Question 1

Explain the myth of "primitive" art and how it applies to African art.

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Question 2

Where did Europeans have the most contact with African cultures?

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A) the coastal areas 
B) the Mediterranean sea 
C) the Cape of Good Hope 
D) the Nile River 
A) the coastal areas 
B) the Mediterranean sea 
C) the Cape of Good Hope 
D) the Nile River

Question 3

Yoruba kings manifested their power through

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A) elaborate manuscripts. 
B) monumental sculpture. 
C) large and lavish palaces. 
D) a controlled artistic style. 
A) elaborate manuscripts. 
B) monumental sculpture. 
C) large and lavish palaces. 
D) a controlled artistic style.

Question 4

In Ghana,the Ashanti ruler's spokesperson was identified

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A) by his staff. 
B) by his jewelry. 
C) by the stance. 
D) by the medium. 
A) by his staff. 
B) by his jewelry. 
C) by the stance. 
D) by the medium.

Question 5

What are the parallel lines on the Ife portrait heads?

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A) tattoos 
B) ceremonial paint 
C) a beaded veil 
D) scarification patterns 
A) tattoos 
B) ceremonial paint 
C) a beaded veil 
D) scarification patterns

Question 6

Describe the purpose of how a nkisi nkonde changes over time to become a visual record of a community.

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Question 7

What was the function of the Nkisi Nkonde?

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A) It protected the home from malicious gods. 
B) It accompanied the owner on treacherous journeys. 
C) It was carried into the fields for luck. 
D) It acted as an impartial arbiter of justice. 
A) It protected the home from malicious gods. 
B) It accompanied the owner on treacherous journeys. 
C) It was carried into the fields for luck. 
D) It acted as an impartial arbiter of justice.

Question 8

How does African art differ in function from European art?

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A) Africans did not use a wide variety of materials. 
B) Africans did not create monumental architecture. 
C) Africans did not produce ritual or political objects as works of art. 
D) Africans did not use nature as a source of inspiration. 
A) Africans did not use a wide variety of materials. 
B) Africans did not create monumental architecture. 
C) Africans did not produce ritual or political objects as works of art. 
D) Africans did not use nature as a source of inspiration.

Question 9

Which of the following was true of kente cloth?

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A) It was made of pounded bark. 
B) Only women wore it. 
C) Some patterns were restricted to certain classes of people. 
D) It could not be traded or sold to non-Ashanti people. 
A) It was made of pounded bark. 
B) Only women wore it. 
C) Some patterns were restricted to certain classes of people. 
D) It could not be traded or sold to non-Ashanti people.

Explain the myth of "primitive" art and how it applies to African art.

Where did Europeans have the most contact with African cultures?

Yoruba kings manifested their power through

In Ghana,the Ashanti ruler's spokesperson was identified

What are the parallel lines on the Ife portrait heads?

Describe the purpose of how a nkisi nkonde changes over time to become a visual record of a community.

What was the function of the Nkisi Nkonde?

How does African art differ in function from European art?

Which of the following was true of kente cloth?

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of the Ancient Near East

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish, early Christian, and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Art Since 1945

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Exam 16: African Art

Explain the myth of "primitive" art and how it applies to African art.

Where did Europeans have the most contact with African cultures?

Yoruba kings manifested their power through

In Ghana,the Ashanti ruler's spokesperson was identified

What are the parallel lines on the Ife portrait heads?

Describe the purpose of how a nkisi nkonde changes over time to become a visual record of a community.

What was the function of the Nkisi Nkonde?

How does African art differ in function from European art?

Which of the following was true of kente cloth?

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of the Ancient Near East

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish, early Christian, and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Art Since 1945

Introduction

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