Question 1

Chinua Achebe uses __________ to show the changing economic, political, and cultural situation in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  novels 
B)  songs 
C)  poems 
D)  essays 
E)  plays 
A)  novels 
B)  songs 
C)  poems 
D)  essays 
E)  plays A

Question 2

Proxylin is a lacquer developed as an automobile paint that was used by David Alfaro Siqueiros.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In 1800, the transatlantic slave trade was reaching its peak, with nearly __________ enslaved Africans transported to the Americas each year.

Accepted Answer

A)  250,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  75,000 
D)  300,000 
E)  500,000 
A)  250,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  75,000 
D)  300,000 
E)  500,000 B

Question 4

Sonny Okosun's blend of African and Western sounds are based on the Ghanaian music known
as highlife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The role of African music is as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  entertainment only 
B)  an expression of their belief system 
C)  a form to pass stories from generation to generation 
D)  an element of events performed only on special occasions 
E)  none of the above 
A)  entertainment only 
B)  an expression of their belief system 
C)  a form to pass stories from generation to generation 
D)  an element of events performed only on special occasions 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Many of the Latin American forms of popular music are associated with dance, such as calypso
and samba.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Frida Kahlo's self-portrait, The Two Fridas , shows the influence of the __________ artistic style.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubism 
B)  Fauvism 
C)  Realism 
D)  Surrealism 
E)  Regionalism 
A)  Cubism 
B)  Fauvism 
C)  Realism 
D)  Surrealism 
E)  Regionalism

Question 8

The coffins of Kane Kwei of Ghana are an example of how __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  African art always tells a story 
B)  Africans value beauty above financial rewards 
C)  contemporary African art often has a functional role 
D)  the African conception of art's purpose has changed dramatically 
E)  both A and D 
A)  African art always tells a story 
B)  Africans value beauty above financial rewards 
C)  contemporary African art often has a functional role 
D)  the African conception of art's purpose has changed dramatically 
E)  both A and D

Question 9

The gelede masking tradition comes from the Baule of the Ivory Coast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Fernando Botero is a Columbian artist whose figures look "swollen" and satirize the Latin
American elite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Jorge Luis Borges is to the short story as Gabriel García Márquez is to the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  poem 
B)  novel 
C)  essay 
D)  autobiography 
E)  poetry 
A)  poem 
B)  novel 
C)  essay 
D)  autobiography 
E)  poetry

Question 12

Isabel Allende's novel The House of Spirits (1982) creates a fictional world that reconstructs the history of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chile 
B)  Brazil 
C)  Peru 
D)  Argentina 
E)  Paraguay 
A)  Chile 
B)  Brazil 
C)  Peru 
D)  Argentina 
E)  Paraguay

Question 13

What is the relationship between the music of Johannes Sebastian Bach and that of Heitor
Villa-Lobos?
Essay

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the music of Jo

Question 14

The "red rubber scandal" was exposed by Brazilians in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What three important technological innovations made possible the colonization of Africa?

Accepted Answer

The three important technological innova

Question 16

Delineate the elements of magic realism in the literature of Latin America and provide an example of its use.

Accepted Answer

Magic realism in Latin American literatu

Question 17

Select several works to explore how "African sculpture reflects both the preservation of local sculptural traditions and the introduction of styles and techniques from outside the continent."

Accepted Answer

Several works that can be explored to un

Question 18

__________ were the two diseases which were particular deterrents to colonization of Africa before the nineteenth-century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cholera and malaria 
B)  Malaria and HIV 
C)  HIV and smallpox 
D)  Malaria and yellow fever 
E)  Dengue fever and bubonic plague 
A)  Cholera and malaria 
B)  Malaria and HIV 
C)  HIV and smallpox 
D)  Malaria and yellow fever 
E)  Dengue fever and bubonic plague

Question 19

The most popular forms of popular Latin American music are those associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dance 
B)  opera 
C)  ballet 
D)  folk music 
E)  parables 
A)  dance 
B)  opera 
C)  ballet 
D)  folk music 
E)  parables

Question 20

What two separate cultural and economic traditions make up Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Latin America is a region that is charac

Chinua Achebe uses __________ to show the changing economic, political, and cultural situation in Africa.

