2013 Wassce Gka-Objectives

2013 WASSCE GKA–OBJECTIVES
1. Which of the following is an art form of the ancient Japanese?
A. Sacrificial bronze vessel
B. Silk screen painting
C. Bronze jars
D. Bird-shaped vessel
2. The process of attaching a board cover with glue to the spine of a book is termed
A. padding
B. wapping
C. sabbing
D. backing
3. Who are the outstanding artists of the high renaissance period?
A. Giotto, Caravaggio and Van Gogh
B. Cezanne, Monet and Rembrandt
C. Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo
D. Picasso, Michelangelo and Braque
4. Which of the following is not a physical property of colour
A. hue
B. form
C. value
D. intensity
5. Select an element of design from the following
A. Balance
B. variety
C. harmony
D. shape
6. An object that absorbs all the colours of the spectrum will appear
A. black
B. brown
C. grey
D. white
7. Burin is a tool for
A. batiking
B. engraving
C. etching
D. printing
8. The most suitable binder for watercolour is
A. lacquer
B. gum Arabic
C. vinegar
D. carpenter’s glue
9. In an art studio, a donkey is
A. a model for figure drawing
B. an animal for landscape painting
C. a combined stool and a drawing board
D. a dummy on which a model sits
10. The appearance of grey-baft is enhanced by
A. bleaching
B. mercerizing
C. scouring
D. sizing
11. Which of the following helps to identify a style in lettering
length
A. size
B. texture
C. typeface
12. Visual art education fosters creativity by
A. promoting citizenship qualities in artists
B. creating an awareness of the role of art
C. helping artists to think and act uniquely
D. encouraging the appreciation of cultural heritage
13. Which of these ancient civilizations wrote on papyrus
A. Egyptians
B. Greeks
C. Indians
D. Romans
14. Artists create caricatures to depict
A. beauty and elegance
B. humour and satire
C. confusion and rage
D. peace and harmony
15. Round hog bristle is to in-laying as flat hog is to
A. outlining
B. detailing
C. filling-in
D. blocking out
16.The technique of placing new painting on either side of the old is
A. juxtaposition
B. superimposition
C. superposition
D. transposition
17.A green shape placed on a red background will create
A. balance
B. contrast
C. dominance
D. harmony
18. The ancient Chinese executed sculptures of animals mainly to
A. clay
B. metal
C. stone
D. wood
38.Fixative is a preservative for drawings done in
A. chalk
B. ink
C. poster colour
D. watercolour
39. The purity of a colour is its
A. hue
B. intensity
C. opacity
D. value
19. The minsereh figure is the art form of the
A. Baule
B. Dogon
C. Kissi
D. Mende
40. Which of the following ethnic groups produces the nomoli?
A. Baule
B. Dogon
C. Mende
D. Senufu
20.How many intermediate traids are contained in the twelve-point colour
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
21.Pottery making was prevalent in Greece during the
A. archaic period
B. geometric period
C. classical period
D. Hellenistic period
22. Ancient mosaics were mainly done in
A. glass
B. terra-cotta
C. tesserae
D. wood
23. A suitable medium for outdoor sculpture 15
A. bronze
B. crav
C. plaster
D. plasticine
24. Akuaba is the fertility as Ibeji is to
A. ancestral veneration
B. agricultural rites
C. dead twin
D. water spirit
25. The most suitable support for intaglio printing is
A. wood
B. lino
C. glass
D. metal
26.The Polynesians based their art works on
A. everyday activities
B. war and conquest
C. foreign cultures
D. beliefs and practices
27. Which of the following countries produced soapstone sculptures?
A. Cote d’Ivoire
B. Sierra Leone
C. Ghana
D. Guinea
28. Which of the following is based on the principle of repulsion of grease and water?
A. Lino cut
B. Intaglio
C. wood cut
D. Lithography
29. A characteristic feature of Greek sculpture in the Archaic period is the
A. sculpted human figures were in correct proportion
B. human figures were given movement and flexibility
C. sculpted naked sportsmen were in different postures
D. forms of statues were stiff and symmetrical
30. Pecking the outline of figures is a technique of
A. painting
B. engraving
C. appliquéing
D. etching
31. Colours that tend to advance in a painting are
A. bright
B. cool
C. dull
D. weak
32. The Indian preserve sacred relics in the
A. Palace
B. shrine
C. stuna
D. temple
33. Which of the following is a direct printing
A. Frottage
B. Wood-cut
C. Lino-cut
D. Screen
34. An egg yolk is used as a binder for
A. acrylic
B. gouache
C. tempera
D. watercolour
35. The absorption of dyes into fabrics is enhanced when the fabric is
A. bleached
B. sized
C. soaked
D. washed
36. In silk screen printing, the ink is forced through the mesh by the use of
A. brayer
B. pliers
C. squeegee
D. roller
37.The process of preparing hides and skin into leather is
A. embossing
B. scrapping
C. skinning
D. tanning

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2013 WASSCE GKA–OBJECTIVES

1. Which of the following is an art form of the ancient Japanese?

A. Sacrificial bronze vessel

B. Silk screen painting

3. Who are the outstanding artists of the high renaissance period?

A. Giotto, Caravaggio and Van Gogh

B. Cezanne, Monet and Rembrandt

C. Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo

D. Picasso, Michelangelo and Braque

4. Which of the following is not a physical property of colour

5. Select an element of design from the following

7. Burin is a tool for

8. The most suitable binder for watercolour is

9. In an art studio, a donkey is

A. a model for figure drawing

B. an animal for landscape painting

C. a combined stool and a drawing board

D. a dummy on which a model sits

10. The appearance of grey-baft is enhanced by

11. Which of the following helps to identify a style in lettering

A. promoting citizenship qualities in artists

B. creating an awareness of the role of art

C. helping artists to think and act uniquely

D. encouraging the appreciation of cultural heritage

13. Which of these ancient civilizations wrote on papyrus

14. Artists create caricatures to depict

A. beauty and elegance

B. humour and satire

C. confusion and rage

D. peace and harmony

15. Round hog bristle is to in-laying as flat hog is to

16.The technique of placing new painting on either side of the old is

17.A green shape placed on a red background will create

18. The ancient Chinese executed sculptures of animals mainly to

38.Fixative is a preservative for drawings done in

39. The purity of a colour is its

19. The minsereh figure is the art form of the

40. Which of the following ethnic groups produces the nomoli?

20.How many intermediate traids are contained in the twelve-point colour

21.Pottery making was prevalent in Greece during the

22. Ancient mosaics were mainly done in

23. A suitable medium for outdoor sculpture 15

24. Akuaba is the fertility as Ibeji is to

25. The most suitable support for intaglio printing is

B. war and conquest

D. beliefs and practices

27. Which of the following countries produced soapstone sculptures?

29. A characteristic feature of Greek sculpture in the Archaic period is the

A. sculpted human figures were in correct proportion

B. human figures were given movement and flexibility

C. sculpted naked sportsmen were in different postures

D. forms of statues were stiff and symmetrical

30. Pecking the outline of figures is a technique of

31. Colours that tend to advance in a painting are

32. The Indian preserve sacred relics in the

33. Which of the following is a direct printing

34. An egg yolk is used as a binder for

37.The process of preparing hides and skin into leather is

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