Republic of the Philippines

OCCIDENTAL MINDORO STATE COLLEGE

Lubang, Occidental Mindoro
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College of Business, Administration, and Management

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Operations Management

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
ART APPRECIATION
2nd Semester, A.Y. 2021-2022

Name: _________________________________ Score: _______________

Course/Section: _________________ Date: ________________

PART I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (10 POINTS)

Direction: Choose the best answer in each item and write your answer in the space provided
before each number.

_______1. An artist's creativity and desire to communicate this creativity is what results in a
work of art. Which artist communicated his vision of the night sky by painting the
masterpiece Starry Night?
a. Leonardo da Vinci c. Pablo Picasso
b. Edvard Munch d.Vincent Van Gogh

_______2. Which is NOT a way to create balance in art?

a. through subordinating individual elements to the total effect
b. through the stability of elements on either side of an imaginary line
c. through counterbalancing the visual weight of the elements
d. None of the above

_______3. Rhythm is an ordered repetition of strong and weak elements at regular or irregular
intervals. What does rhythm in a pattern indicate?
a. Symmetry c. harmony
b. motion d. contrast

_______4. What does "putting together of dissimilar elements" refer to?

a. space c. texture
b. contrast d. harmony

_______5. What is the term used to describe the distance between objects?
a. space c. contrast
b. line d. motion

_______6. The art of taking pictures or photographs with the use of camera.
a. paintings c. Music
b. Drawing d. photography

_______7. __________ is the expression of human creative skill and imagination.

a. Emphasis c. Contour
b. Art d. Dominance

_______8. The way to do an art critique is to __________.

a. describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the piece
b. talk to the artist
c. decide if it’s good
d. write an artist statement
_______9. The way artwork is arranged is called _______ __________.
a. Emphasis c. contour
b. Composition d. stylus

_______10. A collection of meaningless shapes, texture, and colors thrown haphazardly onto a
canvas. Its purpose is to let the viewer interpret its meaning for him/herself.
a. Still Life c. Grotesque
b. Collage d. Abstract

PART II. IDENTIFICATION (10 POINTS)

ITEMS 11 – 20
Direction: Identify the following.

_______________1. Our sense of what is beautiful.

_______________2. The literal, visible image in a work of art.
_______________3. The meaning of an image, beyond its overt subject matter; as opposed to
form.
_______________4. Any work of art that that seeks to resemble the world of natural appearance.
_______________5. Designing and constructing buildings for a particular function using single
or mixed materials.
_______________6. Recording experiences in life using words in any language.
_______________7. The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
_______________8. The Latin word of art, means “skills”.
_______________9. "Rebirth" 3D paintings & realistic human sculptures, "universal man".
_______________10."Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world."

PART III. MODIFY TRUE OR FALSE (20 POINTS)

ITEMS 21 – 40
Direction: If the statement is true or correct, write TRUE, but if the statement is incorrect, write
the incorrect word and write the correct word after the incorrect word to make the statement true.
Write your answer in the space provided.

______________________1. Balance is always formal or symmetrical

______________________2. Rhythm, movement, proportion and balance are elements of art
______________________3. The form is the subject revealed
______________________4. The elements of art and principles of design are interrelated
______________________5. A good judgment in the work of art is finding out what the artist is
trying to convey
______________________6. Non Representational Art is art that attempts to offer no
information that relates to objects we would naturally encounter in
life.
______________________7. The Pietà is a subject in Christian art depicting Jesus Christ on the
Cross.
______________________8. Art appreciation then is to determine what you enjoy, what
stimulates your mind and what drives you to think, feel and move.
______________________9. Through art, students cannot show their innermost feelings.
______________________10. Arts arise from thoughts, environment, and social life. Finished
work of art will always be beautiful to the individual who is
looking at it.

PART IV. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERM (10 POINTS)

ITEMS 41 – 50
Direction: In your own words, explain the following in one (1) sentence

1. Art is Universal
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2. Art is not Nature

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 3. Art involves experience
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4. Art is Cultural
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5. Art as Creation
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PART V: ESSAY
ITEMS 51 – 80
Direction: In your own sentences, explain the following. Your answer will be checked based on:
a. Substance – the details are substantial. Detailed are unified and accurate.
b. Originality – This must be your own words.

PART 1: Compose a paragraph. (15 POINTS)

How would you differentiate the perspective of these Philosophers (Aristotle, Plato, and Kant)
about arts? In addition, which philosophy do you agree with and why?
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PART 2: Compose a paragraph. (15 POINTS)

How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community, your relationship to others and
with the earth?
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Prepared by:

ABEGAIL B. LIBUIT
Instructor

Checked by:

ANGELITO V. QUIÑONES, JR., MADevEd

Program Head, BSBA-OM