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Art and Visual Perception | Set 1
1. A work of art that tell a story is called.
A. functional art
B. decorative art
C. narrative art
D. abstract art
Correct : C. narrative art
2. The Ancient Indian Natyasastra is…………………….
A. an authoritative text on the sanskrit theatre
B. an ancient dance drama
C. a famous play
D. rules for performing
Correct : A. an authoritative text on the sanskrit theatre
3. The Direct descendent of sanskrit drama may be.
A. commedia dell’arte
B. kutiyattam
C. kabuki
D. commedia all’improviso
Correct : B. kutiyattam
4. Which Of The Following statements are true about the Natyasastram
A. it was written over a period of four years
B. it was intended to be a treatise on commedia-dell’arte
C. it focused only on the written play text
D. it functions as a guide to understanding ‘sanskrit’ theatre
Correct : D. it functions as a guide to understanding ‘sanskrit’ theatre
5. Japan’s combination of puppetry ballad singing and music is called .
A. ramayana
B. wayang golek
C. dalang
D. bunraku
Correct : D. bunraku
6. Many Forms Of Theatre Have Evolved From
A. ancient dance
B. story telling
C. rituals
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
7. Which is the complicated form of narrative art ,which require a human agency to interpret the content?
A. continous narrative
B. monoscenic narrative
C. simultaneous narrative
D. sequential narrative
Correct : C. simultaneous narrative
8. Which kind of narrative style is used in Comic book?
A. continous narrative
B. simultaneous narrative
C. sequential narrative
D. panoptic narrative
Correct : C. sequential narrative
9. The Purpose Of Narrative art is
A. to potrate imotional content of a story
B. to potrate the story only
C. to potrate the story space relating with time
D. to potrate the myth
Correct : C. to potrate the story space relating with time
10. In Following,which is the good example for simultanious narration
A. column of trajan
B. bayex tapestry
C. lukasa(luba)
D. chaddanta jataja
Correct : D. chaddanta jataja
11. Which in the following is an involuntary form of imagination .
A. day dream
B. dream from the sleep
C. nightmares
D. dream of perceptive
Correct : D. dream of perceptive
12. Imagination uses which function in the following to develop new idea.
A. if functions
B. to be or not to be
C. ‘must’ functions
D. un-certain principles
Correct : A. if functions
13. What is a Genre
A. a tradition
B. a cultural bias
C. a greek tragedy
D. a category of drama
Correct : D. a category of drama
14. A central element of Greek ethucal philosophy is
A. that women can triumph over man
B. that we are victims of fate
C. that we believe we can triumph over the gods
D. that the state is more important the religion
Correct : C. that we believe we can triumph over the gods
15. Which is the tool of comedy?
A. transgression
B. obsession
C. exaggeration
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
16. What information did aristotle’s poetics provides?
A. the essential qualities of a comedy
B. instructions to actor on how to portray pity and fear
C. instructions to actor on how to interact with audients.
D. the essential qualities of a tragic text
Correct : D. the essential qualities of a tragic text
17. Conventions of Greek tragedy include .
A. poetic language
B. characters of high status
C. a dancing singing chorus
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
18. What is Dramatic Structure?
A. the actor’s limitations and abilities
B. the screen play
C. the moral meaning of a play
D. the framework of a play
Correct : D. the framework of a play
19. Who was the first to define the characteristics of climatic structure?
A. moliere
B. william shakesphere
C. plato
D. aristotle
Correct : D. aristotle
20. .What is the climax of a story?
A. the point of highest emotional intensity
B. the point where action begins.
C. another name for the resolution
D. the event that happens right before a crisis is revealed
Correct : A. the point of highest emotional intensity
21. .What is story of a play?
A. morel or meaning aimed to portrayed events.
B. the character’s obstructs or struggles.
C. the events that happen or that are mentioned
D. the structuring of events that takes place on stage
Correct : C. the events that happen or that are mentioned
22. In the context of language, what is meter?
A. patterns of stressed and un-stressed syllables
B. the use of words that sound their meanings
C. repeated vowel sounds
D. rhymes
Correct : A. patterns of stressed and un-stressed syllables
23. Like any art, poetry is defined by Aristotle as what?
A. a rhyme with more than four sentences.
B. a kind of imitation.
C. a funny story.
D. a theatrical play
Correct : B. a kind of imitation.
24. In what three ways does Aristotle differentiate various art forms from one another?
A. manner of imitation, artist, and era.
B. era, objects, and manner of imitation.
C. by the medium, objects, and manner of imitation.
D. according to the artist, era, and artistic effort.
Correct : C. by the medium, objects, and manner of imitation.
25. Aristotle explains that the medium specific to poetry is one that uses what?
A. language alone.
B. rhyme.
C. pictures.
D. words and pictures.
Correct : A. language alone.
