Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI –Western Visayas
Division of Aklan
Distirct of Ibajay West
Maloco National High School
Maloco,Ibajay, Aklan

Contemporary Phil. Arts from the Regions – Grade 12

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Lesson/Topic No. Percentage Placement of Item

of Easy Difficult
Items 70% 30%

1. GAMABA Awards 4 5% 1,2,3 4

2. Criteria of GAMABA
Awards 4 5% 6,7,8 5
3. Process of GAMABA
 The Panel
 The Nominations 8 10% 11,12,13,14,15,16 9,10
 The Screening
 Awards and Incentives
4. GAMABA Awardees 17,18,19,20,21,22, 28,29,30
16 20%
23,24,25,26,27 31,32
5. National Artist Awards 4 5% 33,34,35 36
6. Criteria of National Artist
4 5% 38,39,40 37
Awards
7. National Artist Awardees 36 50% 25 11

Total 80 100% 56 24

Prepared by:

CLIFFORD JAY O. LACHICA

Subject Teacher

Checked by:

VICTOR C. PAGAYUNAN
Principal II
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI –Western Visayas
Division of Aklan
District of Ibajay West

Maloco National High School

Maloco,Ibajay, Aklan

Midterm Examination in Contemporary Phil. Arts from the Regions

Grade 12 – Gardner, Pavlov & Piaget

Name: ______________________________________ Year & Section: ___________________ Score: __________

