Question 1

The following two important masks represent the Kuba king's legendary ancestors. They are the founding ancestor, Woot, and his daughter, the beautiful Ngady Amwaash. During childbirth she sheds tears. What accounts for these tears?

Accepted Answer

A)  The knowledge of her role as legendary ancestress 
B)  In order to procreate she must commit incest with her father 
C)  Her father kills her first child 
D)  She must kill her father in order to establish the royal line

Question 2

The Akan linguist staff becomes a metaphor for the king or chief and can be carried into a meeting where an individual would be contesting the king's title to the stool. Who would carry this staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king's principal wife 
B)  An important counselor and adviser 
C)  The king's first son 
D)  The king himself

Question 3

What groups are responsible for these two heads? What materials are used, and what function did the objects serve?

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Question 4

What kind of veneration is quite common among African cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Astrological 
B)  Ancestor 
C)  Elders 
D)  Child

Question 5

Describe the change and continuing evolution of African art. Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 6

Which of the following supports the necessity of animal sacrifice made by the Benin king?

Accepted Answer

A)  It propitiates the great ancestor spirit. 
B)  It appeases the evil demons. 
C)  It certifies his power over the animal kingdom. 
D)  It invokes the collective strength of his ancestor kings.

Question 7

Which of the following describes the Akan style trait that is found in both clay and wood sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conventionalized, flattened heads 
B)  Glistening black surfaces 
C)  Neck ridges 
D)  Wide, broad foreheads

Question 8

In Dogon society, the Satimbe mask represents all women and commemorates the creation legend. Which of the following is part of that legend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were the first ancestors to imitate spirit maskers. 
B)  Women were the first ancestors to anger the spirit maskers. 
C)  Women were forbidden by the spirit maskers to consort with men. 
D)  Women were forbidden by the spirit maskers to wear masks.

Question 9

What is the Dama?

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Question 10

Kongo nkisi n'kondi are believed to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heal 
B)  Take on the spirit of its creator 
C)  Communicate with the animals 
D)  House the soul of the firstborn

Question 11

Which of the following describes Baule bush spirits?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are tall with elongated necks and torsos. 
B)  They are tall and muscular. 
C)  They are short, horrible-looking, and sometimes deformed. 
D)  They are short with exaggerated heads.

Question 12

How are the Mende and their masking tradition unique?

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Question 13

What is the function of maskers at Senufo funerals?

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Question 14

Which of the following can describe Kongo nkisi n'kondi figures.

Accepted Answer

A)  They were all alike. 
B)  They all wore cowrie shells and shared medicines. 
C)  Each had its own role and particular medicines. 
D)  Each had its own particular medicines and shared many roles.

Exam 37: Africa, 1800 to 1980