Question 1

What are storyboards, and how do they relate to Belau art?

Accepted Answer

They are carved gables, painted with nar

Question 2

The Iatmul men's house represents what function to the community?

Accepted Answer

It symbolizes the protective mantle of t

Question 3

Where is Arnhem Land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Australia 
B)  Hawaii 
C)  Irian jaya 
D)  Northern Australia 
A)  Central Australia 
B)  Hawaii 
C)  Irian jaya 
D)  Northern Australia

Question 4

How do the architectural elements of a Maori men's meetinghouse express Maori life views? Include the political and social interchange in your essay.

Accepted Answer

The architectural elements of a Maori me

Question 5

Which of the following groups would NOT allow women entry into the ceremonial men's house?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iatmul, Papua New Guinea 
B)  Belau, Micronesia 
C)  Maori, New Zealand 
D)  Hawaiians, Hawaii 
A)  Iatmul, Papua New Guinea 
B)  Belau, Micronesia 
C)  Maori, New Zealand 
D)  Hawaiians, Hawaii

Question 6

How does Dilukai (Belau, Caroline Islands) celebrate woman's power?

Accepted Answer

It is a splayed fema

Question 7

The Maori meetinghouse is filled with ancestors who are a very potent force. Which of the following describes the conceptualization of the meetinghouse itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the great goddess. 
B)  It is the first ancestor. 
C)  It is body of an ancestor. 
D)  It is the great Maori. 
A)  It is the great goddess. 
B)  It is the first ancestor. 
C)  It is body of an ancestor. 
D)  It is the great Maori.

Question 8

Contrast these two images; what do they represent?

Accepted Answer

Staff god, Rarotonga, Cook Islands and K

Question 9

Dynamic forms covered with intricate curvilinear designs are most typical of which of the following peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maori 
B)  Hawaiians 
C)  Arnhem Land aborigines 
D)  Rapa Nui people 
A)  Maori 
B)  Hawaiians 
C)  Arnhem Land aborigines 
D)  Rapa Nui people

Question 10

What is the meaning of the Maori barge boards (the angled boards outlining the house gables)?

Accepted Answer

These barge boards represent t

Question 11

How do these images represent power within their respective communities and cultures?

Accepted Answer

Iatmul ceremonial men's house, Papua New

Question 12

The Hevehe cycle of the Elema from Papua New Guinea reinforces the cultural and economic relations and social structure of the community. Which of the following would be the dominant authority in the society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warrior caste 
B)  Elder males 
C)  Elder females 
D)  Chieftains 
A)  Warrior caste 
B)  Elder males 
C)  Elder females 
D)  Chieftains

Question 13

Storyboards (Belau) relate to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Important events 
B)  Wars 
C)  Religious practices 
D)  Songs 
A)  Important events 
B)  Wars 
C)  Religious practices 
D)  Songs

Question 14

Aside from serving as instruments of communication, what other function did the Iatmul slit-gongs have?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represented light musical presentations. 
B)  They represented sounds from nature. 
C)  They represented voices of the ancestral spirits. 
D)  They represented voices of the gods. 
A)  They represented light musical presentations. 
B)  They represented sounds from nature. 
C)  They represented voices of the ancestral spirits. 
D)  They represented voices of the gods.

Question 15

Why is the tatanua mask important to the Malanggan mortuary ceremonies?

Accepted Answer

The mask represents the spirit of a spec

Question 16

Describe the development of Oceanic art in the 20th century. How has it evolved? What effect did the function of the objects have on the form? How do they differ from group to group, and how are they similar? Use specific examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The development of Oceanic art in the 20

Question 17

Contrast Micronesian life and art imagery with Polynesian life and art imagery. How do they reflect their respective environments and societies? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Micronesian life and art imagery often r

Question 18

How did the Hevehe cycle assist the Elema in their society?

