Question 1

In Benin sculpture,such as that of the iyoba,what represents Olokun,the Lord of the Great Waters?

Accepted Answer

A) a Portuguese soldier 
B) a mudfish 
C) a panther 
D) coral-beads 
A) a Portuguese soldier 
B) a mudfish 
C) a panther 
D) coral-beads B

Question 2

What were the major commodities traded through the city of Great Zimbabwe?

Accepted Answer

A) tobacco and silver 
B) slaves and traditional masks 
C) diamonds and precious stones 
D) gold,ivory,and skins 
A) tobacco and silver 
B) slaves and traditional masks 
C) diamonds and precious stones 
D) gold,ivory,and skins D

Question 3

The word for woven textiles among the Ashanti culture is

Accepted Answer

A) kente. 
B) ere ibeji. 
C) bilongo. 
D) weft. 
A) kente. 
B) ere ibeji. 
C) bilongo. 
D) weft. A

Question 4

Which of the following are objects harnessing spirit forces or powers?

Accepted Answer

A) minkisi 
B) ere ibeji 
C) bwoon 
D) faprenu 
A) minkisi 
B) ere ibeji 
C) bwoon 
D) faprenu

Question 5

Why did figures such as the Spirit Spouse display the most admired and desirable marks of beauty?

Accepted Answer

A) to please the owners 
B) to encourage spirits to assist the owners of the figures 
C) to transform the power of the figure to the gods 
D) to represent the beauty of the ancestors 
A) to please the owners 
B) to encourage spirits to assist the owners of the figures 
C) to transform the power of the figure to the gods 
D) to represent the beauty of the ancestors

Question 6

What makes art historians believe that Ife heads were not true portraits?

Accepted Answer

A) They show abstract rather than naturalistic figures. 
B) They represent individuals of the same age and are idealized. 
C) They have found written records that provide names. 
D) They show aesthetically pleasing features. 
A) They show abstract rather than naturalistic figures. 
B) They represent individuals of the same age and are idealized. 
C) They have found written records that provide names. 
D) They show aesthetically pleasing features.

Question 7

The Nok sculpture,Head,is made of

Accepted Answer

A) sand. 
B) basalt. 
C) terracotta. 
D) iron. 
A) sand. 
B) basalt. 
C) terracotta. 
D) iron.

Question 8

Which of the following is a specialist in ritual that opens the lines of communication between the supernatural and human worlds?

Accepted Answer

A) diviner 
B) oba 
C) iyoba 
D) oni 
A) diviner 
B) oba 
C) iyoba 
D) oni

Question 9

What did the tall Conical Tower at Great Zimbabwe represent?

Accepted Answer

A) a pyramid,symbol of stability 
B) connection between the natural and supernatural worlds 
C) a good harvest and prosperity 
D) the king's power 
A) a pyramid,symbol of stability 
B) connection between the natural and supernatural worlds 
C) a good harvest and prosperity 
D) the king's power

Question 10

How is pattern used to enhance cultural identity at the Nankani compound in Sirigu,Ghana? What kinds of patterns are used and on what kinds of objects and surfaces?

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Essays responses should include these po

Question 11

Which people made the oldest known sculpture from West and Central Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Nok 
B) Yoruba 
C) Shona 
D) Kongo 
A) Nok 
B) Yoruba 
C) Shona 
D) Kongo

Question 12

How does a hierarchy of materials or subject differ in African cultures compared to Western cultures? How do African cultures differ from Western cultures in their assessment of "fine art" as opposed to "craft"?

Accepted Answer

Essays responses should include these po

Question 13

How was the pendant representing an iyoba displayed?

Accepted Answer

A) on the king's crown 
B) in the doorway of a shrine 
C) as the king's belt or hip ornament 
D) on the neck of the king's panther 
A) on the king's crown 
B) in the doorway of a shrine 
C) as the king's belt or hip ornament 
D) on the neck of the king's panther

Question 14

Discuss the iconography and technique of the Olowe of Ise palace door.How did it express power?

Accepted Answer

Essays responses should include these po

Question 15

The potters,called numumusow,among the Mande-speaking peoples are

Accepted Answer

A) diviners. 
B) sculptors. 
C) blacksmiths. 
D) women. 
A) diviners. 
B) sculptors. 
C) blacksmiths. 
D) women.

Question 16

Which method does the numumusow use to make pottery?

Accepted Answer

A) coiling 
B) wheel-thrown 
C) molds 
D) slab construction 
A) coiling 
B) wheel-thrown 
C) molds 
D) slab construction

Question 17

An ere ibeji is made when

Accepted Answer

A) a contract is agreed upon. 
B) a youth is initiated into adulthood. 
C) a woman cannot conceive children. 
D) a twin dies. 
A) a contract is agreed upon. 
B) a youth is initiated into adulthood. 
C) a woman cannot conceive children. 
D) a twin dies.

Question 18

How does the performance style of Ngady mwaash differ from Bwoom?

Accepted Answer

A) It is performed by women. 
B) It is celebrating the life of the deceased. 
C) It is graceful and nonthreatening. 
D) It is accompanied by weaponry. 
A) It is performed by women. 
B) It is celebrating the life of the deceased. 
C) It is graceful and nonthreatening. 
D) It is accompanied by weaponry.

Question 19

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,when rival warfare caused the decline of the city of Old Jenné,which of the following traditions came to an end?

Accepted Answer

A) weaving 
B) stone architecture 
C) bronze casting 
D) ceramic sculpture 
A) weaving 
B) stone architecture 
C) bronze casting 
D) ceramic sculpture

Question 20

The first mosque of Jenné was constructed from

Accepted Answer

A) stone. 
B) brick. 
C) adobe. 
D) wood. 
A) stone. 
B) brick. 
C) adobe. 
D) wood.

Exam 16: African Art

In Benin sculpture,such as that of the iyoba,what represents Olokun,the Lord of the Great Waters?

What were the major commodities traded through the city of Great Zimbabwe?

The word for woven textiles among the Ashanti culture is

Which of the following are objects harnessing spirit forces or powers?

Why did figures such as the Spirit Spouse display the most admired and desirable marks of beauty?

What makes art historians believe that Ife heads were not true portraits?

The Nok sculpture,Head,is made of

Which of the following is a specialist in ritual that opens the lines of communication between the supernatural and human worlds?

What did the tall Conical Tower at Great Zimbabwe represent?

How is pattern used to enhance cultural identity at the Nankani compound in Sirigu,Ghana? What kinds of patterns are used and on what kinds of objects and surfaces?

Which people made the oldest known sculpture from West and Central Africa?

How does a hierarchy of materials or subject differ in African cultures compared to Western cultures? How do African cultures differ from Western cultures in their assessment of "fine art" as opposed to "craft"?

How was the pendant representing an iyoba displayed?

Discuss the iconography and technique of the Olowe of Ise palace door.How did it express power?

The potters,called numumusow,among the Mande-speaking peoples are

Which method does the numumusow use to make pottery?

An ere ibeji is made when

How does the performance style of Ngady mwaash differ from Bwoom?

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,when rival warfare caused the decline of the city of Old Jenné,which of the following traditions came to an end?

The first mosque of Jenné was constructed from

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