Question 1

Nankani women decorate their adobe architecture with horizontal molded ridges,called yidoor,expressing _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural identity 
B)  good wishes for the family 
C)  the family's wealth 
D)  solidarity in the community 
A)  cultural identity 
B)  good wishes for the family 
C)  the family's wealth 
D)  solidarity in the community

Question 2

What distinguishes nkisi nkonde from other nkisi?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is used to avenge one's enemies. 
B)  Specific medicinal ingredients are used to focus its spiritual powers in a particular direction. 
C)  It is used by the Kongo culture. 
D)  It has a beard. 
A)  It is used to avenge one's enemies. 
B)  Specific medicinal ingredients are used to focus its spiritual powers in a particular direction. 
C)  It is used by the Kongo culture. 
D)  It has a beard.

Question 3

How do masks relate to ceremonial events in African art?

Accepted Answer

Masks hold a significant place in Africa

Question 4

Why does tradition-based art in Africa appear in such a wide variety of forms?

Accepted Answer

Tradition-based art in Africa appears in

Question 5

What traditional practice in Yoruba culture is used to determine the source of a client's problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  rituals involving a medicinal herb that induces visions 
B)  a session where opposing forces of order and disorder are mediated through a diviner 
C)  a trial of endurance enacted as part of an initiation ceremony 
D)  consult with a tribal shaman 
A)  rituals involving a medicinal herb that induces visions 
B)  a session where opposing forces of order and disorder are mediated through a diviner 
C)  a trial of endurance enacted as part of an initiation ceremony 
D)  consult with a tribal shaman

Question 6

Why do children hold a key place in African ritual and society?

Accepted Answer

Children hold a key place in African rit

Question 7

Kente __________ was originally reserved for state regalia.

Accepted Answer

A)  wood 
B)  cloth 
C)  fire 
D)  metal 
A)  wood 
B)  cloth 
C)  fire 
D)  metal

Question 8

The Kuba create a variety of embroidered textiles that are used in celebratory festivals as well as in ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disguised initiation ceremonies 
B)  armed funeral rituals 
C)  guarded everyday activities 
D)  decorated divination practices 
A)  disguised initiation ceremonies 
B)  armed funeral rituals 
C)  guarded everyday activities 
D)  decorated divination practices

Question 9

African art was frequently regarded as the work of __________ cultures and was placed in natural history or ethnographic museums.

Accepted Answer

A)  primitive 
B)  advanced 
C)  european 
D)  aggressive 
A)  primitive 
B)  advanced 
C)  european 
D)  aggressive

Question 10

How is contemporary African art different than tradition-based African art?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How is contemporary African art different than...

Question 11

Following World War I,several __________ movements arose across Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist 
B)  religious 
C)  Marxist 
D)  nationalist 
A)  feminist 
B)  religious 
C)  Marxist 
D)  nationalist

Question 12

Why might a Baule man have an image made of the spirit-spouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  because he misses his deceased wife 
B)  as a wedding gift for his future wife 
C)  because he has not married 
D)  as a sign of his initiation into adulthood 
A)  because he misses his deceased wife 
B)  as a wedding gift for his future wife 
C)  because he has not married 
D)  as a sign of his initiation into adulthood

Question 13

Terra cotta figures created by Nok artists are the earliest known __________ from sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  toys 
B)  weapons 
C)  money 
D)  sculptures 
A)  toys 
B)  weapons 
C)  money 
D)  sculptures

Question 14

Performed as part of __________ for men in the Kuba region,the Ngady mwaash masquerade reflects the culture's gender roles.

Accepted Answer

A)  initiation ceremonies 
B)  wedding rituals 
C)  funeral rites 
D)  divining sessions 
A)  initiation ceremonies 
B)  wedding rituals 
C)  funeral rites 
D)  divining sessions

Question 15

The Fang people use what type of wooden sculpture as a point of mediation between ancestors and the living?

