Directions: Each of the questions/statements below is followed by four options.

On
your answer sheet, write the letter that corresponds best to your answer.

1. The following are the characteristics of impressionism style of music EXCEPT

__________.
A. using overlapping chords
B. having a whole tone scale
C. having a translucent and hazy texture
D. depicting rather than suggesting reality

2. John Cage’s “Four Minutes and Thirty-Three Seconds (4’33”)” musical performance
is classified as a chance music because of the__________.
A. random participation of the audience while he plays the piano
B. manipulation of the musical instruments to achieve new sounds
C. inclusion of different types of noise within and outside the concert hall
D. introduction of the electronic devices such as synthesizers and tape recorders

3. Which style of art teases and dazzles the eye because of the use of clashing colors?
A. Fauvism B. Futurism C. Op Art D. Pop Art

4. Which of the following is a musical genre from Nigeria that is used to wake up the
worshippers after fasting during the holy feast of Ramadan?
A. Apala B. Axe C. Juju D. Marabi

5. Which of the following elements is the most essential even in the technology-based-
production arts?
A. color B. line C. shape D. texture

6. Technology-based art has taken over every aspect of modern life, thus, it would
develop into forms that could be mass __________.

I. detrimental II. destructive III. distributed IV. produced

A. I & II B. I & IV C. II & III D. III & IV

7. A Grade 10 student is assigned to improvise a simple accompaniment to the song

“Da Coconut Nut”. Which instrument is associated with improvisation?
A. can shaker B. cymbals C. maracas D. tambourine

8. Which of the following is George Tapan’s first place winning image in the 2011
National Geographic Photo Contest?
A. “Sunset in Dipolog”
B. “Into the Green Zone: Palawan Islands” 
C. “Santo Niño: The Holy Child Devotion in the Philippines”
D. “The Philippines: Islands of Enchantment”
11. Which examples below is best to do when asked to create a 21st century art?
A. create a sketch for a western classical sculpture
B. create a traditional indigenous instrument using coconut
C. create a musical performance piece of your composition using rustling leaves,
honking cars and synthesizers
D. create a festival dance routine

12. A student is asked to paint an expressionist style self-portrait, he drew a square for
his head instead of a circle, created geometric patterns for his hair and shirt. He then
utilized blue paint for his skin instead of tan, added orange, black and a bright red for
his hair and eyes. Which element/s of art best fit the process described above?

A. form and hue

B. symmetry and color
C. contrast and proportion
D. shape and color

13. Claude Monet primarily used oil paint and broken color technique which is supposed
to achieve the actual sensation of light itself in a painting. What would be the dominant
mood of Monet as a painter based on his artwork below?

A. he wants to convey the message to help save the earth

B. he likes landscape paintings depicting his beloved flower gardens and water
lily ponds at home in France
C. he dreams to have a vegetable garden at home
D. his paintings depict his childhood travels

14. Which statements below best shows the function of expressionism artworks based
on their utilization of art elements and principles?
A. Modigliani’s use of elongated faces of African art in sculptures and paintings to
make it distorted and unrealistic that surged in popularity during their time
B. Renoir’s use of real-life sparkling color and light, to a more disciplined and
formal technique in his portraits of actual people and figures
C. Van Gogh’s use of intense emotions and colors that appeared to almost
pulsate with colors
D. Cezanne’s use of heavy brushstrokes and thick paint on the canvass since he
was obsessed of making his paintings a visual sensation of still life subject
15. Which statement/s below captures the best utilization of the innovative techniques of
the late 19th to 20th century art movements?

I. use bold colors, pallet knife instead of brush, and thick paint for a self portrait
II. use real life colors to depict Greek paintings
III. digitally modify an image to a multi-image collage with different tints
IV. use ochre or black pigment and use stone walls as canvass

A. IV B. I & II C. III & I D. II & IV

16. It is an art movement that makes use of a commonplace, trivial, and even
nonsensical objects that pop, which artists seem to enjoy and laugh at.
A. Conceptual art B. Installation art C. Pop art D. Op art

17. Why is temporary art referred to as installation art?

A. It is done for a purpose. C. The arts that are for viewers' eyes only.
B. It does not last for a long time. D. The set-up of the art is for the time being

18. Which of the following statements best describes Indigenous Latin-American Music?
This is the influence of Latin American Music wherein natives used local drum and
percussion instruments being used for religious worships and ceremonies.
A. Songs celebrate themes like harvest, planting season and any other occasions of
the year.
B. They used local drum and percussion instruments being used for religious
worships and ceremonies.
C. It has rich and varied rhythmic patterns produced by drums.
D. It is the result of the massive fusion of African culture.

19. How do you describe the singing style for the Bossa nova genre?
A. Guttural B. Husky C. Nasal D. Throaty

20. How is expressionism achieved by artists?

A. They painted subjects in their actual images.
B. They used distorted lines and exaggerated forms.
C. They applied colours following their realistic appearance.
D. They relied on what is seen in the physical world.