Which country sent a large fleet across the Indian Ocean at the beginning of the fifteenth century?

Question 1

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Which country sent a large fleet across the Indian Ocean at the beginning of the fifteenth century?

Spain

Portugal

China

England

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The word “caravel” refers to a

type of sailing ship.

form of Native American totem.

navigational instrument.

style of African sculpture.

Question 3

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After 1453, the safety of overland caravans to the East was threatened by

Venetian militiamen.

Chinese mercenaries.

the warlords of Persia.

the Ottoman Turks.

Question 4

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Which of the following was NOT a major factor in the onset of European expansion?

faster, more practical ships

imitation of China’s maritime achievements

advances in mapmaking

improved navigational devices

Question 5

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The thirteenth-century merchant whose sojourn at the court of Mongol China was recorded in Il Milione was

Hernán Cortés.

Marco Polo.

Bartholomeu Diaz.

Vasco da Gama.

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In African tradition, kinship extended to all of the following EXCEPT

the unborn.

the dead.

the living.

all African peoples.

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“Animism” is best described as the belief that

kings represent tribal ancestors.

there are many gods.

spirits inhabit all things in nature.

music and dance are closely united.

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Which city was the greatest of the early West African trading centers and the seat of a Muslim university?

Timbuktu

Tangier

Niger

Ghana

Question 9

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The name “Sudan” means

desert highlands.

African family.

ruler.

land of the blacks.

Question 10

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Before the fifteenth-century, the West African elite was most heavily influenced by

Judaism.

Christianity.

Islam.

Hinduism.

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The literary landmark and notable epic of ancient Mali is entitled

Popol Vuh.

Sundiata.

the oba.

the Night Chant.

Question 12

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The dominant element in African music is

dissonance.

melody.

rhythm.

harmony.

Question 13

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The earliest West African kingdom was that of

Timbuktu.

Songhai.

Mali.

Ghana.

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When the Europeans arrived in Africa,

slaves were brought into Africa from other parts of the world.

slavery did not exist as a trade.

slaves were already being traded between African and Muslim dealers.

slavery was considered offensive to the gods.

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In African cultural history, the griot was a

All these answers are correct.

tribal priest.

king.

poet-historian.

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The bronze head of the oba of Benin is a landmark that

All these answers are correct.

is probably a portrait.

may demonstrate the effects of tribal scarification rituals.

illustrates the African mastery of casting metal.

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Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of African music?

call-and-response motifs

use of percussion instruments

polyrhythmic structure

melodic lyrics

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The word “pueblo” means

town.

ruler.

savage.

ritual.

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The word “kiva” refers to a

Navaho mythic hero.

Native American gold-working process.

Pueblo ceremonial site.

Mali mask.

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The only indigenous people of the Americas known to have produced a written language were the

Maya.

Hopi.

Inkas.

Aztecs.

Question 21

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The earliest of the Meso-American societies was the

Navaho.

Maya.

Olmec.

Inka.

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Which of the following was characteristic of the religious rituals of the Maya and Aztecs?

human sacrifice

All these answers are correct.

underground ceremonial centers

worship of the moon

Question 23

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The Spanish troops led by Cortés were most critical of Aztec

economic traditions.

kinship systems.

engineering techniques.

religious practices.

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Whose “music of mystic serenity” captured the conservative quality of the Catholic Reformation?

Bach

Monteverdi

Palestrina

Vivaldi

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Of Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, it is correct to say that it was

based on the visions of the saint.

executed in marble, stucco, and gilded wood.

All these answers are correct.

located inside a church chapel.

 

Question 26

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Which influential handbook reflected the mysticism and militancy of the Jesuit order?

Spiritual Exercises

Praise of Folly

Confessions

Visions

 

Question 27

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Italian baroque churches are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

vast domes.

minimal ornamentation.

wide naves.

magnificent altarpieces.

 

Question 28

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One of the most influential Baroque artists was ________, the designer of the piazza in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.

El Greco

Bernini

Parmigianino

Cornaro

 

Question 29

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The founding figure of the Society of Jesus was

Loyola.

Cornaro.

Saint Teresa.

Bernini.

 

Question 30

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The term that most accurately describes Parmigianino’s Madonna of the Long Neck is

Baroque.

Mannerist.

Neoclassical.

Academic.

 

Question 31

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The term that most accurately describes France’s Aristocratic Baroque style is

Baroque.

Mannerist.

Neoclassical.

Academic.

 

Question 32

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Aristocratic art was unique to Europe and did not develop in China or India.

True

False

 

Question 33

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The Travels of Marco Polo helped to inspire European exploration.

True

False

 

Question 34

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In Meso-American culture, griots were objects used to channel magical energy.

True

False

 

Question 35

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Native North American artwork evidenced an animistic view of nature.

True

False

 

Question 36

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The Popol Vuh is an Inka temple complex.

True

False

 

Question 37

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Hernán Cortés conquered Tenochtitlán and destroyed the Aztec Empire through a combination of guns and disease.

True

False

 

Question 38

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Because of its permanence, pre-colonial Africans favored monumental architectural structures made of adobe.

True

False

 

Question 39

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Both the Maya and the Aztecs

ruled their empires from Tenochtitlán.

waged constant wars against the Inkas.

practiced ritual human sacrifice.

developed written languages.

extended their empires primarily through the peaceful assimilation of neighboring peoples.

 

Question 40

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African societies were characterized by a

universally-practiced monotheistic religion.

written language.

social structure based on kinship.

All these answers are correct.

hierarchal caste system.

 

Question 41

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All the following are characteristics of African music EXCEPT

call-and-response patterns.

percussion instruments.

off-beat patterns.

a polyrhythmic structure.

harmonic lyrics.

 

Question 42

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The oba of Benin demonstrates all the following EXCEPT

ritual scarification.

royal power.

metal working.

portraiture.

Islamic influence.

 

Question 43

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The kiva was a

pueblo ceremonial space.

fetish doll.

totem pole.

Navajo religious ceremony.

Mali ritual mask.

 

Question 44

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All the following contributed to European exploration and expansion EXCEPT

the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire.

the desire for gold, spices and slaves.

the adoption of the compass and the astrolabe.

the development of caravels mounting sateen sails.

Chinese maps.

 

Question 45

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All of the following are true of Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa EXCEPT that it

is executed in marble, stucco, and gilded wood.

is located in a church chapel.

is widely viewed as the epitome of Mannerist sculpture.

is based on the vision sof a saint.

has a striking theatrical dimension.

 

Question 46

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Louis XIV

was king of France.

patronized art, literature and music.

All these answers are correct.

built Versailles as a display of royal power.

was known as “the Sun King.”

 

Question 47

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Louis XIV ruled from a grandiose palatial complex he had constructed at

Cremona.

Amsterdam.

Versailles.

Ravenna.

Paris.

 

Question 48

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The Baroque style is characterized by

All these answers are correct.

illusionism.

realism.

bold contrasts of light and dark.

theatrical action.

 

Question 49

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Rembrandt’s genius, in his painting titled Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering his Company, lay in his ability to

draw force from its dynamic composition of theatrical gestures.

draw force from its dramatic contrasts of light and dark.

engage the viewer in the drama and the action.

engage the viewer in the lifelike exuberance of the figures.

All these answers are correct.

 

Question 50

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In an effort to win back to Catholicism those who had strayed to Protestantism, the Church launched the evangelical campaign known as

the Academy of Religion.

the Counter-Reformation.

the Jesuit Order.

the Protestant Reformation.

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