Department of Education
Region VI Western Visayas
Division of Antique
FINAL EXAMINATION IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIIPINE ARTS FROM THE REGION
Directions: Read the Information very well then comprehend what you have read. Write the correct answer in your answer sheet.
1. National Living Treasures Award, also known as ___________________ is conferred on Filipinos who are at the forefront of the
practice, preservation, and promotion of the nation’s traditional folk arts.
a. NAA
b. GAMABA
c. Lifetime Achievement Award
d. Rizal Pro-Patria Award
2. The Senate of the Philippines adopted ____________________ which aimed at recognizing the
accomplishments of the country’s living treasures.
a. Senate Resolution No. 865
c. Senate Resolution No. 665
b. Senate Resolution No. 965
d. Senate Resolution No. 765
3. ____________ oversees the implementation of the National Living Treasures Award.
a. NCCA
b. DECS
c. CCP
d. None of the above
4. The main objective of the National Living Treasures Award to ________________________________.
a. ensure the transfer of their skills to new generations and the promotion of the craft both locally and internationally
b. bestowed upon Filipino Artists whose body of work is recognized by their peers and more importantly by their countrymen
c. honour and support traditional folk artists and to see to it that that their skills and crafts are preserved.
d. Both A and C
5. The following are the criteria in choosing National Living Treasure awardees EXCEPT:
a. Should have produced and performed of artistic, distinctive, and superior quality.
b. Who have created a significant body of works and/or have consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art
form, enriching artistic expression or style.
c. Should possess mastery of the tools and materials that are needed for the art and must have a reputation for being an art
master and craft maker in the community where he / she belongs.
d. Should have passed on and/ or will pass on the traditional crafts and skills to other members of the community by virtue of
teaching
6. A National Living Treasure nominee should have been engaged in the tradition and craft for a significant period of time with at least
_____________ of existence and documentation.
a. 48 years
b. 50 years
c. 45 years
d. 55 years
7. In case when a National Living Treasure candidate is incapable of teaching further his/ her craft and
skill due to age or infirmity;
a. He or she have played a role in the preservation and revitalization of the artistic tradition in the community.
b. He or she have created a significant body of work and has contributed to the development of the tradition and craft.
c. He or she has been recognized as a master of his / her craft and admired for his character and integrity in his / her
community.
d. All of the above*
8. A National Living Treasure candidate should engaged in Filipino traditional art. Which is NOT a category of Filipino traditional art?
a. movie poster
b. plastic art
c. pottery
d. folk architecture
9. Nominations of the National Living Treasure Awards can come from the following EXCEPT:
a. members of the ad hoc panel of experts
b. officials of the CCP
c. government and private institutions
d. sub-commissions on cultural communities and traditional arts
10. Below are the procedures for the screening of the National Living Treasure Awardees. Arrange the procedures in order.
I. The ad hoc panel of reviewers review the qualifications of the candidates and submit their
recommendations to the NCCA Board of Commissioners
II. Once selected, the President of the Philippines confers the awardees in a public ceremony in
Malacañang Palace.
III. The ad hoc search committees is deployed to various priority areas in the country to conduct
searches and document the candidates’ art/ craft.
a. III, I, II
b. I, II, III
c. I and II only
d. II, I, III
11. How many members do an ad hoc panel of reviewers have?
a. 6
b. 5
c. 9
d. 8
12. The National Living Treasure Awardee is given an initial grant of ________________.
a. ₱150,000.00
b. ₱100,000.00 c. ₱120,000.00
d. ₱130,000.00
13. A maximum cumulative amount of P750, 000.00 for _____________________ is awarded to the National
Living Treasure Awardee.
a. medical benefits and funeral assistance
b. hospitalization benefits and medical benefits
c. medical and hospitalization benefits as well funeral assistance
d. funeral assistance and business assistance
14. The National Living Treasure Award is administered by a committee, which is assisted by ____________.
a. local government unit
c. ad hoc panel of reviewers
b. scholars
d. ad hoc panel of experts
15. How much lifetime stipend per month is granted to a National Living Treasures Awardee?
a. ₱15,000.00
b. ₱12,000.00
c. ₱14,000.00
d. ₱15,000.00
16. Which is TRUE about the specially designed medallion/plaque?
a. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed ribbon/plaque, with a
duplicate set that should be donated and displayed to a provincial museum or the largest cultural centre in the awardee’s
community.
b. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed medallion/plaque, with a duplicate set that should be
donated and displayed to his/her university where he/she graduated.
c. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed medallion/plaque that should be donated and
displayed to a provincial museum or the largest cultural centre in the awardee’s community.
d. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed medallion/plaque, with a duplicate set that should be
donated and displayed to a provincial museum or the largest cultural centre in the awardee’s community.
