Visual arts WAEC exam questions and answers

Visual arts WAEC exam questions and answers

Here are 20 visual arts WAEC exam questions along with options and answers:

Question: Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Options:

a) Vincent van Gogh

b) Leonardo da Vinci

c) Pablo Picasso

d) Michelangelo

Answer: b) Leonardo da Vinci

Question: Which art movement is known for its use of everyday objects in artworks?

Options:

a) Impressionism

b) Surrealism

c) Cubism

d) Pop Art

Answer: d) Pop Art

Question: What type of sculpture involves carving away material to create a three-dimensional form?

Options:

a) Relief sculpture

b) Assemblage

c) Kinetic sculpture

d) Subtractive sculpture

Answer: d) Subtractive sculpture

Question: Who is famous for creating "Starry Night"?

Options:

a) Salvador Dalí

b) Pablo Picasso

c) Vincent van Gogh

d) Henri Matisse

Answer: c) Vincent van Gogh

Question: Which color is considered a primary color in art?

Options:

a) Orange

b) Green

c) Red

d) Purple

Answer: c) Red

Question: What is the term for a work of art that represents the appearance of things in the world?

Options:

a) Abstract

b) Realistic

c) Non-representational

d) Surreal

Answer: b) Realistic

Question: Which famous artist is known for his use of the "drip painting" technique?

Options:

a) Jackson Pollock

b) Andy Warhol

c) Pablo Picasso

d) Georgia O'Keeffe

Answer: a) Jackson Pollock

Question: Who sculpted the statue of David, a masterpiece of Renaissance art?

Options:

a) Leonardo da Vinci

b) Raphael

c) Donatello

d) Michelangelo

Answer: d) Michelangelo

Question: Which art movement aimed to capture the fleeting effects of light and color in the natural world?

Options:

a) Cubism

b) Abstract Expressionism

c) Impressionism

d) Fauvism

Answer: c) Impressionism

Question: What is the term for a work of art made by attaching and assembling various materials onto a flat surface?

Options:

a) Collage

b) Etching

c) Lithography

d) Fresco

Answer: a) Collage

Question: Who is known for his "Campbell's Soup Cans" artwork?

Options:

a) Roy Lichtenstein

b) Andy Warhol

c) Jasper Johns

d) Robert Rauschenberg

Answer: b) Andy Warhol

Question: Which art movement is characterized by distorted and dreamlike imagery?

Options:

a) Cubism

b) Abstract Expressionism

c) Surrealism

d) Minimalism

Answer: c) Surrealism

Question: What painting technique involves applying pigment to wet plaster on a wall?

Options:

a) Fresco

b) Encaustic

c) Tempera

d) Oil painting

Answer: a) Fresco

Question: Which artist is known for his "The Persistence of Memory" featuring melting clocks?

Options:

a) Salvador Dalí

b) René Magritte

c) Pablo Picasso

d) Wassily Kandinsky

Answer: a) Salvador Dalí

Question: What type of art involves creating sculptures or designs using clay?

Options:

a) Calligraphy

b) Pottery

c) Printmaking

d) Woodcut

Answer: b) Pottery

Question: Which art movement sought to reduce art to its essential qualities, often using simple geometric shapes?

Options:

a) Fauvism

b) Abstract Expressionism

c) Cubism

d) Minimalism

Answer: d) Minimalism

Question: Who is known for her iconic painting "The Two Fridas"?

Options:

a) Frida Kahlo

b) Georgia O'Keeffe

c) Mary Cassatt

d) Tamara de Lempicka

Answer: a) Frida Kahlo

Question: What is the name of the painting technique that uses hot wax mixed with pigment?

Options:

a) Impasto

b) Glazing

c) Encaustic

d) Pointillism

Answer: c) Encaustic

Question: Which art movement is characterized by its use of vivid colors, bold brushwork, and distortion of reality?

Options:

a) Fauvism

b) Abstract Expressionism

c) Impressionism

d) Cubism

Answer: a) Fauvism

Question: Who is known for his "Birth of Venus" painting, depicting the Roman goddess of love and beauty?

Options:

a) Sandro Botticelli

b) Leonardo da Vinci

c) Rembrandt

d) Michelangelo

Answer: a) Sandro Botticelli.