Africa Before 1800

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

2. A "horned headdress" on the running female from Tassili can signify which of the following?

3. Tassili is in which of the following countries?

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

4. Facial striping is used as an indicator in African societies for which of the following?

6. Which of the following would most likely be used by the leader as a badge of office in order to magnify his gestures?

7. 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?

8. Which of the following is the system the Benin use to record their history?

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

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

11. Which of the following possessions would suggest the user holds a position of leadership?

12. Where do the Yoruba legends place their origins?

13. Who are considered the ancestors of the Shona-speaking people?

14. The tower form found at Great Zimbabwe suggests a granary. Based on the African symbols found on the tower, which of the following would explain the meaning for this tower form?

15. In African art, scarification symbolizes which of the following?

16. 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?

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

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

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

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

21. Which of the following is a unique hybrid of African and European cultures?

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

23. 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.

24. Great Zimbabwe is unusual because it is made of which of the following materials?

25. Which of the following was a walled town circa 800 CE that had a diverse population and many specialist workshops?

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

27. What objects did Sapi artists create for export during the 16th century?

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

29. Which of the following facial features would the Sapi associate with African adornment and use as a component in their saltcellars?

30. The Sapi saltcellar, an export product, is attributed to which of the following artists?

31. Large groups of ceramic sculpture dating between 1000 and 1600 CE have been excavated from which inland delta area?

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

33. Who or what does the mudfish symbolize in Benin iconography?

34. The rock art of Tassili can be said to depict which of the following?

35. One of the major problems impeding a precise African chronology is widespread illegal "treasure hunting." Which of the following is a consequence of this activity?