Department of Education

Region X – Northern Mindanao

Division of Bukidnon
District of Cabanglasan I
CABULOHAN – PARADISE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – ANNEX
Poblacion, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon

1st Quarter Examination

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGION

Name:_____________________________________________________________ Score: ____________________

Grade & Section:____________________ Date:_______________________ Parents Signature:________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Read the following questions carefully and choose the correct answers from the given
choices. Encircle the letter of your choice. Please STRICTLY NO ERASURES. Any form of erasures would
mean wrong.
_____1. It is defined as the art of the “now”.
A. Arts C. Contemporary Art Forms
B. Fine Art D. Contemporary Arts
_____2. This are artworks that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
A. Decorative Arts C. Fine Arts
B. Contemporary Arts Forms D. Visual Arts
_____3. This refers to artworks that are result of the use of new techniques, technology and mediums.
A. Decorative Arts C. Fine Arts
B. Contemporary Arts Forms D. Visual Arts
_____4. This refers to the artworks we readily associate with art, which primarily concerns with beauty and
aesthetic.
A. Decorative Arts C. Fine Arts
B. Contemporary Arts Forms D. Visual Arts
_____5. This refers to the art of interlacing threads or fibers to create textile, fabric or other similar products.
A. Carving C. Metalworks
B. Weaving D. Pottery
_____6. This term used to describe a wide array of artistic disciplines that are appreciated primarily through sight.
A. Decorative Arts C. Fine Arts
B. Contemporary Arts Forms D. Visual Arts
_____7. This term is known as decorative crafts, where these artworks are created for its practical use.
A. Decorative Arts C. Fine Arts
B. Contemporary Arts Forms D. Visual Arts
_____8. This refers to a three-dimensional artwork.
A. Paintings and Illustrations C. Pottery
B. Carving D. Sculptures
_____9. This refers to a two-dimensional artwork.
A. Paintings and Illustrations C. Pottery
B. Carving D. Sculptures
_____10. This is defined as regulated and deliberated order of body movements.
A. Music C. Theater
B. Dance D. Opera
_____11. Is an artist whose set of songs are primarily romantic songs.
A. Ballader C. Ballad
B. Choir D. Rondalla
_____12. This is defined as the manipulation of sound and silence.
A. Music C. Theater
B. Dance D. Opera

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_____13. It is defined as manifestation or use of the various creative disciplines. it is produced by human creativity
and skill to express oneself.
A. Arts C. Contemporary Art Forms
B. Fine Art D. Contemporary Arts
_____14. This term is used to describe the art forms created primarily for its appearance rather than its practical
use.
A. Decorative Arts C. Fine Arts
B. Contemporary Arts Forms D. Visual Arts
_____15. This refers to the art of manipulating and creating objects by subtracting and shaping solid material such
as wood and stone.
A. Paintings and Illustrations C. Pottery
B. Carving D. Sculptures
_____16. This refers to the art of creating and manipulating metal to create various items such as jewelry,
weapons, and the like
A. Carving C. Metalworks
B. Weaving D. Pottery
_____17. This refers to a contemporary art that involves the arrangement of objects in a given space.
A. Installation Art C. Collage
B. Performance Art D. Assemblage
_____18. It is a method of combining printed images with other flat media and pasted on a canvas or board.
A. Installation Art C. Collage
B. Performance Art D. Assemblage
_____19. This is used to describe a series of artworks made from paper collages, wood scarps, and other found
objects.
A. Installation Art C. Collage
B. Performance Art D. Assemblage
_____20. It refers to a contemporary art forms which is a mix of visual arts and a performing art.
A. Installation Art C. Collage
B. Performance Art D. Assemblage
_____21. This refers to a sculptural work that is suspended from the ceiling or a protruding base.
A. Mobile C. Collage
B. Installation D. Assemblage
_____22. This create a great variety of texture and color not found in traditional painting.
A. Mobile C. Collage
B. Installation D. Assemblage
_____23. This is defined as a fine art where actors or actresses perform experiences, whether real or imagined, in
front of a live audience.
A. Music C. Theater
B. Dance D. Opera
_____24. He is a painter, poet, musician, installation artist, a performance artist; combines music and art in his
performance art, multi-talented artist who was born in Davao Oriental.
A. Aze Ong C. Leeroy New
B. David Medalla D. Danny C. Sillada
_____25. He is from General Santos City, that uses things around him for inspiration for his different artworks
that range from fashion, sculpture, and other fields of visual arts; known for Bakawan Floating Island Project.
A. Aze Ong C. Leeroy New
B. David Medalla D. Danny C. Sillada
_____26. It a Spanish-influenced musical form, where traditional courtship ritual in the Philippines wherein a
suitor serenades his object of affection.
A. Harana C. Protest Song
B. Kundiman D. Pop Music
_____27. This are group of singers that are usually arranged according to their voice categories such as soprano,
alto, tenor, and bass.
A. Ballader C. Ballad
B. Choir D. Rondalla

