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Prehistoric Art

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

For our purposes, Art is ...

(a)  

2.

Creativity means to create or to make. In terms of art, this is the product or the thing. Which of the following terms describes this.

a)

Content

b)

Form

3.

Content has to do with which of the following related to art

a)

Meaning

b)

Color

c)

Balance

4.

What is a continuous mark made on a surface that can be 2D, 3D, or implied? (one word)

(a)  

5.

The amount of light or dark in an area is called...

(a)  

6.

The relationship between different values is called

a)

Contrast

b)

Contour

c)

Currency

7.

Name this artifact

a)

Fat Lady

b)

Venus de Milo

c)

Venus of Willendorf

8.

It was created around what year BC? Answer must be numbers only. Absolutely no letters.

(a)  

9.

In which country was it discovered?

a)

Austria

b)

Spain

c)

France

10.

What is the artifact made from?

a)

Clay

b)

Limestone

c)

Granite

11.

Which of the following suggests the artist was a nomad?

a)

She doesn't have a face.

b)

It is small, and has no feet.

c)

There is great detail on the head.

12.

The over-exaggerated female features suggest which of the following

a)

The artist was highly skilled.

b)

The artist was a nomad.

c)

The artifact is a symbol of womanhood.

13.

We know the artist was highly skilled because of which feature

a)

There is no face

b)

The highly detailed head

c)

There are no feet

14.

We know the artifact is not a portrait and more of a symbol because.

a)

It does not have a face

b)

it is made of limestone

c)

it was discovered in Willendorf

15.

Identify this image

a)

Hall of Bulls

b)

Bull Fight

c)

The Great Hunt

16.

Where is this work of art located

a)

Cave of Altamira, Spain

b)

Lascaux Cave, France

c)

Cave of El Castillo, Spain

17.

When was this work of art created?

a)

ca. 5000 BC

b)

ca. 10,000 BC

c)

ca. 15,000 BC

18.

Check three (3). What are some of the challenges a cave painter would have encountered in creating this art?

a)

The cave is very dark and dangerous

b)

Starvation

c)

Gathering materials for painting

d)

There was no actual animal to look at

e)

The common cold

19.

Identify the image

a)

Easter Island

b)

Stonehenge

c)

Pyramid

20.

Blue stones (check 3)

a)

Are the oldest at Stonehenge

b)

Weigh up to 45 tons

c)

Are smaller than Sarsen Stones

d)

Come from 150 miles away.

21.

Sarsen Stones (Check 3)

a)

Are the largest at Stonehenge

b)

come from about 30 miles away

c)

weigh up to 45 tons

d)

are the oldest at Stonehenge

22.

In what country is Stonehenge located?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Australia

23.

What is a Solstice?

a)

Day of the dead

b)

Equinox

c)

longest and shortest day of the year

24.

Stonehenge is aligned with the summer and winter solstices

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Some of the stones at Stonehenge were carved to fit together using mortise and tenon, as well as tongue and groove joinery.

a)

True

b)

False