Jss1 second term Creative Arts past questions and answers

Question: Which art movement focused on portraying everyday scenes and objects with precision and clarity?

A) Cubism

B) Realism

C) Surrealism

D) Pointillism

Answer: B) Realism

Question: What is the term for a play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words?

 

A) Simile

B) Irony

C) Pun

D) Allegory

Answer: C) Pun

Question: Who is known for his iconic painting “The Girl with a Pearl Earring”?

 

A) Johannes Vermeer

B) Leonardo da Vinci

C) Rembrandt

D) Edgar Degas

Answer: A) Johannes Vermeer

Question: Which form of art involves shaping clay into various forms and then firing it to create a hard, durable material?

 

A) Sculpture

B) Pottery

C) Painting

D) Printmaking

Answer: B) Pottery

Question: In music, what is the term for a combination of three or more notes played simultaneously?

 

A) Melody

B) Harmony

C) Rhythm

D) Tempo

Answer: B) Harmony

Question: What is the primary function of a conductor in an orchestra?

 

A) Playing a solo instrument

B) Leading the choir

C) Directing and guiding the musicians

D) Designing the stage set

Answer: C) Directing and guiding the musicians

Question: Who is known for his iconic pop art piece featuring a Campbell’s soup can?

 

A) Andy Warhol

B) Roy Lichtenstein

C) Jasper Johns

D) Keith Haring

Answer: A) Andy Warhol

Question: Which dance style originated in the Harlem Renaissance and involves improvisation and syncopated rhythms?

 

A) Ballet

B) Jazz Dance

C) Ballroom Dance

D) Flamenco

Answer: B) Jazz Dance

Question: In literature, what is a sonnet?

 

A) A type of play

B) A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

C) A humorous story

D) A lengthy novel

Answer: B) A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

Question: Who is the author of the famous fantasy series “Harry Potter”?

 

A) J.K. Rowling

B) J.R.R. Tolkien

C) George R.R. Martin

D) C.S. Lewis

Answer: A) J.K. Rowling

Question: What is the term for a painting or drawing that represents a scene from everyday life?

 

A) Still life

B) Landscape

C) Genre painting

D) Abstract art

Answer: C) Genre painting

Question: Which art form involves creating images by manipulating light on a light-sensitive surface?

 

A) Photography

B) Printmaking

C) Calligraphy

D) Stained Glass

Answer: A) Photography

Question: What is the name of the traditional Japanese theater form known for its elaborate costumes and stylized drama?

 

A) Kabuki

B) Noh

C) Bunraku

D) Kyogen

Answer: A) Kabuki

Question: Who is known for his iconic painting “The Starry Night”?

 

A) Claude Monet

B) Vincent van Gogh

C) Wassily Kandinsky

D) Edvard Munch

Answer: B) Vincent van Gogh

Question: Which architectural style is characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses?

 

A) Baroque

B) Gothic

C) Renaissance

D) Modernist

Answer: B) Gothic

Question: What is the term for a dramatic device where the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not?

 

A) Foreshadowing

B) Flashback

C) Soliloquy

D) Dramatic irony

Answer: D) Dramatic irony

Question: Who is considered the “Queen of Pop” and is known for hits like “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl”?

 

A) Madonna

B) Beyoncé

C) Whitney Houston

D) Rihanna

Answer: A) Madonna

Question: What is the term for a short, recurring musical phrase in a composition?

 

A) Overture

B) Crescendo

C) Motif

D) Sonata

Answer: C) Motif

Question: Who is known for his cut-out artworks, often featuring vibrant colors and simple shapes?

 

A) Henri Matisse

B) Wassily Kandinsky

C) Piet Mondrian

D) Jackson Pollock

Answer: A) Henri Matisse

Question: What is the term for a dramatic work that ends in a catastrophe for the main character?

 

A) Comedy

B) Tragedy

C) Farce

D) Melodrama

Answer: B) Tragedy