Question 1

As Polynesians migrated across the Pacific,they brought with them the production of __________,which was used for clothing,sails,mats,and ceremonial purposes.

Accepted Answer

A)  tufa 
B)  bark cloth 
C)  bamboo 
D)  coral 
A)  tufa 
B)  bark cloth 
C)  bamboo 
D)  coral

Question 2

Contemporary ____________among Pacific cultures has (have)been a useful way to involve young people in learning about their heritage and traditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  art 
B)  festivals 
C)  scholarship 
D)  all of the above 
A)  art 
B)  festivals 
C)  scholarship 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

A hallmark of Maori facial tattoos is the use of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rows of triangles 
B)  color 
C)  spirals 
D)  dots 
A)  rows of triangles 
B)  color 
C)  spirals 
D)  dots

Question 4

The poupou in Maori culture is used for what architectural purpose on a meetinghouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  house panel 
B)  painted interior pattern 
C)  lattice panel 
D)  support pole 
A)  house panel 
B)  painted interior pattern 
C)  lattice panel 
D)  support pole

Question 5

Korambo spirit houses of the Abelam culture possess a male architectural element,which is interpreted as the structure's penis,and a ______,which symbolizes the female womb.

Accepted Answer

A)  triangular floorplan 
B)  small door 
C)  figurative sculpture at the top of the structure 
D)  open hearth 
A)  triangular floorplan 
B)  small door 
C)  figurative sculpture at the top of the structure 
D)  open hearth

Question 6

The moai Rapa Nui have parallel lines on their ears suggesting __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious worship 
B)  ear ornaments 
C)  human sacrifice 
D)  class structure 
A)  religious worship 
B)  ear ornaments 
C)  human sacrifice 
D)  class structure

Question 7

What natural resource was used by the people of Nan Madol to construct an architectural complex of 92 artificial islands set within a network of canals that was protected by massive seawalls and breakwaters?

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic stone (tufa) 
B)  basalt from nearby cliffs 
C)  mangrove trees 
D)  coral 
A)  volcanic stone (tufa) 
B)  basalt from nearby cliffs 
C)  mangrove trees 
D)  coral

Question 8

The "Time of the Tubuan" ceremony in New Britain involves all of the following EXCEPT____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  initiation into a secret male society 
B)  the calling up of spirits represented by Tubuan masks to settle disputes 
C)  the performance of masks with a distinctive tall conical shape 
D)  a ceremony related to a headhunting raid 
A)  initiation into a secret male society 
B)  the calling up of spirits represented by Tubuan masks to settle disputes 
C)  the performance of masks with a distinctive tall conical shape 
D)  a ceremony related to a headhunting raid

Question 9

What are Moai?

Accepted Answer

Moai are large monolithic human figures

Question 10

What is Dreamtime for the Aboriginal people?

Accepted Answer

Dreamtime, also known as "The Dreaming,"

Question 11

The people of New Guinea are as __________ as its lands.

Accepted Answer

A)  diverse 
B)  homogenous 
C)  turbulent 
D)  quiet 
A)  diverse 
B)  homogenous 
C)  turbulent 
D)  quiet

Question 12

The structure of the Maori meetinghouse (whare nui)stands on an open plaza called a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  turanga 
B)  hapu 
C)  iwi 
D)  marae 
A)  turanga 
B)  hapu 
C)  iwi 
D)  marae

Question 13

What are the four geographic areas of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the four geographic areas of...

Question 14

Why were feathers considered such prestigious objects in Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feathers were associated with a sacred bird-man cult. 
B)  Certain colors were exceedingly rare and collecting them was very laborious. 
C)  Birds were believed to have spiritual connections to ancestors. 
D)  Feathers were widely available and symbolic of nature's abundance. 
A)  Feathers were associated with a sacred bird-man cult. 
B)  Certain colors were exceedingly rare and collecting them was very laborious. 
C)  Birds were believed to have spiritual connections to ancestors. 
D)  Feathers were widely available and symbolic of nature's abundance.

Question 15

Clan leaders in New Ireland rose to prominence through malagan ceremonies that honored their _______ recently deceased ancestors.

Accepted Answer

A)  father's 
B)  son's 
C)  wive's 
D)  mother's 
A)  father's 
B)  son's 
C)  wive's 
D)  mother's

Question 16

Common to Polynesian cultures are the carved sculptures called tiki,which represent ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fertility gods 
B)  ancestors 
C)  nature spirits 
D)  mythic warriors 
A)  fertility gods 
B)  ancestors 
C)  nature spirits 
D)  mythic warriors

Question 17

How were designs traditionally made on bark cloth?

