Question 1

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How many moai figures have been documented on the island of Rapa Nui?

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  200 
C)  50 
D)  1,000 
A)  10,000 
B)  200 
C)  50 
D)  1,000 D

Question 2

The artworks of the Abelam people are focused on which aspect of human life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spiritual beliefs 
B)  Basic subsistence 
C)  Human fertility 
D)  Generational education 
A)  Spiritual beliefs 
B)  Basic subsistence 
C)  Human fertility 
D)  Generational education B

Question 3

The overall form of the ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is meant to reference 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 C

Question 4

In the stratified societies of Polynesia, which artistic genre served to indicate rank and status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prow ornament 
B)  Barge board 
C)  Bisj poles 
D)  Tattoo 
A)  Prow ornament 
B)  Barge board 
C)  Bisj poles 
D)  Tattoo

Question 5

Figure carvings on a Maori meetinghouse represent which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Navigation charts 
B)  Local landscapes 
C)  Real and mythological ancestors 
D)  Historical events 
A)  Navigation charts 
B)  Local landscapes 
C)  Real and mythological ancestors 
D)  Historical events

Question 6

European colonization of the Pacific Islands reached its zenith during which century?

Accepted Answer

A)  20th century 
B)  16th century 
C)  18th century 
D)  19th century 
A)  20th century 
B)  16th century 
C)  18th century 
D)  19th century

Question 7

The last island(s) of Oceania to be settled (pre-European contact) were which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Melanesia 
B)  Micronesia 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  Australia 
A)  Melanesia 
B)  Micronesia 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  Australia

Question 8

The abstract patterns found on the men's ceremonial houses of Belau refer to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rooster 
B)  Shell money 
C)  The sun 
D)  The gods 
A)  The rooster 
B)  Shell money 
C)  The sun 
D)  The gods

Question 9

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What is the meaning of the relief decorations covering the body of this Rurutu figure of the god A'a?

Accepted Answer

A)  The world's first animals 
B)  All his progeny, gods and men 
C)  The various stages of the human life span 
D)  Warriors who protect the land of Rurutu 
A)  The world's first animals 
B)  All his progeny, gods and men 
C)  The various stages of the human life span 
D)  Warriors who protect the land of Rurutu

Question 10

Which of the following describes the function of tatanua masks in malanggan mortuary ceremonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represent spirits of the legendary great ancestors. 
B)  They represent the spirit of the god Malanggan. 
C)  They represent spirits of specific deceased people. 
D)  They represent nature spirits in flora and fauna. 
A)  They represent spirits of the legendary great ancestors. 
B)  They represent the spirit of the god Malanggan. 
C)  They represent spirits of specific deceased people. 
D)  They represent nature spirits in flora and fauna.

Question 11

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What is represented by the seven figures projecting from beneath the head of the Rarotonga staff god?

Accepted Answer

A)  The seven winds that direct navigation 
B)  The seven historical ages of humanity 
C)  The seven islands inhabited by the Rarotonga 
D)  The seven successive generations of humans 
A)  The seven winds that direct navigation 
B)  The seven historical ages of humanity 
C)  The seven islands inhabited by the Rarotonga 
D)  The seven successive generations of humans

Question 12

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Trobriand Islanders participating in kula exchanges used the illustrated object for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a seat during exchange interaction 
B)  To decorate and protect canoes 
C)  As a hook to suspend ceremonial garments 
D)  To mark out the sacred ceremonial space 
A)  As a seat during exchange interaction 
B)  To decorate and protect canoes 
C)  As a hook to suspend ceremonial garments 
D)  To mark out the sacred ceremonial space

Question 13

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Which Oceanic people built this structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australian Aboriginal 
B)  Elema 
C)  Maori 
D)  Tonga 
A)  Australian Aboriginal 
B)  Elema 
C)  Maori 
D)  Tonga