Accepted Answer

It was an elaborate cycle of ceremonial

Question 19

In Oceanic societies, men derived political authority by excluding women from participating in rituals and certain object-making endeavors. Women were rarely allowed to produce images that had religious or spiritual powers or that conferred status on their users. Which of the following would account for this exclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men perceived the difference in the innate power of women. 
B)  Traditional oral history disallowed women. 
C)  The oral tradition prohibited women from participating. 
D)  Only men were strong enough to work with the hard materials. 
A)  Men perceived the difference in the innate power of women. 
B)  Traditional oral history disallowed women. 
C)  The oral tradition prohibited women from participating. 
D)  Only men were strong enough to work with the hard materials.

Question 20

What is mana?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shell money 
B)  Women's power 
C)  Spiritual power 
D)  Men's power 
A)  Shell money 
B)  Women's power 
C)  Spiritual power 
D)  Men's power

What are storyboards, and how do they relate to Belau art?

The Iatmul men's house represents what function to the community?

Where is Arnhem Land?

How do the architectural elements of a Maori men's meetinghouse express Maori life views? Include the political and social interchange in your essay.

Which of the following groups would NOT allow women entry into the ceremonial men's house?

How does Dilukai (Belau, Caroline Islands) celebrate woman's power?

The Maori meetinghouse is filled with ancestors who are a very potent force. Which of the following describes the conceptualization of the meetinghouse itself?

Contrast these two images; what do they represent?

Dynamic forms covered with intricate curvilinear designs are most typical of which of the following peoples?

What is the meaning of the Maori barge boards (the angled boards outlining the house gables)?

How do these images represent power within their respective communities and cultures?

The Hevehe cycle of the Elema from Papua New Guinea reinforces the cultural and economic relations and social structure of the community. Which of the following would be the dominant authority in the society?

Storyboards (Belau) relate to which of the following?

Aside from serving as instruments of communication, what other function did the Iatmul slit-gongs have?

Why is the tatanua mask important to the Malanggan mortuary ceremonies?

Describe the development of Oceanic art in the 20th century. How has it evolved? What effect did the function of the objects have on the form? How do they differ from group to group, and how are they similar? Use specific examples to support your essay.

Contrast Micronesian life and art imagery with Polynesian life and art imagery. How do they reflect their respective environments and societies? Use examples to support your essay.

How did the Hevehe cycle assist the Elema in their society?

What is mana?

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Exam 36: Oceania Before 1980

What are storyboards, and how do they relate to Belau art?

The Iatmul men's house represents what function to the community?

Where is Arnhem Land?

How do the architectural elements of a Maori men's meetinghouse express Maori life views? Include the political and social interchange in your essay.

Which of the following groups would NOT allow women entry into the ceremonial men's house?

How does Dilukai (Belau, Caroline Islands) celebrate woman's power?

The Maori meetinghouse is filled with ancestors who are a very potent force. Which of the following describes the conceptualization of the meetinghouse itself?

Contrast these two images; what do they represent?

Dynamic forms covered with intricate curvilinear designs are most typical of which of the following peoples?

What is the meaning of the Maori barge boards (the angled boards outlining the house gables)?

How do these images represent power within their respective communities and cultures?

The Hevehe cycle of the Elema from Papua New Guinea reinforces the cultural and economic relations and social structure of the community. Which of the following would be the dominant authority in the society?

Storyboards (Belau) relate to which of the following?

Aside from serving as instruments of communication, what other function did the Iatmul slit-gongs have?

Why is the tatanua mask important to the Malanggan mortuary ceremonies?

Describe the development of Oceanic art in the 20th century. How has it evolved? What effect did the function of the objects have on the form? How do they differ from group to group, and how are they similar? Use specific examples to support your essay.

Contrast Micronesian life and art imagery with Polynesian life and art imagery. How do they reflect their respective environments and societies? Use examples to support your essay.

How did the Hevehe cycle assist the Elema in their society?

What is mana?

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

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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