I.

ART APPRECIATION
1. An art that looks as if it contains little or no recognizable or realistic forms from the physical world. Focus is on
formal elements such as colors, lines, or shapes.
A. balance B.contrast C. composition . abstract
!. It is a fast"drying water"based #plastic# paint $alued for its $ersatility and cleans up with soap and water.
A. elastic paint B. enamel paint C. acrylic paint . achromatic paint
%. It refers to $iewing a sub&ect from abo$e, looking downward. Also called #birds"eye $iew#.
A. aerial $iew B. aerial perspecti$e
C. color $iew . general perspecti$e
'. (he completed work of an artist which is the e)pression of creati$ity or imagination, or both that portrays a mood,
feeling or tells a story* works of art collecti$ely.
A. art B. art compilation C. portfolio . output
+. A practitioner in the arts generally recognized as a professional by critics and peers.
A. artist B. art nou$eau C. art critic . interior designer
,. A feeling of e-uality in weight, attention, or attraction of the $arious elements within a composition as a means of
accomplishing unity
A. e-uilibrium B. balance C. proportion . unity
.. It is introduced by the Cubists, the techni-ue of creating a work of art by adhering flat articles such as paper,
fabrics, string or other materials to a flat surface such as a can$as whereby a three"dimensional result is
achie$ed.
A. assemblage B. macrami C. collage . mosaic
/. A $isual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect* the $isual response to the
wa$elengths of light.
A. color wheel B. color scheme C. prism . color
0. A round diagram that shows the placement of colors in relationship to each other. It is from the color wheel that
1color schemes2 are defined.
A. color permanence B. color separation C. color distinction . color wheel
13. (hese are two colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel.
A. complementary colors B. primary colors
C. secondary colors . tertiary colors
11. It is the difference between elements or the opposition to $arious elements.
A. contrast B. complementary C. symmetrical . asymmetrical
1!. (hese are colors whose relati$e $isual temperatures make them seem cool. 4enerally includes green, blue"green,
blue, blue"$iolet, and $iolet.
A. warm colors B. strong colors C. $i$id colors . cool colors
1%. (he cutting out of e)traneous parts of an image, usually a photograph* e)cluding part of a photo or illustration to
show only the portion desired or to fit a gi$en space re-uirement.
A. cutting B. cropping C. imaging . formatting
1'. An art that uses two"dimensional geometric shapes to depict three"dimensional organic forms* a style of painting
created by 5ablo 5icasso and 4eorges Bra-ue in the early !3th century whereby the artist breaks down the
natural forms of the sub&ects into geometric shapes and creates a new kind of pictorial space6
A. cubism B. realism C. decorati$e arts . e)pressionism
1+. (he act of representing an image on a surface by means of adding lines and shades, as with a pencil, crayon,
pen, chalk, pastels, etc. Also refers to an illustration that has been drawn by hand.
A. painting B. coloring C. etching . drawing
1,. A medium created by mi)ing pure, ground pigments with egg yolk. (his was a $ery common medium before the
in$ention of oil paints.
A. egg solution B.egg yolk C. shell mosaic . egg tempera
1.. 5ost"7orld 7ar I artistic mo$ement, of 4erman origin, that emphasized the e)pression of inner e)perience rather
than solely realistic portrayal, seeking to depict not ob&ecti$e reality but the sub&ecti$e emotions and responses
that ob&ects and e$ents arouse in the artist.
A. realism B. impressionism C. e)pressionism . naturalism
1/. Art created for purely aesthetic e)pression, communication, or contemplation. 5ainting and sculpture are the best
known of this.
A. Fine art B. figurati$e art C. fi)ati$e art . communication art
10. Art of people who ha$e had no formal, academic training, but whose works are part of an established tradition of
style and craftsmanship.
A. primiti$e art B. folk art C. legendary art . tribal art
!3. A room or series of rooms where works of art are e)hibited.
A. gallery B. show room C.museum . art room
!1. A type of painting representing scenes of e$eryday life for its own sake, popular from the 1.th century to the 10th
century
A. fresco B. genre C. mural . can$as
!!. (he unity of all the $isual elements of a composition achie$ed by the repetition of the same characteristics or
those which are similar in nature
A. balance B. contrast C. harmony . symmetry
!%. In a painting, a le$el line where land or water ends and the sky begins. 8anishing points, where two parallel lines
appear to con$erge, are typically located on this line. A horizon line is used to attain the perspecti$e of depth.
A. $ertical line B. horizon line C. front line . horizontal line
!'. (he name of the color, such as red, green or yellow. It can be measured as a location on a color wheel, and
e)pressed in degrees* the main attribute of a color which distinguishes it from other colors
A. cool color B. harmony C. hue . warm color
!+. A loose spontaneous style of painting that originated in France about 1/.3. (his style of painting is characterized
chiefly by concentration on the general impression produced by a scene or ob&ect and the use of unmi)ed primary
colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light.
