Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region XII
Division of City Schools
GENERAL SANTOS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Calumpang, General Santos City
Tel. No. 301-6557/301-7842 Fax: (083) 552-9532
http://www.gschs.com

2nd Quarter Examination

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

I. Multiple Choice: Read each questions carefully. Choose only the letter of your answer.
1. Indie film is a movie usually produced with and sometimes without relatively small production
outfit, thus requiring minimal production budget. It is oftentimes called ______ for it bears the
filmmaker’s personal athletic vision.
A. Art film C. Happenings
B. Interactive art film D. Entertaining art film
2. This festival showcases various Indie films during the months of July and August where ten
filmmakers are competing against each other.
A. Luzon Theater Festivals C. Cinemalaya Phil. Independent
B. Metro Manila Film Festival Festival.
D. Cine Filipino Film Festival
3. This award was established to give appropriate recognition and prestige to Filipinos who have
distinguished themselves and made outstanding contribution to Philippine arts and letters.
A. Pedro Bucaneg Award C. GAMABA
B. National Artists Award D. National Living Treasure
4. Which of the following best explains the importance of digitalization to artists?
A. The emergence of digital technology has given rise to new directions in the arts.
B. Digitalization is the new medium. It has solved many challenges to the artists from the
previous decades such as enhancing, supplementing or sometimes replacing the content,
form, and style of their works.
C. Digitalization is very important towards artists because it makes their work much easier and
the outcome would be a blast.
D. The difference between the time and effort to produce the drawing has been lessened
drastically. It saves time.
5. This type of art allows the spectator to be literally part of their artwork.
A. Interactive art C. Generative art
B. Optical art D. Installation art
6. He is a theater director and playwright who popularized a poetry series that is written and read on
mobile phones called “textual”.
A. Severino Reyes C. Brillante Mendoza
B. Albert Martinez D. Frank Rivera
7. A masterpiece without a master is not an art. Every work of art has a brain and a heart. To be able to
create your own production masterpiece you must _____.
A. Believe your own capability to make everything work by just relying on yourself.
B. Trust your members to do all things and congratulate them after.
C. Explore the roles and responsibilities of the people behind the masterpiece- the production
team.
D. Imagine how every pieces of your masterpiece will be put alongside each other.
8. In a collaborative artwork, such as theater, film and other art exhibitions, the clear division of labor
is something that a producer or production head must take note of. What must be avoided to prevent
confusion on the part of the members?
A. Complaining C. Overlapping
B. Multitasking D. Initiating

9. All co-members of the team are responsible to respect the work that the writer has done. Although
the critiquing of another work is still necessary; an artist must be able to express his/her ideas
thoroughly before others lay out their opinions. Which of the following best support this idea?

