Deck 21: Africa

Question 1

_____ are considered mediators and assisted in the socialization process.

A) ​Thrones
B) Headdresses​
C) Drums​
D) Masks​

Answer 1

Masks​

Question 2

Kota reliquaries are covered with polished copper and brass to _____.

A) ​symbolize royalty
B) imitate Western art​
C) repel evil​
D) attract animals​

Answer 2

repel evil​

Question 3

The leading Yoruba sculptor of the early 20th century was _____.

A) ​Osei Bonsu
B) Olowe of Ise​
C) ​Kalabri Ijaw
D) ​Akati Akpele

Answer 3

Olowe of Ise​

Question 4

_____ are the guardian figures that crown Kota reliquaries.

A) ​bocio
B) mbulu ngulu​
C) nduen bobara​
D) Bamum​

Question 5

The Sapi made luxury items from _____ for Portuguese collectors to take back to Europe.

A) ​ivory
B) animal skins​
C) ​shells
D) ​leather

Question 6

The _____ believed that the gods Oduduwa and Obatala created the earth and its people.

A) ​Yoruba
B) Bamum​
C) ​Kota
D) Mende​

Question 7

The royal arts of _____ use richly colored textiles and luminous materials.

A) ​Nok
B) Kota​
C) Dogon​
D) Bamum​

Question 8

One of the earliest forms of African art that still continues today is _____.

A) ​rug making
B) rock art​
C) shell art​
D) screen reliquaries​

Question 9

Senufo masks are danced on the occasion of _____.

A) ​nduen fobara
B) marriage​
C) Poro​
D) ​a king's coronation

Question 10

The Fon warrior figure by Akali Akpele is a _____, or empowerment figure.

A) ​bocio
B) mbulu ngulu​
C) Nsangu​
D) nkisi n'kondi​

Question 11

_____ were objects that were carried by the person who spoke for a king or a chief.

A) ​Linguist staffs
B) Crook and flail​
C) Thrones​
D) Crowns​

Question 12

_____ in present day Mali boasts one of the most ambitious examples of adobe architecture.

A) ​Zimbabwe
B) Djenne​
C) Sierra Leone​
D) Gabon​

Question 13

The purpose of the extant Benin artworks was to honor the _____.

A) ​oba
B) ​nduen fobara
C) ​mbulu ngulu
D) ​Nsangu

Question 14

_____ is a distinctive feature of the artist Osei Bonsu's personal style?

A) ​Triangular eyes and flaring nostrils
B) Oversized heads​
C) Oversized arms and feet​
D) Naturalistic rendering of the face and crosshatched eyebrows​

Question 15

Appearing frequently in their art, the _____ revered Chibinda Ilunga.

A) ​Dogon
B) Chokwe​
C) Yoruba​
D) Nok​

Question 16

The _____ were one of the earliest African civilizations to produce sculptures in the round.

A) ​Sapi
B) Benin​
C) Kota​
D) Nok​

Question 17

_____ had a prosperous trade route.

A) ​Cameroon
B) Djenne​
C) Great Zimbabwe​
D) Sierra Leone​

Question 18

The image of a running woman from Tassili n'Ajjer may represent the African ritual of _____.

A) ​bloodletting
B) sacrifice​
C) masquerade​
D) tattooing​

Question 19

The _____ people erected elaborate memorial screens in honor of the deceased.

A) ​Benin
B) Ife​
C) Kalabri Ijaw​
D) Sapi​

Question 20

The large tower of the Great Enclosure (Great Zimbabwe) may have been a _____.

A) ​meeting hall
B) hiding place​
C) reliquary​
D) granary​

Question 21

How did the Kota and Fang venerate their ancestors?

Question 22

The regalia of the Kuba king embodies his _____.

A) ​wealth
B) sacred kingship​
C) military prowess​
D) generous rulership​

Question 23

Which of the following is a unique hybrid of African and European culture?

A) ​Nok head
B) Ife statue​
C) Sapi saltcellar​
D) ​Female Mask, Mende

Question 24

In _____ society women controlled and danced society masks.

A) ​Mende
B) Kongo​
C) Senufo​
D) Kuba​

Question 25

What do the various elements of the Benin royal ancestral alter of King Eweka II symbolize?

Question 26

What are the shared core beliefs among African peoples?

Question 27

Describe the artworks made for the Portuguese to take back to Europe.

Question 28

When did the Benin reach its height?

Question 29

Which features of the Nok head from Nigeria were created to facilitate the firing process?

Question 30

Images of couples is the most common theme for the art of which of the following societies?

A) ​Mende
B) Kongo​
C) Benin​
D) Dogon​

Question 31

What is unique about the construction of the Kalabari Ijaw ancestral screen?

Question 32

How were Fon bocio figures used, and how does the imagery and display reflect this use?

Question 33

Describe how Kongo power figures were used.

Question 34

Why is it easier to study Benin artwork than the art from other regions in Africa?

Question 35

Veneration of _____ is quite common among African cultures.

A) ​astrological events
B) ancestors​
C) water​
D) children​

Question 36

What documents the role that costume played in Africa?

Question 37

Describe what remains of the Great Enclosure (Great Zimbabwe).

Question 38

How do the Senufo use masks at funerals?

Question 39

How does the facade of the Great Mosque at Djenne differ from those in the Middle East?

Question 40

What is represented on the throne and footstool of King Nsangu?

Question 41

It has been said that art and life are integrated in African cultures. Explain what this means. Use examples to support your .

Question 42

Describe the importance of the head in African art. How did artists among the different peoples demonstrate its significance in art?

Question 43

Which culture produced this, and what are its dominant stylistic characteristics?

Question 44

What does this represent, and how was it activated or used?

Question 45

Which elements are European and which are African?

Question 46

Which elements underscore the Oba's importance?

Question 47

Special importance was given to the leaders of various African peoples and regions. Providing examples, explain how artworks promoted African rulers.

Question 48

What society made this, and what are their dominant characteristics?

Question 49

What is depicted on the crown, and what does it symbolize?

Question 50

Discuss the use of animals as iconographic symbols in early African visual arts. Consider their meanings and purposes. Use examples to support your .

Question 51

Discuss gender roles in African societies and how they affect the artistic production. Use examples to support your .

Question 52

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions, using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.
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Question 53

What debate exists over the identity of the woman?

Question 54

Describe the importance of masks in African society? Providing examples, describe the distinctive features of different peoples' masks and how they were used.

Question 55

Several African peoples discussed in this chapter revered their ancestors. Using examples, discuss how this ancestor veneration was manifest in artworks.