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Exam 1 Review
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
QUIZ #2
20 questions
Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East (pages 26-47)
Lecture 2
QUIZ #3
20 questions
Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt (pages 48-79)
Lecture 3
QUIZ # 4
20 questions
Chapter 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean (pages 80-99)
Lectures 4
QUIZ #5
40 questions
Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece (pages 100-155)
Lecture 5
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QUIZ #1
• 10 questions
• Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art
• Pages 1-25 of your textbook
• Lecture 1
Question 1
The rock painting shown above from Australia (ca. 50,000-40,000 years ago)
depicts __________________, a deity who was believed to have played a
role in the creation of human beings.
The engraved block of red ocher shown above (Blombos Cave, South Africa,
ca. 77,000 years ago) is considered to be ________________________.
A. a relief sculpture
B. a sculpture in the round
C. an hand-axe
D. the world's earliest example of art
Question 3
A. relief sculpture
B. sculpture in the round
C. ancestral and prehistoric divinities
D. the supremacy of the animal world
Question 4
The Woman from Brassempouy (France, ca. 30,000 B.C.E.) with its basic yet
recognizable forms is an example of ________________.
A. abstraction
B. minimalism
C. an unfinished work
D. realism
Question 6
As seen in the scene above from the _____________ (Spain, ca. 12,500
B.C.E.), the artists created sculptural effects by painting over and around
natural irregularities in the cave walls and ceilings.
A. Lascaux
B. Chauvet
C. Altamira
D. Le Tuc d'Audoubert
Question 8
A. dolmens
B. piers and vaults
C. mud-brick walls
D. wooden beams
Question 9
The rock carvings shown above (Sweden, ca. 1,500-500 B.C.E.) represents
stylized __________.
A. bison
B. rainbows
C. rivers
D. boats
QUIZ #2
• 20 questions
• Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East
• Pages 27-47
• Lecture 2
Question 1
The Greeks called ______________ (shown above) the “land between the
rivers.”
A. Mesopotamia
B. Assyria
C. Babylonia
D. Asia Minor
Question 2
Around 2400 B.C.E., Sumerians invented the first system of writing called
_________ (shown above).
A. inlay
B. hieroglyphs
C. cuneiform
D. monosyllabic
Question 3
A. heavenly palaces
B. bridges between the earth and the heavens
C. fortresses of the gods
D. the home of the gods
Question 4
A. pyramid
B. palace
C. ziggurat
D. grid
Question 5
At the top of the Anu ziggurat White Temple (shown above) was ________.
What original elements have been lost from the Warka Head (shown above)?
The uppermost scene of the Carved Vessel (shown above) from Uruk may
represent ____________ between the goddess and her consort.
Sumerian votive figures, like the Twelve Votive Figures from the Square
Temple at Eshnunna (shown above), were dedicated to the __________.
A. people
B. king
C. gods
D. priests
Question 9
The Great Lyre with Bull's Head (shown above) from a Royal Tomb at Ur
rested over __________________.
A. the body of the woman who had presumably played it during the funeral
ceremony
B. the body of a bull which was covered with lapis lazuli stones
C. the body of the king who used to play the lyre when was still alive
D. the body of the king's wife who committed suicide in order to be buried
together with her husband
Question 10
A. a cylinder seal
B. the Disk of Enheduanna
C. the Codex of Hammurabi
D. the front panel from the sound box of the Great Lyre
Question 11
The incised design on a cylinder seal found in the tomb of Queen Paubi
(shown above) demonstrates the Sumerian’s use of ___________.
A. narrative images
B. geometric patterns
C. elaborate personal monograms
D. cuneiform
Question 12
A. Puabi
B. Enheduanna
C. Inanna
D. Anu
Question 13
A. intentionally mutilated
B. was made with the lost-wax casting technique
C. once identified as Sargon himself
D. All of the above
Question 14
In the Stele of Naram-Sin (shown above), what artistic device is used to signal
Naram-Sin’s importance and reinforce his divine right to rule?
A. Relative perspective
B. Hierarchic scale
C. Registers
D. Silhouetting
Question 15
A. Anu
B. Enheduanna
C. Sargon
D. Nanna
Question 16
The votive statue shown above depicts ___________, the ruler of Lagash.
A. Gudea
B. Enheduanna
C. Sargon I
D. Puabi
Question 17
A. trees
B. different viewpoints
C. presence of animals
D. overlapping and swimming
Question 19
The Guardian Figures at the gate of Dur Sharrukin (shown above) are known
as __________________, and combined features from a man, a lion, an
eagle, and a god.
A. lamassus
B. colossus
C. apadana
D. stele
Question 20
The ceremonial entrance to the city of Babylon was the ___________ Gate
(shown above).
A. Ishtar
B. Sargon
C. Naram-Sin
D. Hammurabi
QUIZ #3
• 20 questions
• Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt
• Pages 48-79
• Lecture 3
Question 1
A. pyramid
B. mastaba
C. serdab
D. necropolis
Question 3
For his tomb complex at ____________ (shown above), King Djoser (ca.
