Question 1

The feathered serpent is one guise for which Mesoamerican deity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quetzalcoatl 
B)  Tlaloc 
C)  Coatlicue 
D)  Coyolxauhqui 
A)  Quetzalcoatl 
B)  Tlaloc 
C)  Coatlicue 
D)  Coyolxauhqui

Question 2

Why were Postclassic Maya books so highly prized?

Accepted Answer

These illustrated books recorded not onl

Question 3

How were the Aztecs regarded by their neighbors?

Accepted Answer

They were regarded as detestable savages

Question 4

Which of the following cities had become a pilgrimage site for the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  La Venta 
B)  Teotihuacán 
C)  Tula 
D)  Chichén Itzá 
A)  La Venta 
B)  Teotihuacán 
C)  Tula 
D)  Chichén Itzá

Question 5

Explain the purpose and symbols of Haida totem poles and how they represented the Haida.

Accepted Answer

Haida totem poles serve as a way for the

Question 6

The depiction of Quetzalcoatl and Mictlantecuhtli seen in the Borgia Codex illustrates which of the following themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The inevitable relationship of life and death 
B)  The marriage of the Aztec and Maya Empires 
C)  The brotherhood of the Mixtec and Toltec 
D)  The contrasting relationship of fire and water 
A)  The inevitable relationship of life and death 
B)  The marriage of the Aztec and Maya Empires 
C)  The brotherhood of the Mixtec and Toltec 
D)  The contrasting relationship of fire and water

Question 7

What do the pipe, painted buffalo robe, bear-claw necklace, and feather decorations represent in Karl Bodmer's portrait entitled Two Ravens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marital status 
B)  Clan history 
C)  Family history 
D)  Military accomplishments 
A)  Marital status 
B)  Clan history 
C)  Family history 
D)  Military accomplishments

Question 8

What do these works symbolically represent?

Accepted Answer

Llama, alpaca, and woman . They are prob

Question 9

Many of the Spaniards who first saw Tenochtitlán likened it to which of the following European cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madrid 
B)  London 
C)  Venice 
D)  Paris 
A)  Madrid 
B)  London 
C)  Venice 
D)  Paris

Question 10

The Inka were a relatively small highland group in the year 1000, but by the 1400s they ruled an empire that extended for more than 3,000 miles. Which of the following would account for this rise to power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Energized population 
B)  Powerful alliances made through marriage 
C)  Skillful organizational and administrative control 
D)  Devout population following the skillful leadership of a dynasty 
A)  Energized population 
B)  Powerful alliances made through marriage 
C)  Skillful organizational and administrative control 
D)  Devout population following the skillful leadership of a dynasty

Question 11

The Yupik Eskimo have a rich ceremonial tradition based on which of the following animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seals 
B)  Musk ox 
C)  Wolf 
D)  Buffalo 
A)  Seals 
B)  Musk ox 
C)  Wolf 
D)  Buffalo

Question 12

How does a sand, or dry, painting function in a Navajo healing ceremony?

Accepted Answer

It is constructed with prayers and chant

Question 13

Explain the ideas of sacrifice that lay behind this image.

Accepted Answer

Coatlicue, Aztec . The Aztec figure of t

Question 14

What were the "flowery wars"?

Accepted Answer

These were special battles expressly fou

Question 15

What is the function and purpose of this work?

Accepted Answer

War helmet mask . Tlingit war

Question 16

From what area of what country did this warrior come? What do the various parts of his costume symbolize?

Accepted Answer

Bodmer, Hidatsa Warrior Pehriska-Ruhpa (

Question 17

The Inka imposed not only political and economic controls over the conquered populations but also artistic control as well. Which of the following was an example of their artistic control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific tattoos could be used only by the conquered 
B)  Absolutely no gold could be worn by the conquered 
C)  The conquered had to wear local dress at all times 
D)  The conquered had to pierce their lower lip and insert a silver disk to be worn at all times 
A)  Specific tattoos could be used only by the conquered 
B)  Absolutely no gold could be worn by the conquered 
C)  The conquered had to wear local dress at all times 
D)  The conquered had to pierce their lower lip and insert a silver disk to be worn at all times

Question 18

Before European contact the most dominant culture in the American Southwest was the Anasazi. Their descendants painted murals on their interior pueblo walls associated with agriculture. Which of the following would be an important element in this visual lexicon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lightning 
B)  Fire 
C)  Scrub pine 
D)  Jaguar 
A)  Lightning 
B)  Fire 
C)  Scrub pine 
D)  Jaguar

Question 19

What symbols are represented on this figure?

