Art and Drama BECE Past Questions : Test Your Knowledge

LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS BOARD 2024

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BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

CULTURAL & CREATIVE ARTS

LASEB/BECE/CULTURAL & CREATIVE ARTS/2024/011

Time: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

This paper consists of ninety objective questions and ten alternatives to practicals.
Write your Examination number in the space provided below.
NAME:
(Complete your name as it should be written, Surname first followed by other names.)
NAME OF SCHOOL:
Do not open this Question Booklet until you are instructed to do so. While waiting, read the following instructions carefully:
(i) Attempt all questions. In Section A, each question is followed by four options lettered A-D.
(ii) Find the correct option for each question and shade your answer.
(iii) Do not spend too much time on any one question. If you find a question difficult, leave it and return to it later.
(iv) You are advised to work completely on your own.

CULTURAL & CREATIVE ARTS

SECTION A

INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions.

Fine art as a branch of visual art comprises:
- (a) Drawing, painting, and sculpture
- (b) Printing, drawing, and textile
- (c) Textile, painting, and carving
- (d) Creative and painting
The consumption of prohibited substances is called drug:
- (a) trafficking
- (b) trade
- (c) abuse
- (d) addition
One of the most essential qualities of lettering in graphic design is:
- (a) colour
- (b) flexibility
- (c) legibility
- (d) sketch
Which of these chords moves from iv-i?
- (a) Authentic
- (b) Perfect
- (c) Finished
- (d) Plagal
Which of the following easels is ideal for supporting an artist’s board in a still life drawing class?
- (a) Sheep easel
- (b) Horizontal easel
- (c) Camel easel
- (d) Donkey easel
Apart from ‘Court Art’, Benin also practices:
- (a) Folk art
- (b) Airport art
- (c) Palace art
- (d) Basic art
A process of working together as a group in order to achieve a goal is called:
- (a) Individual work
- (b) Complimentary work
- (c) Teamwork
- (d) Planned work
A musical form that has two sections is called:
- (a) ternary
- (b) binary
- (c) musical
- (d) melody
Igbo Ukwu was scientifically excavated at the following three sites:
- (a) Igbo-Isiah, Igbo-Richard, and Igbo-John
- (b) Igbo-Isaac, Igbo-Isiah, and Igbo-John
- (c) Igbo-Isiah, Igbo-Chukwu, and Igbo-John
- (d) Igbo-Isiah, Igbo-Richard, and Igbo-Jonah
The object used as a skeletal support in sculpture is called:
- (a) An armature
- (b) A spatula
- (c) A mannequin
- (d) A frame
A crotchet note has one beat; therefore, the duration of rest is:
- (a) 2 beats
- (b) 3 beats
- (c) 2 beats
- (d) 1 beat
The female lead character in a play is known as:
- (a) An antagonist
- (b) A protagonist
- (c) A champion
- (d) A leader
In figure drawing, “Head” is used as a:
- (a) unit of measurement
- (b) point of focus
- (c) first point of drawing
- (d) seat of observation
A dried unfired clay work is called:
- (a) grog
- (b) terra-cotta
- (c) bone dry
- (d) glazing
The big board used in advertising commercial products and activities along major roads is called:
- (a) Sign board
- (b) Poster board
- (c) Display Board
- (d) Bill board
The following are processes of preparing art works for display EXCEPT:
- (a) Mounting
- (b) Scrapping
- (c) Labelling
- (d) Framing
The application of perspective in landscape drawing brings out the visual feeling of:
- (a) depth and distance
- (b) solidity and depth
- (c) solidity and form
- (d) tonality and depth
In playing the scale on a musical instrument, the performer plays the notes:
- (a) at once
- (b) together
- (c) step by step
- (d) in harmony
The materials used by actors and actresses are known as:
- (a) camouflage
- (b) costumes
- (c) dresses
- (d) masks
Identify the major qualities of a good poster among the following:
- (a) Attractive, interesting, and informative
- (b) Repetitive, attractive, and worthy
- (c) Interesting, colourful, and regular
- (d) Drawing, regular, and colourful
The basic difference between a book cover design and a book jacket in art is the:
- (a) Author
- (b) Illustration
- (c) Title
- (d) Flap
3/4 is a:
- (a) simple triple
- (b) compound duple
- (c) compound triple
- (d) simple quadruple

Blacksmith is classified under:

(a) craft
(b) ceramics
(c) graphics
(d) painting

Another name for decorative stitches is:

