Grade 12 Term 1 - Art MCQ Practice Quiz
Ten multiple-choice questions on composition, perspective, world art movements and Sri Lankan art history.
10 questions
Practice mode - there is no timer, and you can retry as often as you like.
What this quiz covers
This quiz covers the Grade 12 Term 1 art syllabus across four areas: composition and how naturalistic and stylised methods are combined, the principles of perspective in still-life drawing, the major movements of modern Western art, and Sri Lankan art history from the Gupta influence through to the Gampola period.
Each question shows the correct answer and a full explanation as soon as you answer it, so a wrong answer becomes something you learn from rather than just a mark against you. Read the explanation even when you get a question right - several of these turn on a distinction that is easy to guess correctly for the wrong reason.
The questions come back in a different order every time you start, so the quiz stays useful for repeated revision in the weeks before a term test.
Worked examples
A few questions from this quiz, with the answer and explanation shown - so you know what to expect before you start.
Which is the best example of a work that took Greek and Roman art as its model?
- a.Raphael's Parnassus.
- b.Raphael's The School of Athens.(correct answer)
- c.Michelangelo's The Last Judgement.
- d.Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam.
- e.Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper.
Answer: b. Raphael's The School of Athens.
Raphael painted 'The School of Athens' between 1509 and 1511 on a wall of the Stanza della Segnatura - one of the four Raphael Rooms in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. That is a papal apartment, not a church. It gathers the ancient Greek philosophers - Plato, Aristotle, Socrates and others - in a single hall, and sets them inside classical Roman architecture of coffered vaults, arches and columns. It is the clearest and most famous Renaissance work built directly on Greek and Roman models. The other options are Christian religious subjects and do not draw on those sources in the same direct way.
Which work of the Gupta period shows a profound expression of feeling?
- a.The Horyuji Buddha image.
- b.The Brogam Buddha image.
- c.The Sarnath Buddha image.(correct answer)
- d.The Sahri Bahlol Buddha image.
- e.The Katra Buddha image.
Answer: c. The Sarnath Buddha image.
The seated Sarnath Buddha, with its hands in the dharmachakra gesture, is regarded as the finest achievement of Gupta-period sculpture (5th century CE). The calm of the face, the smooth line and the delicately rendered robe together express a deep spiritual serenity. Kushan-period images such as the Katra Buddha are more physical and robust by comparison.
When drawing a human figure for fashion illustration, which of these is NOT taken into consideration?
- a.Drawing the figure taller than a normal human figure.
- b.In a female fashion figure, narrowing the shoulder width and widening the hip area.
- c.Drawing the arms and legs in an elongated form.
- d.In male figures, building the body on the shape of the letter V.
- e.Drawing the face with very subtle emotional expression and realism.(correct answer)
Answer: e. Drawing the face with very subtle emotional expression and realism.
A fashion illustration exists to show the garment, not the person, so the figure is deliberately stylised and the face is kept simple - often only suggested, sometimes drawn with no features at all. A carefully realistic face with subtle expression is the one thing on this list that is not a concern. The other four are standard conventions: the figure is drawn 8 to 9 heads tall instead of the normal 7 and a half, the arms and legs are elongated to match, a female figure is given narrower shoulders and wider hips, and a male figure is built on a V-shaped torso.