Accepted Answer

Katsina figure . The geometric

Question 20

Who were the supreme masters of shaping and fitting stones for architecture in South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mixtecs 
B)  Inka 
C)  Tairona 
D)  Aztecs 
A)  Mixtecs 
B)  Inka 
C)  Tairona 
D)  Aztecs

The feathered serpent is one guise for which Mesoamerican deity?

Why were Postclassic Maya books so highly prized?

How were the Aztecs regarded by their neighbors?

Which of the following cities had become a pilgrimage site for the Aztecs?

Explain the purpose and symbols of Haida totem poles and how they represented the Haida.

The depiction of Quetzalcoatl and Mictlantecuhtli seen in the Borgia Codex illustrates which of the following themes?

What do the pipe, painted buffalo robe, bear-claw necklace, and feather decorations represent in Karl Bodmer's portrait entitled Two Ravens?

What do these works symbolically represent?

Many of the Spaniards who first saw Tenochtitlán likened it to which of the following European cities?

The Inka were a relatively small highland group in the year 1000, but by the 1400s they ruled an empire that extended for more than 3,000 miles. Which of the following would account for this rise to power?

The Yupik Eskimo have a rich ceremonial tradition based on which of the following animals?

How does a sand, or dry, painting function in a Navajo healing ceremony?

Explain the ideas of sacrifice that lay behind this image.

What were the "flowery wars"?

What is the function and purpose of this work?

From what area of what country did this warrior come? What do the various parts of his costume symbolize?

The Inka imposed not only political and economic controls over the conquered populations but also artistic control as well. Which of the following was an example of their artistic control?

Before European contact the most dominant culture in the American Southwest was the Anasazi. Their descendants painted murals on their interior pueblo walls associated with agriculture. Which of the following would be an important element in this visual lexicon?

What symbols are represented on this figure?

Who were the supreme masters of shaping and fitting stones for architecture in South America?

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Exam 35: Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

The feathered serpent is one guise for which Mesoamerican deity?

Why were Postclassic Maya books so highly prized?

How were the Aztecs regarded by their neighbors?

Which of the following cities had become a pilgrimage site for the Aztecs?

Explain the purpose and symbols of Haida totem poles and how they represented the Haida.

The depiction of Quetzalcoatl and Mictlantecuhtli seen in the Borgia Codex illustrates which of the following themes?

What do the pipe, painted buffalo robe, bear-claw necklace, and feather decorations represent in Karl Bodmer's portrait entitled Two Ravens?

What do these works symbolically represent?

Many of the Spaniards who first saw Tenochtitlán likened it to which of the following European cities?

The Inka were a relatively small highland group in the year 1000, but by the 1400s they ruled an empire that extended for more than 3,000 miles. Which of the following would account for this rise to power?

The Yupik Eskimo have a rich ceremonial tradition based on which of the following animals?

How does a sand, or dry, painting function in a Navajo healing ceremony?

Explain the ideas of sacrifice that lay behind this image.

What were the "flowery wars"?

What is the function and purpose of this work?

From what area of what country did this warrior come? What do the various parts of his costume symbolize?

The Inka imposed not only political and economic controls over the conquered populations but also artistic control as well. Which of the following was an example of their artistic control?

Before European contact the most dominant culture in the American Southwest was the Anasazi. Their descendants painted murals on their interior pueblo walls associated with agriculture. Which of the following would be an important element in this visual lexicon?

What symbols are represented on this figure?

Who were the supreme masters of shaping and fitting stones for architecture in South America?

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

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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