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Ancient Egyptian Art

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The largest Pyramid was made for which Pharaoh?

a)

Khufu

b)

Khafre

c)

Sphinx

d)

Tutankhamun

2.

Where is Egypt?

a)

Asia

b)

The United States

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

3.

Pyramids were built for _____________.

a)

Places to worship their gods.

b)

Tombs for their Pharaohs.

c)

Large three dimensional triangles in the sand.

4.

Pharaohs are what you call the ancient leaders of Egypt. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

5.

The most famous Pharaoh's tomb that has been discovered was Tutankhamun's. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Most of the Ancient Egyptian Art we have in museums today is because they were discovered in tombs. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

7.

One of the most famous pieces of art that came from a Pharaoh's tomb is this funerary mask. Which Pharaoh does this belong to?

a)

Khufu

b)

Khafre

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Hatshepsut

8.

What is a hieroglyph?

a)

A form of pictorial writing that was used on tombs, sheets of papyrus, wooden boards, and carved into stone.

b)

Stone Animals

c)

No clue

d)

Pictorial writing that was only used for people's names

9.

Hieroglyphs carved in stone are examples of:

a)

Relief Sculpture

b)

Sculpture in the round

10.

A sarcophagus is a stone coffin or a wooden container to hold a coffin or a Mummy. This image is an example of a Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

11.

The Great Sphinx has the body of a lion and the head of which Pharaoh?

a)

Khufu

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

Khafre

12.

Who was the female Pharaoh that we learned about?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Khafre

c)

Khufu

d)

Tutankhamun

13.

Is this an example of High Relief, Low Relief, or Sculpture in the Round?

a)

High Relief

b)

Low Relief

c)

Sculpture in the Round

14.

Is this an example of High Relief, Low Relief, or Sculpture in the Round?

a)

High Relief

b)

Low Relief

c)

Sculpture in the Round

15.

Is this an example of High Relief, Low Relief, or Sculpture in the Round?

a)

High Relief

b)

Low Relief

c)

Sculpture in the Round

16.

Besides the Pyramids, where are many of the tombs of the Pharaohs?

a)

Valley of the Kings

b)

Mordor

c)

Death Valley

d)

Valley of the Nile

17.

What is a description of Frontalism?

a)

The face is from a side or profile view.

b)

The eye is from a front view.

c)

The arms and feet are from a profile view.

d)

The shoulders and chest are from a front view.

e)

All of the above.

18.

Based on the Hierarchy of Proportion, who is the Pharaoh in this example?

a)
b)
c)
d)

None

19.

The "boy king" is a nickname of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. What is another name he is known by?

a)

King Ankh

b)

King Tut

c)

King Ankhamun

d)

King Amun

20.

In Art, what is does Subject mean?

a)

The subject of a piece of artwork is basically the focus of the art. You see, you can have plenty of things in artwork, but whatever is the main focus is the subject.

b)

The subject is everything in a composition.

c)

The subject is all the colors in an artwork.

21.

What is a cartouche?

a)

A name plate. Typically for pharaohs.

b)

Cool symbols

c)

Shapes and Animals

d)

A name plate. Made for everyone in Ancient Egypt.