A. impressionism B. e)pressionism C. naturalism . realism
!,. It refers to an o$en in which pottery or ceramic ware is fired.
A. burner B. kiln C. ca$e . pithole
!.. A painting, drawing or photograph which depicts outdoor scenery. (hey typically include trees, streams, buildings,
crops, mountains, wildlife, ri$ers and forests
A. landscape B. seascape C. rural scenes . panoramic
!/. A style of art that de$eloped in the si)teenth century as a reaction to the classical rationality and balanced
harmony of the 9igh :enaissance* characterized by the dramatic use of space and light, e)aggerated color,
elongation of figures, and distortions of perspecti$e, scale, and proportion.
A. minimalism B. pointillism C. mannerism . fau$ism
!0. (he art or process of producing certain patterns of a $eined or mottled appearance in imitation of marble by
means of colors so prepared as to float on a mucilaginous li-uid which possesses antagonistic properties to the
colors prepared for the purpose.
A. marbling B. color blending C. color mi)ing . origami
%3. A work done with e)traordinary skill, especially a work of art, craft or intellect that is an e)ceptionally great
achie$ement.
A. best work B. masterpiece C. best shot . e)pertise
%1. A mo$ement and style of art from the !3th century which attempts to reduce art to the basic geometric shapes
with the fewest colors, lines, and te)tures. It does not seek to be representational of any ob&ect.
A. dadaism B. abstractionism C. pointillism . minimalism
%!. A painting done in a range of tones of a single color.
A. monogram B. monochrome C. painting on can$ass . manuscript
%%. An art medium in which small pieces of colored glass, stone, or ceramic tile called tessera are embedded in a
background material such as plaster or mortar.
A. collage B. montage C. macrami . mosaic
%'. A French term which refers to; the sub&ect matter or content of a work of art* also refers to a $isual element used
in a work of art.
A. color scheme B.color choice C. motif .$isual impact
%+. A large wall painting, often e)ecuted in fresco.
A. drawing on can$as B. rock painting
C. ca$e painting .painting
%,. Colors of $ery low saturation, approaching grays. A color which in color theory is neither warm nor cool. (hese are
said to result from the combination of two complementary colors <e.g., red and green, blue and orange, and yellow
and purple=.
A. strong color B. neutral color C. earth color . coal color
%.. (he art of picturing ob&ects on a flat surface so as to gi$e the appearance of distance or depth.
A. color illusion B. line of pro&ection C. perspecti$e . angle of pro&ection
%/. A style of art which seeks its inspiration from commercial art and items of mass culture such as comic strips,
popular foods and brand name packaging.
A. modern art B. commercial art C. entrepreneurial art . pop art
%0. :ed, yellow, and blue. 7ith these three colors <and black and white= all other colors can be made.
A. secondary color B. tertiary color C. intermediate color . primary colors
'3. A sense of appropriateness in the size relationship of different parts of a work.
A. proportion B. formal balance
C. $isual impact . le$el of appropriateness
'1. A style of painting which depicts sub&ect matter <form, color, space= as it appears in actuality or ordinary $isual
e)perience without distortion or stylization.
A. pointillism B. minimalism C. realism . impressionism
'!. A continuance, a flow, or a feeling of mo$ement achie$ed by the repetition or regulated $isual units.
A. line B. rhythm C. cascade . pattern

'%. 4reen, purple, and orange. (hese three colors are deri$ed from mi)ing e-ual amounts of two of the three primary
colors.
A. secondary colors B. primary colors
C. intermediate colors . tertiary colors
''. A portrait an artist makes using himself or herself as its sub&ect, typically drawn or painted from a reflection in a
mirror.
A. portraiture B. self pro&ection
C. self portrait . confession
'+. A color produced by adding black to a pigment.
A. Color tone B. tint C. mi)ture . shade
',. 4lass that has been colored or stained through different processes. (his term is also used to refer to the art of
cutting colored glass into different shapes and &oining them together with lead strips to create a pictorial window
design.
A. broken glass B. stained glass C. smokey glass . crystals
'.. A painting or other two"dimensional work of art representing inanimate ob&ects such as bottles, fruit, and flowers.
Also, the arrangement of these ob&ects from which a drawing, painting, or other art work is made.
A. fruit arrangement B. still life
C. flower arrangement . composition
'/. An art style de$eloped in >urope in the 10!3?s, characterized by using the subconscious as a source of creati$ity
to liberate pictorial sub&ects and ideas. 5ainters often depict une)pected or irrational ob&ects in an atmosphere of
fantasy, creating a dreamlike scenario* An art mo$ement in which one?s dreams, nightmares, sub consciousness
and fantasy inspired the final works.
