Art History Quiz

What materials did early men use to express themselves through drawing, painting, and engraving?

• Watercolors, oil paints, acrylic paints, pastels

• Clay, wood, fabric, metal

• Metal, plastic, glass, paper

• Blood, vegetables, earth colors, bones of dead animals

What was the subject matter of the early men's art works?

• Animals and hunting scenes

• Landscapes and cityscapes

• Abstract art and surrealism

• Portraits and self-portraits

What was the word 'art' originally derived from?

• A Latin word meaning 'to do well' or 'do it well'

• A Greek word meaning 'to create' or 'to imagine'

• An Egyptian word meaning 'to build' or 'to construct'

• A Sanskrit word meaning 'to express' or 'to communicate'

What were the various techniques used by early men to represent objects on surfaces?

• Photography, videography, animation, graphic design

• Printmaking, collage, assemblage, digital art

• Sculpting, molding, casting, carving

• Scratching, engraving, incised drawings, painting

What were cave art paintings primarily done for?

• Inspiration, meditation, relaxation

• Education, documentation, preservation

• Decoration, entertainment, communication

• Magical purpose, objects of worship, attracting animals

What materials did early men use as colors for painting?

• Red from berries, black from mud, brown from tree sap

• Red from flowers, black from insects, brown from tree bark

• Red from animal blood, black from ground charcoal, brown from ground stones

• Red from clay, black from ash, brown from soil

What did early men use as a binder for their paintings?

• Vegetable oil

• Egg yolk

• Animal fat

• Water

What did early men use to engrave on rock surfaces?

• Metal tools

• Wooden sticks

• Glass shards

• Hard stones

What was the purpose of drawing or painting animals with arrows on them in early men's art?

• To ensure successful hunting

• To create a new art style

• To honor the animals

• To tell a story about hunting

Where can the major rites of early men's art be seen?

• Great Wall of China, Colosseum (Italy), Acropolis (Greece), Stonehenge (UK)

• Eiffel Tower (France), Statue of Liberty (USA), Sydney Opera House (Australia), Burj Khalifa (UAE)

• Machu Picchu (Peru), Petra (Jordan), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Taj Mahal (India)

• Alta Mira (Spain), Tassili (Algeria), Lascaux (France), Bini kudu (Nigeria)