Question 1

What did Dreamings mean for the Australian Aborigines, and what effect did it have on their art?

Accepted Answer

Dreamtime is the spiritual domain of the

Question 2

What was the purpose of these figures?

Accepted Answer

Asmat bisj poles and Dilukai, Belau . Th

Question 3

The ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Praying mantis 
B)  Headhunting 
C)  Female ancestor 
D)  Yam cultivation 
A)  Praying mantis 
B)  Headhunting 
C)  Female ancestor 
D)  Yam cultivation

Question 4

The Dilukai figure found on the bai of Belau serves as a reminder to women to conduct themselves decorously. It also symbolizes another aspect of female power. Which of the following is that female power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wantonness 
B)  Procreation 
C)  Protection 
D)  Civility 
A)  Wantonness 
B)  Procreation 
C)  Protection 
D)  Civility

Question 5

The shell-like abstract patterns found on the men's ceremonial houses of Belau refer to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rooster 
B)  The sun 
C)  The gods 
D)  Shell money 
A)  The rooster 
B)  The sun 
C)  The gods 
D)  Shell money

Question 6

New Guinea is made up of which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Papua New Guinea, Papua, and West Papua 
B)  Bismarck Archipelago and Irian Jaya 
C)  New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea 
D)  Vanuatu and Irian Jaya 
A)  Papua New Guinea, Papua, and West Papua 
B)  Bismarck Archipelago and Irian Jaya 
C)  New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea 
D)  Vanuatu and Irian Jaya

Question 7

How does the praying mantis reflect Asmat figural symbolism?

Accepted Answer

The Asmat considered the female praying

Question 8

Which of the following Polynesian groups is primarily responsible for the major art form of barkcloth weaving and decorating?

Accepted Answer

A) Uninitiated boys 
B)  Women 
C)  Uninitiated teenagers 
D)  Men 
A) Uninitiated boys 
B)  Women 
C)  Uninitiated teenagers 
D)  Men

Question 9

What is Kula?

Accepted Answer

It is an exchange of white con

Question 10

Briefly describe Polynesian societies.

Accepted Answer

They were highly stratified, complex soc

Question 11

Briefly describe the people of Micronesia.

Accepted Answer

Their societies are more stratified, fre

Question 12

What was the purpose of tattoo?

Accepted Answer

It protected the ind

Question 13

Because of their social hierarchy, who historically owned art in Polynesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women 
B)  Arnhem 
C)  Nobility 
D)  Sepik 
A)  Women 
B)  Arnhem 
C)  Nobility 
D)  Sepik

Question 14

The Asmat see the human body as a tree; the feet are the roots, and the arms are the branches. Based on this information, what would the human head symbolize?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vines 
B)  Fruit 
C)  Rain 
D)  Earth 
A)  Vines 
B)  Fruit 
C)  Rain 
D)  Earth

Question 15

Women in Oceanic societies were active in creating which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Masks 
B)  Pottery 
C)  Relief carvings 
D)  Canoe prows 
A)  Masks 
B)  Pottery 
C)  Relief carvings 
D)  Canoe prows

Question 16

How are these works of art related?

Accepted Answer

Interior, Maori meetinghouse and Elema h

Question 17

How do these images differ in functionality?

Accepted Answer

Elema hevehe masks, Papua New Guinea and

Question 18

Malanggan refers both to the festivals to honor the deceased and which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yam masks 
B)  Storyboards 
C)  Objects and carvings produced for these festivals 
D)  Ceremony of initiation 
A)  Yam masks 
B)  Storyboards 
C)  Objects and carvings produced for these festivals 
D)  Ceremony of initiation

Question 19

Which date range have researchers assigned to the earliest Australian sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  3,000 or more years 
B)  40,000 or more years 
C)  100,000 or more years 
D)  500,000 or more years 
A)  3,000 or more years 
B)  40,000 or more years 
C)  100,000 or more years 
D)  500,000 or more years

Question 20

Abelam culture of Papua New Guinea revolves around which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pigs 
B)  Headhunting 
C)  The sea 
D)  Yams 
A)  Pigs 
B)  Headhunting 
C)  The sea 
D)  Yams

What did Dreamings mean for the Australian Aborigines, and what effect did it have on their art?

What was the purpose of these figures?

The ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is associated with which of the following?

The Dilukai figure found on the bai of Belau serves as a reminder to women to conduct themselves decorously. It also symbolizes another aspect of female power. Which of the following is that female power?

The shell-like abstract patterns found on the men's ceremonial houses of Belau refer to which of the following?

New Guinea is made up of which of the following countries?

How does the praying mantis reflect Asmat figural symbolism?

Which of the following Polynesian groups is primarily responsible for the major art form of barkcloth weaving and decorating?

What is Kula?

Briefly describe Polynesian societies.

Briefly describe the people of Micronesia.

What was the purpose of tattoo?

Because of their social hierarchy, who historically owned art in Polynesia?

The Asmat see the human body as a tree; the feet are the roots, and the arms are the branches. Based on this information, what would the human head symbolize?

Women in Oceanic societies were active in creating which of the following?

How are these works of art related?

How do these images differ in functionality?

Malanggan refers both to the festivals to honor the deceased and which of the following?

Which date range have researchers assigned to the earliest Australian sites?

Abelam culture of Papua New Guinea revolves around which of the following?

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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

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Exam 36: Oceania Before 1980

What did Dreamings mean for the Australian Aborigines, and what effect did it have on their art?

What was the purpose of these figures?

The ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is associated with which of the following?

The Dilukai figure found on the bai of Belau serves as a reminder to women to conduct themselves decorously. It also symbolizes another aspect of female power. Which of the following is that female power?

The shell-like abstract patterns found on the men's ceremonial houses of Belau refer to which of the following?

New Guinea is made up of which of the following countries?

How does the praying mantis reflect Asmat figural symbolism?

Which of the following Polynesian groups is primarily responsible for the major art form of barkcloth weaving and decorating?

What is Kula?

Briefly describe Polynesian societies.

Briefly describe the people of Micronesia.

What was the purpose of tattoo?

Because of their social hierarchy, who historically owned art in Polynesia?

The Asmat see the human body as a tree; the feet are the roots, and the arms are the branches. Based on this information, what would the human head symbolize?

Women in Oceanic societies were active in creating which of the following?

How are these works of art related?

How do these images differ in functionality?

Malanggan refers both to the festivals to honor the deceased and which of the following?

Which date range have researchers assigned to the earliest Australian sites?

Abelam culture of Papua New Guinea revolves around which of the following?

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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