Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 02
Schools Division of Isabela
FERMELDY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
FINAL EXAMINATION
IN CONTEMPORARY ARTS FROM THE REGIONS
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Directions: Read carefully each of the following questions/statements and write the letter of
the correct answer in your answer sheet.

1. Filipinos are proven to be one of the most creative and colourful people in the world. Which
among the following Filipinos of each region give value?
a. Techniques
b. Unique specialties
c. Product to take pride
d. All of these

2. Arts express the artistic feelings towards any aspect of life. Which one does not support this
statement?
a. That Filipinos use recyclable materials useful in creating artworks.
b. That a real artist sees the beauty of art even the peeling of garlic and corn.
c. Many people still struggle in deciding and declaring whether a particular creation is
an art.
d. That art is the way we perceive beauty, such as our experiences, and our culture.

3. Which one of the artistic movements has been most relevant throughout the contemporary
art that seeks to take away what’s unnecessary and leaving only what’s essential?
a. Minimalism
b. Found objects
c. Large Scale
d. All of these

4. Everything you find in an art can be used to tell a story or to create new diverse. What
movement is being referred to this technique?
a. Minimalism
b. Found objects
c. Large Scale
d. All of these

5. In modern art, the term "found object" is a translation of the French phrase "objet trouvé"
which is used to?
a. describe an object found by an artist
b. minimal modification
c. to present as a work of art.
d. All of these
6. Why do you think objects/local materials are necessary in contemporary art?

a. Artists believe that the discovered object possess a certain aesthetic quality
b. Stemming from its appearance, social or personal history, they believe that it displays
appreciation of others.
c. This is all because of natural materials that make an art more interesting as a whole.
d. All of these

7. Who among the following is a Spanish painter and sculptor of (1881-1973) and was one of
the first to publicize the idea when he affixed a printed image of chair caning onto his
picture?
a. Walter De Maria
b. Ellsworth Kelly
c. Sol LeWitt
d. Pablo Picasso

8. What technique is used to make contemporary art when the ideas were expressed like an
“abstract art” in the early 20th by Russian people and was pioneered by Kazimir Malevich?
a. Minimalism
b. Found objects
c. Large Scale
d. All of these

9. The item no.8 was also a reaction to the most prominent style of art pursued in the 1950’s
in which the art conveyed multiple meanings of intense emotions and ideas, sometimes
created in spontaneous or unplanned ways. What concept is typical to this technique?
a. Abstract Expressionism
b. Repetition
c. Monochromatic
d. All of these

10. Which one is common to minimalist art that create multiple images of the same shape,
especially simple geometric forms like lines and squares?
a. Abstract Expressionism
b. Repetition
c. Monochromatic
d. All of these

11. The following are Minimalist Artists, except one;

a. Donald Judd
b. Sol LeWitt
c. Ellsworth Kelly
d. Sandro Botticelli

12. Among these prominent Minimalist painters, who do you think is considered as one of the
earliest, whose works featured hard-edged precise borders between blocks of color?
a. Donald Judd
b. Sol LeWitt
c. Ellsworth Kelly
d. Sandro Botticelli
13. Who among these artists fully developed the picture titled “Still Life with Chiar Caning”, and
was an experimental French artist that coined the term “readymades”?
a. Pablo Picasso
b. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
c. Marcel Duchamp
d. Walter Maria

14. The term “readymades” shortly after the famous “Armory Show”, was exemplified by the
work entitled “fountain” which has its main purpose to
a. describe signature style of found object.
b. submit to New York Society of Independent Artist Exhibition
c. a and b only
d. None of these

15. In the Mid-1950’s, there was a clear establishment of Minimalism, one of this is Red Yellow
Blue White and Black form 1953. What significant purpose the painter was trying to
emphasize?
a. He clearly displays the characteristics later connected to minimalist art
b. He noticed that Minimal art, especially hard-edged flat areas of color was of great
interest
c. He later moved on to sculptural works after having been realized of this minimal art.
d. All of these

16. What movement was created by Walter Maria that includes a four hundred steel poles over
one mile by one kilometer?
a. Minimalism
b. Large Scale Art
c. Found Objects
d. None of these

17. The “Birth of Venus” is among Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Boticelli’s most well-
known works which is an example of what technique?
a. Minimalism
b. Large Scale Art
c. Found Objects
d. None of these

