Question 1

In which of the following societies can women control and dance certain masks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mende 
B)  Benin 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Kuba 
A)  Mende 
B)  Benin 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Kuba

Question 2

Contrast royal authority and regalia and kingly presentation of the Benin and Kuba. How did history shape their respective views and how have they responded to the 20ᵗʰ century? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Royal authority and regalia in the Benin

Question 3

What kind of veneration is quite common among African cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  astrological 
B)  ancestor 
C)  elders 
D)  child 
A)  astrological 
B)  ancestor 
C)  elders 
D)  child

Question 4

How do the large composite Senufo masks function in their society?

Accepted Answer

These masks incarnate both ancestors and

Question 5

Most Baule figural sculptures appear in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal shrines 
B)  public shrines 
C)  holy enclosures 
D)  village plazas 
A)  personal shrines 
B)  public shrines 
C)  holy enclosures 
D)  village plazas

Question 6

The linked seated couple that clearly documents the gender roles would have been created in which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dogon 
B)  Baule 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Senufo 
A)  Dogon 
B)  Baule 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Senufo

Question 7

How does the seated couple carved by the Dogon represent defined gender roles?

Accepted Answer

The male has on his back a quiver indica

Question 8

How has the role of masks and masquerades changed since African nations gained their independence?

Accepted Answer

The masks, which had powerful roles in s

Question 9

What characterizes African art?

Accepted Answer

African art is characterized b

Question 10

Which of the following describes the Akan style trait that is found in both clay and wood sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  conventionalized, flattened heads 
B)  glistening black surfaces 
C)  neck ridges 
D)  wide, broad foreheads 
A)  conventionalized, flattened heads 
B)  glistening black surfaces 
C)  neck ridges 
D)  wide, broad foreheads

Question 11

How does the sculpture of the Dogon differ from the sculpture of the Kongo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dogon sculpture is strongly stylized 
B)  Dogon sculpture is relatively naturalistic 
C)  Dogon sculpture is strongly realistic 
D)  Dogon sculpture is relatively realistic 
A)  Dogon sculpture is strongly stylized 
B)  Dogon sculpture is relatively naturalistic 
C)  Dogon sculpture is strongly realistic 
D)  Dogon sculpture is relatively realistic

Question 12

What is the purpose of a finely decorated stool or chair?

Accepted Answer

It elevates the lead

Question 13

Which of the following can describe Kongo nkisi n'kondi figures.

Accepted Answer

A)  They were all alike. 
B)  They all wore cowrie shells and shared medicines. 
C)  Each had its own role and particular medicines. 
D)  Each had its own particular medicines and shared many roles. 
A)  They were all alike. 
B)  They all wore cowrie shells and shared medicines. 
C)  Each had its own role and particular medicines. 
D)  Each had its own particular medicines and shared many roles.

Question 14

Contrast Dogon and Baule figural sculpture. How do these works represent their respective societies?

Accepted Answer

Dogon and Baule figural sculptures are b

Question 15

How does the description of Pieter der Marees, a Dutch visitor to 17ᵗʰ century Ghana assist in documenting Akan burial practices?

Accepted Answer

He described a comparable object being m

Question 16

Which of the following describes how Mamy Wata appears in the dreams of her devotees?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a small female child 
B)  as a voluptuously obese woman 
C)  as a wizened old woman 
D)  as an exotic temptress 
A)  as a small female child 
B)  as a voluptuously obese woman 
C)  as a wizened old woman 
D)  as an exotic temptress

Question 17

Explain the interplay of realism and abstraction in African art. How does it amplify spiritual belief systems and how is it changing? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the interplay of realism and abstraction...

Question 18

What is the figure that tops this mask and what does it signify?

Accepted Answer

Mende female mask . It is a tu

Question 19

How does the Akan linguist staff represent the king and the proverb, "Food is for its rightful owner, not for the one who happens to be hungry"?

Accepted Answer

The carrier of the staff often speaks fo

Question 20

How is this sculpture unique?

Accepted Answer

Chibinda Ilunga . It shows the legendary

Exam 37: Africa, 1800 to 1980

In which of the following societies can women control and dance certain masks?

Contrast royal authority and regalia and kingly presentation of the Benin and Kuba. How did history shape their respective views and how have they responded to the 20ᵗʰ century? Use examples to support your essay.

What kind of veneration is quite common among African cultures?

How do the large composite Senufo masks function in their society?

Most Baule figural sculptures appear in which of the following?

The linked seated couple that clearly documents the gender roles would have been created in which of the following groups?

How does the seated couple carved by the Dogon represent defined gender roles?

How has the role of masks and masquerades changed since African nations gained their independence?

What characterizes African art?

Which of the following describes the Akan style trait that is found in both clay and wood sculpture?

How does the sculpture of the Dogon differ from the sculpture of the Kongo?

What is the purpose of a finely decorated stool or chair?

Which of the following can describe Kongo nkisi n'kondi figures.

Contrast Dogon and Baule figural sculpture. How do these works represent their respective societies?

How does the description of Pieter der Marees, a Dutch visitor to 17ᵗʰ century Ghana assist in documenting Akan burial practices?

Which of the following describes how Mamy Wata appears in the dreams of her devotees?

Explain the interplay of realism and abstraction in African art. How does it amplify spiritual belief systems and how is it changing? Use examples to support your essay.

What is the figure that tops this mask and what does it signify?

How does the Akan linguist staff represent the king and the proverb, "Food is for its rightful owner, not for the one who happens to be hungry"?

How is this sculpture unique?

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