Jss2 third Term creative arts Past Questions and Answers

Jss2 third Term creative arts Past Questions and Answers

Here they are;

What is the term for a work of art that represents inanimate objects, often focusing on their arrangement and composition?

a) Landscape

b) Still life

c) Portrait

d) Abstract

Answer: b) Still life

Who is known for his famous "The Birth of Venus" painting?

a) Leonardo da Vinci

b) Sandro Botticelli

c) Pablo Picasso

d) Auguste Rodin

Answer: b) Sandro Botticelli

Which art technique involves scratching a design into a surface, often using a sharp tool or stylus?

a) Engraving

b) Etching

c) Collage

d) Sculpture

Answer: a) Engraving

What is the term for a piece of art created by applying paint to a wet plaster surface?

a) Acrylic painting

b) Watercolor

c) Fresco

d) Oil painting

Answer: c) Fresco

Who is known for the iconic "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting?

a) Leonardo da Vinci

b) Johannes Vermeer

c) Paul Cézanne

d) Pablo Picasso

Answer: b) Johannes Vermeer

In art, what does "polychrome" refer to?

a) A work of art created with multiple colors

b) A famous art museum

c) The use of only one color in an artwork

d) A type of sculpture

Answer: a) A work of art created with multiple colors

What is the term for a small, preliminary sketch or drawing made as a preparation for a larger work of art?

a) Mosaic

b) Collage

c) Still life

d) Study

Answer: d) Study

Who is known for creating the famous "Sunflowers" series of paintings?

a) Pablo Picasso

b) Vincent van Gogh

c) Claude Monet

d) Rembrandt

Answer: b) Vincent van Gogh

What is the art technique of using small dots or points to create images and shades?

a) Pointillism

b) Impasto

c) Sgraffito

d) Cross-hatching

Answer: a) Pointillism

Who is known for his iconic "American Gothic" painting?

a) Grant Wood

b) Jackson Pollock

c) Edward Hopper

d) Andy Warhol

Answer: a) Grant Wood

Which art movement is characterized by abstract, geometric shapes and a focus on color, as seen in works like "Composition II" by Piet Mondrian?

a) Cubism

b) Abstract Expressionism

c) Constructivism

d) Futurism

Answer: c) Constructivism

What is the term for an artwork created by arranging and gluing small pieces of paper onto a surface to form a picture or design?

a) Sculpture

b) Mosaic

c) Collage

d) Engraving

Answer: c) Collage

Who is known for creating the iconic painting "The Persistence of Memory" with melting clocks?

a) Salvador Dali

b) Pablo Picasso

c) Leonardo da Vinci

d) Vincent van Gogh

Answer: a) Salvador Dali

In the context of art, what does the "golden ratio" refer to?

a) A mathematical ratio often used for creating aesthetically pleasing compositions

b) A type of paintbrush

c) The primary colors used in a painting

d) A famous art museum

Answer: a) A mathematical ratio often used for creating aesthetically pleasing compositions

What is the term for a work of art that features dreamlike and illogical scenes, often with bizarre or surreal elements?

a) Impressionism

b) Cubism

c) Surrealism

d) Realism

Answer: c) Surrealism

Who is known for creating the famous "Guernica" painting, depicting the horrors of war?

a) Pablo Picasso

b) Vincent van Gogh

c) Salvador Dali

d) Claude Monet

Answer: a) Pablo Picasso

What is the term for a piece of art created by attaching and arranging small pieces of colored glass or tile to a surface?

a) Sculpture

b) Mosaic

c) Printmaking

d) Collage

Answer: b) Mosaic

Who is known for his iconic "Three Musicians" painting?

a) Henri Matisse

b) Jackson Pollock

c) Pablo Picasso

d) Vincent van Gogh

Answer: c) Pablo Picasso

What is the term for the visual or tactile quality of a surface or the representation of texture in an artwork?

a) Contrast

b) Hue

c) Texture

d) Shade

Answer: c) Texture

Which famous artist is known for his "The Treachery of Images" painting with the text "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" ("This is not a pipe")?

a) Salvador Dali

b) Rene Magritte

c) Vincent van Gogh

d) Leonardo da Vinci

Answer: b) Rene Magritte