Department of Education

Isabela City Schools Division

BASILAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
GRADE 9 , QUARTER 1 -ARTS

NAME: ______________________________ Section: ___________________ Score: _____________

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the question carefully and write the letter of your choice on the space provided.

_____1. What is the element of art used as a mark made by a tool such as a brush, pen or stick?
A. Line C. Color
B. Shape D. Value

____ 2. What principles of art that creates the center of interest or focal point?
A. Unity C. Pattern
B. Movement D. Emphasis

____ 3. . Which of the following is a characteristic of a painting from the Classical Greek Era?
A. Pre-historic drawing of large animals.
B. Most found in vases, panels and tomb.
C. Main colors used were red, black, gold and green.
D. Linear perspective and naturalistic representation.

_____ 4. Each group will make an artwork. Your groupmates decided to use a technique for decorative art or
interior decorations. What characteristics of Arts in Western and Classical Period are you showing?
A. Mosaic
B. Painting
C. Tattooing
D. Kerch style

____ 5. How does Pattern used as an element of art?

A. It is used as a mark made by a tool such as a brush, pen or stick.
B. It is used to organize surfaces in a consistent regular manner.
C. It is used to create cohesiveness and interest.
D. It is used to create illusion of action.

____6. How will you distinguish between panel painting and wall painting?
A. Panel painting is highly stylized and symbolic while wall painting is naturalistic but idealized.
B. Panel painting is native to its region while wall painting is an artifact of the archaeological evidence.
C. Panel painting is single pieced depicted figural scenes while wall painting is flatly outline style depicted
symposium scene on the wall.
D. Panel painting is any piece of artwork painted directly to larger permanent surfaces while wall painting is
elaborated for decorative effect illustrating stories of the bible.

___7. What is the idea/message of the Venus of Willendorf figurine in the pre-historic period?
A. She symbolized a goddess of fertility and served as a good luck charm.
B. She was shown as a grown woman with a harmonic and balanced beauty.
C. She has a power embellished by an elegant aesthetic.
D. She has a beauty that is the most enduring artworks.

____8. What are the 3 important things that emphasize the mood of Bust of Queen Nefertiti?
A. Enlarged genitals, red ochre and totem-like.
B. Youthful, refined and captured in the moment.
C. Face unusually relaxed, body was composed and head was turned.
D. Signature cap crown, extravagant royal blue headdress and golden diadem band.

____9. Which of the following messages that correspond with the Portonaccio Sarcophagus sculpture?
A. Showed an athlete who was refined
B. Depicted in the guise of a universal victor.
C. The back is a list of Barbarian kings and officials.
D. Showed the graphic depiction of the harmony between heavenly and earthly rule.
____10. Which of the following is a characteristic of Stonehenge as an architecture?
A. Monument’s entrance faces the rising sun on the day of the summer solstice.
B. Believed that a second self-called the KA lived within every human being.
C. Most widely accepted and constructed as a tomb for the king.
D. Pyramids were built for religious purposes.

____11. What made the Discobolus statue unique?

A. It is intimate, meaningful and totem-like.
B. The composition focuses on the progress of a Roman horsemen.
C. Its harmonic and beauty which is not disturbed by the slight folds under the eyes.
D. Limbs and torso are artificially arranged to correspond with the Greek ideas of balance and rhythm.

____12. Why does the Pyramids of Giza important during the Egyptian Period?
A. It was a Druid temple.
B. One of the most famous monuments.
C. It was built as a center for religious worship.
D. It was widely accepted and constructed as a tomb for the King.

____ 13. How can you determine the message from the sculpture of Barbenini Diptych?
A. Depicted in the guise of a universal victor.
B. Ivory shown depicted a triumphant emperor.
C. Composition focuses on the progress of a Roman horseman.
D. A graphic depiction of the harmony between heavenly and earthly rule.

____ 14. How will you distinguish between Parthenon and Colosseum?
A. Parthenon is a Druid temple while Colosseum is a tomb for the king.
B. Parthenon is a domed monument while Colosseum is castle contains the primitive chapel.
C. Parthenon is an Ancient Greek Architecture while Colosseum is a large amphitheater in Rome.
D. Parthenon is served as a cathedral, mosque and now a museum while Colosseum is a castle used as a royal
residence.

_____15. You are instructed by your teacher to make an artwork of Pyramid of Giza as an example of architectural
structure. What would be the focus of your task?
A. Greek Period
B. Roman Period
C. Egyptian Period
D. Pre-historic Period