CCONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

QUIZ # 1
Name ______________________________ Score __________
Section _____________________________ Date ___________

I. On Contemporary Arts. Write TRUE if the statement is correct; FALSE if incorrect.

 _______1. Art comes from the word “ars” which means create.
 _______2. Contemporary arts are those produced by artists of ancient times.
 _______3. Contemporary art is confined to the museum.
 _______4. Hybridity refers to the mixing of unlikely materials (sand, m ud, coffee and the likes) to
produce an artwork.
 _______5. Vegetable or fruit sculptures used as table decorations exemplif y integrative art.

II. On Classification of Art Forms. Match the following genres of art with their descriptions.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

 _____1. Visual Arts
 _____2. Graphic Arts
 _____3. Plastic Arts
 _____4. Audio-Visual Arts
 _____5. Literary Arts
A. They are those presented in the writt en mode and intended to
be read.
B. They are those forms perceived by the e yes.
C. They are those forms perceived by both ears and eyes.
D. They are those visual arts that have lengt h and width; thus,
they are also called two-dimensional arts.
E. They are those visual arts that have length, width, and
volume; thus, they are also called three-dimensional arts.

III. On Functions of Art. Identify whether the following functions of art are pers onal, s oci al,
economic,
economic, political,
political, his torical,
torical, c ultural
ultural,, phys ical, or  aes
 aes thetic 
thetic .

 _______________1. The composer of the song “Vincent” was inspired b y Vincent Van Gogh’s
painting, “The Starry Night”.
 _______________2. Paintings serve to decorate houses and other buil dings.
 _______________3. Many people claim that d ance is one of the best forms of exercise.
 _______________4. The first Greek paintings and sculptures w ere those of gods and goddesses.
 _______________5. The cenaculo (passion play) not only commemorates but celebrates historical
greats.
 _______________6. Paintings of great painters such as Da Vinci and Buonarroti are worth
millions of dollars now.
 _______________7. Jose Rizal’s novels were writt en to arouse social consciousness.
 _______________8. When Imelda-Romuald ez-Marcos became the Governor of Metro M anila, she
promoted her political programs by means of the arts.
 _______________9. Many claim that musi c is a form of theraphy.
 _______________10. Literary pieces are embodiments of a natio n’s culture.

IV. On Principles of Art. Identify the conventions of artistic compositions described in each
statement. Choose from the words below.

harmony balance rhythm proportion emphasis

 ________________1. Known as physical equilibrium or the stability produced by even

distribution of weight of each side of the thing.
 ________________2. This is achieved when all elements of a thing are put together to come up
with a coherent whole.
 ________________3. This refers to the comparative relationship of the different parts in
relation to the whole.
 ________________4. This is exemplified b y concentric circles, by an alternation of bl ack and
white stripes, by checkered blue and orange squares.
 ________________5. It is giving proper importance on one or more parts of a thi ng or the
whole thing itself.