Deck 15: Art

Question 1

What does it mean to say that art should be representational?

A) It should demonstrate a certain level of technical skill.
B) It should clearly produce an emotional response.
C) It should make a symbolic statement about what is being portrayed.
D) It should represent a transformed image of something that exists in nature.
E) It should be have a defined meaning attached.

Answer 1

It should make a symbolic statement about what is being portrayed.

Question 2

Why is the Crest Hardware store a somewhat unique example of an art museum in the United States?

A) It is an art museum where visitors can watch the artists producing their pieces from local products.
B) It sells everyday functional items alongside exquisite pieces of art.
C) It is an art museum which focuses specifically on functional tools as art.
D) It is a museum where the patrons themselves make their own art during their visits.
E) It is a museum that focuses exclusively on American commercialism.

Answer 2

It sells everyday functional items alongside exquisite pieces of art.

Question 3

In more complex societies,state governments:

A) deliberately use art to ensure freedom of expression.
B) always carefully control art to prevent social agitation.
C) frequently repress artistic forms that criticize national symbols.
D) sponsor art for the sake of instilling obedience and maintaining the status quo.
E) subsidize the production of art as a way of calming the social classes.

Answer 3

sponsor art for the sake of instilling obedience and maintaining the status quo.

Question 4

Anthropologists do not use the term "primitive" to refer to art because:

A) they cannot agree on a definition for the term.
B) primitive art is a craft, not really an art.
C) it has connotations of inferiority.
D) contemporary societies do not make such art at the present.
E) small-scale societies do not use the term.

Question 5

The Mano "god-spirit" mask,which embodies the spiritual force in Liberia:

A) serves as an agent of social control and conflict resolution, as well as an expression of religious belief.
B) plays only a religious role in the society, although it is used to create social conformity.
C) serves primarily as a crude reminder of the dead ancestor.
D) is an important social control mechanism that has little or no religious significance.
E) is a type of art that is both representational and transformational, but not symbolic.

Question 6

Which statement is not part of the definition of art?

A) The process should be creative and playful and not focused purely on functionality.
B) Art should be transformational, as in an event derived from nature.
C) Art should imply a certain level of skill not equally shared by all members of society.
D) Art should communicate to the consumer.
E) Art should have some commercial value.

Question 7

Chilean arpilleristas did not:

A) tell the story of political oppression on scraps of cloth.
B) use their art to support the government in power.
C) become banned in their own country.
D) attempt to raise the consciousness of their oppressed countrymen to bring about political and social change.
E) use art as a vehicle of protest.

Question 8

Anthropologists consider the term "primitive":

A) to refer to the art of the more backward non-Western societies.
B) misleading, because it connotes inferiority and evolutionary sequencing.
C) to only refer to non-permanent forms of art.
D) to only refer to the non-material art forms of societies that are organized as bands, tribes, or chiefdoms.
E) incorrect because all cultures are absolutely equal and cannot be compared to each other.

Question 9

The anthropological definition of art:

A) is a universal one, accepted by all professionals.
B) refers to processes, products, and transformation of forms in ways that are aesthetically pleasing to members of the society.
C) emphasizes permanent material forms of art as the most important.
D) does not recognize symbolic communication as art.
E) considers any product that is human-made as an artistic form that attempts to communicate.

Question 10

The release of creative energy is a psychological benefit that is most often associated with which of the following?

A) viewer
B) art critic
C) collector
D) artist
E) curator

Question 11

Painting,carving,weaving,and sculpting are all classified as:

A) fine art.
B) plastic art.
C) material art.
D) representational art.
E) physical art.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is false?

A) Art in complex societies most often becomes associated with the elite.
B) Aesthetic standards in small-scale societies tend to be less well-defined.
C) Art tends to be more democratic in small-scale societies, where everyone has equal access to it.
D) Art in small-scale societies tends to be highly portable.
E) Art in small-scale societies is associated with the lower classes.

Question 13

Which of the following is not true about Liberation Theater?

A) It is based on the philosophies of Franz Boas.
B) It is designed to focus on the involvement of the audience.
C) It is used for social change.
D) It started in the 1960s.
E) It focuses specifically on issues of social justice.

