Battery Test Items for Art Appreciation (GEC 6)

Instruction: Choose the letter of the most correct answer. Write your answer before each
number.

_c__1. Function of art that may serve a therapeutic value for the artist and the viewer.
A. Physical B. Social C. Personal D. Religious

_b__2. Who is the world-renowned artist recognized for his "action paintings" characterized by
continuous drips of paint or splotches of colors?
A. Pablo Picasso B. Jackson Pollock C. Wassily Kandinsky D. Leonardo da Vinci

_c__3. Vincent van Gogh made several sunflower paintings when he was alive. For him,
sunflowers communicated "gratitude". What meaning of art does this illustrate?
A. Factual meaning C. Subjective meaning
B. Conventional meaning D. Objective meaning

__a_4. The mode of art expression through which the concept, idea, or message is conveyed is
called __________.
A. Media B. Production C. Style D. Technique

__d_5. The number of melodies, the type of layers, and their relatedness in a composition refer
to what element of auditory art?
A. Melody B. Dynamics C. Timbre D. Texture

_c__6. Element of visual art that creates the illusion that objects have length, width, and height.
A. Line B. Shape C. Form D. Color

_d__7. The gold coffin that was unearthed in 1922 belongs to a young king named__________.
A. King Namer B. King Akhenaton C. King Amma D. King Tutankhamun

_a__8. Stylized design of a mythical bird that is either standing on a fish or holding a piece of
fish on its beak.
A. Sarimanok B. T'nalak C. Okir D. Naga

__b_9. Religion in Japan that has greatly influenced their culture and artworks in the form of
sculptures and temples.
A. Shintoism B. Buddhism C. Confucianism D. Hinduism

__c_10. This art movement harnesses the current and direction of the wind as well as utilizes
technology in the creation of mostly sculptures.
A. Expressionism B. Optical C. Kinetic D. Minimalism
Key Answer:
1. C; 2. B; 3. C; 4. A; 5. D; 6. C; 7. D; 8. A; 9. B; 10. C