18. Which of the following is not true about space in sculptural and architect?
a. It is considered as a single solid or an assemblage of solids that inhabits space.
b. It enters in relation with surrounding space extending into it, enveloping it or relating
c. It is created and defined by the shape, positin and the materials employed by the artist.
d. It exists as an illusion

19. What local material is known as one of the country’s biggest and most colourful harvest
festival every May 15th?
a. Pahiyas
b. Sanikulas
c. Pabalat
d. Puni
20. In Bulacan, what material is known for making Singkaban?
a. bamboo
b. leaf
c. garlic
d. corn

21. What referred to a popular form of dying folk art that is made up of fresh coconut leaves?
a. Pagbuburda
b. Taka
c. Puni
d. Pahiyas

22. Which of the following is the art of shaving bamboo into artful creations that can be used as
a décor for arches or for the home?
a. Singkaban
b. Pabalat
c. Pahiyas
d. Taka

23. In Contemporary art techniques and performance practices, “Paper Mache” and deco
paging have been around for centuries, what local practice this is known for?
a. Singkaban
b. Pabalat
c. Pahiyas
d. Taka-making

24. Who among the following was first mentioned and recorded woman in the Philippines and
used wooden moulds that were covered in strips of paper dipped in a sticky paste?
a. Margarita Simon
b. Maria Bague
c. Isidro Labrador
d. Lola Luz Ocampo

25. What form of art is “Sanikulas”?

a. Painting
b. Carving
c. Masque
d. Theater

26. Which among the following best describes “Pahiyas” as one of the performance
practices”?
a. It is performed with permanent craft merchandising and delicacies.
b. It is made up of leaf-shaped and multi-colored rice paste wafers called “kiping”
c. Its visual and culinary feast has gained national and international recognition.
d. All of these
27. What do you think is the significance of “Singkaban” in Bulacan?
a. Singkaban is important in welcoming all Filipinos from different regions and cultures.
b. Singkaban promotes peace and order
c. Singkaban is considered as welcome signage and arfully-made entrance arches that
promote performance practice in the region
d. All of these

28. What contemporary art technique are consisted of arrow root cookies that have the image
of St. Nicholas which is known as “the healer” from illness?
a. Pahiyas
b. Sanikulas
c. Pabalat
d. Puni

29. What best defines art production?

a. It is the creation of beautiful significant things that represent contemporary art.
b. Is a professionally construct art
c. Is an expressive way of producing arts
d. It is an art making

30. Who among the following is most well-known of the Philippine Contemporay arts and has
contributed a lot in paintings, sculptures and illustration?
a. Manny Montelibano
b. Benedicto Cabrera
c. Mark Salvatus
d. None of these

31. To translate to the younger generation the broadcasting and digital art was the purpose of
Mark Salvatus. What about Manny Montelibano?
a. to portray social realism or social issues like poverty and discrimination
b. to depict contemporary art and how could it influence every Filipino
c. A and b
d. None of these

32. What festival is held annually in January in Kalibo, Aklan to give honors of their Santo
Niño?
a. Sinulog Festival
b. Ati-atihan Festival
c. Dinagyang Festival
d. Panagbenga Festival

33. The following were the reasons behind the creation of festival in baguio, except one
a. as a tribute to the City’s Flowers
b. as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon Earthquake.
c. a and b
d. none of these
34. What was considered as a religious and cultural festival in Ilo-ilo City that is held on the
fourth Sunday of January?
a. Sinulog Festival
b. Ati-atihan Festival
c. Dinagyang Festival
d. Panagbenga Festival

35. The “Kaamulan” Festival is a Bukidnon ethnic- cultural festival from Binukid Word “amul”
which means what?
a. To survive
b. To gather
c. To fight
d. To rise up

36. Moriones festival is an annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque;
MaLeldo on the other hand is
a. Celebrated on good Friday or the Friday before easter a dozen or so penitents
b. Are taken to a rice field in the barrio of San Pedro Cutud, 3km from the proper of City of
San Fernando, Pampanga
c. People here were nailed to a cross using two-inch stainless steel nails that have been
soaked in alcohol to disinfect them
d. All of these

37. Every year during the months of April and May, What do the people of pakil, in the
province of Laguna Celebrate?
a. Carabao Festival
b. Flores de Mayo
c. Turumba Festival
d. Bangus Festival

