SS2 First Term Fine Arts Past Questions And Answers
Here are 20 SS2 (Senior Secondary 2) Fine Arts questions for the first term, along with options and answers:
Question: Who is considered the father of modern art?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Michelangelo
D) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: B) Pablo Picasso
Question: What is the primary purpose of shading in art?
A) Adding color
B) Creating texture
C) Adding depth and dimension
D) Enhancing contrast
Answer: C) Adding depth and dimension
Question: Which art movement is known for its use of dreamlike and irrational imagery?
A) Cubism
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) Realism
Answer: B) Surrealism
Question: What is the term for the visual representation of three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface?
A) Perspective
B) Proportion
C) Symmetry
D) Harmony
Answer: A) Perspective
Question: Who painted the famous artwork “Starry Night”?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Claude Monet
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Rembrandt
Answer: C) Vincent van Gogh
Question: What is chiaroscuro in art?
A) Bright colors
B) Strong contrast between light and dark
C) Geometric shapes
D) Abstract expressionism
Answer: B) Strong contrast between light and dark
Question: Which artist is known for his mobile sculptures that move with air currents?
A) Alexander Calder
B) Jackson Pollock
C) Salvador Dalí
D) Frida Kahlo
Answer: A) Alexander Calder
Question: What does the term “abstract art” refer to?
A) Detailed and realistic representations
B) Artwork that focuses on emotions and feelings
C) Non-representational and non-objective art
D) Art created during the Renaissance
Answer: C) Non-representational and non-objective art
Question: In art, what does the term “composition” refer to?
A) The choice of colors
B) The arrangement of elements in an artwork
C) The texture of the canvas
D) The artist’s signature
Answer: B) The arrangement of elements in an artwork
Question: Who painted the famous “Mona Lisa”?
A) Michelangelo
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Raphael
D) Titian
Answer: B) Leonardo da Vinci
Question: Which art movement is characterized by spontaneous and expressive brushwork?
A) Pointillism
B) Fauvism
C) Abstract Expressionism
D) Minimalism
Answer: C) Abstract Expressionism
Question: What is the term for an artwork that is created by assembling and gluing various materials onto a surface?
A) Collage
B) Fresco
C) Mosaic
D) Etching
Answer: A) Collage
Question: Who is known for his iconic “Campbell’s Soup Cans” artwork?
A) Andy Warhol
B) Roy Lichtenstein
C) Jasper Johns
D) Mark Rothko
Answer: A) Andy Warhol
Question: What does the term “plein air” mean in the context of art?
A) Painting outdoors
B) Painting in a studio
C) Surrealistic art
D) Realistic portraiture
Answer: A) Painting outdoors
Question: Which Renaissance artist is known for his sculptural masterpiece “David”?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Raphael
C) Michelangelo
D) Donatello
Answer: C) Michelangelo
Question: What is the primary characteristic of Pointillism in art?
A) Use of bold and bright colors
B) Depiction of everyday scenes
C) Use of small, distinct dots to create an image
D) Focus on geometric shapes
Answer: C) Use of small, distinct dots to create an image
Question: Who is known for his “drip painting” technique in abstract expressionism?
A) Piet Mondrian
B) Willem de Kooning
C) Jackson Pollock
D) Franz Kline
Answer: C) Jackson Pollock
Question: In art, what is the term for a gradual transition from light to dark tones?
A) Contrast
B) Hue
C) Gradation
D) Saturation
Answer: C) Gradation
Question: What is the main characteristic of the art movement known as Pop Art?
A) Use of distorted perspectives
B) Depiction of everyday objects and popular culture
C) Emphasis on emotion and expression
D) Geometric abstraction
Answer: B) Depiction of everyday objects and popular culture
Question: Who is known for his distinctive melting clocks in the artwork “The Persistence of Memory”?
A) Salvador Dalí
B) René Magritte
C) Joan Miró
D) Giorgio de Chirico
Answer: A) Salvador Dalí.
