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Which of the following contributed to the representation that Sumerian society was a society with a well-developed sense of the power of visual imagery?

• Sumer's surplus of storable food allowed the population to settle in one place

• Remnants of ceramic shards, a few frayed marble statues

• Sumer was the site of early development of writing called cuneiform

• All of these answers

Which of the following was created in the most schematic and crude style?

• Bison, Lascaux Cave in France

• Woman from Willendorf, Austria

• Humanoid - 17000 DC - Lascaux Cave, France

• Weighing of the Heart against the Feather of Truth, Book of the Dead - C. 1250 BCE

Fill in the blank. The prevalent religion of ancient Egypt is best described as (a)   .

Which of the following best identifies the overall theme of most content of Egyptian art?

• Almost unchanged

• War

• Peace

• The ephemeral

Which of the following statements about ancient Egyptian art during the Early Dynastic Period is true?

• Imagery was highly realistic.

• The color black was used to represent death.

• Colors were expressive and symbolic rather than natural.

• The color yellow was used to represent royalty.

Painting and sculpture of the Early Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt tended to:

• be highly stylized and symbolic.

• be crude and rudimentary.

• consist primarily of pottery glazing.

• be highly realistic.

Which answer best describes the block statue seen during the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt?

• block-like figures represented in action

• animal figures depicted in angular forms

• portrait sculptures with exaggerated features

• male figures squatting with their knees drawn up to their chests

Which of the following is NOT true of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead?

• The Book of the Dead consisted of magic spells

• There was a single Book of the Dead

• The Book of the Dead was written in cursive hieroglyphs, with lavish illustrations between the text

• The Book of the Dead saw the afterlife as being part of the underworld

Which of the following is NOT true of Egyptian art of The New Kingdom period?

• Paintings were done in true fresco style: i.e., applied directly to wet plaster

• Paintings were created so as to show a profile view and a side view of the animal or person

• The main colors were red, blue, black, gold, and green

• Paintings were done with the intent of making a pleasant afterlife for the deceased