Question 1

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This colossal Aztec statue depicts which goddess?

Accepted Answer

A)   Coyolxauhqui
B)   Coatlicue
C)   Huitzilopochtli
D)   MictlantecuhtliE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

What was the physical form of the khipu , the device used by the Inka to maintain accurate accounting records?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cords with colored beads
B)   Colored cords with knots
C)   Leather and colored beads
D)   Wood and stone markersE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Why is Machu Picchu of great archaeological importance?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was excavated following its discovery in the late 1800s.
B)   Its extensive written records detailed the city's Inka history.
C)   The site had been left undisturbed since Inka times.
D)   The history of its conquest detailed its importance to the Inka.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which ephemeral art form, known to only a few practitioners and destroyed after each ceremony, accompanies some of the most sacred rituals of the Navajo?

Accepted Answer

A)   Woven rugs
B)   Clay masks
C)   Feather belts
D)   Sand paintingsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Tenochtitlán is laid out on a grid plan that is reminiscent of which earlier culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Olmec
B)   Maya
C)   Teotihuacán
D)   TulaE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The totemic emblems of Haida poles display information about what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nearby land
B)   Mythology
C)   Calendar
D)   Clan groupsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

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Which Native American artist is responsible for this re-creation on Queen Charlotte Island of a Haida village and its totem poles?

Accepted Answer

A)   Julian Scott
B)   Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
C)   Karl Bodmer
D)   Bill ReidE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an art form practiced by Native American women of North America?

Accepted Answer

A)   Woodlands animal-skin decorators
B)   Pueblos ceramic artists
C)   Navajo weavers
D)   Hopi weaversE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following accounts for the relatively easy Spanish conquest of the fierce Aztec?

Accepted Answer

A)   Poor military training in the later years of the Aztec empire
B)   Spaniards found allies among the peoples the Aztecs subjugated
C)   Far-flung and scattered nature of Aztec military centers
D)   Lack of awareness of the threat of Spanish incursionE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

What do the pipe, painted buffalo robe, bear-claw necklace, and feather decorations represent in Karl Bodmer's portrait entitled Two Ravens ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marital status
B)   Clan history
C)   Military accomplishments
D)   Places livedE) A) and B)
F) None of the above C

Question 11

How did the Inka convey information about social groups and social status?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gold jewelry
B)   Body tattoos
C)   Textile patterns
D)   HairstylesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Who were the most skilled goldsmiths in Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

A)   Toltecs
B)   Maya
C)   Mixtecs
D)   AztecsE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

What is the interpretation of the murder of Coyolxauhqui by her brother Huitzilopochtli?

Accepted Answer

A)   Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the god of war
B)   Huitzilopochtli's triumph over the forces of the Maya
C)   Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the sun over the moon
D)   Huitzilopochtli's triumph as the sole god of the AztecsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The arts of the Northwest Coast Indians of North America are expressions not only of spiritual beliefs but also of what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Economic policy
B)   Social status
C)   Dream interpretation
D)   Dynastic historyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Who are the descendants of the nomadic hunters who arrived in the Southwest from northwestern Canada sometime between 1200 and 1500?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hopi
B)   Shawnee
C)   Apache
D)   CheyenneE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

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What pervasive theme of art in the Americas is embodied by this Kwakwaka'wakw mask?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nature worship
B)   Transformation
C)   Success hunting
D)   Ancestor worshipE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

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In Southwestern art, what is the Hopi name for spirits personifying ancestors and natural elements such as mountains and rivers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Koshare
B)   Corn Maiden
C)   Katsina
D)   MudheadE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

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In what area of North America did this warrior live?

Accepted Answer

A)   Northwest Coast
B)   Woodlands
C)   Great Plains
D)   SouthwestE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The designs of Plains peoples' shield paintings were often based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Family history
B)   Regional legends
C)   Personal religious visions
D)   Local topographyE) All of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 20

Which sailing route yielded a small cache of gold and initiated the expedition of Hernán Cortés to Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)   Along the coast of Veracruz
B)   Along the coast of Ixtapa
C)   Along the coast of Yucatán
D)   Along the coast of TampicoE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Exam 36: Native American Cultures, 1300 to 1980

​ This colossal Aztec statue depicts which goddess?

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What was the physical form of the khipu , the device used by the Inka to maintain accurate accounting records?

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Why is Machu Picchu of great archaeological importance?

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Which ephemeral art form, known to only a few practitioners and destroyed after each ceremony, accompanies some of the most sacred rituals of the Navajo?

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Tenochtitlán is laid out on a grid plan that is reminiscent of which earlier culture?

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The totemic emblems of Haida poles display information about what?

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​ Which Native American artist is responsible for this re-creation on Queen Charlotte Island of a Haida village and its totem poles?

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Which of the following is NOT an art form practiced by Native American women of North America?

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Which of the following accounts for the relatively easy Spanish conquest of the fierce Aztec?

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What do the pipe, painted buffalo robe, bear-claw necklace, and feather decorations represent in Karl Bodmer's portrait entitled Two Ravens ?

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How did the Inka convey information about social groups and social status?

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Who were the most skilled goldsmiths in Mesoamerica?

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What is the interpretation of the murder of Coyolxauhqui by her brother Huitzilopochtli?

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The arts of the Northwest Coast Indians of North America are expressions not only of spiritual beliefs but also of what?

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Who are the descendants of the nomadic hunters who arrived in the Southwest from northwestern Canada sometime between 1200 and 1500?

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​ What pervasive theme of art in the Americas is embodied by this Kwakwaka'wakw mask?

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​ In Southwestern art, what is the Hopi name for spirits personifying ancestors and natural elements such as mountains and rivers?

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​ In what area of North America did this warrior live?

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The designs of Plains peoples' shield paintings were often based on which of the following?

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Which sailing route yielded a small cache of gold and initiated the expedition of Hernán Cortés to Mexico?

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