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Early Art

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of art is this image an example of?

a)

Cave painting

b)

Relief Sculpture

c)

Sculpture in the round

d)

Pottery

2.

What kind of art is this image an example of?

a)

Sculpture in the round

b)

Cave painting

c)

Pottery

d)

Relief sculpture

3.

Colored powders made from organic substances...

a)

Earthenware

b)

Pigments

c)

Burnished

d)

Slip

4.

What color of pigments were typically used in cave paintings?

a)

Black, brown, red, yellow

b)

Grey, brown, red

c)

Yellow, blue, black, brown

d)

Red, yellow, green, black

5.

What does this painting tell us about the artist's life?

a)

They thought cows were cool

b)

They hunted for their food

c)

They were scared of animals

d)

They raised their own food

6.

Large stones used without mortar to build religious monuments...

a)

Megaliths

b)

Cromlechs

c)

Menhirs

d)

Dolmens

7.

Stonehenge is an example of what type of Neolithic monument?

a)

Menhir

b)

Dolmen

c)

Cromlech

d)

Megalith

8.

Stones set upright in the ground, either alone, in rows, or in clusters

a)

Megalith

b)

Cromlech

c)

Dolmen

d)

Menhir

9.

Chambers used as tombs or passages, built with vertical stones supporting a large single stone

a)

Megaliths

b)

Cromlechs

c)

Menhirs

d)

Dolmens

10.

Which tool was not used to burnish Early Neolithic pottery?

a)

Leather

b)

Bone

c)

Bark

d)

Bone

11.

During which period did handles begin being added to vessels?

a)

Late Neolithic Period

b)

Middle Neolithic Period

c)

Early Neolithic Period?

12.

Rubbing a smooth surface over clay to make it smooth...

a)

Slip

b)

Pigments

c)

Incised

d)

Burnished

13.

Which type of pottery is heated at a higher temperature and is typically coated in a glaze?

a)

Stoneware

b)

Earthenware

c)

Porcelain

d)

Vessels

14.

Liquid clay...

a)

Glaze

b)

Slip

c)

Earthenware

d)

Pigments

15.

What type of monument is this image an example of?

a)

Dolmen

b)

Megalith

c)

Cromlech

d)

Menhir

16.

Which period would this vessel likely have been made?

a)

Paleolithic Period

b)

Early Neolithic Period

c)

Middle Neolithic Period

d)

Late Neolithic Period

17.

Which period would this vessel likely have been made?

a)

Paleolithic Period

b)

Early Neolithic Period

c)

Middle Neolithic Period

d)

Late Neolithic Period

18.

Which type of pottery is the oldest?

a)

Porcelain

b)

Vessels

c)

Stoneware

d)

Earthenware

19.

Pottery from which period(s) could be incised (carved)?

a)

Early Neolithic Period

b)

Middle Neolithic Period

c)

Late Neolithic Period

20.

From which period was pottery with a zig zag pattern popular?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Early Neolithic

c)

Middle Neolithic

d)

Late Neolithic

21.

From which period was pottery with a spiral pattern common?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Early Neolithic

c)

Middle Neolithic

d)

Late Neolithic

22.

Which type of pottery is the most valuable?

a)

Stoneware

b)

Porcelain

c)

Earthenware

d)

Slip