Question 1

Malanggan refers both to the festivals to honor the deceased and which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  yam masks 
B)  storyboards 
C)  objects and carvings produced for these festivals 
D)  ceremony of initiation 
A)  yam masks 
B)  storyboards 
C)  objects and carvings produced for these festivals 
D)  ceremony of initiation

Question 2

Tatanua masks are part of the Malanggan mortuary ceremonies. Which of the following describes the function of Tatanua masks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represent spirits of the Great Ancestors. 
B)  They represent spirits of Malanggan. 
C)  They represent spirits of specific deceased people. 
D)  They represent spirits of clan elders. 
A)  They represent spirits of the Great Ancestors. 
B)  They represent spirits of Malanggan. 
C)  They represent spirits of specific deceased people. 
D)  They represent spirits of clan elders.

Question 3

Who is Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urbville and how does he affect the study of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A nineteenth century French explorer who

Question 4

Aside from serving as instruments of communication, what other function did the Iatmul slit-gongs have?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represented light musical presentations. 
B)  They represented women's instrument used in their rituals in the men's ceremonial house. 
C)  They represented voices of the ancestral spirits. 
D)  They represented voices of the gods. 
A)  They represented light musical presentations. 
B)  They represented women's instrument used in their rituals in the men's ceremonial house. 
C)  They represented voices of the ancestral spirits. 
D)  They represented voices of the gods.

Question 5

Malanggan rites are mortuary festivals. Which of the following explains the purpose of these rites?

Accepted Answer

A)  To facilitate the soul's transition from the world of the living to the realm of the dead 
B)  To celebrate the birth of the chief's first son 
C)  To facilitate the construction of the men's house 
D)  To facilitate the first hunt of the season 
A)  To facilitate the soul's transition from the world of the living to the realm of the dead 
B)  To celebrate the birth of the chief's first son 
C)  To facilitate the construction of the men's house 
D)  To facilitate the first hunt of the season

Question 6

How did the Iatmul men's house control the society?

Accepted Answer

Women and uninitiated boys were forbidde

Question 7

Contrast the art of tattoo as a symbol designating status and rank in the Polynesian groups of the Marquesas and the Maori. Use specific examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The art of tattoo as a symbol of status

Question 8

How do Maori door lintels express their life views? Include the political and social interchange in your essay.

Accepted Answer

Maori door lintels, also known as pare,

Question 9

Contrast Micronesian life and art imagery with Polynesian life and art imagery. How do they reflect their respective environments and societies? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Micronesian life and art imagery often r

Question 10

The moai serve as silent sentinels on stone platforms, which were burial sites or were used for religious ceremonies. Based on this, which of the following would the moai depict?

Accepted Answer

A)  sacred earth 
B)  the gods 
C)  ancestral chiefs 
D)  disembarkation sites of the ancestors 
A)  sacred earth 
B)  the gods 
C)  ancestral chiefs 
D)  disembarkation sites of the ancestors

Question 11

The Hevehe cycle of the Elema from Papua New Guinea reinforces the cultural and economic relations and social structure of the community. Which of the following would be the dominant authority in the society?

Accepted Answer

A)  warrior caste 
B)  elder males 
C)  elder females 
D)  chieftains 
A)  warrior caste 
B)  elder males 
C)  elder females 
D)  chieftains

Question 12

The ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  praying mantis 
B)  headhunting 
C)  female ancestor 
D)  yam cultivation 
A)  praying mantis 
B)  headhunting 
C)  female ancestor 
D)  yam cultivation

Question 13

What was the purpose of tattoo?

Accepted Answer

Protected the indivi

Question 14

Storyboards (Belau) relate to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  important events 
B)  wars 
C)  religious practices 
D)  songs 
A)  important events 
B)  wars 
C)  religious practices 
D)  songs

Question 15

What did "Dream Time" mean for the Australian aborigines, and what effect did it have on their art?

Accepted Answer

"Dream Time" is the spiritual domain of

Question 16

How does Dilukai (Belau, Caroline Islands) celebrate woman's power?

Accepted Answer

It is a splayed female figure serving a

Question 17

The word tattoo is of what origin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polynesian 
B)  Melanesian 
C)  Micronesian 
D)  Australian 
A)  Polynesian 
B)  Melanesian 
C)  Micronesian 
D)  Australian

Question 18

The Maori meetinghouse is filled with ancestors who are a very potent force. Which of the following describes the conceptualization of the meetinghouse itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the Great Goddess. 
B)  It is the First Ancestor. 
C)  It is body of an ancestor. 
D)  It is the Great Maori. 
A)  It is the Great Goddess. 
B)  It is the First Ancestor. 
C)  It is body of an ancestor. 
D)  It is the Great Maori.

Question 19

In Oceanic societies, men derived political authority by excluding women from participating in rituals and certain object-making endeavors. Women were rarely allowed to produce images that had religious or spiritual powers or that conferred status on their users. Which of the following would account for this exclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men perceived the difference in the innate power of women. 
B)  Traditional oral history disallowed women. 
C)  The oral tradition prohibited women from participating. 
D)  Only men were strong enough to work with the hard materials. 
A)  Men perceived the difference in the innate power of women. 
B)  Traditional oral history disallowed women. 
C)  The oral tradition prohibited women from participating. 
D)  Only men were strong enough to work with the hard materials.

Question 20

What does an Asmat bisj pole represent?

Accepted Answer

An Asmat bisj pole represents the ancest

Exam 36: Oceania Before 1980

Malanggan refers both to the festivals to honor the deceased and which of the following?

Tatanua masks are part of the Malanggan mortuary ceremonies. Which of the following describes the function of Tatanua masks?

Who is Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urbville and how does he affect the study of Oceania?

Aside from serving as instruments of communication, what other function did the Iatmul slit-gongs have?

Malanggan rites are mortuary festivals. Which of the following explains the purpose of these rites?

How did the Iatmul men's house control the society?

Contrast the art of tattoo as a symbol designating status and rank in the Polynesian groups of the Marquesas and the Maori. Use specific examples to support your essay.

How do Maori door lintels express their life views? Include the political and social interchange in your essay.

Contrast Micronesian life and art imagery with Polynesian life and art imagery. How do they reflect their respective environments and societies? Use examples to support your essay.

The moai serve as silent sentinels on stone platforms, which were burial sites or were used for religious ceremonies. Based on this, which of the following would the moai depict?

The Hevehe cycle of the Elema from Papua New Guinea reinforces the cultural and economic relations and social structure of the community. Which of the following would be the dominant authority in the society?

The ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is associated with which of the following?

What was the purpose of tattoo?

Storyboards (Belau) relate to which of the following?

What did "Dream Time" mean for the Australian aborigines, and what effect did it have on their art?

How does Dilukai (Belau, Caroline Islands) celebrate woman's power?

The word tattoo is of what origin?

The Maori meetinghouse is filled with ancestors who are a very potent force. Which of the following describes the conceptualization of the meetinghouse itself?

What does an Asmat bisj pole represent?

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