ART APPRECIATION

Midterm Examination
SY 2021-2022
2nd Semester

Name: _______________________________________ Course: ____________________

_______1. Is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic
context?
a. art history b. art appreciation c. visual arts d. iconography
_______2. _____________ is the other term for art history.
a. art appreciation b. visual arts c. art histography d. iconography
_______3. It involves in art history which is the analysis of symbols, themes and subject matter
in the visual arts, particularly the meaning of religious symbolism in Christian Art.
a. art appreciation b. visual arts c. art histography d. iconography
_______4. It defines as the exploration and analysis of the art forms that we are exposed to.
a. art appreciation b. visual arts c. art histography d. iconography
_______5. For many people, art is meant to express something that we ourselves feel unable to
express or convey that is why art appreciation is so important in bringing that one final
element to complete the work, and that is our?
a. feelings b. happiness c. Iove d. interpretation
_______6. A person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or
demonstrating an art.
a. performer b. artist c. musician d. conductor
_______7. The Greek word of art is?
a. technicus b. techně c. techno d. techniq
_______8. The visual elements are Shape, Tone, Color, Pattern, Texture, Form and?
a. Line b. Circle c. Polygon d. Text
_______9. It is a visual element that can be natural or man-made, regular or irregular, flat (2-
dimensional) or solid (3-dimensional), representational or abstract, geometric or organic,
transparent or opaque, positive or negative, decorative or symbolic.
a. Tone b. Texture c. Shape d. Form
_______10. It is a visual element that represents the lightness or darkness of a color.
a. Tone b. Texture c. Shape d. Form
_______11. Visual element that is made by repeating or echoing the elements of an artwork to
communicate a sense of balance, harmony, contrast, rhythm or movement.
a. Color b. Pattern c. Tone d. Texture
_______12. Visual element which is the surface quality of an artwork - the roughness or
smoothness of the material from which it is made.
a. Color b. Pattern c. Tone d. Texture
_______13. Visual element which is the physical volume of a shape and the space that it
occupies.
a. Shape b. Form c. Color d. Tone
_______14. Visual element that has the strongest effect on our emotions.
a. Shape b. Form c. Color d. Tone
_______15. One of the behavior of shapes that can create a sense of imbalance and tension
a. Inverted triangles b. Circles and Ellipses c. Triangles d. Squares &
rectangles
_______16. One of the behavior of shapes that can portray strength and stability
a. Inverted triangles b. Circles and Ellipses c. Triangles d. Squares &
rectangles
_______17. One of the behavior of shapes that can represent continuous movement
a. Inverted triangles b. Circles and Ellipses c. Triangles d. Squares &
rectangles
_______18. Psychological response to different types of lines that suggest comfort and ease
a. Curved lines b. Horizontal lines c. Vertical lines d. Jagged lines
_______19. One of the behavior of shapes that can lead the eye in an upward movement
a. Inverted triangles b. Circles and Ellipses c. Triangles d. Squares &
rectangles
_______20. Psychological response to different types of lines that suggest distance and calm
a. Curved lines b. Horizontal lines c. Vertical lines d. Jagged lines
_______21. The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities that can express
strength.
a. Freehand lines b. Mechanical lines c. Thick lines d. Thin lines
_______22. Psychological response to different types of lines that suggest turmoil and anxiety
a. Curved lines b. Horizontal lines c. Vertical lines d. Jagged lines
_______23. The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities that can express
the personal energy and mood of the artist
a. Freehand lines b. Mechanical lines c. Thick lines d. Thin lines
_______24. The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities that can express a
rigid control.
a. Freehand lines b. Mechanical lines c. Thick lines d. Thin lines
_______25. Psychological response to different types of lines that suggest height and strength
a. Curved lines b. Horizontal lines c. Vertical lines d. Jagged lines
_______26. The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities that can lead the
eye in certain directions.
a. Mechanical lines b. Continuous lines c. Broken lines d. Thin lines
_______27. The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities that can express
the ephemeral or the insubstantial
a. Mechanical lines b. Continuous lines c. Broken lines d. Thin lines
_______28. The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities that can express
delicacy.