26. How does Aristotle differentiate poetry from prose?
A. poetry uses rhythm in the form of meter.
B. prose uses pictures and music.
C. they are the same.
D. poetry uses language alone.
Correct : A. poetry uses rhythm in the form of meter.
27. The object poetry portrays is what, according to Aristotle?
A. men in action.
B. tragic events.
C. various places around the world.
D. other poets.
Correct : A. men in action.
28. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
A. neolithic age
B. paleolithic age
C. chalcolithic age
D. mesolithic age
Correct : A. neolithic age
29. The script of the Harappan people consisted of:
A. a family of quasi-pictographic writings
B. family of geometrical shapes
C. a combination of both pictures and geometrical shapes
D. none of these
Correct : A. a family of quasi-pictographic writings
30. which of the following presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley Civilization
A. burnt brick buildings
B. buildings of worship
C. art and architecture
D. first true arches
Correct : A. burnt brick buildings
31. Which of the following is incorrect concerning Mohenjodaro?
A. it was a well planned city
B. buildings were of varying sizes
C. bathrooms were important features of most houses
D. there was no drainage system
Correct : D. there was no drainage system
32. The source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture, was:
A. gujarat
B. meharashtra
C. western u.p.
D. afghanistan
Correct : D. afghanistan
33. The Indus Valley houses were built of:
A. bamboos
B. bricks
C. wood
D. stone
Correct : B. bricks
34. Of the following Harappan sites those not in India are:
A. mohenjodaro and harappa
B. banwali and ropar
C. lothal and kalibangan
D. lothal and ropr
Correct : A. mohenjodaro and harappa
35. Which of the following animals were domesticated by the Harappans
A. goat, oxen, pig, buffalo
B. oxen, elephant, horse, pig
C. buffalo, sheep, dog, pig
D. camel, oxen, buffalo, pig
Correct : C. buffalo, sheep, dog, pig
36. The tools and weapons of Harappan civilization were mostly made of:
A. stone only
B. stone and copper
C. copper, bronze and iron
D. copper, tin and bronze
Correct : D. copper, tin and bronze
37. The script of Indus Valley Civilization was/is
A. persian
B. dravidian
C. sanskrit
D. undeciphered
Correct : D. undeciphered
38. In which culture the earliest evidence of silver in India is found?
A. harappan culture.
B. mugal cuiture
C. mesappotamian culture
D. chera-chola culture
Correct : A. harappan culture.
39. Which was the most famous building in Mohanjodaro?
A. the refinary
B. the great bath room
C. the dianing hall
D. the pyramids
Correct : B. the great bath room
40. In which year and by whom the Harappan city Chanhudaro was excavated?
A. in 1832, by whilliam mendrow
B. in 1948 by load irvin
C. in 1931, by m. g. majumdar.
D. in 1831, by m. s. vats
Correct : C. in 1931, by m. g. majumdar.
41. Which materials were used in making buildings in Harappan culture?
A. terracotta.
B. copper
C. bronze
D. iron
Correct : A. terracotta.
