wanted her dances to be more natural?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Dorris Humphrey