Accepted Answer

A)  temple guardian 
B)  twin figure 
C)  tomb guardian 
D)  reliquary guardian 
A)  temple guardian 
B)  twin figure 
C)  tomb guardian 
D)  reliquary guardian

Question 16

Yoruba palaces had elaborately decorated __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lintels 
B)  cantilevering 
C)  corbelling 
D)  woodcarving 
A)  lintels 
B)  cantilevering 
C)  corbelling 
D)  woodcarving

Question 17

How do the Chokwe use divination?

Accepted Answer

The Chokwe people, an ethnic group found

Question 18

In African cultures,the political use of art is closely associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  post-colonial concerns of nationalism 
B)  a leader's connection to the spirit world 
C)  asserting a distinct cultural identity 
D)  underscoring a ruler's elite status within the community 
A)  post-colonial concerns of nationalism 
B)  a leader's connection to the spirit world 
C)  asserting a distinct cultural identity 
D)  underscoring a ruler's elite status within the community

Question 19

Clients drive a __________ or other pointed object into a nkisi nkonde to activate its powers by getting its attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  nail 
B)  stick 
C)  pen 
D)  finger 
A)  nail 
B)  stick 
C)  pen 
D)  finger

Question 20

How does art in Africa relate to the world of ancestors and other spirits?

Accepted Answer

Art in Africa is deeply intertwined with

Nankani women decorate their adobe architecture with horizontal molded ridges,called yidoor,expressing _______.

What distinguishes nkisi nkonde from other nkisi?

How do masks relate to ceremonial events in African art?

Why does tradition-based art in Africa appear in such a wide variety of forms?

What traditional practice in Yoruba culture is used to determine the source of a client's problem?

Why do children hold a key place in African ritual and society?

Kente __________ was originally reserved for state regalia.

The Kuba create a variety of embroidered textiles that are used in celebratory festivals as well as in ____________.

African art was frequently regarded as the work of __________ cultures and was placed in natural history or ethnographic museums.

How is contemporary African art different than tradition-based African art?

Following World War I,several __________ movements arose across Africa.

Why might a Baule man have an image made of the spirit-spouse?

Terra cotta figures created by Nok artists are the earliest known __________ from sub-Saharan Africa.

Performed as part of __________ for men in the Kuba region,the Ngady mwaash masquerade reflects the culture's gender roles.

The Fang people use what type of wooden sculpture as a point of mediation between ancestors and the living?

Yoruba palaces had elaborately decorated __________.

How do the Chokwe use divination?

In African cultures,the political use of art is closely associated with __________.

Clients drive a __________ or other pointed object into a nkisi nkonde to activate its powers by getting its attention.

How does art in Africa relate to the world of ancestors and other spirits?

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 pacific cultures

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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Exam 12: art of Africa in the modern era

Nankani women decorate their adobe architecture with horizontal molded ridges,called yidoor,expressing _______.

What distinguishes nkisi nkonde from other nkisi?

How do masks relate to ceremonial events in African art?

Why does tradition-based art in Africa appear in such a wide variety of forms?

What traditional practice in Yoruba culture is used to determine the source of a client's problem?

Why do children hold a key place in African ritual and society?

Kente __________ was originally reserved for state regalia.

The Kuba create a variety of embroidered textiles that are used in celebratory festivals as well as in ____________.

African art was frequently regarded as the work of __________ cultures and was placed in natural history or ethnographic museums.

How is contemporary African art different than tradition-based African art?

Following World War I,several __________ movements arose across Africa.

Why might a Baule man have an image made of the spirit-spouse?

Terra cotta figures created by Nok artists are the earliest known __________ from sub-Saharan Africa.

Performed as part of __________ for men in the Kuba region,the Ngady mwaash masquerade reflects the culture's gender roles.

The Fang people use what type of wooden sculpture as a point of mediation between ancestors and the living?

Yoruba palaces had elaborately decorated __________.

How do the Chokwe use divination?

In African cultures,the political use of art is closely associated with __________.

Clients drive a __________ or other pointed object into a nkisi nkonde to activate its powers by getting its attention.

How does art in Africa relate to the world of ancestors and other spirits?

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 pacific cultures

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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