Deck 25: Art of the Americas

Question 1

This creature seems to have possessed special significance in Machu Picchu, and is depicted throughout the site.

A) eagle
B) lion
C) snake
BOX: The Importance of Wool
D) condor
E) llama

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Machu Picchu was built for ________.

A) the Inca ruler Pachacuti
B) the Maya ruler Pacal
C) a group of Yale archaeologists
D) European explorers
E) no one knows who built it

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of these materials was not used to make the Andean llama figurine (3.84)?

A) silver
B) cinnabar
C) gold
D) lapis lazuli
E) any of the other answers

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Embroidery can only be used to create basic outlines on textiles. It would not be used, for example, to make intricate details or animal figures.

Question 5

In the Andes, textiles were considered ________ gold and silver.

A) less valuable than
B) of equal value to
C) more valuable than
D) none of them were valued
E) textiles did not exist in Andean culture

Question 6

Some of the oldest human-made objects found in the Americas are ________.

A) shark's teeth necklaces
B) Clovis points
C) cactus cocktails
D) monoliths from Stonehenge
E) none of the other answers

Question 7

We know about cultures from the ancient Americas through ________.

A) indigenous accounts, both oral and written
B) accounts by Europeans that had direct contact with indigenous people
C) scientific evidence, such as archaeological excavations and DNA testing
D) all of the previous answers
E) none of the previous answers

Question 8

Gold was important to the Moche culture because ________.

A) it was more valuable than textiles
B) it was associated with the sun's energy and power
C) a fake version was readily available
D) it could only be found in one place on the continent
E) all of the other answers

Question 9

Paracas textiles have been preserved because ________.

A) Paracas rulers had airtight vaults
B) the climate in Peru is very dry
C) wool is not biodegradable
D) wool is biodegradable
E) none of the other answers

Question 10

The Inca made figurines of ________ because they wanted to celebrate the role these creatures played in textile manufacture.

A) llamas
B) spiders
C) sharks
D) deer
E) bats

Question 11

The writing system developed by the Maya is known as ________.

A) pictographs
B) alphabetics
C) cuneiform
D) hieroglyphs
E) none of the other answers

Question 12

Art from South America studied in this chapter is known as ________.

A) Alpine
B) Anacondan
C) Arctic
D) Andean
E) all of the other answers

Question 13

The Moche earspool from Sipán (3.82) was found in ________.

A) a royal tomb
B) a tree
C) a riverbed
D) Machu Picchu
E) a bathhouse

Question 14

Mesoamerican art was made in ________.

A) an island near America
B) the area north of Chile
C) the area south of Canada
D) the region of modern-day Mexico and Central America
E) anywhere on the continents of the Americas as long as it was underground

Question 15

26. Teotihuacan had at its heart a large religious complex. Compare the architecture and arrangement of the temples at Teotihuacan with that of the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. What are the similarities and what are the differences between these two complexes on different continents? Think about the number of buildings on each site, their functions, the materials and construction methods, and their religious significance.

Question 16

________ were symbolically important to textile manufacture and served as an inspiration for an Inca creation myth.

A) llamas
B) spiders
C) sharks
D) deer
E) bats

Question 17

The Raimondi Stela is ________.

A) a painted codex
B) a wooden coffin
C) a stone monument
D) a terracotta grave marker
E) none of the other answers

Question 18

In 1940 Matthew and Marion Stirling found ________ at the site of ________.

A) Inca mummies . . . Cerro Gordo
B) Aztec fishing boats . . . Tenochtitlan
C) Olmec colossal heads . . . La Venta
D) Maya paintings . . . Bonampak
E) Kwakuitl masks . . . British Columbia

Question 19

Contour rivalry refers to:

A) a situation where an artist cannot decide where to place a line
B) artists who compete to make important artworks
C) designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time
D) maps that do not clearly distinguish between two places
E) all of the other answers

Question 20

The collection of individual patterns on the Inca ruler's tunic (3.85) ________.

A) provides a map of sacred sites
B) indicates the conquest of all possible ethnicities
C) shows that the designer could not make up their mind
D) depicts animals from all realms of the cosmos
E) all of the other answers

Question 21

Cliff dwellings, like those built by the Anasazi in Mesa Verde, were constructed using which materials available in the area?

A) ice and bone
B) water and paper
C) logs and animal hides
D) adobe, timber, and stone
E) all of the other answers

Question 22

The Kwakiutl late-nineteenth-century Eagle Transformation Mask (3.100) was opened and closed during performances to ________.

A) create a dynamic visual experience
B) represent the transformation the wearer was undergoing
C) suggest ancestral connections between eagles and humans
D) all of the previous answers
E) none of the previous answers

Question 23

The Mesoamerican ballgame was played for the purpose of ________.

A) recreation
B) political ceremony
C) religious ritual
D) all of the previous answers
E) none of the previous answers

Question 24

Many examples of indigenous art from the southwest U.S. come from the four-corners area, the place where ________.

A) two mountain ranges in the Rockies intersect
B) the states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet
C) the first perfectly square Anasazi pueblo was built
D) the most gold was mined
E) none of the other answers

Question 25

________were portable dwellings made by Plains Indians.

A) tipis
B) pyramids
C) temple mounds
D) hogans
E) cliff dwellings

Question 26

A mural at the Maya city of Bonampak depicts its ruler Chaan Muan punishing his captives by deciding to imprison them for life.

Question 27

Anasazi cliff dwellings were built to take advantage of sun and shade in order to provide temperature control in different seasons.

Question 28

Details of the ballgame shown on the Maya cylindrical vessel (3.91) include ________.

A) equipment and protective gear
B) ballcourts and game strategy
C) pictures of the victors and their bronze trophies
D) scoresheets and team names
E) none of the other answers

Question 29

The enormous relief carving of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauqui (3.95), found beneath the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, shows a mythical event and has nothing to do with the sacrificial ritual that occurred at the temple.

Question 30

Aztec civilization came after the Olmec, Teotihuacano, and Maya societies.

Question 31

The depiction of a battle with the Sioux in 1797 painted on a Mandan robe (3.98) was created using ________.

A) fresco
B) oil paint
C) mineral pigments
D) wool thread
E) all of the other answers

Question 32

The only people ever sacrificed by the Aztecs were prisoners captured during war.

Question 33

The Mandan robe painted with a depiction of a battle with the Sioux in 1797 (3.98) functioned only as a piece of clothing to keep the owner warm.

Question 34

Ceremonies including ________ took place at the top of Aztec pyramids.

A) ballgames where the losers were decapitated
B) sacrifices where victims' hearts were extracted
C) sculpture lessons where students were celebrated
D) fashion shows where the most elaborate costume won
E) all of the other answers

Question 35

The medium of the Eagle Transformation Mask (3.100) is:

A) Kwakuitl
B) British Columbia
C) late nineteenth century
D) wood, feathers, and rope
E) all of the other answers