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. National Living Treasures Award, also known as ___________________ is conferred on Filipinos who are at
the forefront of the practice, preservation, and promotion of the nation’s traditional folk arts.
a. NAA b. GAMABA c. Lifetime Achievement Award d. Rizal Pro-Patria Award
2. The Senate of the Philippines adopted ____________________ which aimed at recognizing the
accomplishments of the country’s living treasures.
a. Senate Resolution No. 865
b. Senate Resolution No. 965
c. Senate Resolution No. 665
d. Senate Resolution No. 765
3. ____________ oversees the implementation of the National Living Treasures Award.
a. NCCA b. DECS c. CCP d. None of the above
4. The main objective of the National Living Treasures Award to ________________________________.
a. ensure the transfer of their skills to new generations and the promotion of the craft both locally
and internationally
b. bestowed upon Filipino Artists whose body of work is recognized by their peers and more
importantly by their countrymen
c. honour and support traditional folk artists and to see to it that that their skills and crafts are
preserved.
d. Both A and C
5. The following are the criteria in choosing National Living Treasure awardees EXCEPT:
a. Should have produced and performed of artistic, distinctive, and superior quality.
b. Who have created a significant body of works and/or have consistently displayed excellence in the
practice of their art form, enriching artistic expression or style.
c. Should possess mastery of the tools and materials that are needed for the art and must have a
reputation for being an art master and craft maker in the community where he / she belongs.
d. Should have passed on and/ or will pass on the traditional crafts and skills to other members of the
community by virtue of teaching
6. A National Living Treasure nominee should have been engaged in the tradition and craft for a
significant period of time with at least _____________ of existence and documentation.
a. 48 years b. 50 years c. 45 years d. 55 years
7. In case when a National Living Treasure candidate is incapable of teaching further his/ her craft and
skill due to age or infirmity;
a. He or she have played a role in the preservation and revitalization of the artistic tradition in the
community.
b. He or she have created a significant body of work and has contributed to the development of the
tradition and craft.
c. He or she has been recognized as a master of his / her craft and admired for his character and
integrity in his / her community.
d. All of the above*
8. A National Living Treasure candidate should engaged in Filipino traditional art. Which is NOT a category
of Filipino traditional art?
a. movie poster b. plastic art c. pottery d. folk architecture
9. Nominations of the National Living Treasure Awards can come from the following EXCEPT:
a. members of the ad hoc panel of experts
b. officials of the CCP
c. government and private institutions
d. sub-commissions on cultural communities and traditional arts
10. Below are the procedures for the screening of the National Living Treasure Awardees. Arrange the
procedures in order.
I. The ad hoc panel of reviewers review the qualifications of the candidates and submit their
recommendations to the NCCA Board of Commissioners
II. Once selected, the President of the Philippines confers the awardees in a public ceremony in
Malacañang Palace.
III. The ad hoc search committees is deployed to various priority areas in the country to conduct
searches and document the candidates’ art/ craft.
a. III, I, II b. I, II, III c. I and II only d. II, I, III
11. How many members do an ad hoc panel of reviewers have?
a. 6 b. 5 c. 9 d. 8
12. The National Living Treasure Awardee is given an initial grant of ________________.
a. ₱150,000.00 b. ₱100,000.00 c. ₱120,000.00 d. ₱130,000.00
13. A maximum cumulative amount of P750, 000.00 for _____________________ is awarded to the National
Living Treasure Awardee.
a. medical benefits and funeral assistance
b. hospitalization benefits and medical benefits
c. medical and hospitalization benefits as well funeral assistance
d. funeral assistance and business assistance
14. The National Living Treasure Award is administered by a committee, which is assisted by ____________.
a. local government unit
b. scholars
c. ad hoc panel of reviewers
d. ad hoc panel of experts
15. How much lifetime stipend per month is granted to a National Living Treasures Awardee?
a. ₱15,000.00 b. ₱12,000.00 c. ₱14,000.00 d. ₱15,000.00
16. Which is TRUE about the specially designed medallion/plaque?
a. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed ribbon/plaque, with a
duplicate set that should be donated and displayed to a provincial museum or the largest cultural
centre in the awardee’s community.
b. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed medallion/plaque, with a
duplicate set that should be donated and displayed to his/her university where he/she graduated.
c. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed medallion/plaque that should
be donated and displayed to a provincial museum or the largest cultural centre in the awardee’s
community.
d. The National Living Treasures Awardee receives a specially designed medallion/plaque, with a
duplicate set that should be donated and displayed to a provincial museum or the largest cultural
centre in the awardee’s community.
17. He was also well-versed in kulilal (songs) and bagit (vocal music).
a. Masino Intaray b. Ginaw Bilog c. Salinta Monon d. Federico Caballero
18. She won the National Living Treasures Award because of her pis syabit - the traditional cloth tapestry
worn as a head covering by the Tausug of Jolo, from Barangay Parang, in the island of Jolo, Sulu.
a. Salinta Monon b. Darhata Sawabi c. Federico Caballero d. Masino Intaray
19. ______________ is sung and its messages range from courtship, giving advice to the young, asking for a
place to stay, saying goodbye to a dear friend and so on.
a. Umbahan poetry b. Ambahan poetry c. Ambuhan poetry d. Ambuhun poetry
20. The hat called a __________ is weatherproof and made from Upo (tagalog) or Tabungaw (Ilocano),
also known as Bottle Gourd or White Pumpkin.
a. Katokung b. tambungaw c. tabbungaw d. kattukong
21. Her art is considered excellent because of the “fine even quality of the yarn, the close interweaving of
the warp and weft, the traditional forms and patterns, the chromatic integrity of the dye, and the
consistency of the finish”.
a. Lang Dulay b. Darhata Sawabi c. Haja Amina Appi d. Salinta Monon
22. ________________ is a National Living Treasure Awardee who mastered the dance patterns and
movements associated with his people’s ritual.
a. Ginaw Bilog b. Uwang Ahadas c. Alonzo Saclag d. Eduardo Mutuc
23. A Sulod-Bukidnon epic chanter from Kalinog, Iloilo who works for the documentation of the oral
literature, particularly the epics, of his people.
a. Alonzo Saclag b. Federico Caballero c. Eduardo Mutuc d. Uwang Ahadas
24. She was cited for demonstrating the creative and expressive aspects of the Bagobo abaca ikat
weaving called inabal at the time when it was threatened with extinction.
a. Salinta Monon b. Federico Caballero c. Eduardo Mutuc d. Uwang Ahadas
25. A hands-on-teacher to those who wants to learn playing Yakan instruments including the kwintangan,
kayu, and tuntungan.
a. Alonzo Saclag b. Lang Dulay c. Masino Intaray d. Uwang Ahadas
26. Ambahan poetry is etched on bamboo tubes using ancient Southeast Asian, pre-colonial script called
_______________.
a. surat-Mangyan b. surat-Ifugao c. surat-Malaynon d. surat-Chavacano
27. He is proficient in kulintang, agong, gandingan, palendag, and tambul.
a. Federico Caballero b. Uwang Ahadas c. Samaon Sulaiman d. Haja Amina Appi
For Numbers 28-32.
Direction: Analyse the following Ambahan poetry and answer the question that follows.

