Sculpture MCQs | Fine Arts

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: April 14, 2025

1. In sculpture, which of the following are a totality of the mass found between its contours?
(A) Negative shapes
(B) Positive shapes
(C) Normal shapes
(D) None of these

2. Sculptures play a very important role in which of the following?
(A) Understanding history
(B) Learning about ancient civilizations
(C) Learning about ancient civilizations and understanding history
(D) None of these

3. The sculpture is one of the main types of which of the following?
(A) Fine art
(B) Visual
(C) Fine art and visual
(D) None of these

4. Which is an example of Planar sculpture materials?
(A) Cardboard
(B) Sheet metal
(C) Foam core
(D) All of these

5. Which is helpful to know how the elements within a sculpture compare to one another?
(A) Symmetrical Balance
(B) Emphasis
(C) Proportion
(D) Asymmetrical Balance

6. Which is a type of Relief Sculpture?
(A) High relief
(B) Sunken relief
(C) Low relief
(D) All of these

7. Which of the following describes the quality of the surface on a form?
(A) Plane
(B) Texture
(C) Mass or Volume
(D) Shape

8. Which of the following is a level or flat surface within an artwork?
(A) Plane
(B) Space
(C) Line
(D) Shape

9. Which of the following are helpful to define sculpture?
(A) Line and mass or volume
(B) Space or shape
(C) Value or color
(D) All of these

10. Which of the following are Traditional sculpture materials?
(A) Metals
(B) Clay
(C) Marble
(D) All of these

11. Which of the following denotes the light and shadows found on the surface of forms?
(A) Value
(B) Space
(C) Line
(D) Shape

12. Which of the following describes distance, areas, or volume?
(A) Plane
(B) Space
(C) Line
(D) Shape

13. Which of the following describes the outline or edge of a form?
(A) Plane
(B) Space or shape
(C) Line
(D) Shape

14. Which of the following explains the relationship and order between the different elements of a sculpture?
(A) Rhythm and Repetition
(B) Continuity
(C) Emphasis
(D) Balance

15. Which of the following is an example of Volumetric sculpture?
(A) Blocks of wood
(B) Blocks of plaster
(C) Blocks of stone
(D) All of these

16. Which of the following is impenetrable and surrounded entirely by space?
(A) Plane
(B) Space
(C) Mass or Volume
(D) Shape

17. Which of the following makes one element in a sculpture artistic work a dominant feature?
(A) Rhythm and Repetition
(B) Continuity
(C) Emphasis
(D) None of these