Mindanao State University

Lanao del Norte Agricultural College

Senior High School 1st Quarter Examination
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region

Part I. Multiple Choice

Direction: Read the direction carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer in a
capital letter on the test booklet provided. Not following instruction will be mark as wrong.

1. The art of representing something by lines and made on a surface or the process of portraying an
object, scene or forms of decorative or symbolic meaning through lines, shading, and textures in one or
more colors.
a.) Painting b.) Drawing c.) Surface Printing d.) Etching
2. It is stretched over a rectangular frame and unwanted portions in design are blocked out.
a.) Surface Printing b.) Lithography c.) Commercial Art d.) Silkscreen
3. It is composed primarily to be sung. The voice or voices are generally accompanied by one or more
instruments.
a.) Vocal Music b.) Instrumental Music c.) Opera d.) Oratorio and Cantata
4. The design of settings for dramatic productions.
a.) Theater Design b.) Interior Design c.) Dress and Costume Design d.) Opera
5. A piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on a stage.
a.) Essay b.) Drama c.) Prose Fiction d.) Poetry
6. It is used to designate design and arrangement of architectural interiors for convenience and beauty.
a.) Industrial Design b.) Theater Design c.) Interior Design d.) Architecture
7. This is one of literature’s greatest dramatic art forms. It is a drama of serious nature in which the
central character comes to some sad or disastrous end.
a.) Tragedy b.) Melodrama c.) Farce d.) Comedy
8. A literature of highly expressive nature using special forms and choice or words and emotional
images.
a.) Essay b.) Prose Fiction c.) Drama d.) Poetry
9. A kind of performance in which actors sing all or most of the words of a play with music performed by
an orchestra.
a.) Oratorio and Cantata b.) Opera c.) Operetta and Comedy d.) Drama
10. It refers to the design and construction of three-dimensional forms representing natural objects or
imaginary shapes.
a.) Architecture b.) Crafts c.) Sculpture d.) Paintings
11. The arts that we perceive with our eyes. They may be classified into two groups ; the graphic and
plastic arts.
a.) Visual Arts b.) Literature c.) Music d.) Dance
12. It is a light, amusing tale of lovers in some dilemma which is finally solved happily.
a.) Comedy of Manners b.) Farce c.) Romantic Comedy d.) Melodrama
13. This is the process of applying pigment to a surface to secure effects involving forms and colors. It
includes oils, watercolours, tempera and others.
a.) Painting b.) Drawing c.) Graphic Process d.) Relief Printing
14. It refers to which is being lengthened, a protraction or an extension.
a.) Distortion b.) Elongation c.) Mangling d.) Cubism
15. This was the first important art movement of the 1900s. They did not attempt to express ethical,
philosophical, or psychological themes. Most of these artists tried to paint pictures of comfort, joy and
pleasure. They used extremely bright colors.
a.) Realism b.) Fauvism c.) Dadaism d.) Futurism
16. An art that includes designing of books, advertisements, signs, posters, and other displays to
promote sale or acceptance of product, service or idea.
a.) Commercial Art b.) Lithography c.) Mechanical Process d.) Graphic Process
17. The art of combining spoken or written words and their meanings into forms which have artistic and
emotional appeal.
a.) Essay b.) Poetry c.) Literature d.) Prose Fiction
18. These are sacred musical drama in concert form. These are made up of recited parts, arias, and
choruses, with orchestral accompaniment.
a.) Oratorio and Cantata b.) Opera c.) Operetta and Comedy d.) Vocal Music
19. A style of art or literature that shows or describes people and things as they are in real.
a.) Realism b.) Abstract c.) Fauvism d.) Dadaism
20. This is clearly manifested when the subject is in misshapen condition, or the regular shape is twisted
out.
a.) Distortion b.) Elongation c.) Mangling d.) Cubism
21. It is visible sign of something invisible such as an idea or a quality.
a.) Realism b.) Symbolism c.) Fauvism d.) Surrealism
24.The most familiar type of painting is done with _____ on canvas. This method has been used since
15th century. The pigment is mixed with oil.
a.) Pastel b.) Oil c.) Fresco d.) Watercolor
25. What is the important thing to consider in choosing the subject for sculpture?
a.) Size b.) Thickness c.) Softness d.) Material

Part II. Identification

Direction: Identify the answers of the following questions. Write your answer on the test booklet
provided. 2pts each.

1. This is the art or process of producing drawings or designs on metal plates covered with wax. The
needle penetrates wax to the surface of the plate. The plate is then dipped in acid, which eats the lines
into the metal.

2. It is the process whereby unwanted portions of design are cut away on the master image.

3. The term refers to the designing and making of objects by hand for use or for furniture.

4. A light, humorous play. The emphasis in it is on jokes, humorous physical action, and improbable
characters.

5. It stresses abstract form through the use of cone, cylinder, or sphere at the expense of the other
pictorial elements.

Part IV. Essay

1. Define Humanities. ( 5pts )

2. What is the importance of humanities? ( 5pts )

3. What are the methods of presenting the art subject? Describe each briefly. ( 3pts each method)