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1. The area of Oceania is divided into five separate regions:
a. True
b. False
2. Malaysia is one of the five separate regions of Oceania.
a. True
b. False
3. Oceanic art refers to the creative works made by the native peoples of the Pacific Islands and Australia but not New Zealand.
a. True
b. False
4. Polynesia and Micronesia share a common ancestral culture of the Lapita.
a. True
b. False
5. The subject of Oceanic art includes themes of fertility and the:
a. Ancestor worship
b. Supernatural
c. Hunting
d. Weaving
e. Both a and b
6. As a result of European imperialism, all knowledge of their ancestral past has been lost. Modern Oceanic cultures have no knowledge of their traditions.
a. True
b. False
7. Bwa masks are decorated with checkerboard and "X" designs in:
a. Red and white
b. Red and blue
c. Black and red
d. Black and white
8. In Bwa society, white stands for knowledge and black for ignorance.
a. True
b. False
9. In the Zaire River basin, figurative sculpture is used for:
a. Divination
b. Healing
c. Astrological charts
d. Tourist maps
e. Both a and b
10. Nkisi sculptures are used by the Nganga to:
a. Heal
b. Act on the behalf of the patron
c. Create magic power
d. Hold healing herbs
e. All of the above
11. An Nganga is a divination specialist in the
a. Nile River Valley
b. Congo
c. Benin
d. Zaire River basin
12. In Kongo tradition, minkisi are regarded as containers for powerful Spirit forces. They are never man-made objects.
a. True
b. False
13. A Bwa masquerade is a theatrical narrative illustrating:
a. Ancestor worship
b. Deviant behavior
c. Initiation of an individual to the clan
d. Hero worship
e. A, b and c
14. The ancestors of the island peoples of the Pacific arrived from Southeast
Asia approximately ______ ago.
a. 40,000
b. 60,000
c. 100,000
d. Both a and b
15. Oceanic art is not regarded as "art" as it is in the West.
a. True
b. False
16. Oceanic artifacts are objects created for the practical purposes of
a. Religion
b. Social ceremonies
c. Everyday life
d. Tourist attractions
e. A, b and c
17. The earliest examples of sculpture in Oceania appear around:
a. 3,000 BC
b. 12,000 BC
c. 1,500 AD
d. 1,500 BC
18. Sculptural traditions begin in Oceania first in:
a. New Caledonia
b. New Zealand
c. New Guinea
d. Fiji
19. Starting around 600 BC, works of the Dongson culture of Vietnam, for their ____ work and their imagery had a strong influence on Oceanic culture:
a. Wood
b. Textile
c. Gold
d. Bronze
20. The Marquesas and northern Cook Islands were settled around:
a. 1,000 BC
b. 500 BC
c. 200 BC
d. None of the above
21. The first European explorers arrived in the Pacific Islands in:
a. 1200 BC
b. 1500 BC
c. 1500 AD
d. 1519 AD
22. The indigenous name for Easter Island is:
a. Bali
b. Bora Bora
c. Rapa Nui
d. Tonga
23. The stone sculptures of Easter Island are called moai.
a. True
b. False
24. Throughout the 19th century, depopulation throughout Oceania was the direct result of:
a. Slave raiding
b. Missionary work
c. Western diseases
d. All of the above
25. Destruction of traditional cultural and artistic heritage targeted:
a. Textile
b. Pottery
c. Wooden meeting houses for men
d. Sculpture
26. The position of tattooing designs for both men and women of the Maori culture is identical.
a. True
b. False
27. The origins of tattooing were centered in:
a. Melanesia
b. Micronesia
c. New Zealand
d. Polynesia
28. Tattooing involves penetration into ___ levels of skin.
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
29. Tattooing existed only in the Pacific Islands until the voyage of Captain Cook introduced the art form to the rest of the world.
a. True
b. False
30. Tattooing is a form of cultural identification that is often accompanied by dance, song, telling stories and other forms of traditional entertainments.
a. True
b. false