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West Africa Test #5
Test Description: The Cultural Legacy of West Africa. (TCI History Alive! Chapter 15)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) --Among forest people, dancers move as if they are finding their way through the forext undergrowth.--This suggests that
A
the art of a people reveals a lot about where those people live.
B
to a particular group of people, art is more important than government.
C
dance was part of African religious practice.
D
the only Africans who danced were froest people.
2) Which of the following is NOT an example of the influence of West African music on our lives today?
A
The sounds of kora are used predominantly in electronic music.
B
West African drum music and Afro-Cuban drumming are popular elements of world music.
C
American slaves sing call and response songs to plan escapes and express outrage or anger at a situation.
D
Call and Response is used in such songs as _If I Had a Million Dollars_and _A Little Help from my Friends_.
3) What was one function the visual arts served in West Africa?
A
They were put in museums.
B
They were sold at auctions
C
They were used in rituals.
D
They were given to leaders.
4) Which of the following are examples of West African music?
A
call and response, terra-cotta, proverbs
B
call and response, ngoni, kora, drumming, and dance
C
call and response, griot, kora, drumming, and dance
D
call and response, ngoni, applique, and dance
5) The painter Pablo Picasso was influenced by what form of West African art?
A
masks
B
baskets
C
ceramic containers
D
kente cloth
6) Which of the following is NOT an example of the influence of West African visual arts on our lives today?
A
Kente cloth is worn around the world and some designs are repeated in tattoo art.
B
Basket making is still a popular trade in the American South.
C
Forms of art called cubism, fauvism, and expressionism were influenced by African masks, especially Picasso’s _Les Mademoisel
D
People write using calligraphy for important occasions.
7) What was one important function of the oral tradition in Africa?
A
extending influence
B
encouraging respect for diversity
C
entertainig visitors to Africa
D
preserving history
8) Which of the following are examples of West African visual arts?
A
terra-cotta, masks, kente cloth, applique, baskets
B
terra-cotta, ngoni, kente cloth, applique, drums
C
terra-cotta, masks, kente cloth, kora, proverbs
D
terra-cotta, marimba, kente cloth, balafon, baskets
9) A technique in which shaped pieces of fabric are attached to a background fabric to form a design is called
A
applique
B
terra-cotta
C
kente cloth
D
ngoni
10) One traditional West African instrument is made of wooden bars attached to a horizontal frame. It is:
A
the balafon
B
the ngoni
C
the marimba
D
the kora
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