Jss3 second term fine arts past questions and answers

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

a) Pablo Picasso

b) Diego Rivera

c) Salvador Dalí

d) Frida Kahlo

Answer: a) Pablo Picasso

Question: In which country did the Renaissance period originate?

 

a) Italy

b) France

c) Spain

d) Germany

Answer: a) Italy

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

 

a) Lithography

b) Etching

c) Woodcut

d) Serigraphy

Answer: c) Woodcut

Question: Which art movement emphasized spontaneous, automatic techniques and the subconscious mind?

 

a) Surrealism

b) Cubism

c) Dadaism

d) Abstract Expressionism

Answer: a) Surrealism

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

 

a) Christo

b) Jean-Michel Basquiat

c) Keith Haring

d) Banksy

Answer: a) Christo

Question: What term describes a painting technique where pigments are mixed with a water-based solution?

 

a) Tempera

b) Fresco

c) Gouache

d) Encaustic

Answer: c) Gouache

Question: Which artist is associated with the creation of “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera”?

 

a) Leonardo da Vinci

b) Sandro Botticelli

c) Raphael

d) Michelangelo

Answer: b) Sandro Botticelli

Question: What is the technique of creating a design by pouring, dripping, or splattering paint called?

 

a) Sgraffito

b) Tenebrism

c) Grisaille

d) Drip painting

Answer: d) Drip painting

Question: Who is known for his “Whaam!” and “Drowning Girl” artworks in the style of comic book panels?

 

a) Roy Lichtenstein

b) Jasper Johns

c) Robert Rauschenberg

d) Frank Stella

Answer: a) Roy Lichtenstein

Question: What is the technique of creating a design by scratching through a layer of ink or paint?

 

a) Etching

b) Sgraffito

c) Aquatint

d) Monoprint

Answer: b) Sgraffito

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

 

a) Baroque

b) Gothic

c) Romanesque

d) Neoclassical

Answer: b) Gothic

Question: Who is known for his abstract expressionist drip paintings, such as “No. 5, 1948”?

 

a) Jackson Pollock

b) Mark Rothko

c) Willem de Kooning

d) Franz Kline

Answer: a) Jackson Pollock

Question: Which art movement challenged traditional views of art and embraced randomness and chance?

 

a) Surrealism

b) Dadaism

c) Abstract Expressionism

d) Constructivism

Answer: b) Dadaism

Question: Who is known for his minimalist sculptures, including “Untitled (Cube)”?

 

a) Donald Judd

b) Sol LeWitt

c) Dan Flavin

d) Richard Serra

Answer: a) Donald Judd

Question: What term refers to the technique of burning wood to create a design?

 

a) Pyrography

b) Tenebrism

c) Chiaroscuro

d) Grisaille

Answer: a) Pyrography

Question: Which ancient civilization is known for its colossal stone heads, carved as part of a ritual ballgame?

 

a) Mayan

b) Aztec

c) Inca

d) Olmec

Answer: d) Olmec

Question: Who is associated with the concept of “color field” painting, exemplified in works like “Woman I”?

 

a) Helen Frankenthaler

b) Mark Rothko

c) Clyfford Still

d) Lee Krasner

Answer: b) Mark Rothko

Question: What term describes a sculpture that is fully rounded, not attached to any background?

 

a) Relief

b) Bas-relief

c) In-the-round

d) High relief

Answer: c) In-the-round

Question: Which art movement focused on the geometric arrangement of shapes and forms, rejecting naturalistic representation?

 

a) Cubism

b) Fauvism

c) Constructivism

d) Suprematism

Answer: d) Suprematism

Question: Who is known for his kinetic sculptures that incorporate movement and balance, such as “Man at the Crossroads”?

 

a) Alexander Calder

b) Henry Moore

c) David Smith

d) Jean Tinguely

• Answer: d) Jean Tinguely