Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative
Division of Agusan del Sur
LOS ARCOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Final Examination in Contemporary Arts

Name:_______________________________ Section:____________ Date:____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (2pts each)

Directions: Read the following statement and choose the letter of the best answer. Use
separate sheet of paper.

1. This element of art refers to the surface characteristics of an object and is best
appreciated when touched.
a. value c. form
b. texture d. color
2. It is one of the techniques used in sculpture
a. Carving c. Moulding
b. Printing d. None of these
3. This is the property that gives the color its name.
a. intensity c. hue
b. value d. tint
4. The following are examples of utilitarian or practical arts except;
a. Industrial arts c. Fishery Art
b. Civic arts d. aesthetic arts
5. The first arts in the Philippines were inspired by _______.
a. Chinese c. Americans
b. Spaniards d. Indians
6. These represents Ifugaos ancestral spirit and granary gods.
a. Bul-ul
b. Panolong
c. Sculpture
d. None of these
7. One of the richest survivors of Philippine pre-Spanish art is____________.
a. Bagobo functional art
b. Mandaya functional art
c. Maranao decorative art
d. Ifugaos decorative art
8. A line when used by an artist suggests meaning. What meaning is associated with a
vertical line?
a. motion and mobility c. honor and dignity
b continuity and grace d. depression and chaos
9 . Diagonal line denotes________.
a. action and movement c. honor and dignity
b continuity and grace d. depression and chaos
10. Which is not a work of Fernando Amorsolo?
a. The Parisian Life c.Barrio Fiesta
b. Under the mango tree d. El Ciego
11. This principle of design that gives the parts a sense of belonging together is known as
a. rhythm c. balance
b. harmony d. harmony
12. It is the usage of unconventional, mixing of unlikely materials to produce an artwork e.g
coffee painting
a. Hybridity c. Proportion
b. Appropriation d. Mongrel
13. It is one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Philippines
a. Eskaya c. Tagbanwa
b. Negrito d. T’Boli
 14. We like to see things having the right and proper relationship with each other. This
principle referred to is_____________.
a. rhythm c. balance
b. proportion d. harmony
15. What is color?
a. Light going in through our eyes
b. Our perception of the things around us
c. Our perception of waves of light
d. Blue, red, yellow, purple etc.

II. MATCHING TYPE (1pt each)

Directions: Match column A with column B. Write your answer on the space provided.
Column A Column B
__1. Bul-ul A. Three-dimensional artwork
__2. Used the leaf as a musical instrument B. Ifugaos’ Anito figure
__3. National Artist of Philippines for Music in 1997 C. Fernando Amorsolo
__4. Philippine Folk Dances D. Tagbanwa
__5. Dalagang Bukid E. Francisca Reyes Aquino
__6. Cubist paniting F. Vicente Manansala
__7. Mother of Philippine Theater Dance G. Andrea Veneracion
__8. Oldest ethnic groups in the Philippines H. Leonor Goquingco
__9. One of the Titans of Philippine Theater I. Severino Montano
__10. Manunggul jar J. Levi Celerio
K. Secondary burial jar

III. ESSAY (5pts)

1. Why is culture and tradition considered factors in questioning identity in

Philippine art?

“To be an artist is to believe in life."

-Henry Moore