Question 14

The Asmat see the human body as a tree in which the feet are the roots, the arms are the branches, and the head is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trunk 
B)  Leaves 
C)  Fruit 
D)  Bark 
A)  Trunk 
B)  Leaves 
C)  Fruit 
D)  Bark

Question 15

The Trobriand Islanders' great skill in carving is most evident in which art form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Door lintels 
B)  Canoe prow 
C)  Men's houses 
D)  Stone moai 
A)  Door lintels 
B)  Canoe prow 
C)  Men's houses 
D)  Stone moai

Question 16

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In the Marquesas Islands, what was the function of ivi p'o such as the ones illustrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finger rings 
B)  Hair ornaments 
C)  Drinking cups 
D)  Pigment holders 
A)  Finger rings 
B)  Hair ornaments 
C)  Drinking cups 
D)  Pigment holders

Question 17

The concept of the Dreamings is associated with the indigenous peoples of which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Guinea 
B)  New Ireland 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  Australia 
A)  New Guinea 
B)  New Ireland 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  Australia

Question 18

The helmet masks made of wood, fiber, and rattan that are worn in the malanggan rites to represent deceased people are referred to by what term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kautaha 
B)  Kupesi 
C)  Abelam 
D)  Tatanua 
A)  Kautaha 
B)  Kupesi 
C)  Abelam 
D)  Tatanua

Question 19

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This uli statue from New Ireland was used in a malanggan ceremony that had what as its focus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertility rite 
B)  Female education 
C)  Ancestor cult 
D)  Blessing on travel 
A)  Fertility rite 
B)  Female education 
C)  Ancestor cult 
D)  Blessing on travel

Question 20

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Who would have worn this Abelam mask?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eldest women 
B)  Uninitiated males 
C)  Canoe prow 
D)  Long yams 
A)  Eldest women 
B)  Uninitiated males 
C)  Canoe prow 
D)  Long yams

Exam 37: Oceania Before 1980

​ How many moai figures have been documented on the island of Rapa Nui?

The artworks of the Abelam people are focused on which aspect of human life?

The overall form of the ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is meant to reference which of the following?

In the stratified societies of Polynesia, which artistic genre served to indicate rank and status?

Figure carvings on a Maori meetinghouse represent which of the following?

European colonization of the Pacific Islands reached its zenith during which century?

The last island(s) of Oceania to be settled (pre-European contact) were which of the following?

The abstract patterns found on the men's ceremonial houses of Belau refer to which of the following?

​ What is the meaning of the relief decorations covering the body of this Rurutu figure of the god A'a?

Which of the following describes the function of tatanua masks in malanggan mortuary ceremonies?

​ What is represented by the seven figures projecting from beneath the head of the Rarotonga staff god?

​ Trobriand Islanders participating in kula exchanges used the illustrated object for what purpose?

​ Which Oceanic people built this structure?

The Asmat see the human body as a tree in which the feet are the roots, the arms are the branches, and the head is what?

The Trobriand Islanders' great skill in carving is most evident in which art form?

​ In the Marquesas Islands, what was the function of ivi p'o such as the ones illustrated?

The concept of the Dreamings is associated with the indigenous peoples of which area?

The helmet masks made of wood, fiber, and rattan that are worn in the malanggan rites to represent deceased people are referred to by what term?

​ This uli statue from New Ireland was used in a malanggan ceremony that had what as its focus?

​ Who would have worn this Abelam mask?

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How many moai figures have been documented on the island of Rapa Nui?

What is the meaning of the relief decorations covering the body of this Rurutu figure of the god A'a?

What is represented by the seven figures projecting from beneath the head of the Rarotonga staff god?

Trobriand Islanders participating in kula exchanges used the illustrated object for what purpose?

Which Oceanic people built this structure?

In the Marquesas Islands, what was the function of ivi p'o such as the ones illustrated?

This uli statue from New Ireland was used in a malanggan ceremony that had what as its focus?

Who would have worn this Abelam mask?