17. He was also well-versed in kulilal (songs) and bagit (vocal music).
a. Masino Intaray
b. Ginaw Bilog
c. Salinta Monon d. Federico Caballero
18. She won the National Living Treasures Award because of her pis syabit - the traditional cloth tapestry worn as a head covering by
the Tausug of Jolo, from Barangay Parang, in the island of Jolo, Sulu.
a. Salinta Monon
b. Darhata Sawabi
c. Federico Caballero
d. Masino Intaray
19. ______________ is sung and its messages range from courtship, giving advice to the young, asking for a
place to stay, saying goodbye to a dear friend and so on.
a. Umbahan poetry
b. Ambahan poetry
c. Ambuhan poetry
d. Ambuhun poetry
20. The hat called a __________ is weatherproof and made from Upo (tagalog) or Tabungaw (Ilocano), also known as Bottle Gourd or
White Pumpkin.
a. Katokung
b. tambungaw
c. tabbungaw
d. kattukong
21. Her art is considered excellent because of the “fine even quality of the yarn, the close interweaving of the warp and weft, the
traditional forms and patterns, the chromatic integrity of the dye, and the consistency of the finish”.
a. Lang Dulay
b. Darhata Sawabi
c. Haja Amina Appi
d. Salinta Monon
22. ________________ is a National Living Treasure Awardee who mastered the dance patterns and movements associated with his
people’s ritual.
a. Ginaw Bilog
b. Uwang Ahadas c. Alonzo Saclag d. Eduardo Mutuc
23. A Sulod-Bukidnon epic chanter from Kalinog, Iloilo who works for the documentation of the oral literature, particularly the epics, of
his people.
a. Alonzo Saclag
b. Federico Caballero
c. Eduardo Mutuc
d. Uwang Ahadas
24. She was cited for demonstrating the creative and expressive aspects of the Bagobo abaca ikat weaving called inabal at the time
when it was threatened with extinction.
a. Salinta Monon
b. Federico Caballero
c. Eduardo Mutuc
d. Uwang Ahadas
25. A hands-on-teacher to those who wants to learn playing Yakan instruments including the kwintangan,
kayu, and tuntungan.
a. Alonzo Saclag
b. Lang Dulay
c. Masino Intaray
d. Uwang Ahadas
26. Ambahan poetry is etched on bamboo tubes using ancient Southeast Asian, pre-colonial script called____________.
a. surat-Mangyan
b. surat-Ifugao
c. surat-Malaynon
d. surat-Chavacano
27. He is proficient in kulintang, agong, gandingan, palendag, and tambul.
a. Federico Caballero
b. Uwang Ahadas
c. Samaon Sulaiman
d. Haja Amina Appi
34. National Artist Award is given to deserving individuals as recommended by the ____________________.
a. CCP and NCCA
c. CCP and BEnCab Museum
b. NCCA and Guillermo Awards
d. CCP and DECS
35. Order of National Artist where formalized through ____________________.
a. Proclamation No. 0001
c. Proclamation No. 0100
b. Proclamation No. 0010
d. Proclamation No. 1001
36. The Philippine national Artists are given a _______________ symbolizing their status.
a. Grand Ribbon
b. Grand Plaque
c. Grand Collar
d. Grand Badge
37. Below are criteria in choosing a National Artist Awardee EXCEPT:
a. Artists who have enjoy broad acceptance through prestigious national and/or international recognition, awards in
prestigious national and/or international events, critical acclaim and/or reviews of their works, and/or respect and esteem
from peers within an artistic discipline.
b. Artists who have distinguished themselves by pioneering in a mode of creative expression or style, making an impact on
succeeding generations of artists;
c. Artists who have created a significant body of works and/or have consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their
art form, enriching artistic expression or style
d. Artists have played a role in the preservation and revitalization of the artistic tradition in the community.