(a) weaving
(b) weft
(c) embroidery
(d) knitting

The coming together of different people to achieve a common goal is called:

(a) disunity
(b) unity
(c) love
(d) force

The artist commissioned to produce drawings for book publication is known as:

(a) Illustrator
(b) Cartoonist
(c) Book artist
(d) Book commissioner

The bronze statue of ‘Anyanwu’ (Awakening) in front of the Lagos Museum was produced by:

(a) Ben Enwonwu
(b) Demas Nwoko
(c) Erhabor Emokpae
(d) Uche Okeke

A place where works of art are usually displayed for people to view, appreciate, and buy is regarded as:

(a) Art studio
(b) Art gallery
(c) Art theatre
(d) Art room

Naturalistic art of Ife is noted for:

(a) Impressionism
(b) Scarification
(c) Commercial
(d) Friction

The value of a crotchet and a semi-breve is:

(a) 2 and 4 beats
(b) 3 and 4 beats
(c) 1 and 4 beats
(d) 4 and 2 beats

Pre-historic paintings were mostly found on:

(a) wood
(b) bone
(c) slab
(d) cave

In calabash decoration, to ‘scrape’ is also regarded as:

(a) Cutting away the background in order to make the pattern drawn on it stand out
(b) Cutting the calabash to reveal hollow
(c) Cutting the calabash into pieces
(d) Cleaning the calabash with a sharp object

The above diagram is a pattern. Repeat:

(a) half slide
(b) mirror
(c) half drop
(d) simple

The coil method in modelling involves:

(a) cutting of slabs into shapes
(b) rolling and cutting of a grog
(c) rolling of clay balls into snake-like shapes
(d) weathering

Identify an ideal pencil for sketching in an art class:

(a) 1 H pencil
(b) 2 B pencil
(c) 3 B pencil
(d) 4 B pencil

In pottery, when a pot is fired a second time, it is known as:

(a) biscuit firing
(b) hard firing
(c) glaze firing
(d) gloss firing

The state of being an element of trustworthiness is:

(a) Selfishness
(b) Honesty
(c) Humility
(d) Kindness

Ivory carvings are found in ancestral altars in:

(a) Oyo
(b) Uyo
(c) Onitsha
(d) Benin

A system of moral principles and rules of conduct among individuals or groups in a society is called:

(a) Tradition
(b) Belief
(c) Ethics
(d) Culture

One of these is an art composer:

(a) Fela Showande
(b) Davido
(c) Ebenezer Obey
(d) Wizkid

One of the following is a good example of outdoor painting:

(a) Composition
(b) Still life
(c) Life
(d) Landscape

The following are studio artists EXCEPT:

(a) Jimoh Buraimoh
(b) Sunday Adeniyi
(c) Bruce Onabrakpeya
(d) Kolade Oshinowo

To protect the hand from the effects of dye and chemicals, the artist is required to use:

(a) gloves
(b) hand mask
(c) cup
(d) clothes

Identify a non-element of art among the following:

(a) Colour and Texture
(b) Value and Space
(c) Variety and Proportion
(d) Line and Form

The list of all people that feature in a play is referred to as:

(a) Actresses
(b) Cast
(c) Actors
(d) Audience

Patriotism is the demonstration of ___ for one’s country:

(a) hatred
(b) concern
(c) love
(d) interest

Which of these items is an example of three-dimensional art?

(a) Teapot
(b) Poster design
(c) Printing
(d) Picture

The following pigments—blue, green, and violet—are good examples of:

(a) warm colours
(b) primary colours
(c) cool colours
(d) neutral colours

A kind of stage where the audience is seated around the acting space is called:

(a) proscenium stage
(b) theatre-in-the-round stage
(c) spectacle stage
(d) thrust stage

6/8 time is a time:

(a) simple triple
(b) compound triple
(c) simple duple
(d) compound duple

G major has ___ sharp or sharps:

(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0

Which of these materials needs a fixative?

(a) Charcoal
(b) Ink
(c) Crayon
(d) Gouache

The technique of applying colours heavily on canvas is called:

(a) Polychrome
(b) Mural
(c) Tint
(d) Impasto

Benin Art of bronze casting was influenced by:

(a) Esie Art
(b) Nok Art
(c) Ife Art
(d) Owo Art

The act of moving the hand or body with the expression of the face to tell a story without speaking is:

(a) opera
(b) mime
(c) mummy
(d) dance

Which of the following letters occupy more space in lettering construction?

