Cave Art

What is the animal most drawn in Altamira?

• Mammoths

• Dinosaurs

• Bison/ Buffalo

• Bull/ Cows

What colors did they use in the paintings?

• Black

• Ochre

• Red

• All the answers are correct

We know that the paintings are not to improve the hunt because . . .

• The bones of animals eaten are different animals

• The animals painted don't exist in that region

• The animals painted are fantasy creatures

• The cave people were vegetarians

Where is Altamira cave located?

• Cantabria

• Santillana del Mar

• Northern Spain

• All the answer are correct

(True/False) Paleolithic cave paintings have been found all around the world.

• True

• False

Who found the cave at Altamira?

• A team of cave explorers/ researchers

• A group of teenagers looking for a hangout

• Treasure hunters

• A little girl and her father

People didn't believe that the paintings were authentic because . . .

• The paintings were found very far from the mouth of the cave

• They were too skillfully done for "cave people" to have made

• Cave people were considered animal-like/ barbarians who didn't make art

• All are correct

How old are the Altamira cave paintings?

• 22 thousand years ago

• 12 thousand years ago

• 2 thousand years ago

• 200 years ago

It is now believed that the paintings were . . .

• dreams/ visions of the painters in trance

• made for fun

• made for magical rituals

• records of animals killed in hunting

In what year were the paintings were discovered?

• 1279 AD

• 1479 AD

• 1879 AD

• 1970 AD