Measurement of Artistic and Aesthetic Needs, PE Test - the question form

1. I think I could do without engaging with works of art.

2. I do not like poetry.

3. I collect recordings of classical music.

4. I consider taking part in amateur arts groups to be a waste of time.

5. I would not go to the theater without pleasant company, even if the performance interests me.

6. I prefer jazz to classical music.

7. I think people pretend when they say they like symphonic music.

8. The statement "architecture is frozen music" seems contrived to me.

9. Watching a silent film is boring.

10. I think that a good engineer is much more useful to society than a composer.

11. If I were a journalist, I would prefer to write more about incidents than about art.

12. If choosing between sports and rhythmic gymnastics, I prefer the former.

13. Science teaches people more than art does.

14. I prefer film adaptations of literary works to the original books.

15. Listening to classical music helps me forget my troubles.

16. I believe that opera is becoming obsolete.

17. I think popular music is becoming the most popular form of art.

18. I collect art albums and reproductions.

19. When I am with other people, I usually do not take part in conversations about art.

20. A scientist's love of art supports their scientific work.

21. I enjoy old-fashioned romantic songs.

22. I prefer people who are rational rather than emotional.

23. Nowadays, ballroom dancing is simply ridiculous.

24. I really enjoy listening to and watching radio and television programs about composers, actors, directors, and artists.

25. In my free time, I regularly engage in creative activities (for example, painting, sculpting, woodworking, playing a musical instrument, writing poetry, artistic embroidery, designing clothing, etc.).

26. I would pursue art if I had more free time.

27. I frequently go to the theater.

28. I regularly participate in amateur arts groups.

29. I do not like classical ballet.

30. I read books about art.

31. I think there is no need to see in the theater a performance that has already been broadcast on television.

32. I would like to work in professional art.