2,650-2,631 B.C.E.) commissioned the earliest known monumental
architecture in Egypt.
A. Saqqara
B. Giza
C. Thebes
D. Memphis
Question 4
A. King Menkaure
B. King Khafre
C. King Khufu
D. King Nermer
Question 6
A. Khefre
B. Khufu
C. Menkaure
D. Nermer
Question 7
In the statue Menkaure and a Queen (shown above), the king is depicted in
accordance with Egyptian ideals as _____________________.
A. a middle-aged ruler
B. a god-like man with the crown of Lower Egypt
C. an athletic, youthful figure, nude to the waist and wearing the royal kilt
and head-cloth
D. old ruler with a wise expression on his face
Question 8
A. The Butcher
B. The Seated Scribe
C. The Priest
D. The Hunter
Question 9
The Great Hall of the Great Temple of Amun at Karnak (shown above) might
have been used for _______________________.
A. funeral rituals
B. mummification practices
C. royal marriages
D. royal coronation ceremonies
Question 13
A. priestess
B. princess
C. male king
D. mother
Question 14
Like most New Kingdom temples, the Temple of Hatshepsut (shown above) is
built along a(n) __________________.
A. axial plan
B. earlier pharaoh's tomb
C. mastaba
D. pyramid
Question 15
A. to unify Egypt
B. to invent paper
C. to adopt monotheism
D. to marry his sister
Question 16
A. Intermediate
B. Old Kingdom
C. Amarna
D. Middle Kingdom
Question 17
A. Hunefer
B. Akhenaten
C. Ti
D. Ramses
Question 18
A. Head of Nefertiti
B. Egyptian Monalisa
C. Head of Queen Tiy
D. Head of Queen Hatshepsut
Question 19
A. bronze
B. gold
C. gilded silver
D. copper
Question 20
The pharaoh __________ built temples out of the natural rock at Abu
Simbel (shown above).
A. Djoser
B. Hatshepsut
C. Ramses II
D. Tutankhamun
QUIZ #4
• 20 questions
• Chapter 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean
• Pages 80-99
• Lectures 4
Question 1
Cycladic sculptors created marble statues of nude women (shown above) that
all _____________________.
The Cycladic marble head shown above has vertical red lines under the eyes
which might be connected with rituals of _______________.
A. mourning
B. fertility
C. harvesting
D. mummification
Question 3
Famed for its thin walls and use of color, the ceramic work called
__________ (shown above) was named after the cave on Mount Ida where
it was first discovered.
A. Kamares ware
B. marine style
C. palace style
D. filigree
Question 4
The Palace Complex of Knossos, in Crete (shown above), was first erected
about 1,900 B.C.E., and then rebuilt in ca. 1,700 B.C.E. after __________.
The architectural features of the Palace Complex at Knossos (shown above), Crete,
were:
A. Multi-storied buildings
B. Sophisticated plumbing system
C. Open stairwells
D. All of the above
Question 6
Scholars believe the Bull Leaping mural (shown above) from the palace of
Knossos on Crete represents _____________.
The beautiful Harvester Rhyton (shown above) may have been covered with
_________________.
A. Oil painting
B. Fresco
C. Architecture
D. Relief sculpture
Question 11
Depictions of sea life decorating works like the Octopus Flask (show above)
characterize the __________in Minoan pottery.
A. flotilla
B. rhytons
C. marine style
D. Kamares wares
Question 13
A. filigree/niello
B. filigree/granulation
C. granulation/repoussé
D. gilding/niello
Question 14
The metalworking skills used to make the Vapheio Cup (shown above)
suggests the influence of __________art on mainland Greece.
A. Minoan
B. Mycenaean
C. Egyptian
D. Near Eastern
Question 15
The Ship Procession (shown above) from the wall painting found at Akrotiri,
Thera, depicts _________________________.
A. a naval battle
B. a nautical festival
C. the marriage of the Queen of Akrotiri
D. the voyage of King Minos
Question 16
The wall painting Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers (shown above)
demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to ____________.
Minoan cities were generally unfortified; on the other hand, the Mycenaeans
constructed strongholds of megaliths called _________ to protect their
palaces.
A. towers
B. citadels
C. bunkers
D. tunnels
Question 18
The picture above depicts the plan of the ________________ of the Pylos
palace.
A. megaron
B. tholos
C. tomb
D. temple
Question 19
The large aboveground burial places of Mycenae (shown above) are called
tholos tombs, or __________.
A. beehive tombs
B. Agamemnon tombs
C. Vapheio chambers
D. shaft tombs
Question 20
A __________ (shown above) is a large bowl for mixing water and wine.
A. tholos
B. sistrum
C. krater
D. megaron
QUIZ #5
• 40 questions
• Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece
• Pages 100-155
• Lecture 5
Question 1
Which of the following does NOT appear on the Funerary Krater from the
Dipylon Cemetery (shown above)?
