WorksheetsOceania Unit Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following regions is not located in Oceania?
Melanesia
Micronesia
Southeast Asia
Polynesia
What is the name of the Polynesian spiritual power?
Mana
Moana
Moai
Allah
Which of the following terms means water?
Mana
Moana
Moai
Allah
This is an animal or natural object which symbolizes a clan or family
Mana
Tapa
Totem
Moana
What does stylized mean?
A person who wears fashionable clothes
the simplification of forms found in nature to present a personal and more decorative feeling in an artwork
adding very specific details to natural forms in order to make an artwork appear more realistic
removine all detail until the natural form is unrecongnizable, abstract
Something or someone who is naturally or natively found in a specific place
indigenous
naturalist
immigrant
transplant
What was the primary purpous of art from Oceania?
only aesthetic beauty
religious purposes
documentation
decoration
In Oceania, most objects were created only for aesthetic beauty.
True
False
Most artwork from Oceania is less than 250 years old because
the people of Oceania forbid older works to be shared with westerners.
much of Oceanic art was destroyed during colonization.
volcanoes destroyed everything in the region in the 1800s.
it is made from wood and plant fibers that decompose quickly.
Polynesian wooden sculptures stress the grain of the wood instead of embelishing with paint.
True
False
Melanesian sculptures are embelished with reddish brown and white paint.
True
False
Which medium do Australian Aborigines use?
wood
bark
bronze
volcanic stone
Which is the most commonly used sculptural material of highland and Oceanic peoples?
wood
marble
clay
bronze
Which two purposes do masks serve?
decorate ceremonial huts
threaten unwelcome visitors
serve as images of ancestors
used as objects of worship
Masks are significant in Oceanic cluture, because they believed
masks scare opposing tribes away
masks had healing properties
the individual wearing the mask becomes the spirit/ancestor
the creator of the mask was the ancestor the mask represented
Which region is this artwork from?
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanisia
Australia
Which region is this artwork from?
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanisia
Australia
Which region is this artwork from?
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanisia
Australia
Which region is this artwork from?
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanisia
Australia
Which region is this artwork from?
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanisia
Australia
What is the name of this artwork?
Ahu'ula
Moai
Malaggan
Tapa
What is the name of this artwork?
Ahu'ula
Moai
Malaggan
Tapa
What is the name of this artwork?
Ahu'ula
Moai
Malaggan
Tapa
What is the name of this artwork?
Ahu'ula
Moai
Malaggan
Tapa
What is the name of this artwork?
Ahu'ula
Moai
Malaggan
Aboriginese Rock Painting
