Art in Focus

Chapter 11: The Native Arts of the Americas

Online Quizzes

1.
Which of the following groups created codices of picture writings?
A)Olmec
B)Maya
C)Incas
D)Aztecs
2.
The Kwakiutl created masks with movable parts to
A)add drama to rituals.
B)show family pride.
C)scare off enemies.
D)encourage friendship.
3.
Which of the following groups invented a precise calendar?
A)Incas
B)Maya
C)Olmec
D)Aztecs
4.
The first great civilization in Mexico was the
A)Navajo.
B)Pueblo.
C)Maya.
D)Olmec.
5.
The Inuit made engravings on the ivory of what animal?
A)elephant
B)seal
C)walrus
D)whale
6.
Which of the following groups used quipu to make calculations and keep records?
A)Incas
B)Aztecs
C)Olmec
D)Maya
7.
The villages of prehistoric woodlands groups were often clustered around
A)totem poles.
B)pueblos.
C)earthworks.
D)lakes.
8.
Which of the following groups made houses of adobe?
A)Adena
B)Pueblo
C)Navajo
D)Iroquois
9.
The Maya made relief sculptures of
A)heads of losers of the pelota game.
B)people wearing the skins of sacrifice victims.
C)family guardians in the form of totems.
D)priestesses wearing plumed headdresses.
10.
The Native Americans of the Great Plains thought making which of the following items impractical, given their lifestyle?
A)basketware
B)woven items
C)pottery
D)all of the above
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