a. Mechanical lines b. Continuous lines c. Broken lines d. Thin lines
_______29. Type of pattern in art that is often based on the inspiration we get from observing
the natural patterns that occur in nature.
a. Global pattern b. Colored pattern c. Man-Made pattern d. Natural pattern
_______30. Type of pattern in art that is used for both structural and decorative purposes. For
example, an artist may plan the basic structure of an artwork by creating a compositional
pattern of lines and shapes.
a. Global pattern b. Colored pattern c. Man-Made pattern d. Natural pattern
_______31. Type of texture that an artist may use his/her skillful painting technique to create
the illusion of texture.
a. Physical texture b. Internal texture c. Optical texture d. Ephemeral texture
_______32. Type of texture that an artist may paint with expressive brushstrokes whose texture
conveys the physical and emotional energy of both the artist and his/her subject.
a. Physical texture b. Internal texture c. Optical texture d. Ephemeral texture
_______33. This is a third category of textures whose fleeting forms are subject to change like
clouds, smoke, flames, bubbles and liquids.
a. Physical texture b. Internal texture c. Optical texture d. Ephemeral texture
_______34. Type of style where styles often change over time. Popular concerns may shift,
based on economic and political changes, new technology, or religious insights.
a. Cultural style b. Period style c. Regional Style d. Group style
_______35. Type of style that may vary over time and give rise to different period styles, so it
may vary across geographical space, leading to diverse ____________.
a. Cultural style b. Period style c. Regional Style d. Group style
_______36. Type of style where society develops its own beliefs (religion) and style of material
forms (buildings, clothing, art).
a. Cultural style b. Period style c. Regional Style d. Group style
_______37. Sometimes artists form alliances, exhibit together, and publicize their aims as a
group as they develop and promote a distinctive style.
a. Group style b. Cultural style c. Personal Style
d. Period style
_______38. Most artists develop a _______________, as they grow in their profession, which
becomes a trademark of their work.
a. Group style b. Cultural style c. Personal Style
d. Period style
_______39. _____________ is responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments
about specific works of art.
a. Journalistic criticism b. Art criticism c. Scholarly criticism d. Formal
criticism
_______40. The ____________ functions of art are often the most difficult to explain. There are
many types of ____________ functions and these are highly subjective.
 a. Economical b. Personal c. Physical d. Social
_______41. Art has a ________ function when it addresses aspects of (collective) life as opposed to
one person's point of view or experience.
a. Economical b. Personal c. Physical d. Social
_______42. The ___________ functions of art are often the easiest to understand. Works of art that
are created to perform some service have __________ functions.
a. Economical b. Personal c. Physical d. Social
_______43. ___________ is essentially a technique in which images are depicted on a surface by
making lines, though it can also contain tonal areas, washes and other non-linear marks.
a. drawing b. painting c. engraving d. printmaking
_______44. _________ is an art form made through the application of paint, color, or pigments to a
medium or surface.
a. drawing b. painting c. engraving d. printmaking
_______45. _________ is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a
matrix onto another surface, most often paper or fabric.
a. drawing b. painting c. engraving d. printmaking
_______46. ___________ is the creation of a digital representation of the visual characteristics of an
object, such as a physical scene or the interior structure of an object.
a. Physical imaging b. illustrations c. digital imaging d. graphic design
_______47. ___________are a visual way to portray or illustrate a written text. They might help
explain an idea or tell a story or provide decoration. They come in many forms both traditional
and digital.
a. Physical imaging b. illustrations c. digital imaging d. graphic design
_______48. ______________ is the art and profession of using visual compositions to solve problems
and communicate ideas through typography, imagery, color and form.
a. Physical imaging b. illustrations c. digital imaging d. graphic design
_______49. a picture of natural outdoor scenery, such as mountains, rivers, fields, or forests.
a. Landscape b. Seascape c. Cityscape d. Mountainscape
_______50. is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words
an example of marine art.
A. Landscape b. Seascape c. Cityscape d. Mountainscape