Proxylin is a lacquer developed as an automobile paint that was used by David Alfaro Siqueiros.

In 1800, the transatlantic slave trade was reaching its peak, with nearly __________ enslaved Africans transported to the Americas each year.

Sonny Okosun's blend of African and Western sounds are based on the Ghanaian music known as highlife.

The role of African music is as __________.

Many of the Latin American forms of popular music are associated with dance, such as calypso and samba.

Frida Kahlo's self-portrait, The Two Fridas , shows the influence of the __________ artistic style.

The coffins of Kane Kwei of Ghana are an example of how __________.

The gelede masking tradition comes from the Baule of the Ivory Coast.

Fernando Botero is a Columbian artist whose figures look "swollen" and satirize the Latin American elite.

Jorge Luis Borges is to the short story as Gabriel García Márquez is to the __________.

Isabel Allende's novel The House of Spirits (1982) creates a fictional world that reconstructs the history of __________.

What is the relationship between the music of Johannes Sebastian Bach and that of Heitor Villa-Lobos? Essay

The "red rubber scandal" was exposed by Brazilians in the 1950s.

What three important technological innovations made possible the colonization of Africa?

Delineate the elements of magic realism in the literature of Latin America and provide an example of its use.

Select several works to explore how "African sculpture reflects both the preservation of local sculptural traditions and the introduction of styles and techniques from outside the continent."

__________ were the two diseases which were particular deterrents to colonization of Africa before the nineteenth-century.

The most popular forms of popular Latin American music are those associated with __________.

What two separate cultural and economic traditions make up Latin America?

The Renaissance and Mannerism

The Renaissance in Northern Europe

The Baroque Age

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism and Realism

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century

Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century

Early Twentieth Century

Mid-Twentieth Century and Later

Diversity in Contemporary Life

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Exam 9: Modern Africa and Latin America

Chinua Achebe uses __________ to show the changing economic, political, and cultural situation in Africa.

Proxylin is a lacquer developed as an automobile paint that was used by David Alfaro Siqueiros.

In 1800, the transatlantic slave trade was reaching its peak, with nearly __________ enslaved Africans transported to the Americas each year.

Sonny Okosun's blend of African and Western sounds are based on the Ghanaian music known as highlife.

The role of African music is as __________.

Many of the Latin American forms of popular music are associated with dance, such as calypso and samba.

Frida Kahlo's self-portrait, The Two Fridas , shows the influence of the __________ artistic style.

The coffins of Kane Kwei of Ghana are an example of how __________.

The gelede masking tradition comes from the Baule of the Ivory Coast.

Fernando Botero is a Columbian artist whose figures look "swollen" and satirize the Latin American elite.

Jorge Luis Borges is to the short story as Gabriel García Márquez is to the __________.

Isabel Allende's novel The House of Spirits (1982) creates a fictional world that reconstructs the history of __________.

What is the relationship between the music of Johannes Sebastian Bach and that of Heitor Villa-Lobos? Essay

The "red rubber scandal" was exposed by Brazilians in the 1950s.

What three important technological innovations made possible the colonization of Africa?

Delineate the elements of magic realism in the literature of Latin America and provide an example of its use.

Select several works to explore how "African sculpture reflects both the preservation of local sculptural traditions and the introduction of styles and techniques from outside the continent."

__________ were the two diseases which were particular deterrents to colonization of Africa before the nineteenth-century.

The most popular forms of popular Latin American music are those associated with __________.

What two separate cultural and economic traditions make up Latin America?

The Renaissance and Mannerism

The Renaissance in Northern Europe

The Baroque Age

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism and Realism

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century

Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century

Early Twentieth Century

Mid-Twentieth Century and Later

Diversity in Contemporary Life

Filters