38. What region, the Filipino people celebrate Carabao Festival for two days in recognition to
the farmers?
a. Region 1
b. Region 2
c. Region 3
d. Region 4

39. “Santa Clarang Pinong Pino, ang Pangako ko ay ganito”, Pagdating ko sa Obando,
sasayaw ako ng pandanggo”, is version to be sung during Obando Fertily rites. How long
do they celebrate it?
a. 1 week
b. 3 days
c. 1 month
d. 4 days

40. What makes the Obnado Festival unique among Philippine festivals?
a. The dance performed in the streets by the childless women
b. The colourful parade while singing the Santa Clara song, Pinung-Pino
c. The use of tune of musical instruments made out of bamboo materials
d. All of these
41. How do Leyteños celebrate their Pintados Festival?
a. They check out street dancing parade featuring ten colourfully-dressed groups dancing
to the beat of drums.
b. In a unique way, they experience the art of body tattooing themselves.
c. The image of the Virgin Mary is carried on a barge which is trailed thousand of devotees
in boats gliding alongside.
d. There’s a wealth of cultural and flower shows, art exhibits, and trade fairs-all out
celebration of life.

42. How is Zamboanga Hermosa Festival held?

a. They check out street dancing parade featuring ten colourfully-dressed groups dancing
to the beat of drums.
b. In a unique way, they experience the art of body tattooing themselves.
c. The image of the Virgin Mary is carried on a barge which is trailed thousand of devotees
in boats gliding alongside.
d. There’s a wealth of cultural and flower shows, art exhibits, and trade fairs-all out
celebration of life.

43. Why do people in the capital of Negros Occidental province celebrate Masskara Festival?
a. To give honor to their patron
b. To give thanks for the harvest
c. To promote peace and order
d. None of these

44. Which among the following is now promoted as tourism generating event in the country that
is performed to attract numerous tourists from all over the world?
a. Malasimbo Festival
b. Higantes Festiva
c. Tinapa Festival
d. Ala Eh Festival

45. What indigenous festival is done through merry making with traditional sounds like
waterfalls, birds calls, insects sounds, hums of bees and many more?
a. Bak bakara Festival
b. Meghalaya Festival
c. Sheik Karimul Makdum
d. Pavvurulun Festival

46. The following are festivals held in Region 5, except one

a. Rodeo Festival
b. Peñafrancia Festival
c. Tromba Festival
d. Catandungan Festival

47. In what festival an exotic and palatable soft-shelled shrimp harvested sustainably in Aparri
is showcased including the featuring of a fluvial parade of more than a hundred fishing
boats; importantly depicting the fishermen’s way of life?
a. Palong Festival
b. Sarakat Festival
c. Lambat Festival
d. Aramang Festival
48. If “Hane Festival” is in commemoration of the Municipal of Tanay’s Founding Anniversary
with eco-agricultural arts and culture exhibition, What about Pinili Town Fiesta and Agro
Industrial fair?
a. The showcasing of high value garlic dubbed as the town’s white gold.
b. A colourful street dance competition during the festival period. Pantomina is their
popular dance in the whole province of Bicol.
c. The celebration from ancient Spanish religios festival of the Nuestra Señora de
Turumba and is preceded by a pagoda parade held in Baras River.
d. A merry making and festivity in Western pangasinan featuring thanks giving Mass at the
seashore.

49. “Pattaradday” means unity in ybanag, it is celebarated on the occasion of the founding
anniversary of Santiago. What do you think is the value of its purpose to celebrating this
feast?
a. It celebrates the unity of the ethno-linguistic groups that merged in the city.
b. To make it the melting pot of culture of Regions 2 and contributed to the city’s progress
and development in action.
c. To stress the power of Christian Religion over the Moorish non-believers.
d. All of these

50. What festival in Region 2 is being celebrated every 1 st to 11th of May in honor of Queen
Isabela II where activities like agro-industrial trade and tourisms fairs, parades, sports
events, beaity pageant are conducted to entertain visitors from other regions?
a. Pattarraddya Festival
b. Bambantii Festival
c. Mangi Festival
d. Palu-Palo Festival

“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the
failures and the negatives in our lives.”
– Denis Waitley

Prepared by:

MARICEL G. DIAPANA
Teacher

Checked by:

MARIBETH M. GOLLAYAN
Subject Coordinator

Approved:

JUNAPOLI A. TUMOLVA
School Head