Question 14

Art is the process and product of applying certain skills to any activity that transforms:

A) matter, sound, or motion into a form deemed aesthetically pleasing to people in a society.
B) durable matter into a form deemed aesthetically pleasing to people in a society.
C) matter or motion into a form judged by art critics to be aesthetically pleasing.
D) only sound or motion into a form deemed aesthetically pleasing to people in a society.
E) the emotional state of the consumer.

Question 15

When displayed in museums,descriptions of non-Western art (as compared to Western art)often include all of the following except:

A) the specific culture from which it comes.
B) the function that the piece serves.
C) the materials used to make it.
D) the name of the artist who produced it.
E) how the piece reflects other aspects of culture.

Question 16

Through music,Bert,Ernie,and Kermit of Sesame Street:

A) entertain the bored children of a complex society.
B) are not part of an aesthetic process.
C) are forms of art that educate children about conflict resolution and race relations.
D) are forms of representational art that are produced for a single class segment in society.
E) are types of plastic art because they are interpreted differently by everyone who sees them.

Question 17

In complex societies:

A) art forms and aesthetic knowledge are uniformly spread across all classes.
B) only members of the upper class have the time, money, and knowledge to be able to produce art objects.
C) aesthetic critics responsible for establishing artistic standards are invariably members of the upper classes or are employed by them.
D) art is more democratic and all people have relatively equal access to it.
E) the term "primitive" is used to denote art that is produced by the lower classes.

Question 18

Professional art critics:

A) are part of the art establishment in the U.S. that determines what constitutes good art.
B) are found in all societies.
C) set the standards that determine what constitutes good art in all societies.
D) are found in the U.S. and Europe only.
E) are not actually authorities on art and are not consulted by anthropologists when they approach art cross-culturally.

Question 19

Where was the "Peace Wall" constructed as a way of integrating and solidifying social binds?

A) Atlanta
B) New York City
C) Boston
D) Chicago
E) Philadelphia

Question 20

Navajo sandpainting is not only an art form,but also plays a primary part in all of the following aspects of Navajo life except:

A) religion.
B) myth.
C) healing practices.
D) commercial subsistence.
E) social order.

Question 21

Capoeira is a form of dance that originated in:

A) Argentina.
B) Brazil.
C) Cuba.
D) Mexico.
E) Portugal.

Question 22

U.S.baseball players have not been very successful at playing in Japan because:

A) they try too hard to overpower the ball.
B) they fail to understand the Japanese concept of wa.
C) they are inferior players.
D) they do not have the cultural knowledge to behave in Japan.
E) they do not speak Japanese and cannot enjoy jokes and humor there.

Question 23

Myths are:

A) found only in food collecting societies.
B) designed to explain such issues as where we came from and why we are here.
C) always untrue.
D) not found in Western, industrialized societies.
E) based purely on historical fact.

Question 24

Folktales:

A) do not have a plot and character development.
B) can be analyzed in terms of plot, character development, and structure.
C) are generally the recognized works of a specific author.
D) play little or no role in socialization.
E) are associated exclusively with small-scale societies.

Question 25

Alan Lomax's cross-cultural research on music found:

A) almost no similarities from one society to another.
B) some broad correlations between various aspects of music and a culture's level of subsistence.
C) that music in egalitarian, small-scale societies was essentially similar to music in complex, industrialized societies.
D) that music in small-scale societies had nonrepetitious texts.
E) that music cross-culturally involves precise articulation.

Question 26

An important difference between folktales and written art forms is that:

A) folktales have a single, unchanging structure.
B) folktales are found only in non-Western societies.
C) there is a significant artistry involved in the oral telling of the tales.
D) folktales are much older than any written art form.
E) folktales are not considered to be true.

Question 27

Which of the following is not one of the multiple functions of dance?

A) It may be performed simultaneously.
B) It can express political values and attitudes.
C) It is unique and is not associated with other communicative forms of art.
D) It varies widely from society to society in performance value.
E) It is supported substantially by governments in some state societies.

Question 28

Slobin and Titon identified four major areas of concern for ethnomusicologists.Which of the following does not belong?

