Benin bronzes

The Benin bronze head entitled the Ife head of a Yoruba king is:

• Larger than life

• Life size

• Slightly smaller than life

• Fits into the palm of one's hand

What is the name of the process used to create the bronzes?

• Bronze casting

• Lost Sculpting

• Lost wax process

• Bronze cast process

Why did the Benin bronzes challenge Western ideas?

• The sculptures were naturalistic

• The sculptures were life size

• The sculptures were bronze

• There were many sculptures

The Ife mask of the Yoruba king has smoothed skin and a lined forehead. Which explanation for this is NOT true?

• Ethnic scarificartion

• A veil worn by royalty

• To thread a beard through

• To dull the intense shine

The Yoruba copper mask of King Obalufon II was made form a tricky material. Why was copper difficult to use?

• It had to be added to zinc

• The copper was lumpy

• The brass was too hot

• Molten copper was difficult to cast

Give a possible reason for the holes at the broom of the face.

• To thread a beard through

• For decoration

• For beads

• To secure it on a wall

Which material was NOT used in traditional African sculpting?

• Ivory

• Glass beads

• Marble

• Terracotta

Where do most of the objects discovered at Ife now exist?

• The British Museum

• The Johannesburg Art Gallery

• The Museum of Nigeria

• The African Museum

What did the German ethnologist Frobenius incorrectly think about the Benin bronzes?

• That they were created by an Ancient Greek colony

• That they belonged to the Western world

• That they explained the lost city of Atlantis

• All of the above

The Yoruba had a polytheistic religious system. Define polytheism.

• Having more than two gods.

• Having one god

• Having two gods

• Having no god