The Buk (Mask) from the Torres Strait

is made from turtle shell, wood, feathers, and shell

Pacific arts are often

performed (danced, sung, recited or displayed)

In Nan Madol, the king

arranged for the upper classes to live near him

was a Maori chief who converted to the Wesleyan faith

The Malagan mask from Papua New Guinea

is used to send the souls of the deceased to the otherworld

The arts of the Pacific have been influenced by

commerce, colonialism, and missionary activity

Four distinct cultural-geographic areas noted by the first Europeans arriving in Oceania are

Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

Shamanism is a religion based on

the use of intermediaries to reach the spirit world

Rulers of the Saudeleur Dynasty were

the leaders who constructed 92 small artificial islands

Men and women had clearly defined roles in Pacific society. These customs dictated that

men carved in wood, women made pottery

The Staff God, from Polynesia,

was often wrapped in a roll of tapa, or bark cloth

Stylized animal forms appear in all of the following except

the Terra-cotta Fragment from Lapita

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1
Which of the following objects is not believed to have a funerary function?
Apollo 11 Stones
Ambum Stone
Anthropomorphic Stele
Jade Cong
2
The Buk (Mask) from the Torres Strait
is made from turtle shell, wood, feathers, and shell
is made from tapa
uses geometric and floral patterns
was presented to Queen Elizabeth in 1953
3
Many prehistoric works were layered by successive generations of artists. This is not true of__
Stonehenge
Camelid Sacrum
Lascaux
Running Horned Woman
4
Masks such as this
were used in marriage ceremonies
Were used once and destroyed
were made to be displayed in the home
Were made from turtle shell
5
Aborigines reached Australia around
the time the Roman empire began
50,000 years ago
6,000 years ago
20,000 years ago
6
Pacific arts are often
created to be displayed in museums
performed (danced, sung, recited or displayed)
focused on realism
disrespectful toward ancestors
7
In Nan Madol, the king
arranged for the upper classes to live near him
arranged for the upper classes to live far away from him
had map-makers make navigation charts for travel
dressed in capes made of feathers
8
Representational images first appeared around
38,000 BCE
20,000 BCE
7,000 BCE
58,000 BCE
9
Tapa
was a Maori chief who converted to Christianity
is the water passageway between Australia and New Guinea
is cloth made from tree bark
was a mythical ancestral being
10
Tamati Waka Nene
was an explorer who traveled to Hawaii
was a Maori chief who converted to the Wesleyan faith
was famous as a portrait artist
11
This was discovered
in 1965
in 1978
in 1879
in 1969
12
Which artifact is one of the New World’s earliest examples of art?
Camelid Sacrum
Anthropomorphic Stele
Ambum Stone
Jade Cong
13
The Malagan mask from Papua New Guinea
was created in the 1800’s
uses a great deal of red to represent royalty
represents the fall of a religious faith
is used to send the souls of the deceased to the otherworld
14
Megaliths arranged in circles are known as _______.
dolmens
cromlechs
menhirs
trilithics
15
The arts of the Pacific have been influenced by
commerce, colonialism, and missionary activity
the art of the Native Americans
the desire to demonstrate conquest of neighboring islands
explorers
16
Four distinct cultural-geographic areas noted by the first Europeans arriving in Oceania are
Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Hawaii
New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
Easter Island, Hawaii, Polynesia, and Australia
17
The cave paintings at Altamira were originally considered a _____________.
great find
hoax
mystery
part of a religious site
18
The term “terra nullius" means
land that is worthless
land surrounded by islands
land that belongs to no one
land surrounded by the sea
19
Which work may be one of the first to have been made with a potter’s wheel?
Tlatilco Female Figurine
Running Horned Woman
Terra-cotta Fragment from Lapita
Bushel with Ibex Motifs
20
The giant stone sculptures on Easter Island
each weigh around 50 tons
are mostly male
represent personalities deified after death
all of the above are true
21
Paleolithic cave paintings, like Hall of the Bulls, are characterized by _______.
an abundance of abstract images
images of animals
images of humans
scenes of birth
22
The post and lintel system of building was developed in the
Mesolithic era
Neolithic era
Paleolithic era
Upper Paleolithic era
23
Shamanism is a religion based on
the use of intermediaries to reach the spirit world
animal worship
rituals involving the sacrifice of animals
worship of the sun
24
Rulers of the Saudeleur Dynasty were
the first Christians in the New World
known for making navigation charts made from wood and fiber
the first family to rule Easter Island
the leaders who constructed 92 small artificial islands
25
Men and women had clearly defined roles in Pacific society. These customs dictated that
men carved in wood, women made pottery
women created masks, men performed rituals using the masks
men created bark cloth, women painted on bark cloth
men made pottery, women performed in masked ceremonies
26
The Staff God, from Polynesia,
was given a mask made of turtle shell
wears a coat made from thousands of feathers
was sometimes dressed in garments and decorated with flowers
was often wrapped in a roll of tapa, or bark cloth
27
Stylized animal forms appear in all of the following except
Apollo 11 Stones
The Ambum Stone
Camelid Sacrum
the Terra-cotta Fragment from Lapita
28
The Pacific region
was discovered when Columbus circumnavigated the globe
produced no prehistoric art
includes the western coast of the United States
includes over 25,000 islands
29
An upright stone slab, usually used to mark a grave or important site is called a
henge
menhir
lintel
stele
30
This was found
in Saudi Arabia
in
in China
in Mexico

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