*28. Ambahan #1 pertains about

Ambahan #1
O liyag, aking hirang
__________. Ambahan #2
Kanina nang lumisan a. giving advice to the young Katoto kong matalik
Galing sa 'king dingdingan b. saying goodbye to a dear friend Saan ka ba nanggaling
Palay na inanihan c. courtship Sa baybayin bang gilid
Akin lang iniwanan d. asking for a place to stay Nasunson ba ng batis
Hinangad kong katuwang Kung sa bukal ng tubig
29. The Ambahan #2 talks about
Di basta palay lamang Halina at magniig
Sa lakad sa ilog man
__________.
Sa kwentuhan mong ibig
Maging sa kaparangan a. hospitality and friendship
Di-kilala ma't batid
Kaakbay ko saan man b. sickness Makapiling ka'y lirip!
Kaabay sa higaan! c. courtship
d. death

Ambahan #3 30. The Ambahan #3 deals with Ambahan #4

Hinagpis ng kalul'wa: __________. Itong ulong makirot
Sinong di masasaktan a. hospitality and friendship Dinalit na't ginamot
Bahay ko sa tarikan
b. death Niritwal na sa bulong
Kung gabi at karimlan
c. childhood Ayaw pong huminahon
Ang hangin ay bugsuan
Kung araw ay sikatan d. marriage Parang bagyong inikot
Ambon ay ampiyasan Laging unang lagunot
31. Ambahan #4 talks about _______.
Saklot ng habagat man Lalo itong tumibok
a. courtship
Pispis nga ng amihan Sa bunbunan paloob
Tutok doo't bugsuan b. problems Datapwa't iyang gamot
Kang ganyan rin nga c. sickness Ikaw, sa 'king pagsukot
lamang d. birth and infancy Ay karamay kong irog!
Sa dampa na'y lilisan
32. The Ambahan #3 suggests Huhupa na ang kirot
__________. Sa hangin ipasaklot
Ambahan #3
a. sickness Sa gubat ipataklob
Dampa mo'y kainaman
Lalaho na ang lungkot!
Bahay n'yo pong b. death
gandahan c. childhood
May dingding na banban
Patukurang kawayan
d. home
Kaming nasa bakuran 33. According to the rules of the National Commission on Culture and the
Kaming taga-burulan Arts, the Order of National Artists should be conferred _____________.
Di dapat paghanapan a. every 5 years
Di dapat panghinaan
Wala pong karupukan
b. every 3 years
Di dapat manghinayang c. every 4 years
Dahil masisilayan d. every 2 years
Yaong buling gandahan!
34. National Artist Award is given to deserving individuals as recommended by the ____________________.
a. CCP and NCCA
b. NCCA and Guillermo Awards
c. CCP and BEnCab Museum
d. CCP and DECS
35. Order of National Artist where formalized through ____________________.
a. Proclamation No. 0001
b. Proclamation No. 0010
c. Proclamation No. 0100
d. Proclamation No. 1001
36. The Philippine national Artists are given a _______________ symbolizing their status.
a. Grand Ribbon
b. Grand Plaque
c. Grand Collar
d. Grand Badge
37. Below are criteria in choosing a National Artist Awardee EXCEPT:
a. Artists who have enjoy broad acceptance through prestigious national and/or international
recognition, awards in prestigious national and/or international events, critical acclaim and/or
reviews of their works, and/or respect and esteem from peers within an artistic discipline.
b. Artists who have distinguished themselves by pioneering in a mode of creative expression or style,
making an impact on succeeding generations of artists;
c. Artists who have created a significant body of works and/or have consistently displayed excellence
in the practice of their art form, enriching artistic expression or style
d. Artists have played a role in the preservation and revitalization of the artistic tradition in the
community.
38. A National artist should build _________________ through the content and form of his/her works.
a. sense of unity
b. sense of nationhood
c. sense of camaraderie
d. sense of independence
39. Living artists who have been Filipino citizens for the last ten years prior to nomination as well as those who
