Question 1

What is the Hamatsa?

Accepted Answer

The Hamatsa is a secret society belongin

Question 2

The Pueblo artist Maria Montoya Martinez is known for the distinctive _________ceramic style she developed with her husband in the early twentieth century .

Accepted Answer

A)  stoneware 
B)  whiteware 
C)  roundware 
D)  blackware 
A)  stoneware 
B)  whiteware 
C)  roundware 
D)  blackware

Question 3

Which of the following was typically done by men in the Great Plains?

Accepted Answer

A)  basketry 
B)  painting on buffalo-hide 
C)  quillwork 
D)  all of the above 
A)  basketry 
B)  painting on buffalo-hide 
C)  quillwork 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

__________ was deemed a fitting offering for the Incan gods.

Accepted Answer

A)  lintels 
B)  rocks 
C)  cloth 
D)  wattle 
A)  lintels 
B)  rocks 
C)  cloth 
D)  wattle

Question 5

What are the four sacred plants?

Accepted Answer

The four sacred plants hold significant

Question 6

How did Native Americans use basketry?

Accepted Answer

Native Americans have a long and rich tr

Question 7

What did the Navajo find most controversial about shaman-singer Hosteen Klah's woven tapestries?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was practicing a woman's art form. 
B)  He was incorporating images from sand-paintings into his weavings. 
C)  He was selling his work to collectors and museums. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  He was practicing a woman's art form. 
B)  He was incorporating images from sand-paintings into his weavings. 
C)  He was selling his work to collectors and museums. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 8

How are Hamatsa masks of the Northwestern Kwakwaka'wakw culture traditionally used?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hang on a dividing screen in the tribe's great house. 
B)  They sit on a "spirit altar" during ritual ceremonies. 
C)  They are worn in ritual dances. 
D)  They act as guardians outside the entrance of buildings. 
A)  They hang on a dividing screen in the tribe's great house. 
B)  They sit on a "spirit altar" during ritual ceremonies. 
C)  They are worn in ritual dances. 
D)  They act as guardians outside the entrance of buildings.

Question 9

A robe collected by Lewis and Clark on their 1804-06 expedition into western lands was eventually displayed at __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  church 
B)  Monticello 
C)  night 
D)  home 
A)  church 
B)  Monticello 
C)  night 
D)  home

Question 10

Aztec culture included all of the following EXCEPT ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bloodletting rituals and human sacrifice 
B)  a divinatory calendar of 260 days 
C)  a vast network of roads for communication and trade 
D)  a pantheon combining ancient Mesoamerican gods with Aztec deities 
A)  bloodletting rituals and human sacrifice 
B)  a divinatory calendar of 260 days 
C)  a vast network of roads for communication and trade 
D)  a pantheon combining ancient Mesoamerican gods with Aztec deities

Question 11

How did the ideas of Dorothy Dunn impact Native American art in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  She encouraged the practice of native traditions in the production of authentic tribal arts. 
B)  She taught native artists to create work that would appeal to tourists and collectors. 
C)  She organized regional craft festivals where native artists could sell their wares. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  She encouraged the practice of native traditions in the production of authentic tribal arts. 
B)  She taught native artists to create work that would appeal to tourists and collectors. 
C)  She organized regional craft festivals where native artists could sell their wares. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

How did the Incas regard cloth?

Accepted Answer

The Incas regarded cloth as an incredibl

Question 13

In what ways did the Inca organize their empire?

Accepted Answer

The Inca Empire, known as Tawantinsuyu,

Question 14

Pottery was traditionally an art of __________ among the Pueblo peoples.

Accepted Answer

A)  children 
B)  young men 
C)  women 
D)  chiefs 
A)  children 
B)  young men 
C)  women 
D)  chiefs

Question 15

Although __________ was one of the glories of Mesoamerican art, it was fragile and very little survives today.

Accepted Answer

A)  sculpture 
B)  textile work 
C)  featherwork 
D)  painting 
A)  sculpture 
B)  textile work 
C)  featherwork 
D)  painting

Question 16

What is quillwork?

Accepted Answer

Quillwork is a form of textile embellish

Question 17

The Incas utilized __________ as pack animals to help negotiate the steep mountain slopes of Cuzco.

Accepted Answer

A)  llamas 
B)  dogs 
C)  cats 
D)  bears 
A)  llamas 
B)  dogs 
C)  cats 
D)  bears

Question 18

Dorothy Dunn helped Native Americans of the Southwest paint in a stereotypical __________ style.

Accepted Answer

A)  European 
B)  Indian 
C)  Asian 
D)  African 
A)  European 
B)  Indian 
C)  Asian 
D)  African

Question 19

Why did Northwest Coast people live in communal houses?

Accepted Answer

The Northwest Coast people, who lived in

Question 20

What visual feature is NOT typical of Chilkat Tlingit blankets ?

Accepted Answer

A)  stylized animal images composed of ovoids and formlines 
B)  fringe formed from loose hanging warp threads 
C)  intricate geometric patterns made using undyed sheep's wool 
D)  symmetrical designs 
A)  stylized animal images composed of ovoids and formlines 
B)  fringe formed from loose hanging warp threads 
C)  intricate geometric patterns made using undyed sheep's wool 
D)  symmetrical designs

Exam 27: Art of the Americas After 1300

What is the Hamatsa?

The Pueblo artist Maria Montoya Martinez is known for the distinctive _________ceramic style she developed with her husband in the early twentieth century .

Which of the following was typically done by men in the Great Plains?

__________ was deemed a fitting offering for the Incan gods.

What are the four sacred plants?

How did Native Americans use basketry?

What did the Navajo find most controversial about shaman-singer Hosteen Klah's woven tapestries?

How are Hamatsa masks of the Northwestern Kwakwaka'wakw culture traditionally used?

A robe collected by Lewis and Clark on their 1804-06 expedition into western lands was eventually displayed at __________.

Aztec culture included all of the following EXCEPT ______________.

How did the ideas of Dorothy Dunn impact Native American art in the United States?

How did the Incas regard cloth?

In what ways did the Inca organize their empire?

Pottery was traditionally an art of __________ among the Pueblo peoples.

Although __________ was one of the glories of Mesoamerican art, it was fragile and very little survives today.

What is quillwork?

The Incas utilized __________ as pack animals to help negotiate the steep mountain slopes of Cuzco.

Dorothy Dunn helped Native Americans of the Southwest paint in a stereotypical __________ style.

Why did Northwest Coast people live in communal houses?

What visual feature is NOT typical of Chilkat Tlingit blankets ?

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Art of the Americas Before 1300

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