Economic Transformations: Commerce and Consequence, 1450

Chapter 14: Considering the Evidence Visual Sources Quiz

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1. Which high status item is present in all four visual sources for Exchange and Status in the Early Modern World?

Hats made of silk

Porcelain cups

Chocolate

Tobacco

Correct. The answer is b. Porcelain primarily from China was an important high status item throughout the early modern period.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Porcelain primarily from China was an important high status item throughout the early modern period.

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2. “A Chocolate Party in Spain” (Visual Source 14.2) and “An Ottoman Coffeehouse” (Visual Source 14.3) share which of the following features?

Both depict the smoking of tobacco.

Both depict women as servants but not as full participants in these social activities.

Both depict the consumption of outlawed products.

Both depict only men.

Correct. The answer is d. Both scenes depict only men reminding us that women were frequently excluded from many social activities that occurred in public spaces.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Both scenes depict only men reminding us that women were frequently excluded from many social activities that occurred in public spaces.

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3. Which of the following features of “Clothing and Status in Colonial Mexico” (Visual Source 14.4) may have been included because it helped to identify the casta of the figure?

The woman is dressed in high status Native American dress.

The child is a girl rather than a boy.

The man is dressed in high status Native American dress.

The woman holds the child rather than the man.

Correct. The answer is a. The dress of the woman reinforces her status as a member of the Indian casta.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The dress of the woman reinforces her status as a member of the Indian casta.

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4. What detail in “Tea and Porcelain in Europe” (Visual Source 14.1) provides evidence that Chinese manufacturers were producing porcelain specifically for the European market?

The tea cups lack handles which were common in China.

The tea cups include saucers with European letters on them.

Each tea cup is different.

The house depicted in one teacup is looks European not Chinese.

Correct. The answer is d. The teacup in the bottom left hand corner of the image shows a European style house, suggesting that Chinese manufacturers created the piece with an eye for the European market.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The teacup in the bottom left hand corner of the image shows a European style house, suggesting that Chinese manufacturers created the piece with an eye for the European market.

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5. Which of the following is evidence that the artist who drew “An Ottoman Coffeehouse” (Visual Source 14.3) intended for the image to convey a positive image of such establishments?

The presence of both men and women at the coffee house

The high status and good demeanor of the patrons

The presence of musicians

The playing of board games in the foreground

Correct. The answer is b. The high status and good demeanor of the patrons makes it likely that the painting was not intended to be critical of coffee houses.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The high status and good demeanor of the patrons makes it likely that the painting was not intended to be critical of coffee houses.

Chapter 14: Considering the Evidence Visual Sources Quiz

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