A. geometric
B. marine
C. black-figure
D. krater
Question 3
The Sanctuary at Delphi (shown above) was the sacred home of the Greek god
__________.
A. Apollo
B. Zeus
C. Hermes
D. Mars
Question 4
Clothed women in the form of columns are called __________ and are
found on the Treasury of the Siphnians (shown above).
A. volutes
B. caryatids
C. entasis
D. kouroi
Question 5
A. Doric temple
B. Ionic temple
C. Corinthian temple
D. Roman temple
Question 7
The west pediment from the Temple of Aegina (shown above) represents
warriors _____________________________.
Free-standing statues of male figures (shown above), which were made in the
Archaic period, are called ______________.
A. temple guardians
B. kouroi
C. Apollos
D. cult statues
Question 9
A. goddess
B. priestess
C. bride
D. Amazon
Question 10
A. krater
B. olpe
C. amphora
D. lekythos
Question 11
A. Exekias
B. Skopas
C. Aristotle
D. Pheidias
Question 12
The Kritios Boy (shown above) was found on the Athenian __________.
A. agora
B. stoa
C. Akropolis
D. theatre
Question 14
Buried after an earthquake in 373 BCE, The Charioteer (shown above) was
spared the fate of most ancient _________sculptures, which were melted
down so the material could be used for other purposes.
A. silver
B. copper
C. bronze
D. gold
Question 15
A. Bronze
B. Copper
C. Silver
D. All of the above
Question 16
The scene above from the Tomb of the Diver (Paestum, Italy) depicts a
______________, a social gathering of rich and powerful men.
A. tondo
B. symposium
C. entasis
D. pronaos
Question 17
The Tomb of the Diver (shown above), discovered near Paestum (Italy) in
1968, was painted with the _______________ technique.
A. buon fresco
B. red-figure
C. black-figure
D. tempera
Question 18
A. ice-cream bowl
B. candle holder
C. wine cooler
D. flower vase
Question 19
A circular painting, such the one painted by Douris inside the kylix shown
above, is called a _______________.
A. rosette
B. entablature
C. frieze
D. tondo
Question 20
A. Temple of Apollo
B. Parthenon
C. Statue of Athena Nike
D. Altar of Pergamon
Question 21
A. The Sublime
B. The Virgin
C. The Powerful
D. The Protector
Question 22
The east pediment of the Parthenon (shown above) portrayed the birth of
________, fully grown and clad in armor, from the brow or her father,
_______.
A. Ares/Chronos
B. Mars/Zeus
C. Mercury/Apollo
D. Athena/Zeus
Question 23
The Ionic frieze of the Athenian Parthenon (shown above) depicts _______.
A.
B. the victory of the Athenians against the Persians
C. the 10-year war between the Bronze Age civilizations of Greece and Troy, and the abduction of
Helen by Paris
D. a procession celebrating the festival that took place in Athens every four year , when the women
of the city wove a new wool peplos and carried it to the Akropolis to clothe an ancient wooden
cult statue of Athena
E. the birth of Athena from Zeus' leg and her crowning as the queen of Olympus after she defeated
all the other goddesses
Question 25
Inside the cella of the Parthenon, there was Pheidias’ colossal gold and ivory
statue of ______________ (shown above) outfitted in armor and holding a
shield in one hand and a winged Nike (Victory) in the other.
A. Hera
B. Venus
C. Athena
D. Persephone
Question 26
A. theatre
B. library
C. swimming pool
D. museum
Question 27
A. piers
B. Corinthian columns
C. caryatids
D. barrel vaults
Question 29
The panel Nike Adjusting Her Sandal (shown above) is one of the panels that
once decorated the ____________________.
A. stoa
B. agora
C. propyleia
D. pronaos
Question 31
The statue Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (shown above) was made by the
Late Classical sculpture _______________ for the Temple of Hera at
Olympia.
A. Pheidias
B. Polykleitos
C. Praxiteles
D. Lysippos
Question 32
A. Lysippos
B. Praxiteles
C. Pheidias
D. Kallikrates
Question 33
A. Athena
B. Venus
C. Ganymede
D. Hera
Question 34
___________ (like the one shown above) are made of small cubes of
colored stone or marble known as tesserae.
A. Mural paintings
B. Mosaics
C. Frescoes
D. Paintings
Question 35
A. Ionic order
B. Doric order
C. Corinthian order
D. Roman order
Question 36
A. Celtic people
B. Roman people
C. Greek navy
D. Minoan people
Question 37
The relief frieze on the inner court walls surrounding the actual fire altar on
the upper level of the Pergamon Altar (shown above) depicts scenes from
_______________________.
The relief shown above comes from the base of the Pergamon Altar, which is
decorated with a frieze showing the battle between _________________.
A. Thera
B. Crete
C. Rhodes
D. Sicily
Question 40
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