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Acadec Art: Southern and Eastern Africa
Acadec Art: Southern and Eastern Africa
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1
**This served as a __.
Prison
Judical center
Church
Training ground
2
When did Christianity arrive in eastern Africa?
108
313
739
640
3
What prehistoric art was found in southern Africa?
Rock art
Pottery
Sculptures
Wood carvings
4
Nubia is closely associated with __.
Egypt
The Roman Empire
Persia
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
5
According to USAD, which is
not
included in southern Africa?
Uganda
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Botswana
6
**This was found in __.
Lascaux
Altimira
Swaziland
Twyfelfontein
7
The most common African building method is _.
Rammed earth
Stone mortar
Wattle and daub
Animal skin tents
8
**Who would have used this?
Priests
Women
Children
Men
9
**The only animal not portrayed in a realistic form is __.
The antelope
The lion
The giraffe
The elephant
10
**What is this?
A tomb ornament
A necklace
A lyre
A ritual offering
11
Which of the following best describes the majority of African artwork?
Ornamental
Craft
High art
Art for art's sake
12
According to the USAD, which is
not
considered in eastern Africa?
Mozambique
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Somalia
13
As opposed to Western aesthetic ideas, African art is focused on __.
Continuity
Adaptation
Evolution
Depreciation
14
More than other regions, Eastern Africa is __.
The most resistant to foreign influence
The most culturally and ethnically diverse
The most hostile to commercial activities
The least accessible to religious missionaries
15
The __ people founded the Kingdom of Zimbabwe.
Zambezi
Zambia
Shona
Zimbabwe
16
Which is
not
a difference between rock art in northern and southern Africa?
Northern Africa has a stronger cognitive unity
Southern Africa has less interesting artwork
Northern Africa is less culturally diverse
Southern Africa is more consistent
17
**The lines represent __.
Blood vessels
Scarification
Chakra lines
War wounds
18
**This was made in __.
800 BCE
500 BCE
300 CE
500 CE
19
The oldest rock paintings are dated to be __.
19000 years old
13000 years old
32000 years old
26000 years old
20
African tradition places an emphasis on __.
Oral account
Intimate eye contact
Pictorial records
Written documentation
21
**The wall is made out of __.
Marble
Mud
Granite
Animal bones
22
Which is
not
an effect of the Bantu people?
The spreading of similar art forms
The establishment of a common language family
The existence of widely dissimilar cultures
The expansion of agricultural practices
23
**This is understood to have __ qualities.
Prophetic
Destructive
Anthropomorphic
Animalistic
24
**Which is
not
a section of this structure?
The Great Enclosure
The Grain Bin
The Valley Ruins
The Hill Ruin
25
Which does
not
explain the lack of surviving art objects in Africa?
The prevalence of body adornment
The destructive history of colonialism
The ubiquitous ritual sacrifice of artwork
The use of perishable materials
26
**The most common animal is __.
The lion
The giraffe
The antelope
The elephant
27
Which twentieth-century movement was inspired by African visual forms?
Avant-garde
Bauhaus
Pre-Raphaelites
Photorealism
28
Prehistoric art is especially subject to speculation because __.
Few historians sought to analyze such old art
Contemporary documentation is nonexistent
Mass media tends to discredit the work of honest artists
Prehistoric documents were manipulated by curators
29
Which is
not
a category of petroglyphs?
Animal representations
Fine engravings
Human figures
Geometric forms
30
African life tends to revolve around __.
Art
Music
Food
Religion
31
**This most resembles _.
A Zulu prince
Local stone engraving
Bantu-style war helmets
Pottery
32
Which of the following is
not
considered part of trans-African aesthetics?
The focus on the human figure
The prevalence of visual abstraction
The emphasis on 3D forms
The interest in prominent artists