First Semester

S. Y. 2021 - 2022

Systems Plus College Foundation

Balibago, Angeles City

Senior High School Department

Midterm Examination in Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region

Name: Date: _______________

Year & Section: Score: ______________

I.Multiple Choice: (25 points) Read the following questions carefully and choose the correct answer
from the given choices.

1. Which among the different contemporary art forms pertains to the combination of notes into
harmony?
a. Arts c. Music
b. Dance d. Film

2. Which among the different contemporary art forms defined as the art form of performance?
a. Film c. Literature
b. Theatre d. Drama

3. Dramatic texts are portrayed on stage by actors and actresses enhanced by different props.
a. Music c. Theatre
b. Film d. Dance

4. It is the expression of one’s feelings through creating something out of their imagination.
a. Abstract c. Art
b. Skills d. Insight

5. He was the son of a musically inclined couple who taught in Ateneo de Manila.
a. Francisco Baltazar c. Jose Rizal
b. Francisco Buencamino Sr. d. Francisco Santiago

6. Prior to colonization, art of the ancient Filipinos were based on these traditions, EXCEPT:
a. Musical c. Funerary ceremonies
b. Rites Passage d. Planting and harvesting

7. This is an example of carving that symbolizes wealth, power, and prestige.

a. Manunggul Jar c. Bul-uL
b. Baybayin script d. Hagabi

8. Which among the films below believes he can turn the tide of war against in the invading
Americans back then.
a. Jose Rizal c. Heneral Luna
b. Bonifacio d. Goyo

9. Which among the different contemporary art form appeals primarily to the visual sense and
typically exists in permanent form.
a. artwork c. arts
b. visual arts d. drawing

10. Who is the Spanish civil engineer who designed the first ever earthquake resistant building?
a. Rev. Fr. Roque Ruaño c. Rev. Fr. Roque Ruañio
b. Rev. Fr. Roque Ruano d. Rev. Fr. Roque Ruañzo

11. What is a festival or a ceremony of the indigenous mountain people of Northern Luzon?
a. Kashawing c. Tagbanwa
b. Kanyaw d. Pangalay
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12.Which among the different native dance pertains to the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg
people of the Sulu Archipelago and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah.
a. Kashawing c. Tagbanwa
b. Kanyaw d. Pangalay

13. Which among the different native dance pertains to the ritual that involves reenactment of the pact
made by the ancestors of the community and the unseen spirits that inhabit the lake.
a. Kashawing c. Tagbanwa
b. Kanyaw d. Pangalay

14.What is a colourful hand-woven mat made from the Dwarf Pandan leaves which grow abundantly
on the coasts of Tawi-Tawi.
a. Malong c. Pis siyabit
b. Tapo mat d. Bubo Trap

15. What is the other term in pedal loom?

a. Backstrap loom c. Strap Loom
b. Back loom d. Loom

16.What is a symbol of wealth, power and prestige?

a. Bul-ul c. Jewelry
b. Hagabi d. Ornamentations

17. In what year does the first earth resistant building was built?
a. 1920-1923 c. 1919-1923
b. 1920-1922 d. 1919-1922

18. Which of the contemporary art forms considered as the mobilization of human body?
a. Theatre c. Film
b. Drama d. Dance

19. Which among the contemporary art forms considered as a technological translation of theater?
a. Theatre c. Film
b. Drama d. Dance

20.What is a term used to weave design that hold special meaning for a particular cultural group?
a. Pedal loom c. Loom
b. Back loom d. Strap loom

21. What is the pottery considered as the secondary burial jar.

a. Manunggal jar c. Manunggul jar
b. Mamunggul jar d. Mamunggal jar

22. What is a multi-colored woven cloth of the Tausug?

a. Pis Siyabit c. Pis Siyabbit
b. Pis Siyyabit c. Pis Siy-abit

23. What is a traditional used as a garment by both men and women of the numerous ethnic groups
in the mainland Mindanao?
a. Malong c. Tepo mat
b. Pis Siyabit d. Hijab

24.What tribe in the Philippines wears brass chains, bells, and colorful beads?
a. Ifugao c. T’boli
b. Ibaloi d. Negrito

25. What is a device use for fish trapping?

a.Pamurakkan c. Pamuracan
b. Pamurakan d. Pamuraccan
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II. Identification. (15 pts) Fill in the correct answer of the following questions.
________________1. It is the first earthquake resistant building in the Philippines.
________________2. It is an art referred to as “modern as opposed to “traditional” or “conservative”.
________________3. An art includes artistic work from the periods of roughly 1860s to the 1970s.
________________4. It is an art of today or artists from the 21st century.
________________5. Who requested Francisco Santiago to sing his piece in the Royal court of
Spain?
________________6. It is a native dance characterized by hand movements that resemble the ocean
waves, enhanced by long, metal fingernails worn by the dancers.
________________7. It is a native dance of socio-religious ritual where chickens, pigs and/or
carabaos are butchered as a sacrifice and feasted on.
________________8. It is a ritual native dance performed to ensure abundance during rice planting
and harvesting.
________________9. What is a painting that depicts dying gladiators?
_______________10. Artworks that appeals primarily to the visual sense and typically exists in
permanent form.
_______________11. He is known as the “Father of the Kundiman”.

_______________12. This is the art of the human form. The body is used, mobilized, and
choreographed in a specific time, form, and space.
_______________13. It is a dance performed done after a courtship dance.
_______________14. It is a traditional Filipino rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt bearing a
variety of geometric or okir designs.
_______________15. Makes the wearer more attractive and pleasing to the gods.

III. Modified True or False (10 pts). Identify whether the statements below are true or not.

_______1. Agong is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the Maguindanao,
Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in kulintang
ensembles.
_______2. Gangsa is a double hand-held smooth-surfaced gong with a narrow rim.
_______3. Kudyapi is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute.
_______4. Spollarium was made by Juan Luna.
_______5. The architectural design of University of Sto. Thomas was fine-tuned after the lessons
learned from the Great Kantō earthquake that flattened Tokyo and Yokohama in September 1, 1923.
_______6. Modern Art is the art of today or artists from the 21st century.
_______7. Summer of Solstice is a story of a ritual performed by women to call upon the gods to
grant fertility.
_______8. The world is an apple is a one act play that depicts social realities, particularly of the
problems of the urban poor.
_______9. Painting is a process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or
any other structures.
_______10. A Malong is a colourful hand-woven mat made from the Dwarf Pandan leaves which
grow abundantly on the coasts of Tawi-Tawi.
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