A. pointillism B. dadaism C. abstraction . surrealism
'0. A guide for drawing horizontal lines on a drafting table. It is also used to guide the triangle that draws $ertical
lines. Its name comes from the general shape of the instrument where the horizontal member of the ( slides on
the side of the drafting table.
A. meter stick B. t"s-uare C. ruler . steel roll
+3. Also called intermediate colors, these are blends of primary and secondary colors. Colors such as red"orange and
blue"green.
A. tertiary colors B. basic colors C. pastel colors . $i$id colors
+1. (he tactile surface characteristics of a work of art that is either felt or percei$ed $isually.
A. roughness B. softness C. sharpness . te)ture
+!. A light $alue of a color, i.e., a light red* as opposed to a shade, which is a dark $alue, i.e., dark red.
A. tone B. tint C. pastel . earth color
+%. (he lightness or darkness of an area in terms of black to white* also called $alue, i.e., a light or dark red, or light or
dark gray.
A. shadow B. color intensity C. tone . color contrast
+'. As if seen from the surface of the earth, or the floor looking up from below.
A. worm?s"eye $iew B. $iew finder C. focus lens . bird@s eye $iew
++. A tool used to look through to compose an image. (his tool is helpful in selecting the most interesting composition
to be found in a larger image by cropping out unwanted perimeters.
A. focus lens B. flash C. perspecti$e . $iew finder
+,. A painting of or including a body of water. It might otherwise be called a marine picture, a seascape, or a
ri$erscape, etc.
A. waterscape B. landscape C. dreamscape . cityscape
57. 8an 4ogh@s painting which opened our eyes to the intensity of e)pressi$e color. 9e used color to e)press his
feelings about a sub&ect, rather than to simply describe it. In a letter to his brother (heo he e)plained, Instead of
trying to reproduce exactly what I see before my eyes, I use color more arbitrarily to express myself forcibly.
A. daisy B. red roses C. carnation . sunflowers
58. Aunich@s famous painting which pro$ides us with a psychological blueprint for >)pressionist art; distorted shapes
and e)aggerated colors that amplify a sense of an)iety and alienation
A. thriller B. the scream C. shout . the e)orcist
+0. Are those creations we can look at, such as a drawing or a painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, film
and printmaking
A. fine arts B. performing arts C. $isual arts . auditory arts
,3. :efers to line, shape, form, space, te)ture, $alue and color. Artist can?t create art without utilizing at least a few of
them. It describes what an artist has done, analyze what is going on in a particular piece and communicate our
thoughts and findings using a common language.
A. >lements of beauty B. elements of design
C. elements of art . elements of color
,1. A pioneering Filipino abstract artist and a !33% Bational Artist of the 5hilippines awardee <posthumous=. 9e is a
mi)ed media artist, printmaker, multimedia artist, and a former dean of the Cni$ersity of the 5hilippines? College of
Fine Arts. 9is paintings characterized by the $igorous and spontaneous strokes of action and gestural painting
A. Dose Doya B. Ben Cabrere
C. Fernando Amorsolo . Cesar Eegaspi
62. Bational Artists of the 5hilippines in 1003 in painting. An illustrator and artistic director, an influential painter who
refined 5hilippine cubism. 9is social realist works depicting the sufferings of urban beggars and laborers were
presented in a distincti$e e)pressionistic style that made use of geometric fragmentation to create a powerfully
disturbing mood.
A. Dose Doya B. Cesar Eegaspi
C. Fernando Amorsolo . Ben Cabrera
,%. (he 5hilippine cubist painter known for popularizing Cubism. In 10/1, he was posthumously recognized as one of
the Bational Artists of the 5hilippines in 8isual Arts.
A. 8icente Aanansala B. Cesar Eegaspi
B. C. Fernando Amorsolo . Ben Cabrera
,'. A Filipino artist gi$en the distinction as one of the Bational Artists of the 5hilippines for Fculpture. 9e is also
entitled as the #Father of Aodern 5hilippine Fculpture#. (he first and only Boholano gi$en the distinction as
Bational Artist of the 5hilippines in the field of 8isual Arts.
A. 8icente Aanansala B. Cesar Eegaspi
C. Fernando Amorsolo . Bapoleon Abue$a
,+. 9e was named a Bational Artist in 10.,. 9is artistic ability surfaced during his early years that by se$enth grade,
his teachers were so impressed with him that he was dubbed 1apprentice teacher2 in his art class.
