Arts

Question 1

1. Why does Islamic art limit itself only to using designs and patterns of geometry and floral?

A. No apparent reason.
B. Because they like geometry and adore flowers.
C. Due to the passing of art techniques from their ancestors.
D. Due to the forbiddance of worshipping idols in Islamic religious law.

Answer 1

D. Due to the forbiddance of worshipping idols in Islamic religious law.

Question 2

2. What set of principles is concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art?

A. Aesthetics
B. Appreciation
C. Balance
D. Harmony

Answer 2

A. Aesthetics

Question 3

3. How would you determine the Greek influence and culture in the arts and crafts of West Asia?

A. Figurative sculpture and ritual objects like bells were developed.
B. West Asian art was influenced by Greek culture through the interaction of local and traditional elements.
C. Advanced urban culture was developed for the first time in the region with large buildings, some of which still survive to this day like Mohenjo Daro.
D. The cave architecture in Petra shows Greek influence and culture through its delicate carving with Hellenistic columns, pediments, and Greek proportions.

Answer 3

B. West Asian art was influenced by Greek culture through the interaction of local and traditional elements.

Question 4

4. In the recent centuries, what art was mainly influenced by Islamic art, while varied earlier cultures were influenced by the art of China, Persia, and Greece?

A. Central Asian Art
B. East Asian Art
C. Southeast Asian Art
D. Western Asian Art

Answer 4

D. Western Asian Art

Question 5

5. What images are created by removing part of the rock surface by incising, picking, and carving?

A. Calligraphy
B. Carving
C. Hieroglyphs
D. Petroglyphs

Answer 5

D. Petroglyphs

Question 6

6. What do you call the homespun silk used for beautiful dresses worn by Turk men and women?

A. Calligraphy
B. Diyas
C. Keteni
D. Shyrdaks

Answer 6

C. Keteni

Question 7

7. Which of the following best describes the art of West Asia?

A. Traditional art involves techniques that the people have mastered from the latter era.
B. West Asian art is created using materials that are naturally found within the locality.
C. West Asian Art is rich in cultural heritage that is shown in its various regional art forms such as embroidery, ceramics, etc.
D. West Asian art is highly dependent on its religious origin. They even regard art as means of communicating with the other world.

Answer 7

C. West Asian Art is rich in cultural heritage that is shown in its various regional art forms such as embroidery, ceramics, etc.

Question 8

8. Diwali is an exciting and colorful holiday. Why do Hindus burn special Diyas?

A. They believe that Shiva will give them abundant blessings.
B. They believe that burning Diyas will give them good harvest.
C. They believe that Lakshmi can enter a house that is lit up
D. They believe that Lakshmi cannot enter a house which is not lit up.

Answer 8

C. They believe that Lakshmi can enter a house that is lit up

Question 9

9. Shape

A. It uses organic shapes only.
B. It gives a flat appearance that gives it 3-D effect.
C. The image plays a supple effect that makes it surreal in eyes of the viewers.
D. It makes use of geometric shapes such as circles and ovals as well as organic shapes to give emphasis on the movement of the object.

Answer 9

D. It makes use of geometric shapes such as circles and ovals as well as organic shapes to give emphasis on the movement of the object.

Question 10

10.Space

A. It gives a 3-D effect
B. The subject is close to the viewer.
C. The picture shows a perspective view of the subject.
D. It makes use of geometric shapes such as circles and ovals as well as organic shapes to give emphasis on the movement of the object.

Answer 10

C. The picture shows a perspective view of the subject.

Question 11

11. Line

A. It is two dimensional.
B. It gives a flat appearance that gives it 3-D effect.
C. Colors are bright and cheerful to the eyes of the viewer.
D. It makes use of geometric shapes such as circles and ovals as well as organic shapes to give emphasis on the movement of the object.

Answer 11

A. It is two dimensional.

Question 12

12. Aside from day-to-day use, why Indian craft is important?

A. source of living and part of Indian culture.
B. used as decorative and livelihood purposes
C. as decorative and Utilitarian purposes only
D. It is used for decorative and religious purposes.

Answer 12

D. It is used for decorative and religious purposes.