Question 1

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The warrior depicted in this engraving was a member of which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apache 
B)  Hidatsa 
C)  Hopi 
D)  Kwakiutl 
A)  Apache 
B)  Hidatsa 
C)  Hopi 
D)  Kwakiutl

Question 2

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Which Southwestern artist(s) revived ancient pottery techniques to create forms of striking shape, proportion, and texture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Reid 
B)  Karl Bodmer 
C)  María and Julian Martínez 
D)  Otto Pentewa 
A)  Bill Reid 
B)  Karl Bodmer 
C)  María and Julian Martínez 
D)  Otto Pentewa

Question 3

Which of the following enabled the Inka to control their empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distribution of monetary payment to populations 
B)  Accurate written records of commercial transactions 
C)  Obedience of the population to the written word 
D)  Communications along extensive system of roads 
A)  Distribution of monetary payment to populations 
B)  Accurate written records of commercial transactions 
C)  Obedience of the population to the written word 
D)  Communications along extensive system of roads

Question 4

Which of the following explains the rise to power of the Inka, from a relatively small highland group in the year 1000 to an empire ruling over thousands of square miles in the 1400s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Powerful alliances formed through dynastic marriages 
B)  Skillful organizational and tight administrative control 
C)  Devout population following charismatic dynastic leadership 
D)  Energized population and access to new resources 
A)  Powerful alliances formed through dynastic marriages 
B)  Skillful organizational and tight administrative control 
C)  Devout population following charismatic dynastic leadership 
D)  Energized population and access to new resources

Question 5

The ancient art of creating quilled, beaded, and painted clothing has evolved into elaborate costumes that today are used in what ceremony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Funerals of leaders 
B)  Competitive dances 
C)  Marriage ceremonies 
D)  Initiation ceremonies 
A)  Funerals of leaders 
B)  Competitive dances 
C)  Marriage ceremonies 
D)  Initiation ceremonies

Question 6

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The artist has drawn this picture on which medium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tipi hide 
B)  Ledger book 
C)  Birch bark 
D)  Sheepskin codex 
A)  Tipi hide 
B)  Ledger book 
C)  Birch bark 
D)  Sheepskin codex

Question 7

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What scene is represented in this folio page from the Codex Mendoza ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Founding of Teotihuacán 
B)  Founding of Cuzco 
C)  Founding of Tenochtitlán 
D)  Founding of Machu Picchu 
A)  Founding of Teotihuacán 
B)  Founding of Cuzco 
C)  Founding of Tenochtitlán 
D)  Founding of Machu Picchu

Question 8

Which of the following groups uses a male designer and a female weaver to produce its textiles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kwakwaka'wakw 
B)  Tlingit 
C)  Haida 
D)  Inuit 
A)  Kwakwaka'wakw 
B)  Tlingit 
C)  Haida 
D)  Inuit

Question 9

Many of the Spaniards who first saw Tenochtitlán likened it to which European city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madrid 
B)  London 
C)  Venice 
D)  Paris 
A)  Madrid 
B)  London 
C)  Venice 
D)  Paris

Question 10

The Yupik Eskimo have a rich ceremonial tradition based on which animal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whale 
B)  Wolf 
C)  Polar bear 
D)  Seals 
A)  Whale 
B)  Wolf 
C)  Polar bear 
D)  Seals

Question 11

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This enormous relief of the goddess Tlaltecuhtli giving birth was found in what part of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlán?

Accepted Answer

A)  In a room at the summit 
B)  In the center of the main stairway 
C)  Within the original pyramid 
D)  Covering a grave shaft 
A)  In a room at the summit 
B)  In the center of the main stairway 
C)  Within the original pyramid 
D)  Covering a grave shaft

Question 12

Who were the supreme masters of shaping and fitting stones for architecture in South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mixtecs 
B)  Inka 
C)  Tairona 
D)  Zapotecs 
A)  Mixtecs 
B)  Inka 
C)  Tairona 
D)  Zapotecs

Question 13

The relief of Coyolxauhqui discovered in 1979 had been hidden from the Spaniards as a result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The priests always covered the relief with fitted stones when not in use. 
B)  The Spaniards were distracted by the Curtain of Gold closing off the sanctuary. 
C)  The Aztec priests removed the relief when the Spaniards approached Tenochtitlán. 
D)  It lay within the outermost shell of the Great Temple, which concealed the relief. 
A)  The priests always covered the relief with fitted stones when not in use. 
B)  The Spaniards were distracted by the Curtain of Gold closing off the sanctuary. 
C)  The Aztec priests removed the relief when the Spaniards approached Tenochtitlán. 
D)  It lay within the outermost shell of the Great Temple, which concealed the relief.

