Quiz #1 in Contemporary Arts

Art plays a significant part in the rich cultural identity of the Philippines. It mirrors the Filipino people, its history, its tradition, and the country as a whole.

• True

• False

Diverse art forms in the different parts of the archipelago, when integrated it will not give a clear picture of what kind of country the Philippines is and what kind of people the Filipinos are.

• True

• False

The development of Philippine Art comes in ___________ major traditions.

• two

• three

• four

The dances in the Philippines during the __________ times vary depending on the area where our ancestors thrive.

• pre-colonial

• spanish

• american

Filipinos developed choreographies by mimicking movements of animals.

• Ethnic Tradition

• Spanish Tradition

• American Colonial and Contemporary Tradition

Filipinos studied abroad and later on introduced new ideas in art making.

• Ethnic Tradition

• Spanish Colonial Tradition

• American Colonial and Contemporary Tradition

Religion and secularization influenced all art forms.

• Ethnic Tradition

• Spanish Colonial Tradition

• American Colonial and Contemporary Tradition

In music, the Spaniards introduced _________ and other Western instruments.

• bamboo flutes

• brass gongs

• piano

It refers to the practice of art in the 1860s-1960s.

• Modern Art

• Contemporary Art

It refers to the recent and current practice of art ranging from 1970s up to the present.

• Modern Art

• Contemporary Art