Art Appreciation Summative Quiz (Midterm Period)

For a thing to reach its purpose, it also has to fulfil its function. Man, in Aristotle’s view of reality, is bound to achieve a life of fulfilment and happiness, or in Greek, __________.

• Telos

• Ars

• Eros

• Eudaimonia

Art has always been timeless and universal, transcending generations and crossing continents. Which assumption of art does this statement reflect?

• Art involves experience

• Art is not nature

• Art is universal

• Art is cultural

Art is based on an individual’s subjective experience of nature. Which assumption of art does this statement reflect?

• Art involves experience

• Art is not nature

• Art is universal

• Art is cultural

In order to know what an artwork is, we have to sense it, see or hear it, and see and hear it. Which assumption of art does this statement reflect?

• Art involves experience

• Art is not nature

• Art is universal

• Art is cultural

A live art and the artist’s medium is mainly the human body which he or she uses to perform. Which form of art expression does this statement reflect?

• Film

• Performance Art

• Dance

• Theater

Arts are vehicles for the artists’ expression of their feelings and ideas. Which art function is manifested?

• Social function

• Personal function

• Cultural Function

• Physical function

Tools and containers are objects which function to make our lives physically comfortable. Which art function is manifested?

• Social function

• Personal function

• Cultural Function

• Physical function

Which component of art refers to the visual focus of the artwork.

• Subject

• Content

• Form

• Medium

It is the meaning or the theme expressed by the artist.

• Subject

• Content

• Form

• Medium

The concept of art as representation emphasizes:

• Art’s role in producing exact physical replicas

• Art’s ability to mirror social realities and human experiences

• Art’s rejection of subjectivity

• Art’s focus on beauty only