A) material culture of music
B) social structure of music
C) ideas about music
D) characteristics of the music
E) political impact of music

Question 29

Folktales differ from legends in that legends:

A) are always true while folktales are not.
B) exist largely for the purpose of entertainment.
C) attempt to explain the establishment of local customs.
D) are always stories about heroes in a culture.
E) are primarily considered to be instructive.

Question 30

Myths are important to anthropologists because:

A) they are historically factual.
B) they represent the human search for significance, meaning and truth.
C) they are used to attack a society's social order.
D) they are totally non-religious.
E) they are religious in nature and reveal a great deal about a society's belief system.

Question 31

All ethnomusicologists are interested in:

A) the search for musical universals.
B) focusing on the enormous musical diversity that exists.
C) studying music in its cultural context.
D) re-creating music through self-made instruments.
E) performing music live for different cultural audiences.

Question 32

Folklore,as a creative form of expression,includes all of the following except:

A) tongue twisters.
B) lullabies.
C) proverbs.
D) chants.
E) modern dance.

Question 33

An Inuit artist carving ivory:

A) is producing a craft and not art.
B) mostly works for commissions.
C) is involved in a total act of will, which transforms the ivory into whatever he wants to create.
D) sees his activity as a liberation of whatever form is already in a piece of ivory.
E) believes that this piece of art will be a perfect sacrifice to the ancestors.

Question 34

What is the origin of capoeira?

A) Capoeira originated as a way of adapting to an oppressed environment in which there was almost no other outlet for frustration and anger.
B) Capoeira originated among the oppressed slaves and was a way of telling their history as entertainment to the slave owners.
C) Capoeira emerged out of the Carnivale tradition and is a European-Afro-Brasileiro dance style.
D) Capoeira originated with the upper classes of slave owners who brought this dance form from Portugal and then combined it with the slave traditions in Brazil.
E) Capoeira originated in West Africa and was imported with slavery to Brazil.

Question 35

The art form which has received the greatest amount of anthropological attention is:

A) body decoration.
B) dance.
C) music.
D) graphic and plastic arts.
E) folklore.

Question 36

In Western societies,mythology is:

A) universally rejected.
B) still appealing, as indicated by the popularity of the characters in the Star Wars movies and the work of Joseph Campbell.
C) no longer seriously studied, even though it is quite popular in reading material for most people.
D) used as the primary source for all movies and television.
E) quite popular, both in and outside of the church

Question 37

All of the following are characteristics of music associated with stratified societies except:

A) few instruments.
B) elaborate, embellished songs.
C) solo singing.
D) nonrepetitous texts.
E) narrow melodic intervals.

Question 38

Dance___________________________.

A) has been defined as purposeful and intentionally rhythmical nonverbal body movements
B) is culturally patterned and has aesthetic value
C) may expresses political concerns
D) involves nonverbal body movements
E) all of these choices are correct.

Question 39

The Yanomamo myths of creation:

A) are rooted in the Biblical story of Adam and Eve.
B) stress the importance of social order.
C) explain how men and women were created.
D) explain that men were created by women.
E) provide a genealogy for all people to use.

Question 40

With what form of art was Secretary of State Madeleine Albright associated as a way of communicating political statements in a non-threatening manner?

A) pins
B) scarves
C) shoes
D) handbags
E) bracelets

Question 41

Societies without professional art establishments still have artistic standards although they tend to be more democratic.

Question 42

Graphic and plastic arts include painting,sculpture,and architecture,but not embroidery,weaving,or tattooing.

Question 43

The death masks of the Mano of northeastern Liberia played an important role in the administration of justice.

Question 44

Why are there widespread concerns regarding the future of art in Bali?

A) There is a large influx of tourists affecting the commercial value of traditional art in Bali.
B) There have been many hurricanes on the island in the past decade and many temples are being destroyed.
C) Because of the economic downturn, there are fewer and fewer tourists traveling to Bali, and there is no longer any outlet for selling their traditional pieces.
D) Balinese have begun selling their art on Ebay and they have very little traditional art that remains.
E) Many of the older people are dying and the young people do not want to learn the traditional artistic skills of Balinese art.

