Art 5/Anth 5 Self-Quiz for Unit III:

Tiwanaku/Wari through Inca

In the next few minutes you will be asked a series of questions related to Unit III of Art5/Anthro 5. It is NOT recommended you attempt this quiz before studying the Review for this unit!

 

1. Which of these statements about Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) is NOT true:


it was a North Coast metropolis, with an urban-based population
its architecture was unique in the New World by virtue of the use of metal clamps
the site's main structure Akapana was like a man-made mountain with rivers cascading down its sides
its main god, tenoned heads, and use of hallucinogens recalls Chavin

 

2. One of the objects below is a Tiwanaku fumigator, an incense vessel whose basic form is similar to a kero, but with a few embellishments. Which ceramic is it?






 

3. There is considerable overlap in terms of the appearance of Wari and Tiwanaku art, but the majority of the textiles remaining from the Middle Horizon are Wari ones (Wari had the dominant influence in the southern coastal region of Peru where textiles are better preserved.)


True
False

 

4. Which of the following characteristics of Tiwanaku-Wari were later emulated by the Inca:
a. vertical archipelago economics
b. the imposition of a universal language on the empire
c. an extensive road system to link the empire
d. the first and second answers are both correct
e. the first and third answers are both correct

 

5. Which of the following choices correctly matches the terms and definitions given below?

A. CIUDADELA a. a Tiwanaku religious structure with several large scale stone sculptures atop it
B. KALASASAYA b. a Tiwanaku monolithic gateway with an image of a staff-carrying deity and running winged attendants
C. CORICANCHA c. a walled, single entrance, Chimu palace/storehouse/mausoleum
D. INTIHUATANA d. the Inca religious compound in Cuzco; included the Temple of the Sun
E. GATE OF THE SUN e. an Inca "hitching post of the sun," used in rites of sun worship
A=d, B=a, C=c, D=b, E=e
A=b, B=a, C=d, D=e, E=d
A=c, B=a, C=d, D=e, E=b

 

6. The archaeologist John Rowe has suggested that Machu Picchu was built by Pachacuti as a refuge from the Spanish.


True
False

 

7. Of the statements below, which is NOT true of this structure?


it was a Chimu fortress
it is an example of Inca polygonal masonry
it was the location of battles between the Inca and the Spanish
it was used for religious as well as military purposes

 

8. Of the pictures below, which is a typical example of the Chancay ceramic style?





 

9.Although Chancay ceramics are on the crude side, the culture is noted in a positive way for its gauze textiles and slit tapestry "dolls."

True
False

 

10. What are the three basic types of composition used in Wari textiles?
paired, centered, and alternating
paired, composite, and laterally expanding
composite, vertical, horizontal

 

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