Jss2 first term fine arts past questions and answers

Here are 20 JSS2 Fine Art questions with options and answers:

Question: Who is considered the father of modern sculpture?

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Michelangelo

C) Auguste Rodin

D) Vincent van Gogh

Answer: C) Auguste Rodin

Question: Which art movement is characterized by vibrant colors and bold brushstrokes?

 

A) Cubism

B) Impressionism

C) Surrealism

D) Abstract Expressionism

Answer: B) Impressionism

Question: What is the primary purpose of a color wheel in art?

 

A) Mixing colors

B) Framing artwork

C) Sculpture construction

D) Art history reference

Answer: A) Mixing colors

Question: Which of the following is a traditional sculpting material?

 

A) Polymer clay

B) Plaster of Paris

C) Papier-mâché

D) Modeling clay

Answer: B) Plaster of Paris

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

 

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Vincent van Gogh

C) Claude Monet

D) Salvador Dalí

Answer: B) Vincent van Gogh

Question: What is the technique of creating images by assembling various materials on a surface called?

 

A) Collage

B) Etching

C) Fresco

D) Stippling

Answer: A) Collage

Question: Which art style emphasizes precise, realistic details?

 

A) Abstract

B) Surrealism

C) Realism

D) Cubism

Answer: C) Realism

Question: What is the primary purpose of a viewfinder in drawing or painting?

 

A) Measure angles

B) Capture images

C) Frame composition

D) Color mixing

Answer: C) Frame composition

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

 

A) Andy Warhol

B) Jackson Pollock

C) Roy Lichtenstein

D) Pablo Picasso

Answer: A) Andy Warhol

Question: What is the term for a sculpture in which the figures are attached to a background surface?

 

A) Bas-relief

B) High relief

C) Free-standing

D) Kinetic sculpture

Answer: A) Bas-relief

Question: Which primary color can be obtained by mixing blue and yellow?

 

A) Red

B) Green

C) Purple

D) Orange

Answer: B) Green

Question: In art, what does the term “chiaroscuro” refer to?

 

A) Bright colors

B) High contrast of light and shadow

C) Abstract shapes

D) Pointillism technique

Answer: B) High contrast of light and shadow

Question: Who is known for his mobile sculptures that move with air currents?

 

A) Alexander Calder

B) Henri Matisse

C) Wassily Kandinsky

D) Edgar Degas

Answer: A) Alexander Calder

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

 

A) Mixing colors

B) Displaying finished artwork

C) Protecting brushes

D) Carving sculptures

Answer: A) Mixing colors

Question: Which famous art movement is characterized by fragmented and distorted imagery?

 

A) Cubism

B) Impressionism

C) Abstract Expressionism

D) Pop Art

Answer: A) Cubism

Question: What is the term for a drawing technique using small dots to create an image?

 

A) Hatching

B) Cross-hatching

C) Stippling

D) Sgraffito

Answer: C) Stippling

Question: Who painted the mural “Guernica,” depicting the horrors of war?

 

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Diego Rivera

C) Frida Kahlo

D) Joan Miró

Answer: A) Pablo Picasso

Question: What is the technique of scratching a design onto a surface covered with plaster or paint?

 

A) Etching

B) Sgraffito

C) Lithography

D) Woodcut

Answer: B) Sgraffito

Question: Which art movement is known for its dreamlike and fantastical imagery?

 

A) Cubism

B) Surrealism

C) Abstract Expressionism

D) Fauvism

Answer: B) Surrealism

Question: Who is renowned for his use of geometric shapes and primary colors in abstra

ct paintings?

 

A) Wassily Kandinsky

B) Piet Mondrian

C) Kazimir Malevich

D) Fernand Léger

Answer: B) Piet Mondrian