Question 45

The term "primitive," as long as it is explained within context,is considered acceptable by anthropologists for describing cultures and artistic processes.

Question 46

Which statement about music in the 21ˢᵗ century is true?

A) There is increasing collaboration between different art forms throughout the world.
B) There is less collaboration between different art forms throughout the world.
C) Within the next generation or two all traditional forms of music will disappear.
D) Music is becoming more and more expensive to produce, which may cause it to diminish in artistic value.
E) Music is used more as an emotional language today than as a form of folklore and tradition.

Question 47

Liberation theater is a product of society and religion and was the precursor in the development of liberation theology.

Question 48

Which of the following art forms has undergone the most dramatic changes in the last four decades?

A) painting
B) sculpting
C) glass-making
D) dance
E) architecture

Question 49

What one actually hears when listening to music from another culture is influenced by one's own culture.

Question 50

Art serves a very distinct psychological function.

Question 51

What are vigango and with what culture are they associated?

A) They are traditional weavings from Chile
B) They are traditional dances from Sweden.
C) They are traditional folktale told in Germany.
D) They are a traditional form of music from India.
E) They are traditional wooden statues from Kenya.

Question 52

Art is filled with symbolism.

Question 53

Harvey Littleton,Dale Chihuly,and Stanislav Lebenski all are internationally known:

A) painters.
B) filmmakers.
C) glass artists.
D) choreographers.
E) tattoo artists.

Question 54

The film Atanajurat: The Fast Runner (2002):

A) is a remake of Robert Flaherty's documentary Nanook of the North.
B) portrays modern life in Nunavut in the 21ˢᵗ century.
C) is a film based on a traditional Inuit myth.
D) was filmed by a Hollywood film crew.
E) is a detailed documentary of everyday life among the Inuit.

Question 55

Muslim American band MPAC has adapted hip-hop music to their own cultural standards through all of the following except:

A) they use only religious lyrics.
B) their female fans wear headscarves.
C) there are no curse words.
D) they pray numerous times during the concert.
E) only soft drinks are sold at the concerts.

Question 56

Dance is purposeful and intentionally rhythmical nonverbal body movements that are culturally patterned and have aesthetic value.

Question 57

According to anthropologists,art should be creative,playful,emotionally evocative,transformational,symbolic,and should reflect technical skill.

Question 58

Which of the following U.S.television shows has had enormous impact globally on local television production?

A) The Oprah Winfrey Show
B) American Idol
C) Live Free
D) CSI
E) Desperate Housewives

Question 59

Where did the "classic" kecak monkey dance originate?

A) Romania
B) India
C) Japan
D) Bali
E) Ethiopia

Question 60

What do Sergei Eisenstein,Akira Kurosawa,Ingmar Bergman,and Zacharias Kunuk all have in common?

A) They are world-class sculptures.
B) They are world-class filmmakers.
C) They are world-class choreographers.
D) They are world-class painters.
E) They are world-class baseball players.

Question 61

What term do anthropologists use instead of "primitive" culture? Why do they not prefer to use this term as part of their descriptions and analyses?

Question 62

American Idol was copied from the original Indian Idol.

Question 63

What negative impact can art have for the artist and the viewer?

Question 64

What psychological function does art serve for the artist?

Question 65

Distinguish legends from folktales.

Question 66

Folktales are mostly spiritual and have no particular basis in history.

Question 67

Myths are untrue narratives that result from ignorance of history.

Question 68

What are the four major concerns of ethnomusicology?

Question 69

What is the major impact of globalization on art forms?

Question 70

Legends are mostly untrue.

Question 71

Graphic forms of art are subject to both internal and external forms of change.

Question 72

List five forms of art included in graphic and plastic arts.

Question 73

Define a folktale (legend).Give an example.

Question 74

Humor tends to be culture-specific.

Question 75

Define and discuss liberation theater.

Question 76

Capoeira is a Brazilian art form combining dance,acrobatics,and martial arts.

Question 77

Tattooing is considered to be a graphic art form.

Question 78

The popularity of Bollywood films is based primarily on their music and dance.

Question 79

How might dance perform a political function within a society?

Question 80

MPAC is a Muslim rap band from Detroit.