Question 14

Which peoples of the Americas created books for recording history, astronomical tables, maps, calendars, and trade accounts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aztec 
B)  Inka 
C)  Tlingit 
D)  Maya 
A)  Aztec 
B)  Inka 
C)  Tlingit 
D)  Maya

Question 15

What important Inka shrine did the Spanish use as the foundation for their church of Santo Domingo in Cuzco?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machu Picchu 
B)  Temple of the Sun 
C)  Pyramid of the Sun 
D)  Temple of the Inscriptions 
A)  Machu Picchu 
B)  Temple of the Sun 
C)  Pyramid of the Sun 
D)  Temple of the Inscriptions

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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This folio comes from which 16th-century codex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Codex Murúa 
B)  Codex Mendoza 
C)  Borgia Codex 
D)  Florentine Codex 
A)  Codex Murúa 
B)  Codex Mendoza 
C)  Borgia Codex 
D)  Florentine Codex

Question 18

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Which artist created this Hopi katsina figurine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Reid 
B)  Karl Bodmer 
C)  Doug Cranmer 
D)  Otto Pentewa 
A)  Bill Reid 
B)  Karl Bodmer 
C)  Doug Cranmer 
D)  Otto Pentewa

Question 19

In what structure is superimposition, a common practice in Mesoamerican architecture, best exemplified?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inka Machu Picchu 
B)  Aztec Hueteocalli 
C)  Maya Caracol 
D)  Inka Temple of the Sun 
A)  Inka Machu Picchu 
B)  Aztec Hueteocalli 
C)  Maya Caracol 
D)  Inka Temple of the Sun

Question 20

Which group called themselves Mexica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maya 
B)  Tolteca 
C)  Aztecs 
D)  Mixtecs 
A)  Maya 
B)  Tolteca 
C)  Aztecs 
D)  Mixtecs

Exam 36: Native American Cultures, 1300 to 1980

​ The warrior depicted in this engraving was a member of which group?

​ Which Southwestern artist(s) revived ancient pottery techniques to create forms of striking shape, proportion, and texture?

Which of the following enabled the Inka to control their empire?

Which of the following explains the rise to power of the Inka, from a relatively small highland group in the year 1000 to an empire ruling over thousands of square miles in the 1400s?

The ancient art of creating quilled, beaded, and painted clothing has evolved into elaborate costumes that today are used in what ceremony?

​ The artist has drawn this picture on which medium?

​ What scene is represented in this folio page from the Codex Mendoza ?

Which of the following groups uses a male designer and a female weaver to produce its textiles?

Many of the Spaniards who first saw Tenochtitlán likened it to which European city?

The Yupik Eskimo have a rich ceremonial tradition based on which animal?

​ This enormous relief of the goddess Tlaltecuhtli giving birth was found in what part of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlán?

Who were the supreme masters of shaping and fitting stones for architecture in South America?

The relief of Coyolxauhqui discovered in 1979 had been hidden from the Spaniards as a result of which of the following?

Which peoples of the Americas created books for recording history, astronomical tables, maps, calendars, and trade accounts?

What important Inka shrine did the Spanish use as the foundation for their church of Santo Domingo in Cuzco?

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

​ This folio comes from which 16th-century codex?

​ Which artist created this Hopi katsina figurine?

In what structure is superimposition, a common practice in Mesoamerican architecture, best exemplified?

Which group called themselves Mexica?

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The warrior depicted in this engraving was a member of which group?

Which Southwestern artist(s) revived ancient pottery techniques to create forms of striking shape, proportion, and texture?

The artist has drawn this picture on which medium?

What scene is represented in this folio page from the Codex Mendoza ?

This enormous relief of the goddess Tlaltecuhtli giving birth was found in what part of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlán?

This folio comes from which 16th-century codex?

Which artist created this Hopi katsina figurine?