38. A National artist should build _________________ through the content and form of his/her works.
a. sense of unity
c. sense of camaraderie
b. sense of nationhood
d. sense of independence
39. Living artists who have been Filipino citizens for the last ten years prior to nomination as well as those who
have died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens at the time of their death.
The statement is _____________.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. None of the above
d. Both A & B
40. Order National Artist started at the time of _______________.
a. Pres. Marcos
c. Pres. Diosdado Macapagal
b. Pres. Cory Aquino
d. Pres. Fidel Ramos
41. A cash award of _________________ net of taxes, for living National Artist awardees while a cash award
of _________________ net of taxes, for posthumous awardees, payable to legal heir/s.
a. ₱ 150,000.00 : ₱ 85,000.00
c. ₱ 100,000.00 : ₱ 75,000.00
b. ₱ 80,000.00 : ₱ 120,000.00
d. ₱ 75,000.00 : ₱ 100,000.00
42. Below are the honour and privileges to be received by a National Artist.
a. The insignia of a National Artist and a citation
b. A state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayan
c. A place of honor, in line with protocular precedence, at national state functions, and recognition at
cultural events.
d. All of the above
43. Below are the process of nomination and conferment of the Order of the National. Arrange it to its correct order.
I. NCCA & CCP receive nominations; screen & deliberate.
II. The President issues a proclamation conferring the rank & title on the recommendation.
III. The Order of National Artists Secretariat (CCP/ NCCA) announces opening for nomination.
IV. The order of National Artists conferred during ceremonies organized by the Secretariat.
V. The NCCA & CCP submit a list of recommendees to the President.
a. III, I, V, II, IV
b. III, V, II, I, IV
c. III, I, IV, V, II
d. III, II, V, I, IV
44. The following may not submit for the Order of the National Artist EXCEPT:
a. Private foundations and councils
c. CCP officers and staff
b. Members of the Special Research Groups
d. NCCA & CCP Board members & consultants
45. He was the conductor of the much acclaimed Peng Kong Grand Mason Concert Band, the San Pedro Band of Angono, his father’s
former band, and the Banda Angono Numero Uno.
a. Andrea Veneracion
b. Lucio San Pedro
c. Jose Maceda
d. Antonio J. Molina
46. A National Artist for Music who brings out the “Asianness” in his music, whether as a composer, conductor, or educator,
contributeda to bringing the awareness of people all over the world to view the Asian culture as a rich source of inspiration and a
celebration of our ethnicity, particularly the Philippines.
a. Ramon Santos
b. Jovita Fuentes
c. Levi Celerio
d. Francisco Feliciano
47. He is a member of the faculty of the UP Conservatory, he had taught many of the country’s leading musical personalities and
educators like Lucresia Kasilag and Felipe de Leon. His compositions are Hatinggabi, Awit ni Maria Clara, Larawan Nitong Pilipinas and
many others.
a. Jose Maceda
b. Antonio Molina
c. Andrea Veneracion
d. Lucio San Pedro
48. She was a National Artist for Music who founded the Artists’ Guild of the Philippines, which was responsible for the periodic “Tour
of Operaland” productions.
a. Felipe Padilla De Leon b. Jose Maceda
c. Ramon Santos
d. Jovita Fuentes
49. Known to be the epitome of a people’s musician. His works includes choral music like Payapang
Daigdig, Ako’y Pilipino, Lupang Tinubuan, Ama Namin; and songs Bulaklak, Alitaptap, and Mutya ng Lahi.
a. Felipe Padilla De Leon b. Ernani Cuenco
c. Antonio Molina
d. Andrea Veneracion
50. _____________ is a prolific lyricist and composer for decades. He effortlessly translated/wrote anew the
lyrics to traditional melodies: “O Maliwanag Na Buwan” (Iloko), “Ako ay May Singsing” (Pampango), “Alibangbang” (Visaya) among
others.
a. Lucresia Kasilag
b. Jose Maceda
c. Levi Celerio
d. Ernani Cuenco
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