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 A. The writer must digest the opinion of others even if he/ she himself may not concur in
approval.
B. The deliberation of opinions in collaboration is the key to a soulful expression of skills.
C. The writer must accept the critique of others hurtfully.
D. It is rather important to just avoid critiquing one’s work for a harmonious collaboration.
10. If a production is planned by a sole artist, then there will be no hitch with coordination. He or she is
the only master in the artwork. However, what shall be done if a production consist several artists?
A. Pray for a collaborative work.
B. Nothing. A production should be done by several artists. Only a sole artists is a master of an
artwork. Many artists would result to miscommunication.
C. Proper communication and organization of the artists must be the core part of the plan.
D. Everyone must be flexible to engage in different task.
11. It is an anthology of artworks that showcases different ideas from different person.
A. Complete collaboration C. Individual work
B. Collaboration product D. Technique
12. It is a collaborative work of art in which the idea comes from a single person, but the execution of
the entire artwork has been done by several artists.
A. Complete collaboration C. Individual work
B. Collaboration product D. Technique
13. Which of the following is one example of collaborative art that is common to every region that can
be composed of street dancing, singing competition, architectural record like float parade and many
more?
A. Complete collaboration C. Rituals
B. Project Design D. Festivals
14. What is the name of the Festival in Cebu which is held to honor the Sto. Nino?
A. Ati-atihan Festival C. Dinagyang Festival
B. Sinulog Festival D. Pahiyas Festival
15. A T'boli artist from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. She is considered as a traditional weaver of "t'nalak"
or "tinalak" cloth.
A. Ginaw Bilog C. Masino Intaray
B. Lang Dulay D. Magdalena Gamayo
16. This festival is held in Bacolod where the performers wear smiling masks to give brighter light to
their sugar industry.
A. Panagbenga C. Maskara Festival
B. Pattaraday D. Hermosa Festival
17. Filipino artists have devised alternative materials and rediscovered indigenous tools for their use.
This is the reason why they are known for being _____?
A. Joyful C. Extravagant
B. Resourceful D. Intelligent
18. He is a National Artist for Music, fond of using a leaf with his lips in humming musical tunes.
A. Levi Celerio C. Jose Maceda
B. Nick Joaquin D. Amado Hernandez
19. Artists need physical materials to work on. They are the means by which the artists make their
feelings visible. The following are materials used by visual artists except:
A. Paint C. Canvass
B. Paper D. Instruments
20. It is known as the crossover of materials in which local and traditional ones have combined wit
contemporary art forms.
A. Alternation C. Resources
B. Hybridization D. Improvisation
21. The following are local materials found in the Philippines except:
A. Abaca C. Raffia
B. Plastic D. Panda
22. It is a way the writer arranges words and thought to create mood or evoke feeling he/ she
wants to express:
A. Writing technique C. Choreography technique
B. Musical technique D. Acting technique

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23. It is a technique that involves human movement and form within the elements of time, space, and
shape.
A. Writing technique C. Choreography technique
B. Musical technique D. Acting technique
24. It deals with the characterization of human experience used to create mood and heighten tension. It
involves facial expressions, gestures and speech to produce emotion.
A. Writing technique C. Choreography technique
B. Musical technique D. Acting technique
25. It is a technique in choreography wherein the choreographer prescribes the movement in detail,
giving little or no opportunity for dancers to be creative.
A. Improvisation C. Unison
B. Planned D. Retrograde
26. It is a traditional choreography technique where dancers face each other while doing the same steps.
A. Unison C. Canon
B. Retrograde D. Mirroring
27. It is a traditional choreography technique where dancers perform similar steps in successive manner.
A. Unison C. Canon
B. Retrograde D. Mirroring
28. It is the reverse performance f a sequence of dance steps.
A. Unison C. Canon
B. Retrograde D. Mirroring
29. In theatre, he/ she guide the actor in the accuracy of his/ her movements and gestures on stage.
A. Director C. Artist
B. Playwright D. Choreographer
30. He/ she takes care of the lines or script that serves as a vital role in a play.
A. Director C. Artist
B. Playwright D. Choreographer

II. Identification: (10 points)

Identify the following statements into the functions of a writer, director, choreographer, actor/
performer, backstage crew, concept and plan.

_____1. Cardo performed a dangerous stunt at the high rise building as told by the director.
_____2. Brizzy assured that the lightings and sound system are functioning well before she
reported to the director.
_____3. Faith swirled, twirled and twerked in front of the performers as to demonstrate how
properly do the opening show later.
_____4. “Cut!” shouts Merpelyn when she observed that the performers were acting beyond the
script.
_____5. “My name is Tony Stark and I’m not afraid of you. I know you are a coward so I’ve
decided, that you just died pal”, says iron man.
_____6. “Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of
vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired” says daisy while
maintaining eye contact with the performers.
_____7. Starvie flipped over the pages of the script and started writing the ideas in her mind that
she had been eager to write about.
_____8. Ramie, the international designer of the superstar Sharifa, was the one who designed the
costumes for the Avengers.
_____ 9. The production team did a brainstorming of how the show will flow.
_____10. It is Halloween! That is why the stage of Its Showtime has a lot of scary innuendos.

III. Essay (20 points)

1. Compose a four verse poem all about the Philippine contemporary arts that we have discussed
in the lesson.

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” –
Vincent van Gogh

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