(a) O
(b) V
(c) I
(d) W

The term in art which shows that the farther an object is from the observer, the paler its colour, is regarded as:

(a) perspective
(b) foreshortening
(c) fading
(d) diminishing

Which of the following statements suggests ‘imaginative composition’?

(a) Copying of old painting
(b) Drawing from posed model
(c) Drawing from arranged object
(d) Illustrating story from memory

The alphabetical succession of sound, ascending or descending from a starting note is:

(a) Clef
(b) Scale
(c) Time signature
(d) Music

In sculpture, additive methods is to modelling as ___ method is to carving:

(a) moulding
(b) cutting
(c) reduction
(d) subtractive

The following are the activities that take place in a typical rehearsal EXCEPT:

(a) Reading
(b) Blocking
(c) Spreading
(d) Polishing

The following are principles of choreography EXCEPT:

(a) Order
(b) Proportion
(c) Beauty
(d) Variety

One of the following is a unit of design that is used to form a pattern:

(a) Ogee
(b) Diamond
(c) Motif
(d) Embroidery

One of the following is an aspect of dance:

(a) Body awareness
(b) Hand awareness
(c) Audience awareness
(d) Costume awareness

Another name for pen lettering is:

(a) Gothic lettering
(b) Roman lettering
(c) Letter construction
(d) Calligraphy

The major coordinator during rehearsal is referred to as:

(a) Coordinator
(b) Stage manager
(c) Presentation manager
(d) Production manager

A picture that is totally built up from bits of colour paper and cloth is called:

(a) Nature
(b) Mosaic
(c) Still life
(d) Collage

Who is regarded as the father of church music in Nigeria?

(a) Fela Showande
(b) T.K.F. Philips
(c) Akin Euba
(d) Ayo Bankole

Rubber stamp print is a typical example of:

(a) Stamp printing
(b) Silk printing
(c) Intaglio printing
(d) Relief printing

Which of these combinations is a tint of Red?

(a) Addition of white to red
(b) Addition of black to red
(c) Addition of little yellow to red
(d) Addition of pigment to blue

A play that is full of sad events and ends mostly with death or bloodshed is called a:

(a) Melodrama
(b) Tragicomedy
(c) Tragedy
(d) Horror

In ceramics, building up of a lump of clay into a hollowware, starting from the centre of the lump of clay, is called a:

(a) Building up method
(b) Pulling method
(c) Traditional method
(d) Scoop method

Who is a Comedienne?

(a) A male person that makes the audience laugh
(b) A female person that makes the audience laugh
(c) A person that works hard in a play
(d) A personality that commands respect

Anatomical studies are highly essential in:

(a) Still life drawing
(b) Nature drawing
(c) Medical drawing
(d) Figure drawing

In perspective drawing, all parallel lines converge at:

(a) Vanishing point
(b) Horizon line
(c) Aerial line
(d) Straight line

The following are parts of a choir EXCEPT:

(a) Bass
(b) Tenor
(c) Soprano
(d) Staff

Which of the following is a characteristic of Benin Art?

(a) They consist of stone carvings
(b) They are pierced in the eye
(c) Memorial heads have high collar of beads
(d) Eyes are in triangular shape

The best means to get a true copy of a sculptural piece or ceramic ware is through:

(a) Picture
(b) Casting
(c) Modelling
(d) Reproduction

The following are areas of specialization in dance as a profession EXCEPT:

(a) Exotic dancer
(b) Repetiteur
(c) Show girls
(d) Call girls

One of these is a pair of complementary colours:

(a) Red and green
(b) Blue and green
(c) Yellow and orange
(d) White and black

Which of these is NOT a craft?

(a) Tie-dye
(b) Basketry
(c) Pottery
(d) Music

Another name for abstract is:

(a) Regular shapes
(b) Non-representational
(c) Geometric shape
(d) Non-coordinated lines

Basically, letters are broadly classified into two, namely:

(a) Hieroglyphic and Calligraphy letters
(b) Egyptian and Roman letters
(c) Calligraphy and Block letters
(d) Romans and Gothic letters

The ‘lost wax’ technique of casting is called:

(a) Cire perdue
(b) Wax design
(c) Bronze casting
(d) Plaster casting

Drawing and painting of branches of a plant, flowers, and fruits is regarded as:

(a) Man-made drawing
(b) Plant drawing
(c) Still life drawing
(d) Nature drawing

The classes of African musical instruments are:

(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

The surface quality of an object is called:

(a) Motif
(b) Collage
(c) Pattern
(d) Texture

Which of these is a technique of transferring design on cloth in embroidery?

