2014 WASSCE GKA–OBJECTIVES

1. When one takes a critical look at a variety of objects the following properties are noted

A. Sweetness, bitterness & taste

B. Loudness, softness & distance

C. Smell, aroma and odour

D. Shapes, colours and textures

2. Which of the following will produce the shade of a colour?

A. Black

B. Grey

C. Tin

D. White

3. A creative person is characterized by

A. Temperament and haste.

B. Ideas and uncertainty.

C. Hard-work and imagination.

D. Chaos and disorder.

4. The caveman carved figures mainly in

A. Wood and rubber.

B. Bone and wood.

C. Stone and bone.

D. Rubber and stone.

5. The part that seems to be of greatest visual appeal in a work of art is

A. Balanced area

B. Foreground

C. Background

D. Focal area
6.The presentation of a stool to a woman during marriage is a practice in connection with

A. Ancestor veneration.

B. Belief in spirits.

C. Rites of passage.

D. Belief in animism.

7. Which of the following is credited to the Hellenistic period of Greed art?

A. Doric style of architecture was invented

B. Landscape painting was invented

C. Corinthian style of architecture was invented

D. Picture-writing was invented

8. Which part of the paper-mulberry tree is tapa produced from?

A. Bark

B. Gum

C. Leaves

D. Root

9. Linseed oil and turpentine are used in mixing

A. Acrylic paint.

B. Emulsion

C. Oil colour.

D. Gouache

10. Which of the following is a monoprint?

A. Frottage

B. Lino-cut

C. Marbling

D. Wood-cut

11. The art movement which placed emphasis on cultural values was

A. Expressionism.

B. Humanism.

C. Impressionism.
 D. Surrealism.

12. A stipple is a tool used to create

A. Colours

B. Dots

C. Lines

D. Spaces

13. Which of the following expresses personal emotions or thoughts?

A. Appellation

B. Dirge

C. Lyric

D. Praise-name

14. Negative spaces of the images traced onto a silk screen are

A. Painted black.

B. Left unblocked.

C. Dabbed with printing paste.

D. Blocked with lacquer.

15. Guernica was painted by

A. a Spanish

B. a French.

C. an English

D. an Italian.

16. Which of the following is a preliminary drawing?

A. Descriptive drawing

B. Tonal drawing

C. Illustration drawing

D. Sketch drawing

17. Hard steel is used to sink lines into the plate surface in

A. Embossing

B. Engraving
 C. Etching

D. In laying

18. Which of the following is a description of the style of an individual artist?

A. Rose period

B. Archaic period

C. Renaissance period

D. Classical period

19. When the twill weave is used, the product that comes out is

A. Calico

B. Check

C. Gabardine

D. Poplin

20. A series of drawings made to explain a process is

A. Continuous drawing

B. Illustrative drawing

C. Descriptive drawing

D. Range drawing

21. In traditional belief, ancestors are called for help through

A. Libation, drumming and offering

B. Offering, purification and abstinence

C. Prayer, lamentation and fasting

D. Pacification, ablution and cleansing

22. The focus of the ancient Egyptian art was

A. The life of the ordinary Egyptian

B. River transport on the Nile

C. Everlasting life in the hereafter

D. Cultural activities in the rural areas

23. Islamic art has always been restricted to

A. Geometric ornament and calligraphy

B. Text writing and sculpture

C. Calligraphy and block lettering

D. Figurative ornament and calligraphy

24. A beautiful picture has

A. A psychological value

B. An intrinsic value

C. A religious value

D. A material value

25. Archaeologists use art to analyse discoveries by

A. Material

B. Style

C. Function

D. Preservation

26. The Coptic writing was composed of combination of

A. Egyptian and Greek letters

B. Roman and English letters

C. Islamic and Egyptian letters

D. Egyptian and Roman letters

27. Benin court art usually takes the form of

A. Painting

B. Pottery

C. Sculpture

D. Textiles

28. Early Greek paintings that have survived till today are those made

A. Walls and panels

B. Vases and panels

C. Jugs and walls

 D. Vases and jugs

29. An art patron is someone who

A. Advises an artist

B. Sells work of art

C. Commissions works of art

D. Is sponsored to produce art

30. Green is warm as it approaches

A. Blue

B. Red

C. Violet

D. Yellow

31. The major characteristics of African carving is

A. Abstraction

B. Movement

C. Naturalism

D. Realism

32. In which of these countries was the human figure painted in profile?

A. China

B. Crete

C. Egypt

D. Ghana

33. Which of the following colours is good for impasto?

A. Water colour

B. Oil colour

C. Acrylic colour

D. Poster colour

34. Which of the following processes is associated with leatherwork?

A. Centering

B. Scorching
 C. Modeling

D. Throwing

35. Colour printing is uniquely the art form of the

A. Chinese

B. Egyptians

C. Indians

D. Japanese

36. What feeling, does blue convey?

A. Bravery

B. Freshness

C. Quietness

D. Warmth

37. Planography, relief and intaglio are processes associated with

A. Ceramics

B. Jewellery

C. Printing

D. Sculpture

38. An artist accidentally mixes red and green to produce

A. Complementary colour

B. Tertiary colour

C. Neutral colour

D. Harmonious colour

39.Polynesian art-expression consists of the making of

A. Figurines

B. Jewellery

C. Mats

D. Pots
40. Beadmaking is one of the major works of the

A. Akwapims

B. Krobos

C. Shais

D. Fantes