SUMMATIVE TEST IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________

Grade Level and Section: _______________ Score: _____________

I. Identify the following. Choose the letter of the correct answer inside the box.

a. Ang Bayang Malaya f. Literature k. Spoken word poetry p. Tula

b. Alternative music g. Manila sound l. Taka
c. Barong Tagalog h. Metropolitan Theater m. Theater
d. Bodabil i. Original Pilipino Music n. Tinikling
e. Carinosa j. Pinoy pop o. Tsalet

1. A type of house designed with a front porch made of wood and concrete.
2. A folk dance with two people beating, bamboo poles on the ground in coordination with one
or more dancers who step over and in between the poles.
3. A dance of colonial era in Maria Clara suit where the fan or handkerchief places the couple in
romance scenario.
4. A stage show that composed mainly of songs, dances and skits.
5. A Western-derived music with English lyrics but with pure Filipino spirit.
6. A collaborative performing art that uses live performers.
7. The acronym OPM stands for ___________.
8. Anak, Tayo’y Mga Pinoy, and Ako ay Pilipino are examples of,…
9. A Filipino music that covers different forms like jazz, dance hits, folksong, revival, rock and
roll, rap, etc.
10. A poetic performance art that is wordbased; an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of
word play.
11. A long narrative piece of poem about a peasant leader fighting for human rights.
12. A collection of written work deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, and sometimes
deploys language in ways that differ from ordinary usage.
13. It is one of the structures built when young Filipinos who studied in America came back and
brought changes to our architecture.
14. The traditional Filipino clothing for men commonly made of Pina cloth.
15. It is the material used to make the sculpture of Higantes as it called in our native town in
Paete, Laguna.

II. Write J if the statement belongs to Ethnic Tradition, P if it belongs to Spanish Tradition, NC if
it belongs to American Colonial and Contemporary Traditions.
________ 16. Filipinos developed choreographies by mimicking movements of animals.
________ 17. Technological innovations affected art making resulting to
nonconventional artworks.
________ 18. Zarzuelas and operas became popular in this period.
________ 19. Religion and secularization influenced all art forms.
________ 20. Pottery, weaving, wood carving, and metal crafting are the forms of visual
arts.
________ 21. Painting and sculpture were the most popular forms of visual arts.
________ 22. Filipinos studied abroad and later on introduced new ideas in art making.
 ________ 23. Avant-garde artworks entered the scene.
________ 24. Bricks and stones were predominantly used in constructing buildings.
________ 25. The geographical location and experiences of the Filipinos were the main
factors in art production.

III. Read the statement carefully and identify what is being described or defined. Choose your
answer from the words inside the box .

Belenismo sa Tarlac Rice Fields of Nueva Ecija Giant Lantern of Pampanga

Beach of Aurora Mango Festival of Zambales Mt. Samat of Bataan

_____________________26. The memorial shrine complex was built to honor and remember the
gallantry of Filipino and American soldiers who fought during World War II

_____________________27. Since a large part of the city’s economy relies on the export of
mangoes, it’s no surprise that there’s an entire festival dedicated to the fruit

_____________________28. Endowed with natural historical, man-made and cultural attractions

considering the existence of beautiful waterfalls, pristine white beaches, historical markers and
other attractions which are accessible by land.

_____________________29. This is a century-old festival in the Philippines that started in the year
1904 but the old locals believed and as far as they can recall, that the event was inaugurated on
1904 but it was initialized or instantiated during the later years of 1908.

_____________________30. A landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon

region.

Direction: True or False

__________ 31. The Spaniards greatly influenced the Filipinos that the arts in the
country resulted to pure Western Art.
__________ 32. The piano is 1 of the instrument that Spaniard introduced in the field of Philippine
music.
__________ 33. Contemporary art refers to the recent and current practice of art ranging from the
1960’s up to present.
__________ 34. Folk song, speeches, and narratives were the forms of literature in the Spanish Era
with religious and secular contents.
__________ 35. Modern Art refers to the practice of art in the 1860s-1960s. It was in these years
that the western world was significantly developing.
__________ 36. Modern Art is totally the same with Contemporary Arts since modern and
contemporary are synonymous to each other.
__________ 37. Valse, fandango, polka, and minuet are examples of theatrical performances in the
Spanish period.
__________ 38. Before colonization, the Philippines already has its indigenous art.
__________ 39. Modern Art continuously develops even after World War II, which led to the
contemporary way of art making today.
__________ 40. Artists used wood carvings and metal works with intricate decorative designs as
embellishments for buildings in the pre-colonial period.