Jss1 first term Creative Arts past questions and answers

Here are 20 creative arts questions for Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) with options and answers:

Question: Who is known as the “Father of Cubism”?

 

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Pablo Picasso

C) Vincent van Gogh

D) Claude Monet

Answer: B) Pablo Picasso

Question: What primary colors can be mixed to create secondary colors?

 

A) Red, Yellow, Blue

B) Green, Orange, Purple

C) Black, White, Gray

D) Pink, Brown, Turquoise

Answer: A) Red, Yellow, Blue

Question: In which art form are “haiku” poems commonly found?

 

A) Sculpture

B) Dance

C) Poetry

D) Painting

Answer: C) Poetry

Question: Which artist is famous for his melting clocks in the painting “The Persistence of Memory”?

 

A) Salvador Dalí

B) Michelangelo

C) Rembrandt

D) Frida Kahlo

Answer: A) Salvador Dalí

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

 

A) Collage

B) Fresco

C) Mosaic

D) Etching

Answer: A) Collage

Question: Which dance style originated in the Caribbean and involves hip movements to rhythmic music?

 

A) Ballet

B) Salsa

C) Breakdance

D) Tango

Answer: B) Salsa

Question: Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?

 

A) William Shakespeare

B) Jane Austen

C) Charles Dickens

D) Mark Twain

Answer: A) William Shakespeare

Question: Which art movement emphasized spontaneous, automatic techniques and was often associated with Surrealism?

 

A) Impressionism

B) Abstract Expressionism

C) Dadaism

D) Fauvism

Answer: B) Abstract Expressionism

Question: What is the main material used in traditional African sculpture?

 

A) Marble

B) Bronze

C) Wood

D) Glass

Answer: C) Wood

Question: Who is known for his iconic “Campbell’s Soup Cans” artwork?

 

A) Andy Warhol

B) Jackson Pollock

C) Roy Lichtenstein

D) Georgia O’Keeffe

Answer: A) Andy Warhol

Question: What type of art involves arranging natural materials like rocks and twigs in outdoor spaces?

 

A) Abstract art

B) Land art

C) Pop art

D) Performance art

Answer: B) Land art

Question: Which color is often associated with royalty and luxury?

 

A) Red

B) Blue

C) Purple

D) Green

Answer: C) Purple

Question: Who painted the famous artwork “Starry Night”?

 

A) Vincent van Gogh

B) Leonardo da Vinci

C) Edvard Munch

D) Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Answer: A) Vincent van Gogh

Question: What musical term refers to a gradual increase in loudness?

 

A) Allegro

B) Fortissimo

C) Crescendo

D) Adagio

Answer: C) Crescendo

Question: In drama, what is a soliloquy?

 

A) A group dialogue

B) A monologue

C) A silent scene

D) A musical interlude

Answer: B) A monologue

Question: Who is considered the pioneer of modern dance?

 

A) Martha Graham

B) Mikhail Baryshnikov

C) Rudolf Nureyev

D) Isadora Duncan

Answer: D) Isadora Duncan

Question: What is the primary function of a proscenium stage in theater?

 

A) Surrounding the audience on all sides

B) Extending into the audience

C) Providing a framed arch for the performance

D) Featuring a rotating stage

Answer: C) Providing a framed arch for the performance

Question: Which film director is known for his use of stop-motion animation, creating films like “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?

 

A) Steven Spielberg

B) Tim Burton

C) Hayao Miyazaki

D) Quentin Tarantino

Answer: B) Tim Burton

Question: In literature, what is a metaphor?

 

A) A figure of speech comparing two unlike things

B) A short moral story

C) A type of rhyme scheme

D) A long narrative poem

Answer: A) A figure of speech comparing two unlike things

Question: Who is known for his contributions to the world of graphic novels with works like “Maus”?

 

A) Alan Moore

B) Frank Miller

C) Art Spiegelman

D) Neil Gaiman

Answer: C) Art Spiegelman