Question 1

The Mbari construction process is characterized by____.

Accepted Answer

A)  artistic collaboration 
B)  royal ritual 
C)  the devotion of a single artist 
D)  kinship ritual 
A)  artistic collaboration 
B)  royal ritual 
C)  the devotion of a single artist 
D)  kinship ritual

Question 2

How does the royal ancestral altar reflect the power of the Benin king?

Accepted Answer

All of the objects and symbols, colors a

Question 3

What is the figure that tops this mask, and what does it signify?

Accepted Answer

Female mask, Mende . It is a t

Question 4

The Kota of Gabon produced reliquary guardian figures, called mbula ngulu. How did the Gabon finish the reliquary guardian's surface in order to repel evil?

Accepted Answer

A)  They textured the surface with divers. 
B)  They applied gleaming sheets of polished copper and brass. 
C)  They covered the surface with a dark patina. 
D)  They applied animal fur to the surface. 
A)  They textured the surface with divers. 
B)  They applied gleaming sheets of polished copper and brass. 
C)  They covered the surface with a dark patina. 
D)  They applied animal fur to the surface.

Question 5

How does this figure represent royalty?

Accepted Answer

Yombe mother and child, Kongo . This fig

Question 6

Which of the following is the name for the ceremonies the Dogon hold every several years in order to honor the lives of those who have died since the last celebration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poro celebration 
B)  Dama 
C)  Gelede masquerade 
D)  Samburu 
A)  Poro celebration 
B)  Dama 
C)  Gelede masquerade 
D)  Samburu

Question 7

How do the rock paintings of the South African San people document their environment?

Accepted Answer

Due to the colonization of South Africa,

Question 8

The Kuba mask known as Bwoom represents which of the following of the legendary royal ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first female and all women 
B)  The founding ancestor 
C)  The pygmy or dwarf who signifies the indigenous peoples of the king 
D)  The heavy, terrorizing first male and all men 
A)  The first female and all women 
B)  The founding ancestor 
C)  The pygmy or dwarf who signifies the indigenous peoples of the king 
D)  The heavy, terrorizing first male and all men

Question 9

Contrast royal authority and regalia with kingly presentation of the Benin and Kuba. How did history shape their respective views, and how have they responded to the 20th century? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Royal authority and regalia in the Benin

Question 10

The Igbo peoples traditionally build mbari houses. Why are mbari houses built?

Accepted Answer

A)  For shelter 
B)  For ceremonies to honor the earth goddess 
C)  For the storage of goods 
D)  To serve as a men's meetinghouse 
A)  For shelter 
B)  For ceremonies to honor the earth goddess 
C)  For the storage of goods 
D)  To serve as a men's meetinghouse

Question 11

Contrast Dogon and Baule figural sculpture. How do these works represent their respective societies?

Accepted Answer

Dogon and Baule figural sculptures are b

Question 12

A Dogon men's hous, or togu na, is important to the community because the deliberations, which take place under the sheltering roof, are vital to the community. Which of the following would accurately translate into English the meaning of togu na?

Accepted Answer

A)  The house of the elders 
B)  The house of judgment 
C)  The house of men 
D)  Men's house of words 
A)  The house of the elders 
B)  The house of judgment 
C)  The house of men 
D)  Men's house of words

Question 13

Most Baule figural sculptures are kept in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal shrines 
B)  Public shrines 
C)  Holy enclosures 
D)  Village plazas 
A)  Personal shrines 
B)  Public shrines 
C)  Holy enclosures 
D)  Village plazas

Question 14

What do these figures represent?

Accepted Answer

Male and female figures, probably bush s

Question 15

The linked seated couple that clearly documents the gender roles would have been created in which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dogon 
B)  Baule 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Senufo 
A)  Dogon 
B)  Baule 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Senufo

Question 16

What is the narrative displayed on these doors?

Accepted Answer

Olowe of Ise, doors from the shrine of t

Question 17

How does the Akan linguist staff represent the king and the proverb "Food is for its rightful owner, not for the one who happens to be hungry"?