(a) Tracking
(b) Tailoring tracing
(c) Printing
(d) Direct drawing

__________ is a type of stitch that is used to secure a raw edge of cloth neatly.

(a) German stitch
(b) French stitch
(c) Catch stitch
(d) Open stitch

Another name for dance drama is:

(a) Musical dance
(b) Narrative dance
(c) Melody
(d) Opera dance

SECTION B (ALTERNATIVE TO PRACTICAL)

In tie-dye fabric production using two colours, i.e., purple and yellow, the dyeing process starts with ______ colour first, and later followed by ______ colour.

The dyed fabric is allowed to ______, the fabric is untied, after ______ and ironed.

(a) Yellow, purple, oxidize and dried
(b) Purple, yellow, dried and oxidized
(c) Yellow, purple, dried and oxidized
(d) Purple, yellow, oxidized and dried

Portrait Painting

Tjanting → ???
Kiln → Ceramics
Bust → ???
(a) Graphics, Craft
(b) Ceramics, Graphics
(c) Graphics, Drawing
(d) Textile, Sculpture

Embroidery is the art of decorating cloth with different patterns of stitches using thread with needles manually or by machine to form a pattern. The media needed for embroidery are:

(a) Fabric, Spatula, loom, hook and warp
(b) Fabric, thread, needle, thimble and scissors
(c) Fabric, needle, scissors, warp and weft
(d) Fabric, needle, scissors, thimble and warp

Fill in the technical names of the following Tonic solfa below in the order it was written below.

DEGREES	TECHNICAL NAME
Doh	1st Tonic
Ray	2nd
Meh	3rd Mediant
Fah	4th Dominant
Soh	5th
Laho	6th Leading note
Teh	7th
Doh	8th Upper tonic

(a) Supertonic, Subdominant, Submediant and Upper tonic
(b) Aberant, Tonic, Supertonic and low tonic
(c) Upper tonic, Submediant, Subdominant and Supertonic

To produce a good composition of mosaic artwork, a flat surface is needed. The desired images are ______ on it, and ______ the collected materials until it covers up the drawn images, its foreground and background.

(a) Spread, images and fix
(b) Add, adhesive and fix
(c) Sketch, adhesive and fix
(d) Fix, paint and fix

In creating a dance pattern, a choreographer first considers the ______, then ______, arranging the movements, and finally ______ the structure and performance.

(a) Audience, Idea, movements, final and polishing
(b) Idea, audience, movements, final and polishing
(c) Movements, idea, audience, final and polishing
(d) Movements, idea, audience and polishing, final

The following people are Nigerian contemporary artists and their areas of specialization. Supply the missing area of specialization in the order it was written below.

S/N	NAMES OF NIGERIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS	AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
1	Jimoh Akolo	Art Educator
2	???	???
3	Kolade Oshinowo	Sculptor
4	???	???
5	Emokpae Erhabor	???
6	Bruce Onabrakpeya	???
7	Felix Idubor	???
8	Lamidi Fakeye	???

Answers:

2: Akinola Lasekan (Painter)
4: Tunde Odunlade (Painter)
5: Demas Nwoko (Architect and Sculptor)
6: Babatunde Lawal (Art Historian and Critic)

The following people are Nigerian contemporary artists and their areas of specialization. Supply the missing area of specialization in the order it was written below.

S/N	NAMES OF NIGERIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS	AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
1	Jimoh Akolo	Art Educator
2	???	Traditional carver
3	Kolade Oshinowo	Sculptor
4	???	Printmaker
5	Emokpae Erhabor	Painter
6	Bruce Onabrakpeya	Printmaker
7	Felix Idubor	Sculptor
8	Lamidi Fakeye	Traditional carver

Answer:

2: Lamidi Fakeye (Traditional Carver)
4: Bruce Onabrakpeya (Printmaker)
6: Felix Idubor (Sculptor)

In a drama production, a make-up artist applies make-up on actors and actresses in order to make them suitable for the role they want to act. Some types of make-up in drama are _____ and _____.

(a) foundation, straight and character makeup
(b) first, development and dress make-up
(c) basic, tonal and auxiliary make-up
(d) basic, studio and spectacular make-up

Colour is the decomposition of light into seven colours on the colour spectrum. The three properties of colour are _____ and _____.

