AP Art History Content Area 6: Africa

Question 1

Before colonization, the most common material used by the African artists we have studied is

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wood.

Question 2

To demonstrate the relative importance of the king, the sculptor employed

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hierarchical scale.

Question 3

Which country is highlighted in white?

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Benin

Question 4

The power of this figure is activated by

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impaling the figure with metal.

Question 5

Influenced by African masks & art, artists like Picasso responded by

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progressing further towards abstraction.

Question 6

In Mutu's Preying Mantra the tree and the female body are both emblematic of

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the creation myths found in many cultures.

Question 7

Which culture created the Ikenga (shrine figure)?

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Igbo (Nigeria)

Question 8

For artist El Anatsui, the use of bottle caps as a medium symbolizes

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the fraught history of trade between Africa and Europe.

Question 9

Which country is highlighted in yellow?

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Ivory Coast

Question 10

The stones of the Great Enclosure and conical towers at Great Zimbabwe are arranged in

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courses of ashlar masonry.

Question 11

Which country is highlighted in yellow?

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Nigeria

Question 12

The medium for this work of art is

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collage.

Question 13

The Bundu mask is atypical among African masks because it is

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danced by women.

Question 14

The artist crafted this "tapestry" from flattened liquor bottle labels gathered in his home in

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Nigeria.

Question 15

Bieri sculptures served what function in Fang society?

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All of the above

Question 16

In making this work the artist, Yinka Shonibare, was directly engaging with

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a French Rococo painting from the 18th century.

Question 17

Who was responsible for overseeing and activating the function of Nkisi n'kondi figures?

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Priests & ritual specialists

Question 18

The Apollo 11 stones from Namibia are painted with animals in red & black pigment and date to

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c. 25,000 B.C.E.

Question 19

Julie Mehretu's work deliberately

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Both of the above

Question 20

This painting is an early example of a new modernist style Picasso developed, known as

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Cubism

Question 21

The veranda post depicts

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the king and his senior wife.

Question 22

The idealized features of the Bundu mask suggest that

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intelligence and discretion lead to prosperity.

Question 23

These two works are similar in that they each present _____.

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idealized representations of a king

Question 24

The Great Mosque at Djenné features ostrich eggs (symbols of fertility) on the

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finials.

Question 25

The Chokwe society that produced this mask was

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matrilineal.

Question 26

The Bamileke wore the Aka to

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honor and celebrate the power of the Fon.

Question 27

The image depicted is a memory board, or

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Lukasa

Question 28

Byeri such as this one primarily guarded relics such as

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the bones of important members of society and ancestors.

Question 29

The colorful fabrics used in this work are a deliberate reference to

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a culture of exchange and appropriation.

Question 30

True or false? This mask is a portrait of a woman and would have been danced by a woman.

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False

Question 31

The sika dwa kofi of the Ashante people dates to

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c. 1700 C.E.

Question 32

Copper ingots, porcelain fragments, and beads discovered at Great Zimbabwe reflect

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a history of commercial exchange & long-distance trade.

Question 33

This Yoruba work dates to

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The early 20th century (1900's)

Question 34

The Great Mosque of Djenné is re-plastered annually in a celebratory event known as the

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crépissage

Question 35

Construction of the walls and towers at Great Zimbabwe began as early as

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1000 C.E.

Question 36

Great Zimbabwe had many functions, including all of the following EXCEPT

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a military fortress used to keep out invaders

Question 37

The sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool) represents

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the soul of the Asante people.

Question 38

Among other things, this Mblo idealizes the following quality:

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all of the above

Question 39

We can tell the ndop presents an idealized portrait of a ruler based on this visual cue:

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All of the above.

Question 40

Which of the following does the artist use in creating her works?

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all of the above

AP Art History Content Area 6: Africa

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AP Art History Content Area 6: Africa

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