Jss2 second term fine arts past questions and answers

Question: Which ancient civilization is famous for its intricate pottery featuring black-figure and red-figure techniques?

A) Egyptian

B) Greek

C) Roman

D) Mesopotamian

Answer: B) Greek

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

 

A) Oil painting

B) Watercolor painting

C) Fresco painting

D) Tempera painting

Answer: B) Watercolor painting

Question: Who is known for creating “The Persistence of Memory,” featuring melting clocks?

 

A) Salvador Dalí

B) René Magritte

C) Pablo Picasso

D) Henri Matisse

Answer: A) Salvador Dalí

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

 

A) Mixing colors

B) Resting the hand while painting

C) Cleaning brushes

D) Creating texture

Answer: B) Resting the hand while painting

Question: Who is associated with the art movement known as “Op Art,” characterized by optical illusions?

 

A) Bridget Riley

B) Jackson Pollock

C) Mark Rothko

D) Yayoi Kusama

Answer: A) Bridget Riley

Question: What type of printmaking involves carving an image into a wood block?

 

A) Etching

B) Lithography

C) Woodcut

D) Linocut

Answer: C) Woodcut

Question: Which artist is famous for his large-scale outdoor environmental artworks, often using natural materials?

 

A) Christo and Jeanne-Claude

B) Banksy

C) Yoko Ono

D) Claes Oldenburg

Answer: A) Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Question: In pottery, what term refers to the process of firing the clay at a high temperature to make it hard and durable?

 

A) Glazing

B) Bisque firing

C) Kiln firing

D) Slab building

Answer: C) Kiln firing

Question: Who is considered a pioneer of kinetic art, creating sculptures that move through mechanical means?

 

A) Marcel Duchamp

B) Naum Gabo

C) Umberto Boccioni

D) Lygia Clark

Answer: B) Naum Gabo

Question: What is the term for a technique in which images or designs are created by cutting away parts of a surface?

 

A) Collage

B) Stenciling

C) Incising

D) Decoupage

Answer: C) Incising

Question: Who is known for his geometric and abstract sculptures made from welded steel?

 

A) Louise Bourgeois

B) David Smith

C) Alberto Giacometti

D) Isamu Noguchi

Answer: B) David Smith

Question: Which Renaissance artist is renowned for his detailed anatomical drawings and studies?

 

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Michelangelo

C) Raphael

D) Donatello

Answer: A) Leonardo da Vinci

Question: What is the term for a painting that depicts inanimate objects, often arranged in a still life composition?

 

A) Landscape

B) Portrait

C) Genre painting

D) Still life

Answer: D) Still life

Question: Who is known for his use of “readymades,” everyday objects transformed into art?

 

A) Marcel Duchamp

B) Salvador Dalí

C) Piet Mondrian

D) Kazimir Malevich

Answer: A) Marcel Duchamp

Question: What art style emerged in the early 20th century, featuring distorted and exaggerated representations?

 

A) Cubism

B) Fauvism

C) Expressionism

D) Abstract Expressionism

Answer: C) Expressionism

Question: Who is known for his vibrant and emotionally charged paintings depicting Tahitian life?

 

A) Paul Gauguin

B) Henri Rousseau

C) Édouard Manet

D) Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Answer: A) Paul Gauguin

Question: What is the term for a sculpture carved from a single block of stone?

 

A) Assemblage

B) Relief sculpture

C) Free-standing sculpture

D) Monolithic sculpture

Answer: C) Free-standing sculpture

Question: Which art movement focused on the subconscious mind, inspired by Freudian psychology?

 

A) Cubism

B) Surrealism

C) Dada

D) Abstract Expressionism

Answer: B) Surrealism

Question: What is the purpose of a kneaded eraser in drawing?

 

A) Adding details

B) Blending colors

C) Erasing selectively

D) Creating texture

Answer: C) Erasing selectively

Question: Who is known for his large-scale environmental installations, such as “The Gates” in Central Park?

 

A) Christo and Jeanne-Claude

B) Yayoi Kusama

C) Olafur Eliasson

D) Anish Kapoor

Answer: A) Christo and Jeanne-Claude