NAMS 205 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
Which of the following are among the Native peoples of the Great Basin? (Please circle
all that apply):
A. Washoe
B. Southern Paiute
C. Lakota
D. Chippewa - Answer- A. Washoe
B. Southern Paiute
Which of the following is a form of art that men in the Great Plains developed
subsequent to contact with Euro-Americans? (Please circle the correct answer):
A) ledger drawings
B) petroglyphs
C) winter counts
D) painted shields - Answer- A) ledger drawings
Which of the following is the tribe known for creating the largest tipis? (Please circle the
correct answer):
A) Dakota
B) Comanche
C) Mandan
D) Blackfeet - Answer- D) Blackfeet
Which of the following are the two types of object emphasized in lecture that are
decorated with beadwork in the Great Plains region? (Please circle the correct
answers):
A) cradleboards
B) arrows
C) shields
D) moccasins - Answer- A) cradleboards
D) moccasins
Artifacts found in Lovelock Cave (Nevada) suggest that ancestral peoples of the Great
Basin lived (please circle the correct answer):
A. in huge mound complexes
B. exclusively on mountaintops
C. on a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the coast
, D. around lakes - Answer- D. around lakes
The following are among the famous Pomo basket makers of the 20th century. (Please
circle the all that apply):
A. Rebecca Belmore
B. Mabel McKay
C. Dat so la lee
D. Essie Parish - Answer- B. Mabel McKay
D. Essie Parish
How are indigenous artists responding to the scarcity of many traditional art materials
(like western red cedar, sedge, walrus ivory, etc.). - Answer- They are experimenting
with more readily available, non-traditional materials.
How does James Lavadour (Walla Walla) explain his development as an artist? -
Answer- He started by using watercolors and food coloring, then switched to higher
quality pigments. Slowly, he began to realize that painting was like gathering something
good from the land.
How does the Leni Lenape artist featured in the video describe her engagement with
scale? - Answer- She likes to show scale through intimacy.
Name at least one institution mentioned in the video as important venues for
contemporary Native art. - Answer- Examples include Crow's Shadow Press, The
Gorman Museum, The Heard Museum, The National Museum of the American Indian
(NMAI), and The Philbrook Museum.
What does Crow's Shadow do for Native American art? - Answer- They provide funding,
technology, technical advice and assistance, and marketing assistance for Native
artists.
What does Marie Watt (Seneca) say is the most important experience in her
development as an artist? - Answer- Her time at Crow's Shadow
How do artists in the video define Native humor? - Answer- Native humor is "Renewing,
empowering, and a survival mechanism."
How does Native American art relate to Native American political concerns? - Answer- It
serves as a way to document experiences and to highlight Native political demands.
How does Luzene Hill (Cherokee) use Quipu? - Answer- She created a piece in which
Quipu represent women who do not report assaults in the U.S. every day.
How does Nicholas Yuxweluptin (Coast Salish) portray 'ugly things' in his art? - Answer-
He uses bright colors that lure the viewer in, then tries to help his audiences
"experience things like global warming."
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
Which of the following are among the Native peoples of the Great Basin? (Please circle
all that apply):
A. Washoe
B. Southern Paiute
C. Lakota
D. Chippewa - Answer- A. Washoe
B. Southern Paiute
Which of the following is a form of art that men in the Great Plains developed
subsequent to contact with Euro-Americans? (Please circle the correct answer):
A) ledger drawings
B) petroglyphs
C) winter counts
D) painted shields - Answer- A) ledger drawings
Which of the following is the tribe known for creating the largest tipis? (Please circle the
correct answer):
A) Dakota
B) Comanche
C) Mandan
D) Blackfeet - Answer- D) Blackfeet
Which of the following are the two types of object emphasized in lecture that are
decorated with beadwork in the Great Plains region? (Please circle the correct
answers):
A) cradleboards
B) arrows
C) shields
D) moccasins - Answer- A) cradleboards
D) moccasins
Artifacts found in Lovelock Cave (Nevada) suggest that ancestral peoples of the Great
Basin lived (please circle the correct answer):
A. in huge mound complexes
B. exclusively on mountaintops
C. on a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the coast
, D. around lakes - Answer- D. around lakes
The following are among the famous Pomo basket makers of the 20th century. (Please
circle the all that apply):
A. Rebecca Belmore
B. Mabel McKay
C. Dat so la lee
D. Essie Parish - Answer- B. Mabel McKay
D. Essie Parish
How are indigenous artists responding to the scarcity of many traditional art materials
(like western red cedar, sedge, walrus ivory, etc.). - Answer- They are experimenting
with more readily available, non-traditional materials.
How does James Lavadour (Walla Walla) explain his development as an artist? -
Answer- He started by using watercolors and food coloring, then switched to higher
quality pigments. Slowly, he began to realize that painting was like gathering something
good from the land.
How does the Leni Lenape artist featured in the video describe her engagement with
scale? - Answer- She likes to show scale through intimacy.
Name at least one institution mentioned in the video as important venues for
contemporary Native art. - Answer- Examples include Crow's Shadow Press, The
Gorman Museum, The Heard Museum, The National Museum of the American Indian
(NMAI), and The Philbrook Museum.
What does Crow's Shadow do for Native American art? - Answer- They provide funding,
technology, technical advice and assistance, and marketing assistance for Native
artists.
What does Marie Watt (Seneca) say is the most important experience in her
development as an artist? - Answer- Her time at Crow's Shadow
How do artists in the video define Native humor? - Answer- Native humor is "Renewing,
empowering, and a survival mechanism."
How does Native American art relate to Native American political concerns? - Answer- It
serves as a way to document experiences and to highlight Native political demands.
How does Luzene Hill (Cherokee) use Quipu? - Answer- She created a piece in which
Quipu represent women who do not report assaults in the U.S. every day.
How does Nicholas Yuxweluptin (Coast Salish) portray 'ugly things' in his art? - Answer-
He uses bright colors that lure the viewer in, then tries to help his audiences
"experience things like global warming."