A. 8icente Aanansala B. 8ictorio >dades
C. Fernando Amorsolo . Bapoleon Abue$a
,,. Gne of the greatest Filipino $isual artists and muralists. 9e was posthumously recognized as a 5hilippine Bational
Artist by the go$ernment in 10.%. 9e was affectionately called #Botong# by his family and friend. 9e is known for
his masterful landmark murals that were specially commissioned by AalacaHang 5alace, Aanila City 9all,
5hilippine 4eneral 9ospital, and Fort Fantiago.
A. Carlos Francisco B. 8ictorio >dades
C. Fernando Amorsolo . Bapoleon Abue$a
,.. Is the #Father of 5hilippine Arts#, a product of the :e$i$al period in 5hilippine art. 9is works; C5 Gblation" the
symbol of freedom at the campus* his masterpiece, Bonifacio Aonument in Caloocan I the symbol of the
Filipinos? cry for freedom* his designed for the :amon Aagsaysay Award the gold and bronze medals and the
seal of the :epublic of the 5hilippines that he made, named him #Bational Artist for Fculpture# in 10.%.
A. Carlos Francisco B. 8ictorio >dades
C. Fernando Amorsolo . 4uillermo (olentino
,/. Is one of the most celebrated artists of the 5hilippines, the first to be designated a Bational Artist. 9e was a
painter of portraits, genre art and landscapes with a nationalistic sensibility. 9e is particularly noted for his
brushwork and his skill in depicting light.
A. Carlos Francisco B. 8ictorio >dades
C. Fernando Amorsolo . 4uillermo (olentino
,0. A leading Filipino painter and a Bational Artist for 8isual Arts. 9e first attained prominence in the 5hilippine arts
scene in the 10,3s with a distinct style that fused influences from cubism, surrealism and e)pressionism. 9e
fa$ored such sub&ects as fighting cocks, rabid dogs, and people enraptured by rage or bound in chains.
A. Carlos Francisco B. Ang Jiukok
C. Fernando Amorsolo . 4uillermo (olentino
.3. A $ersatile artist, painter and sculptor. >-uipped with different skills, he worked not only with paintings, but also
sculptures, drawings, graphic designs and prints. 9e created masks out of hardwood, abstract and figurati$e
paintings using oil and watercolor, and mi)ed media using metal and $arious ob&ects. 9onored as a Bational Artist
in 5ainting in 1000.
A. Carlos Francisco B. Ang Jiukok
C. Fernando Amorsolo . Deremias Ba$arro
.1. Is best known for his linear art and his painting series on street musicians, $endors, cyclists and carni$al
performers, also for his sculptures using wood, concrete and metal. In 100. he was named one of the Bational
Artists of the 5hilippines.
A. Arturo :ogerio Euz B. Ang Jiukok
C. Fernando Amorsolo . Deremias Ba$arro
.!. :ecognized as one of the Bational Artists of the 5hilippines in 8isual Arts in 1001. 9e is known for his abstract
works. 9is career in the $isual arts began in the 10+3@s. 9e started e)hibiting works both in the 5hilippines and in
other countries, including in 7ashington, Bew Kork, Fao 5aolo, and (okyo.
A. Arturo :ogerio Euz B. Ang Jiukok
C. 9ernando :uiz Gcampo . Deremias Ba$arro
.%. It is commonly defined as a characteristic present in ob&ects, such as nature, art work, and a human person, that
pro$ides a perceptual e)perience of pleasure, &oy, and satisfaction to the obser$er, through sensory
manifestations such as shape, color, and personality.
A. design B. beauty
C. nature . composition
.'. LLLLLLLLLLLLLis commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori"emotional $alues sometimes called
&udgments of sentiment and taste.

Aore broadly, scholars in the field define this as #critical reflection on art,
culture and nature. It e)amines our affecti$e domain response to an ob&ect or phenomenon.
A. utilitarian art B. beauty C. aesthetic . design
.+. (hese are used to create style and appeal. Csually it uses two colors that look appealing together.
A. Color harmony B. color composition C. color contrast . color scheme
.,. A presentation of essential things in drawing or any art acti$ity without ob&ects or pictures done purposely.
A. abstract design B. abstract harmony C. abstract collage . Ainimalism
... Anything made by man which is appreciated or liked by another because he sees or feels beauty in it.
A. music B. knowledge C. theater . art
./. A pleasing arrangement of lines, colors, shapes, te)tures or ob&ects formed into a picture.
A. art creation B. art composition C. art arrangement . portrait
.0. A figure or a form made from cutting or tearing.
A. collage B. mosaic C. cut"out . origami
/3. A design made up of lines, shapes or colors without representing any symbol or sub&ect* merely done for a
pleasing arrangement of lines and or shapes and the beauty of colors and or color combinations.
A. ob&ecti$e design B. non"ob&ecti$e design C. all of the abo$e . none of the abo$e