Which of the following was NOT a key function of art in sub-Saharan Africa?

A. It provided a physical form for spirits in the afterlife.
B. It was used for domestic decoration and personal adornment.
C. It demonstrated wealth, status and power.
D. It commemorated and memorialized individual rulers.


Answer: A

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__________ was a late nineteenth-century movement that arose in France. This

movement was the first to reject photographic realism in painting, instead trying to re-create the perception that an object produces upon the senses in a single, fleeting moment.

a. Cubism b. Impressionism c. Primitivism d. Expressionism e. Neoclassicism

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a. Un Chien Andalou b. locomotion c. film d. kinetoscope e. stylus

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of African music?

A. A vast number of dances B. Complex rhythmic structures C. Strong harmonic structures D. A wide range of percussion instruments

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