SS1 first term fine arts past questions and answers

SS1 first term fine arts past questions and answers

Question: What is the primary purpose of a palette in painting?

a) To mix and blend colors

b) To clean brushes

c) To frame the artwork

d) To store paint tubes

Answer: a) To mix and blend colors

Question: Which art technique involves scratching the surface of a painting to reveal the layer underneath?

a) Pointillism

b) Sgraffito

c) Impasto

d) Tenebrism

Answer: b) Sgraffito

Question: What is the term for a sculpture in which figures and forms are carved to project slightly from the background?

a) Bas-relief

b) High relief

c) Sunken relief

d) Sculptural relief

Answer: a) Bas-relief

Question: Who is known for his iconic painting "Starry Night"?

a) Pablo Picasso

b) Vincent van Gogh

c) Leonardo da Vinci

d) Claude Monet

Answer: b) Vincent van Gogh

Question: Which color wheel primary colors are red, blue, and yellow?

a) RGB

b) CMYK

c) RYB

d) CYM

Answer: c) RYB

Question: What is a still life in art?

a) Landscape painting

b) Painting of inanimate objects

c) Portraiture

d) Abstract art

Answer: b) Painting of inanimate objects

Question: Who is famous for his bronze statue of "The Thinker"?

a) Auguste Rodin

b) Michelangelo

c) Donatello

d) Leonardo da Vinci

Answer: a) Auguste Rodin

Question: What does the term "chiaroscuro" refer to in art?

a) Use of bright colors

b) High contrast between light and dark

c) Abstract expressionism

d) Surrealism

Answer: b) High contrast between light and dark

Question: Which art movement is characterized by geometric shapes and primary colors?

a) Cubism

b) Abstract Expressionism

c) Fauvism

d) Suprematism

Answer: a) Cubism

Question: What is the term for a painting technique where pigments are mixed with a water-soluble binder medium?

a) Fresco

b) Tempera

c) Encaustic

d) Watercolor

Answer: d) Watercolor

Question: Who is considered the father of modern sculpture and created "The Kiss" and "The Burghers of Calais"?

a) Constantin Brancusi

b) Alberto Giacometti

c) Henry Moore

d) Jean Arp

Answer: a) Constantin Brancusi

Question: What does the term "trompe-l'oeil" mean in art?

a) Abstract art

b) Optical illusion

c) Still life

d) Surrealism

Answer: b) Optical illusion

Question: Which painting style is known for its emphasis on portraying the everyday life of ordinary people?

a) Realism

b) Romanticism

c) Baroque

d) Rococo

Answer: a) Realism

Question: Who painted "The Persistence of Memory," featuring melting clocks?

a) Salvador Dalí

b) René Magritte

c) Pablo Picasso

d) Wassily Kandinsky

Answer: a) Salvador Dalí

Question: What is the term for a rapid drawing or painting done to capture the basic elements and mood of a scene?

a) Etching

b) Impressionism

c) Sketch

d) Glaze

Answer: c) Sketch

Question: Who is known for his large-scale, colorful murals depicting social and political themes?

a) Diego Rivera

b) Frida Kahlo

c) David Alfaro Siqueiros

d) José Clemente Orozco

Answer: a) Diego Rivera

Question: In pottery, what is the process of heating clay to a high temperature to create a hard, durable object?

a) Glazing

b) Firing

c) Wedging

d) Coiling

Answer: b) Firing

Question: What is the term for a work of art that is created by assembling various objects and materials?

a) Collage

b) Assemblage

c) Mosaic

d) Montage

Answer: b) Assemblage

Question: Who is known for his iconic "Campbell's Soup Cans" artwork?

a) Jackson Pollock

b) Andy Warhol

c) Roy Lichtenstein

d) Claes Oldenburg

Answer: b) Andy Warhol

Question: What is the primary purpose of a printmaking technique called linocut?

a) Carving designs on linoleum

b) Etching on metal plates

c) Painting on canvas

d) Creating sculptures from stone

Answer: a) Carving designs on linoleum