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Chapter1: Introduction
Circle or write in the best answer.
1. Sumptuary laws are laws that regulate expenditures on luxury goods such as
clothing or furnishings.
a. true
b. false
2. Of the various motivations for dress, which is the one generally acknowledged
to be the primary motive?
a. modesty
b. protection
c. decoration
d. status
3. The earliest textile materials have been found by archeologists in
a. the Middle East
b. Africa
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c. the Western Hemisphere
d. Asia
4. The wearing of skirts by women and of pants-like garments by men is a custom
followed by almost all cultures in almost all parts of the world.
a. true
b. false
5. Zeitgeist is a German word that means
.
6. Draped clothing is more often worn in cold climates than warm climates.
a. true
b. false
7. The use of African-inspired printed fabrics for fashionable clothes in the 1990s
is an example of
.
8. Which of the following is an accurate statement about fashion?
a. Fashion is a phenomenon present in all cultures and societies at all times.
b. Fashion began in the late 19th century.
c. Fashion appears to have originated in Western Europe during the Middle
Ages.
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d. Fashion originated when fashion designers began forcing women to
change their style of dress frequently.
e. Fashion changes take place only in women's clothing.
9. Folk costume had its major development in the 18th and 19th centuries among
Western European peasants.
c. true
d. false
10. Information about costume is more accurate and more plentiful after the
19th century because
a. costume collections are likely to have actual garments from this period
b. photography was invented in the 19th century
c. fashion magazines began to be published in the 19th century
d. a and c
e. a, b, and c
11. This text defines a “theme” as
.
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Part I: The Ancient World, 3000 BCE–CE 300
Circle or write in the best answer.
1. Which of the following civilizations were important centers of power during
overlapping time periods?
a. Sumerian, Egyptian, and Roman
b. Babylonian, Etruscan, and Mycenean
c. Babylonian, Egyptian, and Minoan
d. Etruscan, Greek, and Sumerian
e. Roman and Mycenean
2. Which garment is generally described as one that covers the torso and has an
opening for the head and arms and is roughly T-shaped?
3. The garments of the civilizations of the ancient world were, with a few notable
exceptions, draped rather than tailored.
a. true
b. false
4. The closest modern equivalent to what archeologists call a “fibula” would be
a. a veil
b. a pair of trousers
c. a shawl
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Survey of Historic Costume
6th Edition Test Bank
Chapter1: Introduction
Circle or write in the best answer.
1. Sumptuary laws are laws that regulate expenditures on luxury goods such as
clothing or furnishings.
a. true
b. false
2. Of the various motivations for dress, which is the one generally acknowledged
to be the primary motive?
a. modesty
b. protection
c. decoration
d. status
3. The earliest textile materials have been found by archeologists in
a. the Middle East
b. Africa
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c. the Western Hemisphere
d. Asia
4. The wearing of skirts by women and of pants-like garments by men is a custom
followed by almost all cultures in almost all parts of the world.
a. true
b. false
5. Zeitgeist is a German word that means
.
6. Draped clothing is more often worn in cold climates than warm climates.
a. true
b. false
7. The use of African-inspired printed fabrics for fashionable clothes in the 1990s
is an example of
.
8. Which of the following is an accurate statement about fashion?
a. Fashion is a phenomenon present in all cultures and societies at all times.
b. Fashion began in the late 19th century.
c. Fashion appears to have originated in Western Europe during the Middle
Ages.
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d. Fashion originated when fashion designers began forcing women to
change their style of dress frequently.
e. Fashion changes take place only in women's clothing.
9. Folk costume had its major development in the 18th and 19th centuries among
Western European peasants.
c. true
d. false
10. Information about costume is more accurate and more plentiful after the
19th century because
a. costume collections are likely to have actual garments from this period
b. photography was invented in the 19th century
c. fashion magazines began to be published in the 19th century
d. a and c
e. a, b, and c
11. This text defines a “theme” as
.
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Part I: The Ancient World, 3000 BCE–CE 300
Circle or write in the best answer.
1. Which of the following civilizations were important centers of power during
overlapping time periods?
a. Sumerian, Egyptian, and Roman
b. Babylonian, Etruscan, and Mycenean
c. Babylonian, Egyptian, and Minoan
d. Etruscan, Greek, and Sumerian
e. Roman and Mycenean
2. Which garment is generally described as one that covers the torso and has an
opening for the head and arms and is roughly T-shaped?
3. The garments of the civilizations of the ancient world were, with a few notable
exceptions, draped rather than tailored.
a. true
b. false
4. The closest modern equivalent to what archeologists call a “fibula” would be
a. a veil
b. a pair of trousers
c. a shawl
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