UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN
PRELIM EXAM IN GE 6 (ART APPRECIATION)
SY 2023- 2024 ( 2nd Semester)
I.
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Answer the following items by choosing a letter of the best answer. Write your answer in your
paper.
1. APPLIED ARTS is the application of design and aesthetics to objects of function and everyday
use. This statement is _____.
A. true
B. false
C. not proven
D. a fallacy
2. __________ is both the process and product of planning, designing, and constructing
buildings or other structures.
A. Creativity
B. Architecture
C. Film
D. Literature
3. It is the phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed.
A. Architecture
B. Applied Arts
C. Creativity
D. Performance Arts
4. DANCE is a performing art consisting of purposefully selected sequences of ____________.
A. human movement
B. human form
C. human sound
D. human behavior
5. ______ is a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images
giving the illusion of continuous movement.
A. Drama
B. Action
C. Dance
D. Film
6. Which statement is true about LITERATURE?
A. It refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have
artistic or intellectual value…
B. Oftentimes, it deploys language in ways that don’t differ from any ordinary usage.
C. It refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have no
artistic or intellectual value…
D. It is a product of telltale which is handed down from generation to generation.
7. When the vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) are combined to produce beauty of form,
harmony, and expression of emotion, it is called _______.
A. Literature
B. Architecture
C. Sound
D. Music
8. PAINTING is an image (artwork) created using pigments on a surface (ground) such as paper
or canvas. The pigments are also referred to as ___________.
A. color
9. PERFORMANCE ARTS refers to an artwork or art exhibition created through
___________________________________________.
A. senses expressed by the artist
C. attitudes shown by the artist
B. actions executed by the artist
D. performance executed by the artist
10. How many dimensions does a SCULPTURE operate?
A. one dimension
B. two dimensions
C. three dimensions D. four dimensions
11. THEATER is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, typically
actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience
in a specific place, often a stage. This statement is __________________.
A. false
B. undetermined
C. fallacious
D. true
12. The following are forms of VISUAL ARTS, except:
A. painting, drawing, and printmaking
C. sculpture, ceramics, and photography,
B. video, filmmaking, and design
D. crafts, architecture, and dance
13. LINE is a path that a point takes through ___________.
A. space
B. shape
C. arc
D. dot
14. ______ is created when a line becomes connected and encloses a space.
A. Form
B. Shape
C. Drawing
D. Calligraphy
15. FORM is a shape that has become 3-dimensional (3-D).
A. It has form, shape, and function.
B. It has height, Length, and width.
C. It has width, depth, and space.
D. It has height, width, and depth.
16. SPACE can be divided into foreground, middle ground and __________.
A. background B. campground
C. fairground
D. groundless
17. What can COLOR do to artwork?
A. Color can add attract the observer.
C. Color can add interest and reality to an artwork.
B. Color can spoil the artwork.
D. Color can make the artist well-known
18. Which idea is true about TEXTURE?
A. Texture is the way the surface of an object actually feels.
B. Texture is the expression felt by the artist.
C. Texture is believed as the best component of art.
D. Texture is mandatory in any art form.
19. It is the actual surface of the painting or drawing, where no illusion of a third dimensions
exists. What is it?
A. Picture
B. Picture Plane
C. Texture
D. Line
20. When does PERSPECTIVE take place?
A. when an artist uses a vanishing point on a horizon and then creates a sense of deep space by
showing objects getting progressively smaller as they get closer to the starting point.
B. when an artist uses a vanishing point on a horizon and then creates a sense of deep space by
showing objects getting progressively bigger as they get closer to the vanishing point.
C. when an artist uses a vanishing point on a horizon and then creates a sense of deep space by
showing objects getting progressively smaller as they get closer to the vanishing point.
D. when an artist uses a progressing point on a horizon and then creates a sense of deep space
by showing objects getting progressively smaller as they get closer to the vanishing point.
II. TRUE OR FALSE. Read the statements carefully and tell whether the statement is True or
False. Write True in your paper if the statement is correct and False if otherwise.
21. SOCIAL FUNCTION refers to the celebration or to affect collective behavior.
22. PHYSICAL FUNCTION refers to the utilitarian use of art.
23. Medium is the mode of expression in which the concept, idea, or message is conveyed.
24. The technique of the artwork shows the level of familiarity with the medium being
manipulated.
25. TIMBRE refers to the tone color
26. TEXTURE refers to the number of individual musical lines (melodies) and the relationship
these lines have to one another.
27. PRE-HISTORIC ART produced in pre-literate, prehistorical cultures beginning somewhere in
very late geological history
28. ANCIENT ART refers to the many types of art produces by the advanced cultures of ancient
societies with some form of writing, such as those of ancient China, India, Mesopotamia, Persia,
Palestine, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
29. MEDIEVAL ART covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years of art in Europe, and
at times the Middle East and North Africa.
30. RENAISSANCE ART painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and literature produced during
the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in Europe under the combined influences of an increased
awareness of nature, a revival of classical learning, and a more individualistic view of man.
31. MANNERISM is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High
Renaissance around 1820.
32. BAROQUE is described as anything regular and conforming from established rules and
proportions.
33. ROCOCO is a non- theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration.
34. NEOCLASSICISM was a movement in North America that transpired during the late 18 th and
early 19th centuries.
35. ROMANTICISM, as an art movement, used the central themes of Impressionism artworks as
a springboard.
36. PERSONAL FUNCTION is for private display or expression.
37. RHYTHYM is the element of time in music that has no beat.
38. DYNAMICS shows quietness of music only.
39. MELODY is the linear/horizontal presentation of rhythm.
40. HARMONY is not confirming to the thought of as the art of combining pitches into chords.
III. Essay
In 5- 10 sentences in a paragraph, write your insights on the purpose of art in your own
life. Cite situations/ experiences to justify your answer. (10 pts)
Prepared by:
ERIC G. BUENAFE
Associate Professor, CLASE