Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Division of Camarines Sur
SIPOCOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tara, Sipocot, Camarines Sur
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

3rd Quarterly Examination in Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region

Name: ______________________________________ Grade/Section: _______________ Date: ___________ Score: _________

I. Direction: Write E if the statement belongs to Ethnic Tradition, S if it belongs to Spanish

Tradition, and if it belongs to American Colonial and Contemporary Traditions;
__________ 1. Filipinos developed choreographies by mimicking movements of animals.
__________ 2. Technological innovations affected art making resulting to non-conventional artworks.
__________ 3. Zarzuelas and operas became popular in this period.
__________ 4. Religion and secularization influenced all art forms.
__________ 5. Pottery, weaving, wood carving, and metal crafting are the forms of visual arts.
__________ 6. Painting and sculpture were the most popular forms of visual arts.
__________ 7. Filipinos studied abroad and later on introduced new ideas in art making.
__________ 8. Avant-garde artworks entered the scene.
__________ 9. Bricks and stones were predominantly used in constructing buildings.
__________ 10. The geographical location and experience of the Filipinos were the main factors in art
production.
II. Multiple choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. He was famously known for his modern poetry filled with social consciousness.
a. N.V.M Gonzalez
b. Virgilio Almario
c. Bienvenido Lumbrera
d. Francisco Arcellana
2. He is known for his effective use of English language in expressing and shaping the culture
and sensibility of the Filipino people and the country.
a. N.V.M Gonzalez
b. Virgilio Almario
c. Bienvenido Lumbrera
d. Francisco Arcellana
3. He was a cubist painter who painted with a wide a range of subject matters from the happy
and bountiful rural to poverty-stricken urban set ups.
a. Vicente Manansala
b. Jose Joya
c. Victorio Edades
d. Ang Kiukok
4. He was known for his highly expressionistic works containing powerful meanings.
a. Vicente Manansala
b. Jose Joya
c. Victorio Edades
d. Ang Kiukok
5. The Father of Modern Philippine Painting.
a. Vicente Manansala
b. Jose Joya
c. Victorio Edades
d. Ang Kiukok
6. He is an abstractionist known for his “gestural paintings”.
a. Vicente Manansala
b. Jose Joya
c. Victorio Edades
d. Ang Kiukok
7. Tagged asa “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”.
a. Francisco Coching
b. Jeremias Elizalde Navarro
 c. Napoleon Abueva
d. Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
8. He was known for his gestural abstract expressionistic paintings using variety of mediums
like acrylic and oil.
a. Francisco Coching
b. Jeremias Elizalde Navarro
c. Napoleon Abueva
d. Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
9. He was also the sculptor who started the trend in mixing different materials like metal and
stone, in making sculptors.
a. Francisco Coching
b. Napoleon Abueva
c. Jeremias Elizalde Navarro
d. Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
10. He was popular for his komiks drawings.
a. Francisco Coching
b. Napoleon Abueva
c. Jeremias Elizalde Navarro
d. Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
11. He is an abstractionist known for his minimalist paintings and sculptures which exude
sophisticated simplicity.
a. Arturo Luz
b. Guillermo Tolentino
c. Cesar Legazpi
d. Abdulmari Asia Imao
12. He is a visual artist from Sulu, who articulated the Muslim culture and art in the country.
a. Arturo Luz
b. Guillermo Tolentino
c. Cesar Legazpi
d. Abdulmari Asia Imao
13. He was a neo-realist whose important contribution to modern art was his refinement of
cubism in the Philippine context.
a. Arturo Luz
b. Guillermo Tolentino
c. Cesar Legazpi
d. Abdulmari Asia Imao
14. The most popular subject of his painting was “Sabel”, the woman scavenger roaming the
streets of bhis hometown when he was young.
a. Benedicto Cabrera
b. Carlos “Botong” Francisco
c. Hernando Ocampo
d. Fernando Amorsolo
15. He developed a new style of abstraction through his use of fierce and striking colors.
a. Benedicto Cabrera
b. Carlos “Botong” Francisco
c. Hernando Ocampo
d. Fernando Amorsolo
16. He was known as the “Grand Old Man of the Philippine Art” was the first National Artist of
the country.
a. Benedicto Cabrera
b. Carlos “Botong” Francisco
c. Fernando Amorsolo
d. Hernando Ocampo
17. His significant works are Planting Rice, Dalagang Bukid, The Mestiza, and Maiden in a
Stream.
a. Benedicto Cabrera
b. Carlos “Botong” Francisco
c. Fernando Amorsolo
d. Hernando Ocampo
18. He is a master composer known for creatively using folk idioms in his musical
compositions.
 a. Ernani J. Cuenco
b. Lucio San Pedro
c. Jose Maceda
d. Lucresia Kasilag
19. Hailed as the Titan of the Philippines Theater, took the lead in promoting “legitimate
theater” in the country.
a. Salvador Bernal
b. Severino Montano
c. Honorata “Atang” dela Rama
d. Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
20. She also known as the “Trailblazer,” “Modern of Philippine Theater Dance’, and “Dean of
Filipino Performing Arts Critics,” significantly contributed to the progress of the Philippine
dance by developing distinct productions using balletic folkloric and Asian styles.
a. Alice Reyes
b. Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
c. Daisy Avellana
d. Leonor Orosa Goquingco

III. Identification
_____________________21. He is the one who introduced modern visual art in the country through his
exhibition.
_____________________22. It is the kind of art which depicts the life after the war, and economic problems.
_____________________23. She created the Art Association of the Philippines.
_____________________24. Name three known cubist (4-6)
_____________________25.
_____________________26.
_____________________27. This refers to the style in painting showing minute details of subjects
highlighting their texture and color. Bigas artwork of Nestor Leynes is an example of this.
_____________________28. It is the committee of NCCA that annually convened visual artists in the country.
_____________________29. It is a kind of poetry which uses colloquial language and is built on concrete
images which tend to describe experiences.
_____________________30. This tends to analyse Philippine writings.

RECHELLE N. ENCISO
Subject Teacher