42. The main sources of livelihood for the people of Indus Valley Civilization were
A. sculptures
B. agriculture and trade
C. sailing
D. agriculture only
Correct : B. agriculture and trade
43. In India entry of Aryans is marked as ______ period
A. golden
B. sangha
C. vedic
D. gothic
Correct : C. vedic
44. Which of the following are requirements of drama?
A. many people with different skill.
B. a sophistication off social organization
C. a large gathering to witness it
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
45. Drama derives from two ancient sources:
A. history and culture
B. storytelling and ritual
C. religion and politics
D. family and community
Correct : B. storytelling and ritual
46. Which of the following is not a characteristic of ritual?
A. celebrates the changing of the seasons
B. reenacts defining moments in a culture
C. performed for entertainment only
D. based on religious or cultural activity
Correct : C. performed for entertainment only
47. Which of the following is not a development of storytelling?
A. character impersonation
B. imitation of voices
C. imitation of facial expression
D. written dialogue
Correct : D. written dialogue
48. The first recorded drama was:
A. oedipus tyrannus
B. the quem queritas trope
C. the abydos passion play
D. agamemnon
Correct : C. the abydos passion play
49. The four extant Greek playwrights are:
A. plato, socrates, aristotle and ovid
B. aeschylus, sophocles, euripedes, and aristophanes
C. menander, thucydides, homer and euclid
D. oscar, kermit, ernie, and bert
Correct : B. aeschylus, sophocles, euripedes, and aristophanes
50. The Greek theatre was dedicated to one god in particular named:
A. dionysus
B. zeus
C. hera
D. pluto
Correct : A. dionysus
51. The City Dionysia was:
A. weeklong springtime festival and play contest
B. a small village on the aegean sea
C. a yearly ritual sacrifice
D. another name of the city of athens
Correct : A. weeklong springtime festival and play contest
52. The quem queritas trope is a chanted celebration of:
A. the resurrection of jesus
B. the nativity of jesus
C. the creation of the world
D. the story of moses
Correct : A. the resurrection of jesus
53. The medieval plays that were performed near the feast of Corpus Christi were also called:
A. cycle plays
B. morality plays
C. festival plays
D. sacred plays
Correct : A. cycle plays
54. The plays of the Middle Ages were performed on:
A. stages built within the church
B. the steps of the churches and parish halls
C. elaborately decorated wagons or mansions
D. a series of permanent stages built around the town square
Correct : C. elaborately decorated wagons or mansions
55. The audience of the Royal era was:
A. mostly middle class and bourgeois
B. restricted to aristocrats and nobility
C. serious theatregoers
D. a diverse group of people
Correct : B. restricted to aristocrats and nobility
56. Which of the following are not a part of the neo-classic rules of playwriting in the Royal era?
A. eliminate stage violence
B. reasonable frameworks for time and place
C. vigorous physical action
D. measures for dramatic verse
Correct : C. vigorous physical action
57. Romanticism in the theatre was characterized by
A. compassion, rather than style and wit
B. rational decorum
C. respect for established order
D. careful attention to morality
Correct : A. compassion, rather than style and wit
58. The word theatre is derived from the Greek word theatron, which means:
A. gathering ground
B. assembly
C. forum
D. seeing place
Correct : D. seeing place
59. The "software" of theatre consists of:
A. a combination of art, artists and ideas
B. an amalgam of concepts
C. a way to understand plays
D. the inside story of the dramatic action
Correct : A. a combination of art, artists and ideas
60. The minimal requirement for a theatre building is:
A. curtains, seats, lobby
B. stage, backstage
C. a place to act and a place to watch
D. good acoustics and clean restrooms
Correct : C. a place to act and a place to watch
61. The Illustrious Theatre of Paris:
A. presented pantomimes and pastiches
B. was founded by moliere
C. featured elaborate sets and costumes
D. emphasized the classics and shakespeare
Correct : B. was founded by moliere
62. The aspects of the theatre as an occupation are:
A. work, art, impersonation, performance
B. script, rehearsal, performance, reviews
C. contracts, publicists, agents
D. time, dedication, inspiration
Correct : A. work, art, impersonation, performance
63. The work of producing theatre is involved with:
A. the script and rehearsals
B. all the financial and legal aspects of the show
C. developing rapport with the actors
D. making sure the coffee is fresh
Correct : A. the script and rehearsals
64. Directing a play involves:
A. telling the actors how to perform their parts
B. telling the actors how to perform their parts
C. coordinating and unifying the production
D. being absolutely true to the script
Correct : C. coordinating and unifying the production
65. Designing is the process of:
A. creating the visual and auditory aspects of the show.
B. building the sets and the costumes
C. assuring the show has historical authenticity
D. getting all the "tech" stuff together
Correct : A. creating the visual and auditory aspects of the show.
66. Building a production involves:
A. a lot of carpentry and painting
B. the actors working after rehearsal
C. outside technicians and workers
D. translating the design into reality
Correct : D. translating the design into reality
67. Crewing a production is the activity in which:
A. people row in a small boat on the river
B. technicians effectively run the show every performance
C. people who couldn\t get cast do their work in the theatre
D. rehearsals are carefully organized
Correct : B. technicians effectively run the show every performance
68. The work of the theatre is more than perfecting skills. It is also:
A. beauty and passion
B. feeling and emotions
C. artistic work
D. making the stage come alive
Correct : C. artistic work
69. Our life may be fragmented in anarchism and frustration, but art provides:
A. color, shape, and form
B. color, shape, and form
C. expression, empathy, and emotion
D. integration, synthesis and satisfaction
Correct : D. integration, synthesis and satisfaction
70. The problems of dramatic impersonation were solved in the ancient world through the use of:
A. strenuous exercise
B. masks
C. broad gestures
D. powerful speech
Correct : B. masks
71. "Performance" can be defined as:
