Question 1

The moai of Easter Island represent:

Accepted Answer

A)  animals at the top of the food chain 
B)  abstract designs based on the sea 
C)  deified ancestors who were chiefs 
D)  hieroglyphic texts with important historical information 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  animals at the top of the food chain 
B)  abstract designs based on the sea 
C)  deified ancestors who were chiefs 
D)  hieroglyphic texts with important historical information 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 2

Sacred Yombe objects are called minkisi nkondi.The singular nkisi means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  little man 
B)  sacred medicine 
C)  hungry beast 
D)  magic tree 
E)  divine person 
A)  little man 
B)  sacred medicine 
C)  hungry beast 
D)  magic tree 
E)  divine person

Question 3

Match the term with its definition:
-ahu'ula

Accepted Answer

A) the practice of tattooing or permanently marking the skin 
B) feather cloaks used for physical and divine protection during war 
C) monolithic stone sculptures found throughout Polynesia, especially huge figures made from volcanic rock 
D) one of the spirits who taught humans to hunt and paint during an early era of the "Dreaming" 
E) a massive structure consisting of a single block of stone 
A) the practice of tattooing or permanently marking the skin 
B) feather cloaks used for physical and divine protection during war 
C) monolithic stone sculptures found throughout Polynesia, especially huge figures made from volcanic rock 
D) one of the spirits who taught humans to hunt and paint during an early era of the "Dreaming" 
E) a massive structure consisting of a single block of stone

Question 4

African masks are most meaningful to the groups that made them:

Accepted Answer

A)  when they are being stored between performances 
B)  when they are displayed on museum walls 
C)  when they are being used in ceremonial performances or masquerades 
D)  before they are ever made 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  when they are being stored between performances 
B)  when they are displayed on museum walls 
C)  when they are being used in ceremonial performances or masquerades 
D)  before they are ever made 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 5

Abstract designs and patterns can convey information that is as important,recognizable,and specific as both representational and narrative imagery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The tattooed facial designs of the Maori were so distinctive and specific to an individual that at times they have been used as a form of legal signature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Kente cloth and Kanaga masks are artworks that are meant to be worn.How does this make their design and appearance different from artworks that are just looked at? In what ways do wearers of artworks interact differently with them,compared to viewers?

Accepted Answer

Kente cloth and Kanaga masks are unique

Exam 25: Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands

The moai of Easter Island represent:

Sacred Yombe objects are called minkisi nkondi.The singular nkisi means ________.

Match the term with its definition: -ahu'ula

African masks are most meaningful to the groups that made them:

Abstract designs and patterns can convey information that is as important,recognizable,and specific as both representational and narrative imagery.

The tattooed facial designs of the Maori were so distinctive and specific to an individual that at times they have been used as a form of legal signature.

Kente cloth and Kanaga masks are artworks that are meant to be worn.How does this make their design and appearance different from artworks that are just looked at? In what ways do wearers of artworks interact differently with them,compared to viewers?

Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Implied Depth: Value and Space

Color

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Unity Variety and Balance

Scale and Proportion

Emphasis and Focal Point

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Content and Analysis

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Architecture

The Tradition of Craft

Visual Communication Design

Photography

Film, Video, and Digital Art

Alternative Media and Processes

The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean

Art of the Middle Ages

Art of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Art of the Americas

Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe: 1400 to 1750

Art of Europe and America, 1700 to 1865: Rococo to Realism

The Modern Aesthetic: Manet in 1863 to the American Scene in the 1930s

Late Modern and Contemporary Art: from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s to the Present Day

Art and Community

Spirituality and Art

Art and the Cycle of Life

Art and Science

Art and Illusion

Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Art, War, and Revolution

Art of Social Conscience

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Exam Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

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