have died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens at the time of their death.
The statement is _____________.
a. TRUE b. FALSE c. None of the above d. Both A & B
40. Order National Artist started at the time of _______________.
a. Pres. Marcos
b. Pres. Cory Aquino
c. Pres. Diosdado Macapagal
d. Pres. Fidel Ramos
41. A cash award of _________________ net of taxes, for living National Artist awardees while a cash award
of _________________ net of taxes, for posthumous awardees, payable to legal heir/s.
a. ₱ 150,000.00 : ₱ 85,000.00
b. ₱ 80,000.00 : ₱ 120,000.00
c. ₱ 100,000.00 : ₱ 75,000.00
d. ₱ 75,000.00 : ₱ 100,000.00
42. Below are the honour and privileges to be received by a National Artist.
a. The insignia of a National Artist and a citation
b. A state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayan
c. A place of honor, in line with protocular precedence, at national state functions, and recognition at
cultural events.
d. All of the above
43. Below are the process of nomination and conferment of the Order of the National. Arrange it to its
correct order.
I. NCCA & CCP receive nominations; screen & deliberate.
II. The President issues a proclamation conferring the rank & title on the recommendation.
III. The Order of National Artists Secretariat (CCP/ NCCA) announces opening for nomination.
IV. The order of National Artists conferred during ceremonies organized by the Secretariat.
V. The NCCA & CCP submit a list of recommendees to the President.
 a. III, I, V, II, IV b. III, V, II, I, IV c. III, I, IV, V, II d. III, II, V, I, IV
44. The following may not submit for the Order of the National Artist EXCEPT:
a. Private foundations and councils
b. Members of the Special Research Groups
c. CCP officers and staff
d. NCCA & CCP Board members & consultants
45. He was the conductor of the much acclaimed Peng Kong Grand Mason Concert Band, the San Pedro
Band of Angono, his father’s former band, and the Banda Angono Numero Uno.
a. Andrea Veneracion b. Lucio San Pedro c. Jose Maceda d. Antonio J. Molina
46. A National Artist for Music who brings out the “Asianness” in his music, whether as a composer,
conductor, or educator, contributeda to bringing the awareness of people all over the world to view the
Asian culture as a rich source of inspiration and a celebration of our ethnicity, particularly the Philippines.
a. Ramon Santos b. Jovita Fuentes c. Levi Celerio d. Francisco Feliciano
47. He is a member of the faculty of the UP Conservatory, he had taught many of the country’s leading
musical personalities and educators like Lucresia Kasilag and Felipe de Leon. His compositions are
Hatinggabi, Awit ni Maria Clara, Larawan Nitong Pilipinas and many others.
a. Jose Maceda b. Antonio Molina c. Andrea Veneracion d. Lucio San Pedro
48. She was a National Artist for Music who founded the Artists’ Guild of the Philippines, which was
responsible for the periodic “Tour of Operaland” productions.
a. Felipe Padilla De Leon b. Jose Maceda c. Ramon Santos d. Jovita Fuentes
49. Known to be the epitome of a people’s musician. His works includes choral music like Payapang
Daigdig, Ako’y Pilipino, Lupang Tinubuan, Ama Namin; and songs Bulaklak, Alitaptap, and Mutya ng Lahi.
a. Felipe Padilla De Leon b. Ernani Cuenco c. Antonio Molina d. Andrea Veneracion
50. _____________ is a prolific lyricist and composer for decades. He effortlessly translated/wrote anew the
lyrics to traditional melodies: “O Maliwanag Na Buwan” (Iloko), “Ako ay May Singsing” (Pampango),
“Alibangbang” (Visaya) among others.
a. Lucresia Kasilag b. Jose Maceda c. Levi Celerio d. Ernani Cuenco
