Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

"Cave of forgotten dreams" by Werner Herzog

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old are the cave paintings at Chauret?

a)

between 5,000 and 10,000 years old

b)

between 30,000 and 33,000 years ago

c)

100,000 years ago

d)

50,500 years ago

2.

When were the paintings discovered?

a)

2000

b)

1977

c)

2004

d)

1994

3.

Where is the cave with the paintings?

a)

Lascaux, Southern France

b)

Paris, France

c)

The Nile River

d)

Northern France

4.

How much distance does the caves cover?

a)

1300 ft

b)

200 ft

c)

20,000 ft

d)

10 ft

5.

What do we know of the painter?

a)

short and hairy

b)

5 ft with long fingers

c)

6 ft with crooked little finger

d)

short with crooked little finger

6.

What sealed the caves?

a)

Zeus

b)

Rock slide

c)

Ice Age

d)

Cave men

7.

What do we learn about male lions?

a)

they did not have a mane during that time period

b)

they were worshipped

c)

that the cave belonged to them

d)

they live in heards

8.

What is the oldest figurative depiction of humans?

a)

Mona Lisa

b)

the wheel

c)

cave paintings

d)

venus figurines

9.

What images are viewed in the Chauvet cave ?

a)

Lions & Bison

b)

Horses & Rhino

c)

Birds & Butterflies

d)

all the above

10.

How do some cave hunters find caves?

a)

use a stick and poke the ground

b)

view possible areas from helicopter

c)

asking local residents of potential areas to check

d)

put hand or cheek against rock to feel for air drafts

11.

Humans lived in the Chauvet Cave?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The cave was named after who?

a)

Jean-Marie Chauvet

b)

Werner Chauvet

c)

Jon-Paul Chauvet

d)

Peter Chauvet

13.

What method did scientist use to map Chauvet Cave?

a)

Thermal imaging

b)

Freestyle sketching

c)

Picture Cinema

d)

Laser scanners

14.

Today, what is protecting the entrance of the cave to protect from intruders and climate?

a)

A big Rock

b)

A Soldier

c)

Steel Door

d)

Pont d'Ard

15.

What the 1st drawing/image the scientist viewed enter the real Chauvet Cave entrance?

a)

Bears prints

b)

Red dots/ human palm prints

c)

Four Horse heads

d)

cats kissing

16.

How much time did the allow the group of scientist to observe the inside of the cave (a day)?

a)

2 and half hours

b)

30 mins bc of high gas levels

c)

3 hours each day

d)

1 hour

17.

What method was used to determine how old the paintings and torches in the cave were?

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Newton's Law

c)

Calcium Layer counting

d)

Carbon-14 Dating

18.

Why couldn't humans spend more time in furtherest part of the cave?

a)

It was VIP only

b)

because of dangerous gases

c)

because cave gets to cold

d)

because of the mold in cave

19.

What weapon would the natives use to kill the animals?

a)

Spear

b)

Bow and Arrow

c)

Arrowheads

d)

animal traps

20.

How did we know the natives had musical instruments?

a)

because there were drawings in the cave.

b)

because there were old scrolls found in cave.

c)

Small flutes were found in the caves

d)

gossip

21.

What was the only human depiction in the cave?

a)

red palm prints

b)

woman and buffalo on the rock hanging from the ceiling

c)

man arm drawing on the rock hanging from the ceiling

d)

woman eye with lashes

22.

How long do calcite crystals take to form?

a)

couple of years

b)

a week

c)

6 months

d)

hundreds and thousands of years

23.

How did the artist suggest movement in the bison?

a)

painted extra legs

b)

left words on cave walls

c)

showed lions chasing the bison

d)

an arrow was drawn under bison

24.

What is the furthest chamber of the cave?

a)

back cave

b)

chamber of female

c)

chamber of horses

d)

chamber of felines

25.

How many explorers discovered the cave?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

6

26.

What Era was the cave painting done?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Iron Age

d)

Paleolithic

27.

How did the Master Perfumer maker find hidden caves?

a)

with a map

b)

with a stick

c)

by touch

d)

by smell

28.

What type of musical instrument was also found near Chauvet Cave?

a)

drums

b)

flute

c)

cow horn

d)

clairnet

29.

What country was the Venus of Hohle Fels found in?

a)

France

b)

Egypt

c)

Germany

d)

London

30.

What is your New Teachers Name?

a)

Mrs. Blue

b)

Mrs.C

c)

Mrs. B

d)

Mrs. Lenox