SS1 Third Term Creative Arts Past Questions And Answers

Question: What art movement rejected traditional representation in favor of geometric shapes and primary colors?

 

A) Abstract Expressionism

B) Fauvism

C) Cubism

D) Suprematism

Answer: D) Suprematism

42. Question: Who is known for his cut-out collages and the painting “The Snail”?

 

A) Henri Matisse

B) Pablo Picasso

C) Wassily Kandinsky

D) Joan Miró

Answer: A) Henri Matisse

43. Question: In literature, what is a literary device that involves exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

 

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Hyperbole

D) Alliteration

Answer: C) Hyperbole

44. Question: Which artist co-founded the Cubist movement alongside Pablo Picasso?

 

A) Salvador Dali

B) Georges Braque

C) Fernand Léger

D) Juan Gris

Answer: B) Georges Braque

45. Question: What is the term for a recurring theme, subject, or idea in a work of art or literature?

 

A) Motif

B) Allegory

C) Parable

D) Epiphany

Answer: A) Motif

46. Question: Who composed the famous opera “The Magic Flute”?

 

A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

B) Ludwig van Beethoven

C) Giuseppe Verdi

D) Richard Wagner

Answer: A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

47. Question: Which literary movement in the 20th century explored the disillusionment and loss of meaning after World War I?

 

A) Romanticism

B) Modernism

C) Realism

D) Naturalism

Answer: B) Modernism

48. Question: What is the term for a style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life?

 

A) Genre painting

B) Abstract painting

C) Symbolist painting

D) Surrealist painting

Answer: A) Genre painting

49. Question: Who is known for his kinetic art and the creation of the “Mobiles”?

 

A) Piet Mondrian

B) Alexander Calder

C) Wassily Kandinsky

D) Joan Miró

Answer: B) Alexander Calder

50. Question: In theater, what is the term for the person who writes the script for a play?

 

A) Director

B) Playwright

C) Producer

D) Actor

Answer: B) Playwright

51. Question: Which sculptor is famous for his large-scale outdoor works like “The Gates of Hell” and “The Thinker”?

 

A) Auguste Rodin

B) Alberto Giacometti

C) Henry Moore

D) Constantin Brâncuși

Answer: A) Auguste Rodin

52. Question: What is the term for a sudden, powerful, and often spiritual revelation or realization in literature?

 

A) Epiphany

B) Allegory

C) Irony

D) Paradox

Answer: A) Epiphany

53. Question: Who is known for his concept of the “Gesamtkunstwerk” or total work of art, integrating various art forms?

 

A) Wassily Kandinsky

B) Richard Wagner

C) Marcel Duchamp

D) Kazimir Malevich

Answer: B) Richard Wagner

54. Question: What is the term for a musical composition for two performers?

 

A) Solo

B) Trio

C) Duet

D) Quartet

Answer: C) Duet

55. Question: Who wrote the novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” blending magical realism with historical fiction?

 

A) Gabriel Garcia Marquez

B) Jorge Luis Borges

C) Isabel Allende

D) Julio Cortázar

Answer: A) Gabriel Garcia Marquez

56. Question: What is the term for the architectural style characterized by ornate detailing, pointed arches, and ribbed vaults?

 

A) Baroque

B) Gothic

C) Renaissance

D) Rococo

Answer: B) Gothic

57. Question: Who is known for his use of geometric shapes and bold colors in abstract paintings like “Composition II”?

 

A) Piet Mondrian

B) Wassily Kandinsky

C) Kazimir Malevich

D) Theo van Doesburg

Answer: A) Piet Mondrian

58. Question: In film, what is the term for a transition between two shots where one image gradually replaces another?

 

A) Fade-in

B) Dissolve

C) Cut

D) Wipe

Answer: B) Dissolve

59. Question: Who is considered the pioneer of modern dance, breaking away from traditional ballet techniques?

 

A) Isadora Duncan

B) Martha Graham

C) Merce Cunningham

D) Alvin Ailey

Answer: A) Isadora Duncan

60. Question: What is the term f

or a poem expressing sorrow, often for someone who has died?

 

A) Elegy

B) Sonnet

C) Ode

D) Epic

Answer: A) Elegy