A. an action or series of actions done for someone else\s benefit
B. a strictly private conversation between two people
C. showing off in order to impress someone
D. a ritualized creation involved with repetitive
Correct : A. an action or series of actions done for someone else\s benefit
72. The benefits of performance are:
A. escape, diversion and distraction
B. attention, entertainment, enlightenment and involvement
C. raising social conscience and sensitivity
D. historical connection to the text
Correct : B. attention, entertainment, enlightenment and involvement
73. The two general modes of performance are:
A. live and taped
B. ancient and modern
C. presentational and representational
D. good and bad
Correct : C. presentational and representational
74. The act of feeling for and identifying with characters in a play is known as:
A. sympathy
B. empathy
C. understanding
D. synchronicity
Correct : B. empathy
75. The fundamental forces at work in the live theatre are:
A. script, actor, director
B. time, place, action
C. intensity, focus, believability
D. rapport, relationship, immediacy
Correct : D. rapport, relationship, immediacy
76. Theatre can be defined in three categories. They are: .
A. a building, a company, and an occupation
B. story, plot and theme
C. actors, audience and the press
D. the spirit, the music and symbols
Correct : B. story, plot and theme
77. The playwright is the _____________ of nearly every production.
A. historical basis
B. final authority
C. point of origin
D. ultimate interpreter
Correct : C. point of origin
78. Which of the following is not an avenue for a playwright to break-in?
A. college theatre departments
B. playwriting contests and festivals
C. grants and fellowships
D. broadway producers
Correct : D. broadway producers
79. A play achieves its final form only when:
A. it is published by a reputable publisher
B. it is studied in a literature class
C. it is performed on the stage
D. it is accepted for a staged reading
Correct : C. it is performed on the stage
80. The playwright works with two fundamental tools:
A. words and sentences
B. scenes and acts
C. dialogue and physical action
D. narration and conversation
Correct : C. dialogue and physical action
81. Which of the following is not a demand on credibility?
A. characters act instinctively
B. characters are internally consistent
C. characters always use good diction
D. characters act like human beings
Correct : C. characters always use good diction
82. A common fault of beginning playwrights is:
A. shortness of action
B. lack of speakability
C. too much detail
D. unclear plot
Correct : B. lack of speakability
83. When a play truly satisfies us we say it is endowed with:
A. active characters
B. intricate detail
C. richness of detail
D. intensity of will
Correct : C. richness of detail
84. Depth of characterization requires characters to be:
A. independent, sensible, reasonable and worthwhile
B. correct, honest and understandable
C. funny and tragic
D. expressive, emotional, excitable and enlightened
Correct : A. independent, sensible, reasonable and worthwhile
85. A play that tells the story of thirty years are in only two hours is an example of:
A. historicity
B. intensity
C. compression
D. pertinence
Correct : C. compression
86. Three strong building locks in the process of playwriting are:
A. dialogue, conflict and structure
B. plot, theme and characterization
C. story, idea and textuality
D. action, re-action and climax
Correct : A. dialogue, conflict and structure
87. The author of Pulitzer Prize winner Lost in Yonkers and the Brighton Beach Trilogy is:
A. arthur miller
B. neil simon
C. edward albee
D. david mamet
Correct : B. neil simon
88. America's greatest active playwright is probably:
A. edward albee
B. wendy wasserstein
C. david mamet
D. august wilson
Correct : D. august wilson
89. The playwright that is called a "Chicago" playwright is:
A. edward albee
B. wendy wasserstein
C. david mamet
D. august wilson
Correct : C. david mamet
90. The play many critics consider the finest play of the past generation is:
A. how i learned to drive
B. love! valour! compassion!
C. the heidi chronicles .
D. angels in america
Correct : D. angels in america
91. The two levels of work a director has to do are:
A. internal and external
B. classic and romantic
C. technical and artistic
D. laissez faire and controlling
Correct : C. technical and artistic
92. The Greeks called the director didaskolos, which means:
A. leader
B. artist
C. didactic
D. teacher
Correct : D. teacher
93. The first director of the modern era was:
A. constantine stanislavski
B. george ii, duke of saxe meiningen
C. andre antoine
D. george spelvin
Correct : B. george ii, duke of saxe meiningen
94. The real importance of the new directors in the 19th century was:
A. they established conventions for how to block a play
B. they opened the theatre to deeper psychological interpretation
C. they challenged actors to be honest
D. they re-discovered the classical theatre
Correct : B. they opened the theatre to deeper psychological interpretation
95. The principal functions of the director are:
A. to cast the actors and control the budget
B. to envision the production and provide leadership
C. to achieve his/her concept
D. to set the tone and establish the style
Correct : B. to envision the production and provide leadership
96. Which was the first news paper published In India
A. times of india
B. hindustan times
C. bengal gazette
D. statesman
Correct : C. bengal gazette
97. One Advantage ,publicity may enjoy over advertising is –
A. credibility
B. selectivity
C. control
D. simplicity
Correct : A. credibility
98. In the ‘ Bull fight’ series Picasso used –
A. offset lithography
B. soft ground
C. relief etching
D. sugar lift etching
Correct : A. offset lithography
99. Birth place of cubism was in France, Who introduced it?
A. davici
B. dahli
C. rembrandt
D. picasso
Correct : D. picasso
100. Painting Art form with female artist majority
A. mythyla painting
B. fabric painting
C. glass painting
D. mural painting
Correct : A. mythyla painting