CALBIGA WESTERN SAMAR COLLEGE
MIDTERM EXAM IN ART APPRECIATION
Name: ___________________________________Course, Year and Section: ______________ Date: ________
TEST 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions. Choose the correct answer and write it on the space provided before the number.
____1. The ‘form’ answers that question
a. why b. what c. how d. who
____2. This refers to the visual focus or the image that may be extracted from examining the work.
a. subject b. content c. art d. elements
____3. The belief in a lone creator of the universe is called
a. monotheism b. atheism c. religion d. Catholicism
____4. It is the actual surface of the painting or drawing, where no illusion of a third dimension exists.
a. texture b. content c. picture plane d. perspective
____5. This allows the attention of the viewer to a focal point(s), accentuating or drawing attention to these
elements or objects.
a. emphasis b. contrast c. rhythm d. movement
____6. One of the elements that enhances the appeal of an artwork.
a. value b. space c. shape d. color
____7. A proponent of non-representational was
a. Leonardo Da Vinci b. Vasily Kandinsky c. Michelangelo d. Vincent Van Gogh
____8. Commissioned by Pope Julius II, the intricate fresco that lines the Sistine Chapel was created by
a. Michelangelo b. Leonardo Da Vinci c. Vincent Van Gogh d. Jan van Kessel
____9. The real controlling resource and the absolutely decisive factor of production is neither capital, not land nor
labor. It is what?
a. information b. creativity c. money d. knowledge
___10. The production process wherein the artist always begins with an idea that he wants to express or
communicate with his audience.
a. preproduction b. production c. postproduction d. formulation
___11. This is the mode of expression in which the concept, idea, or message is conveyed.
a. channel b. medium c. technique d. artwork
___12. These are strategically located at the nexus where artists, their work, the arts institutions, and many different
publics intersect.
a. studio b. dealers c. warehouse d. exhibitions
___13. Another movement that is reminiscent of the motivations of the Renaissance and whose emergence is hinged
on the frontiers of science and technology.
a. scientific art b. hybrid art c. abstract art d. representational art
___14. This pertains to the size in relation to what is normal for the figure or object in question.
a. scale b. proportion c. size d. coverage
___15. This pertains to a painting or drawing that makes use of two vanishing points, which can be placed anywhere
along the horizon line.
a. one-point perspective b. two-point -perspective c. three-point perspective
___16. This is related to shape and form. It is usually inferred from a sense of depth, whether it is real or simulated.
a. hue b. value c. space d. form
___17. These are lines that bend or coil. They allude softness, grace, flexibility, or even sensuality.
a. diagonal lines b. horizontal lines c. vertical lines d. curved lines
___18. The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National Living Treasure Award was created in 1992 under the
virtue of what Republic Act?
a. RA 7355 b. RA 10533 c. RA 7722 d. RA 8980
___19. This shows the level of familiarity with the medium being manipulated. It alludes to the necessity of
additional tools or implements, or consideration of time, and the specificity of the site of creation.
a. technique b. studio c. medium d. citations
___20. The last stage of the production process wherein once an artwork is finished, it will then be decided on how it
will be circulated not only in the art world, but the many publics.
a. preproduction b. production c. postproduction d. display
___21. They are those whose direct hand is in the distribution and circulation of artworks through a variety of
means, such as direct sales, through galleries, and the more recent player in the Philippines, auction houses.
a. curator b. art dealers c. artisans d. artists
___22. This is the meaning communicated by the artist or the artwork.
a. subjective b. Objective c. perception d. content
___23. One artist who was attuned with nature. He saw art and nature as inseparable, often finding solace and
happiness in painting in it (working in the middle of unspoiled fields) and painting from it (landscapes).
a. Vincent Van Gogh b. Pablo Picasso c. David Bailley d. John La Farge
___24. In auditory art, this refers to the speed (beats/second).
a. meter b. tempo c. beat d. rhythm
____25. The elements of music that refers to the loudness or quietness of music.
a. Melody b. timbre c. dynamics d. rhythm
TEST II. IDENTIFICATION
Directions. Identify what is being referred to by the following sentences.
___________________26. This refers to the distribution of the visual elements in view of their placement in relation
to each other.
___________________27. It is the size of the components, or of objects in relation to one another when taken as a
composition or a unit.
___________________28. It is the disparity between the elements that figure into the composition.
___________________29. This element in an artwork is experienced through the sense of touch (and sight).
___________________30. It is the color’s brightness or dullness.
___________________31. This dimension of color gives its name which can be subdivided into: primary colors,
secondary colors, and tertiary colors.
___________________32. This art is in itself a departure from reality, but the extent of that departure determines
whether it has reached the end of the spectrum.
___________________33. This art does not make a reference to the real world, whether it is a person, place, thing,
or even a particular event.
___________________34. Another term for representational art because the figures are easy to make out and
decipher.
___________________35. The artist who painted The Starry Night.
___________________36. The artist who painted the Creation of Adam.
___________________37. This type of knowledge fuels the twenty-first century.
___________________38. These lines connote elevation or height, which is usually taken to mean exaltation or
aspiration for action.
___________________39. The colors that lack or has an absence of light.
___________________40. It is the element in music that situates it in time.