51. Which of the following is NOT a work of Jose Maceda?
a. Ugma-Ugma
b. Pagsamba
c. Udlot-udlot
d. Nahan
52. Her indispensable contributions in culture and the arts include the founding of the Philippine Madrigal
Singers and the spearheading of the development of Philippine choral music.
a. Felipe Padilla De Leon b. Ernani Cuenco c. Antonio Molina d. Andrea Veneracion
53. His works are “Nahan, Kahit na Magtiis”, “Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa,” “Pilipinas,” “Inang
Bayan,” “Isang Dalangin,” “Kalesa,” “Bato sa Buhangin” and “Gaano Kita Kamahal”.
a. Jose Maceda b. Ernani Cuenco c. Antonio Molina d. Levi Celerio
54. He is a composer, conductor and musicologist, is currently the country’s foremost exponent of
contemporary Filipino music.
a. Levi Celerio b. Antonio Molina c. Ramon Pagayon Santos d. Jose Maceda
55. He developed the backlighting technique that became his trademark where figures, a cluster of
leaves, spill of hair, the swell of breast, are seen aglow on canvas.
a. Fernando Amorsolo b. Guillermo Tolentino c. H.R. Ocampo d. Victorio Edades
56. He was he poet of Angono, single-handedly revived the forgotten art of mural and remained its
most distinguished practitioner for nearly three decades. His works are Portrait of Purita, The Invasion
of Limahong, Serenade, etc.
a. Benedicto Cabrera b. Vicente Manansala c. Arturo Luz d. Carlos “Botong” Francisco
57. His works include the bronze figures of President Quezon at Quezon Memorial, life-size busts of Jose
Rizal at UP and UE, marble statue of Ramon Magsaysay in GSIS Building.
a. Ang Kiukok b. Napoleon Abueva c. Arturo Luz d. Guillermo Tolentino
58. ___________ is considered as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.
a. Napoleon Abueva b. Guillermo Tolentino c. Abdulmari Asia Imao d. H.R. Ocampo
59. Painting distorted human figures in rough, bold impasto strokes, and standing tall and singular in his
advocacy and practice of what he believes and known as the Father of Modern Philippine Painting.
a. Abdulmari Asia Imao b. Benedicto Cabrera c. Victorio Edades d. Arturo Luz
60. His paintings are described as visions of reality teetering on the edge of abstraction.
a. Guillermo Tolentino b. Vicente Manansala c. Fernando Amorsolo d. H.R. Ocampo
61. His masterpiece Genesis served as the basis of the curtain design of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Main Theater.
a. Fernando Amorsolo b. H.R. Ocampo c. Victorio Edades d. Cesar Legaspi
62. This artist made use of the geometric fragmentation technique, weaving social comment and juxtaposing
the mythical and modern into his overlapping, interacting forms with disturbing power and intensity.
a. Vicente Manansala b. Jeremias Navarro c. Cesar Legaspi d. Benedicto Cabrera
63. His mural painting Black and White is displayed in the lobby of the CCP’s Bulwagang Carlos V. Francisco
(Little Theater).
a. Vicente Manansala b. Arturo Luz c. Cesar Legaspi d. Benedicto Cabrera
64. Three of his major mixed media works are I’m Sorry Jesus, I Can’t Attend Christmas This Year (1965), and his
Homage to Dodjie Laurel (1969: Ateneo Art Gallery collection), and A Flying Contraption for Mr. Icarus (1984:
Lopez Museum).
a. Vicente Manansala b. Arturo Luz c. Jeremias Elizalde Navarro d. Benedicto Cabrera
65. He pursued an expression imbued with nationalist fervor and sociological agenda. Some of his works include
Geometric Landscape (1969); Pieta, which won for him the bronze medal in the 1st International Art Exhibition
held in Saigon (1962); and the Seated Figure (1979), auctioned at Sotheby’s in Singapore.
a. H.R. Ocampo b. Ang Kiukok c. Jeremias Elizalde Navarro d. Fernando Amorsolo
