Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
West Africa Test #4
Test Description: Islamic Influences on West Africa and the Cultural Legacy of West Africa. (TCI History Alive Chapters 14 and 15)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did people in West Africa maintain their native languages?
A
They spoke their daily languages in every day life.
B
They prayed in their native languages.
C
They used their native languages for trading.
D
They did not maintain their native languages.
2) West Africans built mosques that blended Islamic architectural style with their own traditional religious art. This shows:
A
that Islamic architecture gradually overpowered traditional West African arts.
B
that Islamic architecture was more attractive than West African architecture.
C
how West Africans struggled against Islamic culture.
D
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
3) What is one artistic form that both West Africans and Muslims valued even before their cultures met?
A
robes with long sleeves
B
Arabic calligraphy
C
geometric designs
D
buildings with flat roofs
4) Which one of the following would you NOT find in Timbuktu?
A
Timbuktu had over 150 Qur-anic schools where children learned to read and interpret the Qur-an.
B
The most famous mosque of all West Africa, the Djingareyber, which was made of limestone mixed with strwaw and wood.
C
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
D
Sevral universities including one of the world's greatest universities, the University of Sankore.
5) Which of the following best describes what the griots did?
A
record keeping
B
ruling
C
exploring
D
trading
6) What did folktales and proverbs have in common?
A
Both originated in Ghana.
B
Both were part of the oral tradition.
C
Both were presented musically.
D
Both were written in Arabic.
7) What does the following proverb reveal about West African society? Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down.
A
the importance of the oral tradition
B
the value placed on books
C
the respect granted to youth
D
the importance of visual arts
8) Which of the following is one effect of African slaves bringing their music to the Americas?
A
North Americans still sing the songs of the griots.
B
Their music has shaped American religious practices.
C
Their music has influenced jazz, rock and rap music.
D
The balafon is a popular instrument in South America.
9) Which of the following are examples of West African oral and written tradition?
A
griots, folktales, marimba, terra-cotta
B
griots, folktales proverbs, call and response
C
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
D
griots, proverbs, applique, ngoni
10) Which of the following is NOT an example of the influence of West African oral and written traditions on our lives today?
A
Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and the Disney feature length cartoon
B
Griots songs made popular in modern music by West African singers Youssou N'dour and Sotigui Kouyate.
C
President Teddy Roosevelt saying
D
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?