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Which of the following is a characteristic of the Nok style in ceramic sculpture?


A) Inverted pot shape
B) Scarification
C) Double chevron motif
D) Large alert eyes

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The figural art of which culture is finely modeled with focused attention on naturalistic detail? Signs of age or blemishes are also absent,and the sculpture is lifelike but at the same time idealized.


A) Ife
B) Igbo-Ukwu
C) Sapi
D) Benin

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The presence of Portuguese heads on the Benin waist pendent of the queen mother indicates which of the following?


A) A victory of the Benin over the Portuguese
B) A marriage between the queen mother and a Portuguese lord
C) An export item
D) A diplomatic trade relationship

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following items is a prestigious object that was excavated from a tomb in the Igbo-Ukwu area?


A) Crocodile tooth
B) Monkey bone
C) Elephant tusk
D) Lion tail

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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How does this present a striking contrast to figures from Ife and Tada?

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Archer .Its proportions are different.The figure is thin and tall with tubular limbs and an elongated head.Characteristic of the Djenne style are his prominent chin,bulging eyes,and large nose.

Recently,many Nok style works have left Nigeria through which of the following?


A) A government export program
B) A Benin export market
C) An illegal market
D) A United Nations sanctioned market

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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C

Tassili is in which of the following countries?


A) Nigeria
B) Sierra Leone
C) Algeria
D) South Africa

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The artist,Master of the Symbolic Execution,has been identified as a master workshop artist from which of the following?


A) Sapi
B) Jenne
C) Benin
D) Igbo-Ukwu

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The Ife figures from the Yoruba kingdom in the Lower Niger River region served mainly in rituals focused on which of the following?


A) Funereal rites
B) Sacred kingship
C) Initiation ceremonies
D) Birth rituals

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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The inland floodplain of the Niger River has been likened to which of the following?


A) Rome
B) Greece
C) Mesopotamia
D) Aegean

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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C

How does this image represent their contact with peoples outside Africa?

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Beta Giorghis (19-11).The lead...

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Which of the following European peoples established contact with the kingdom of Benin in the 1470s?


A) Portuguese
B) Spanish
C) British
D) French

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The fly-whisk hilt from Igbu-Ukwu is cast by which of the following means?


A) Modeled wax
B) Clay
C) Lost wax
D) Molded clay

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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In African art,scarification symbolizes which of the following?


A) Beauty and status
B) Previous abuse
C) Religious affiliation
D) Enslavement

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Considerable literature exists today that describes,analyzes,and interprets the meaning of rock art.Although precise meaning is still problematic,which of the following could be used to describe the role of the running woman from Tassili?


A) Her position may indicate dancing.
B) Her painted skirt indicates her married status.
C) Her horned helmet indicates she is a member of the royal Benin dynasty.
D) Nothing can be gleaned from this image.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The earliest African sculpture in the round is from which of the following groups?


A) Nok
B) Ife
C) Benin
D) Sapi

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The stone monolith found at Great Zimbabwe has two sculpted animals that are associated with the ancestry of the rulers: the bird with the first wife's ancestors and the crocodile with the wife's elder male ancestors.Based on this description,where would the most likely location be for the placement of this monolith?


A) Ruler's compound
B) Outside the walls of Great Zimbabwe
C) First wife's compound
D) In the great courtyard

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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African art serves to elevate and bring distinction to the leader.Which of the following art forms would perform that function?


A) Stool
B) Staff
C) Spear
D) Sword

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What interpretation has been made for the buildings of Great Zimbabwe?

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Based on current studies,it is thought t...

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In which group are women the principal creators of ceramics and clay sculpture?


A) Sapi
B) Benin
C) Nok
D) Igbo-Ukwu

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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