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_____28. This are songs that brings to light injustices and inequality in society.
A. Harana C. Protest Song
B. Kundiman D. Pop Music
_____29. It is used to describe music that is readily available to the broad populace.
A. Harana C. Protest Song
B. Kundiman D. Pop Music
_____30. It is a sung drama that entails collaborative efforts of singers, dancers, composers, choreographers, and
the like.
A. Liturgical Music C. Chamber music
B. Opera Music D. Choral music
_____31. A style of dancing technique that follows strict set of moves and performance, wherein it is both dance
and a theater art.
A. Folk Dance C. Ballet
B. Street Dance D. Aerobic dance
_____32. A dance routine made into an exercise program.
A. Folk Dance C. Ballet
B. Street Dance D. Aerobic dance
_____33. A dance that is performed by various cultural groups throughout the country, where it changes from
region to region and performed by nonprofessional dancers who are members of the community.
A. Folk Dance C. Ballet
B. Street Dance D. Aerobic dance
_____34. A dance form that began in urban open spaces, such as parks, streets, yards, and night clubs, rather than
in formal dance studio.
A. Folk Dance C. Ballet
B. Street Dance D. Aerobic dance
_____35. A type of drama that provides an accurate depiction of real-life situations.
A. Absurd C. Brechtian theater
B. Realism D. Melodrama
_____36. A genre of modern play that deliberately exaggerates the events and situations to emphasize a point; the
characters are often made stereotypes.
A. Absurd C. Brechtian theater
B. Realism D. Melodrama
_____37. A nonmusical play that is intended to elicit tears and emotional attachment to the characters.
A. Absurd C. Brechtian theater
B. Realism D. Melodrama
_____38. A type of play wherein an individual actor speaks and acts out the character’s thoughts and emotions.
A. Dramatic monologue C. Seditious play
B. Street theater D. Psychological realism
_____39. It is called symbolic dramas, that often use symbolism and allegory to deliver their antigovernment
sentiments.
A. Seditious play C. Social realism
B. Street theater D. Psychological realism
_____40. An earliest form of theater were ethnic and cultural rituals were acted on the streets.
A. Seditious play C. Social realism
B. Street theater D. Psychological realism
_____41. He used indigenous found materials for his artworks, where he placed twigs and small branches on top
of carved wooden panels as commentary on forest devastation.
A. Dina Gadia C. Lao Lianben
B. Jonathan Benitez D. Roberto Feleo
_____42. She uses collages to highlight focal interest while creating new results.
A. Dina Gadia C. Lao Lianben
B. Jonathan Benitez D. Roberto Feleo
_____43. This refers to an Ifugao’s rice god.
A. Bulul C. Okir
B. Sarimanok D. Naga

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 _____44. He is known for his works called Sapin-sapin combination of different pieces, both found and made,
that portray traditional, historical, iconic, and popular images.
A. Dina Gadia C. Lao Lianben
B. Jonathan Benitez D. Roberto Feleo
_____45. A work of art that portrays inanimate objects.
A. Religious themes C. Historical themes
B. Portraiture D. Still life
_____46. This are primary subject for the artworks during the Spanish colonial times.
A. Religious themes C. Historical themes
B. Portraiture D. Still life
_____47. It is used to commemorate personalities and are seen in many formal institutions such as government
offices.
A. Religious themes C. Historical themes
B. Portraiture D. Still life
_____48. This are sculptures that are raised independently in its given space.
A. Free-standing C. Bas-relief
B. Relief D. High relief
_____49. This are sculptures that raised from a background, that depends on the figure’s distance from the
background.
A. Free-standing C. Bas-relief
B. Relief D. High relief
_____50. This are reliefs that are prominently raised against their background, giving the sculpture more
dimensionality.
A. Free-standing C. Bas-relief
B. Relief D. High relief

II. ESSAY. Explain and elaborate what is being asked, in 3–4 sentences. (10 points)
1. Why do we really need to study art?

“Exams are not just a test of brilliance but the perseverance to be brilliant constantly”
– Anonymous

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