Accepted Answer

A)  freehand painting 
B)  stamps made from bamboo 
C)  rubbing pigment on cloth placed over a carved patterned surface 
D)  all of the above 
A)  freehand painting 
B)  stamps made from bamboo 
C)  rubbing pigment on cloth placed over a carved patterned surface 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Much of the art of indigenous Australian peoples developed ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  as commemoration of historical events 
B)  to celebrate the culture's heroes and leaders 
C)  to relive and transmit stories about ancestors 
D)  as part of burial and death rituals 
A)  as commemoration of historical events 
B)  to celebrate the culture's heroes and leaders 
C)  to relive and transmit stories about ancestors 
D)  as part of burial and death rituals

Question 19

What was Nan Madol?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was Nan Madol?...

Question 20

Which ritual structure is involved in the initiation of girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Korambu 
B)  Malagan 
C)  Bisj 
D)  Te-Hau-ki-Turanga 
A)  Korambu 
B)  Malagan 
C)  Bisj 
D)  Te-Hau-ki-Turanga

As Polynesians migrated across the Pacific,they brought with them the production of __________,which was used for clothing,sails,mats,and ceremonial purposes.

Contemporary ____________among Pacific cultures has (have)been a useful way to involve young people in learning about their heritage and traditions.

A hallmark of Maori facial tattoos is the use of __________.

The poupou in Maori culture is used for what architectural purpose on a meetinghouse?

Korambo spirit houses of the Abelam culture possess a male architectural element,which is interpreted as the structure's penis,and a ______,which symbolizes the female womb.

The moai Rapa Nui have parallel lines on their ears suggesting __________.

What natural resource was used by the people of Nan Madol to construct an architectural complex of 92 artificial islands set within a network of canals that was protected by massive seawalls and breakwaters?

The "Time of the Tubuan" ceremony in New Britain involves all of the following EXCEPT____________________.

What are Moai?

What is Dreamtime for the Aboriginal people?

The people of New Guinea are as __________ as its lands.

The structure of the Maori meetinghouse (whare nui)stands on an open plaza called a ____________.

What are the four geographic areas of Oceania?

Why were feathers considered such prestigious objects in Hawaii?

Clan leaders in New Ireland rose to prominence through malagan ceremonies that honored their _______ recently deceased ancestors.

Common to Polynesian cultures are the carved sculptures called tiki,which represent ___________.

How were designs traditionally made on bark cloth?

Much of the art of indigenous Australian peoples developed ________________.

What was Nan Madol?

Which ritual structure is involved in the initiation of girls?

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Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

Art of the Americas after 1300

art of Africa in the modern era

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Exam 11: art of pacific cultures

As Polynesians migrated across the Pacific,they brought with them the production of __________,which was used for clothing,sails,mats,and ceremonial purposes.

Contemporary ____________among Pacific cultures has (have)been a useful way to involve young people in learning about their heritage and traditions.

A hallmark of Maori facial tattoos is the use of __________.

The poupou in Maori culture is used for what architectural purpose on a meetinghouse?

Korambo spirit houses of the Abelam culture possess a male architectural element,which is interpreted as the structure's penis,and a ______,which symbolizes the female womb.

The moai Rapa Nui have parallel lines on their ears suggesting __________.

What natural resource was used by the people of Nan Madol to construct an architectural complex of 92 artificial islands set within a network of canals that was protected by massive seawalls and breakwaters?

The "Time of the Tubuan" ceremony in New Britain involves all of the following EXCEPT____________________.

What are Moai?

What is Dreamtime for the Aboriginal people?

The people of New Guinea are as __________ as its lands.

The structure of the Maori meetinghouse (whare nui)stands on an open plaza called a ____________.

What are the four geographic areas of Oceania?

Why were feathers considered such prestigious objects in Hawaii?

Clan leaders in New Ireland rose to prominence through malagan ceremonies that honored their _______ recently deceased ancestors.

Common to Polynesian cultures are the carved sculptures called tiki,which represent ___________.

How were designs traditionally made on bark cloth?

Much of the art of indigenous Australian peoples developed ________________.

What was Nan Madol?

Which ritual structure is involved in the initiation of girls?

Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe

Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Sixteenth-century art in Italy

sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula

Seventeenth-Century art in Europe

art of south and southeast Asia after 1200

Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

Art of the Americas after 1300

art of Africa in the modern era

Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in Europe and NORTH America

mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states

modern art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950

The international scene since 1950

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