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The ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is associated with which of the following?


A) praying mantis
B) headhunting
C) female ancestor
D) yam cultivation

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What did "Dream Time" mean for the Australian aborigines, and what effect did it have on their art?

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Storyboards (Belau) relate to which of the following?


A) important events
B) wars
C) religious practices
D) songs

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Who is Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urbville and how does he affect the study of Oceania?

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In Oceanic societies, men derived political authority by excluding women from participating in rituals and certain object-making endeavors. Women were rarely allowed to produce images that had religious or spiritual powers or that conferred status on their users. Which of the following would account for this exclusion?


A) Men perceived the difference in the innate power of women.
B) Traditional oral history disallowed women.
C) The oral tradition prohibited women from participating.
D) Only men were strong enough to work with the hard materials.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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What was the purpose of tattoo?

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Protected the indivi...

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How does Dilukai (Belau, Caroline Islands) celebrate woman's power?

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Malanggan refers both to the festivals to honor the deceased and which of the following?


A) yam masks
B) storyboards
C) objects and carvings produced for these festivals
D) ceremony of initiation

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The Hevehe cycle of the Elema from Papua New Guinea reinforces the cultural and economic relations and social structure of the community. Which of the following would be the dominant authority in the society?


A) warrior caste
B) elder males
C) elder females
D) chieftains

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The word tattoo is of what origin?


A) Polynesian
B) Melanesian
C) Micronesian
D) Australian

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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The Maori meetinghouse is filled with ancestors who are a very potent force. Which of the following describes the conceptualization of the meetinghouse itself?


A) It is the Great Goddess.
B) It is the First Ancestor.
C) It is body of an ancestor.
D) It is the Great Maori.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Contrast Micronesian life and art imagery with Polynesian life and art imagery. How do they reflect their respective environments and societies? Use examples to support your essay.

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What does an Asmat bisj pole represent?

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The moai serve as silent sentinels on stone platforms, which were burial sites or were used for religious ceremonies. Based on this, which of the following would the moai depict?


A) sacred earth
B) the gods
C) ancestral chiefs
D) disembarkation sites of the ancestors

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Tatanua masks are part of the Malanggan mortuary ceremonies. Which of the following describes the function of Tatanua masks?


A) They represent spirits of the Great Ancestors.
B) They represent spirits of Malanggan.
C) They represent spirits of specific deceased people.
D) They represent spirits of clan elders.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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How do Maori door lintels express their life views? Include the political and social interchange in your essay.

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How did the Iatmul men's house control the society?

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Aside from serving as instruments of communication, what other function did the Iatmul slit-gongs have?


A) They represented light musical presentations.
B) They represented women's instrument used in their rituals in the men's ceremonial house.
C) They represented voices of the ancestral spirits.
D) They represented voices of the gods.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Contrast the art of tattoo as a symbol designating status and rank in the Polynesian groups of the Marquesas and the Maori. Use specific examples to support your essay.

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Malanggan rites are mortuary festivals. Which of the following explains the purpose of these rites?


A) To facilitate the soul's transition from the world of the living to the realm of the dead
B) To celebrate the birth of the chief's first son
C) To facilitate the construction of the men's house
D) To facilitate the first hunt of the season

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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