Question 1

The Northwest Coast Indians used masks for which of the following types of ceremonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  male initiation rituals 
B)  female initiation rituals 
C)  healing rituals 
D)  soothing arguments between daughters-in law and mothers-in law 
A)  male initiation rituals 
B)  female initiation rituals 
C)  healing rituals 
D)  soothing arguments between daughters-in law and mothers-in law

Question 2

How does the stone disk of Coyolxauhqui become a political symbol for the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

The disk was placed at the base of the s

Question 3

Explain the role of agricultural deities in Southwest culture. How did these deities impact artistic production and society in general? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Agricultural deities played a significan

Question 4

What symbols are represented on this figure?

Accepted Answer

Katsina figure . The geometric

Question 5

In the myth of Coyolxauhqui, sister of Huitzilopochtli, her brother murders her. What is the significance of her murder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the sun over the moon. 
B)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the god of war. 
C)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph over the forces of the Maya. 
D)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the sole god of the Aztecs. 
A)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the sun over the moon. 
B)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the god of war. 
C)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph over the forces of the Maya. 
D)  Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the sole god of the Aztecs.

Question 6

Plains peoples' shield paintings were often based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  myths 
B)  family histories 
C)  legends 
D)  personal religious visions 
A)  myths 
B)  family histories 
C)  legends 
D)  personal religious visions

Question 7

Which of the following stops provided a small but impressive cache of gold and initiated the expedition of Hernán Cortés to Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  along the coast of Veracruz 
B)  along the coast of Yucatán 
C)  along the coast of Ixtapa 
D)  along the coast of Tampico 
A)  along the coast of Veracruz 
B)  along the coast of Yucatán 
C)  along the coast of Ixtapa 
D)  along the coast of Tampico

Question 8

The depiction of Quetzalcoatl and Mictlantecuhtli seen in the Borgia Codex illustrates which of the following themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inevitable relationship of life and death 
B)  the marriage of the Aztec and Maya empires 
C)  the brotherhood of the Mixtec and Toltec 
D)  the contrasting relationship of fire and water 
A)  the inevitable relationship of life and death 
B)  the marriage of the Aztec and Maya empires 
C)  the brotherhood of the Mixtec and Toltec 
D)  the contrasting relationship of fire and water

Question 9

How does the puma factor into the description of the Inka city of Cuzco?

Accepted Answer

The puma was the symbol of Inka royal po

Question 10

The Yupik Eskimo have a rich ceremonial tradition based on which of the following animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  seals 
B)  musk ox 
C)  wolf 
D)  buffalo 
A)  seals 
B)  musk ox 
C)  wolf 
D)  buffalo

Question 11

Coatlicue is the mother of the gods according to Aztec mythology. She is at once savage and awful and all her attributes symbolize sacrificial death. Which of the following would be one of those attributes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the double-ax motif found on her shoulders 
B)  the flower garland she wears on her neck 
C)  the excised human hearts she wears as a necklace 
D)  the hummingbird motif found on her skirt 
A)  the double-ax motif found on her shoulders 
B)  the flower garland she wears on her neck 
C)  the excised human hearts she wears as a necklace 
D)  the hummingbird motif found on her skirt

Question 12

How do Haida totem poles represent clan history?

Accepted Answer

The poles display clan emblems. Each fig

Question 13

Which of the following masks would be used during the Kwakiutl winter ceremonial season?

Accepted Answer

A)  transformation mask 
B)  wolverine mask 
C)  lion mask 
D)  jaguar mask 
A)  transformation mask 
B)  wolverine mask 
C)  lion mask 
D)  jaguar mask

Question 14

What is superimposition?

Accepted Answer

A common Mesoamerican practice

Question 15

How is the masking tradition of the Yupik unique?

Accepted Answer

They had a highly developed ceremonial l

Question 16

Which of the following animals represented Inka royal power in art?

Accepted Answer

A)  anaconda 
B)  eagle 
C)  puma 
D)  vulture 
A)  anaconda 
B)  eagle 
C)  puma 
D)  vulture

Question 17

Why were agricultural deities important to the Southwest Indians?

Accepted Answer

These deities were associated with the f

Question 18

A prime example of dry-joining masonry (masonry without mortar) is found in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temple of Quetzalcoatl at Teotihuacán 
B)  Maya Temple I at Tikal 
C)  Inca Temple of the Sun at Cuzco 
D)  Haida mortuary temple at Skedans village 
A)  Temple of Quetzalcoatl at Teotihuacán 
B)  Maya Temple I at Tikal 
C)  Inca Temple of the Sun at Cuzco 
D)  Haida mortuary temple at Skedans village

Question 19

What do paired hands on Eskimo masks represent?

Accepted Answer

They refer to the we

Question 20

What do these works symbolically represent?

Accepted Answer

Llama, alpaca, and woman . They are prob

Exam 35: Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

The Northwest Coast Indians used masks for which of the following types of ceremonies?

How does the stone disk of Coyolxauhqui become a political symbol for the Aztecs?

Explain the role of agricultural deities in Southwest culture. How did these deities impact artistic production and society in general? Use examples to support your essay.

What symbols are represented on this figure?

In the myth of Coyolxauhqui, sister of Huitzilopochtli, her brother murders her. What is the significance of her murder?

Plains peoples' shield paintings were often based on which of the following?

Which of the following stops provided a small but impressive cache of gold and initiated the expedition of Hernán Cortés to Mexico?

The depiction of Quetzalcoatl and Mictlantecuhtli seen in the Borgia Codex illustrates which of the following themes?

How does the puma factor into the description of the Inka city of Cuzco?

The Yupik Eskimo have a rich ceremonial tradition based on which of the following animals?

Coatlicue is the mother of the gods according to Aztec mythology. She is at once savage and awful and all her attributes symbolize sacrificial death. Which of the following would be one of those attributes?

How do Haida totem poles represent clan history?

Which of the following masks would be used during the Kwakiutl winter ceremonial season?

What is superimposition?

How is the masking tradition of the Yupik unique?

Which of the following animals represented Inka royal power in art?

Why were agricultural deities important to the Southwest Indians?

A prime example of dry-joining masonry (masonry without mortar) is found in which of the following?

What do paired hands on Eskimo masks represent?

What do these works symbolically represent?

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