Final Quiz African Art - Art Explora Academy

During the Christianisation of the Kongo Kingdom, crucifixes were adapted to local traditions, notably …

By placing them over their ancestors’ relics. By wearing them as masks. By renaming them “krucifix”. By adding magical powers.

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In many African cultures, masks are …

Primarily, warriors' accessories. Art objects not designed for being work. Mediums through which spirits manifested themselves. Accessories for traditional parties.

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Why is Idia, a 16th century queen of Bénin, commemorated?

Her adventure novels. Her warrior exploits. Her artistic taste. The beauty of her singing.

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“Wax” fabrics get their name from …

The Latin world for “Colour”. The English word “Wax”. The German word for “Whale”. The Dutch word for “A little”.

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The “boli” that Griaule and Leiris brought back to France was acquired …

Bought with gold. Stolen. Given. Sold by auction.

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“Griots” are …

Oustanding sculptors. Cave paintings several millenniums old. People who sing or tell epic tales about the past. Public writers.

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The sub-saharan African country whose history we are the most familiar with today is …

Zimbabwe. Mali. Nigeria. South Africa.

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Why are ancestors revered in animist traditions? To …

Prevent them from causing trouble. Reach Paradise. Be reincarnated. Obtaining favors.

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Works from the Nok civilisation tend to date …

From the 1st millennium BC. From the 1910s. From the 14th century. From the 19th century.

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Which intellectual founded the concept of negritude (blackness)?

Jean-Paul Sartre. Léopold Sédar Senghor. Aimé Césaire. Michel Leiris.

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Animism means believing in …

The absence of a soul. The superiority of animals over humans. Spirits, who were seen as secondary deities. A deity called Animi.

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During the 16th century, the Portugese ordered … from the people of Benin

Firearms. Portraits painted in Realist style. Bronze jars. Ivory table decorations.

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