66. ____________ *who signs his paintings “Bencab,” upheld the primacy of drawing over the decorative color.
a. Ang Kiukok b. Benedicto Cabrera c. H.R. Ocampo d. Fernando Amorsolo
67. ______________, a native of Sulu, is a sculptor, painter, photographer, ceramist, documentary film maker,
cultural researcher, writer, and articulator of Philippine Muslim art and culture.
a. Ang Kiukok b. Benedicto Cabrera c. H.R. Ocampo d. Abdulmari Asia Imao
68. Acknowledged as the “Dean of Filipino Illustrators” and son of noted Tagalog novelist and comics illustrator
Gregorio Coching, was a master storyteller – in images and in print.
a. Fernando Amorsolo b. H.R. Ocampo c. Francisco Coching d. Cesar Legaspi
69. He is known mainly for his gestural paintings in acrylic and oil, as well as sketches in ink, watercolor and
pencil.
a. Ang Kiukok b. Federico Aguilar Y Alcuaz c. Arturo Luz d. Guillermo Tolentino
70. His compositions Beethoven Listening to the Blues, and Space Transfiguration, and other works like Hills of
Nikko, Abstraction, Dimension of Fear, Naiad, Torogan, Cityscape.
a. Jose Joya b. Benedicto Cabrera c. Victorio Edades d. Arturo Luz
71. He pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form.
a. Carlos Romulo b. Francisco Arcellana c. Jose Garcia Villa d. Nick Joaquin
72. Better known as N.V.M. Gonzalez, fictionist, essayist, poet, and teacher, articulated the Filipino spirit in rural,
urban landscapes.
a. Carlos Romulo b. Francisco Arcellana c. Jose Garcia Villa d. Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez
73. As a journalist, _____________ uses the nome de guerre Quijano de Manila.
a. Carlos Romulo b. Nick Joaquin c. Jose Garcia Villa d. F. Sionil Jose
74. This National Artist awarded as the CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts in 1999; the Outstanding Fulbrighters
Award for Literature in 1988; and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative
Communication Arts in 1980.
a. Jose Garcia Villa b. Nick Joaquin c. F. Sionil Jose d. Alejandro Roces
75. _____________, is a short story writer and essayist, and considered as the country’s best writer of comic short
stories.
a. Jose Garcia Villa b. Alejandro Roces c. Nick Joaquin d. Carlos Romulo
76. __________ is a poet, fictionist, teacher and literary critic is one of the finest Filipino writers in English whose
works are characterized by a remarkable fusion of style and substance, of craftsmanship and insight.
a. Edith L. Tiempo b. Alejandro Roces c. Nick Joaquin d. Carlos Romulo
77. Also known as Rio Alma, is a poet, literary historian and critic, who has revived and reinvented traditional
Filipino poetic forms, even as he championed modernist poetics.
a. Jose Garcia Villa b. Virgilio S. Almario c. F. Sionil Jose d. Alejandro Roces
78. His novel Mga Ibong Mandaragit, first written by ___________ while in prison, is the first Filipino socio-political
novel that exposes the ills of the society as evident in the agrarian problems of the 50s.
a. Jose Garcia Villa b. Amado V. Hernandez c. Nick Joaquin d. Carlos Romulo
79. He used Doveglion (Dove, Eagle, Lion) as pen name, the very characters he attributed to himself, and the
same ones explored by E.E. Cummings in the poem he wrote for Villa.
a. Carlos Romulo b. Amado V. Hernandez c. Jose Garcia Villa d. Nick Joaquin
80. He is the author of the following works: Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa (poems in Filipino and English), 1993;
Balaybay, Mga Tulang Lunot at Manibalang, 2002; Sa Sariling Bayan, Apat na Dulang May Musika, 2004;
“Agunyas sa Hacienda Luisita,” Pakikiramay, 2004.
a. Carlos Romulo b. Bienvenido Lumbera c. Jose Garcia Villa d. Nick Joaquin