Accepted Answer

The carrier of the staff often speaks fo

Question 18

Kongo peoples have power figures that a trained priest must consecrate. These figures embody powerful spirits. Which of the following are those figures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetrix 
B)  Nkisi n'kondi 
C)  Waka sran 
D)  Mbulu ngulu 
A)  Genetrix 
B)  Nkisi n'kondi 
C)  Waka sran 
D)  Mbulu ngulu

Question 19

How does the female Mende mask evoke the female spirit?

Accepted Answer

It symbolizes the newly emerging female

Question 20

How does the regalia of the Kuba king reflect that society?

Accepted Answer

The regalia echoes the sumptuo

The Mbari construction process is characterized by____.

How does the royal ancestral altar reflect the power of the Benin king?

What is the figure that tops this mask, and what does it signify?

The Kota of Gabon produced reliquary guardian figures, called mbula ngulu. How did the Gabon finish the reliquary guardian's surface in order to repel evil?

How does this figure represent royalty?

Which of the following is the name for the ceremonies the Dogon hold every several years in order to honor the lives of those who have died since the last celebration?

How do the rock paintings of the South African San people document their environment?

The Kuba mask known as Bwoom represents which of the following of the legendary royal ancestors?

Contrast royal authority and regalia with kingly presentation of the Benin and Kuba. How did history shape their respective views, and how have they responded to the 20th century? Use examples to support your essay.

The Igbo peoples traditionally build mbari houses. Why are mbari houses built?

Contrast Dogon and Baule figural sculpture. How do these works represent their respective societies?

A Dogon men's hous, or togu na, is important to the community because the deliberations, which take place under the sheltering roof, are vital to the community. Which of the following would accurately translate into English the meaning of togu na?

Most Baule figural sculptures are kept in which of the following?

What do these figures represent?

The linked seated couple that clearly documents the gender roles would have been created in which of the following groups?

What is the narrative displayed on these doors?

How does the Akan linguist staff represent the king and the proverb "Food is for its rightful owner, not for the one who happens to be hungry"?

Kongo peoples have power figures that a trained priest must consecrate. These figures embody powerful spirits. Which of the following are those figures?

How does the female Mende mask evoke the female spirit?

How does the regalia of the Kuba king reflect that society?

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Exam 37: Africa, 1800 to 1980

The Mbari construction process is characterized by____.

How does the royal ancestral altar reflect the power of the Benin king?

What is the figure that tops this mask, and what does it signify?

The Kota of Gabon produced reliquary guardian figures, called mbula ngulu. How did the Gabon finish the reliquary guardian's surface in order to repel evil?

How does this figure represent royalty?

Which of the following is the name for the ceremonies the Dogon hold every several years in order to honor the lives of those who have died since the last celebration?

How do the rock paintings of the South African San people document their environment?

The Kuba mask known as Bwoom represents which of the following of the legendary royal ancestors?

Contrast royal authority and regalia with kingly presentation of the Benin and Kuba. How did history shape their respective views, and how have they responded to the 20th century? Use examples to support your essay.

The Igbo peoples traditionally build mbari houses. Why are mbari houses built?

Contrast Dogon and Baule figural sculpture. How do these works represent their respective societies?

A Dogon men's hous, or togu na, is important to the community because the deliberations, which take place under the sheltering roof, are vital to the community. Which of the following would accurately translate into English the meaning of togu na?

Most Baule figural sculptures are kept in which of the following?

What do these figures represent?

The linked seated couple that clearly documents the gender roles would have been created in which of the following groups?

What is the narrative displayed on these doors?

How does the Akan linguist staff represent the king and the proverb "Food is for its rightful owner, not for the one who happens to be hungry"?

Kongo peoples have power figures that a trained priest must consecrate. These figures embody powerful spirits. Which of the following are those figures?

How does the female Mende mask evoke the female spirit?

How does the regalia of the Kuba king reflect that society?

Late Medieval Italy

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

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