(a) analogous, complementary and triad
(b) complementary, triad and analogous
(c) hue, intensity and value
(d) tonal, monochrome and purity

The African instrument that takes its sources of sound from the vibration of their entire body is referred to as _____ . Two examples of such instruments are _____ and _____.

(a) membranophone, talking drum and flute
(b) idiophone, gong and beaded gourd (‘Sekere’)
(c) aerophone, trumpet, flute and goje
(d) chordophone, guitar and lutes

Answers:

98: (a) foundation, straight and character make-up
99: (c) hue, intensity and value
100: (b) idiophone, gong and beaded gourd (‘Sekere’)

BECE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS 2024

This brief provides the answers to a comprehensive quiz covering a wide range of topics in art, music, and drama. The quiz spans 100 questions, each addressing fundamental concepts and specifics related to various artistic disciplines.

Key Areas Covered:

Art Forms and Techniques: Answers include information about types of art (e.g., sculpture, painting), specific techniques (e.g., impasto, mosaic), and artists.
Music and Drama: Questions explore elements of music theory, stage management, and performance art.
Crafts and Design: The quiz addresses crafts like embroidery and tie-dye, as well as design principles.
Cultural Context: It includes details about Nigerian contemporary artists, African musical instruments, and historical art techniques.

Selected Answers:

Art Techniques: Impasto (Q53), Mosaic (Q67)
Music: Scale (Q59), G major (Q51)
Drama Production: Stage manager (Q66), Makeup types (Q98)
Cultural Art Forms: Casting (Q78), Idiophone instruments (Q100)

This brief encapsulates essential knowledge for students and enthusiasts of art, music, and drama, providing a foundational understanding of key concepts and practices in these fields.

Here are the answers to the questions from 1 to 100:

(a) Art
(b) Sculpture
(b) Monochrome
(c) Artistic discipline
(b) Culture
(d) Primary colors
(d) Acrylic
(a) Hand and Body movements
(a) Tapestry
(c) Colour wheel
(d) Pastel
(d) Form
(b) Freehand
(c) Calligraphy
(b) Context
(a) Batik
(b) Cloth
(b) Composed and recorded for a specific event
(b) Performance Art
(a) Mirror
(b) Graphic design
(d) Decorative stitches
(a) Craft
(c) Embroidery
(b) Unity
(a) Illustrator
(a) Ben Enwonwu
(b) Art gallery
(b) Scarification
(a) 2 and 4 beats
(d) Cave
(a) Cutting away the background in order to make the pattern drawn on it stand out
(c) Half drop
(c) Rolling of clay balls into snake-like shapes
(d) 4 B pencil
(c) Glaze firing
(b) Honesty
(d) Benin
(c) Ethics
(a) Fela Showande
(d) Landscape
(b) Sunday Adeniyi
(a) Gloves
(c) Variety and proportion
(b) Cast
(c) Love
(a) Teapot
(c) Cool colours
(b) Theatre-in-the-round stage
(b) Compound triple
(b) 2
(a) Charcoal
(d) Impasto
(c) Ife Art
(b) Mime
(d) W
(a) Atmospheric perspective
(d) Illustrating story from memory
(b) Scale
(d) Subtractive
(c) Spreading
(a) Order
(c) Motif
(a) Body awareness
(d) Calligraphy
(b) Stage manager
(d) Collage
(b) T.K.F. Philips
(d) Relief printing
(a) Addition of white to red
(c) Tragedy
(b) Pulling method
(b) A female person that makes audience laugh
(d) Figure drawing
(a) Vanishing point
(d) Staff
(c) Memorial heads have high collar of beads
(b) Casting
(d) Call girls
(a) Red and green
(d) Music
(b) Non-representational
(c) Calligraphy and Block letters
(a) Cire perdue
(c) Still life drawing
(b) 4
(d) Texture
(d) Direct drawing
(c) Catch stitch
(b) Narrative dance
(c) Yellow, purple, dried and oxidize
(d) Textile, Sculpture
(b) Fabric, thread, needle, thimble and scissors
(a) Supertonic, Subdominant, Submediant and Leading note
(c) Sketch, adhesive and fix
(b) Idea, audience, movements, final and polishing
(b) Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Traditional carver
(d) Basic, studio and spectacular make-up
(c) Hue, Intensity and Value
(b) Idiophone, Gong and Beaded gourd. ‘Sekere

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