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WorksheetsAP Art History Unit 2 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
In Egypt and Mesopotamia, relief figures were often carved in
terra-cotta
the black-figure style
registers
caldaria
The relief carving shown can be attributed to the Amarna style because it depicts the
veneration of the sun god Aten by the pharaoh and his family
judgment of the pharaoh’s soul before Osiris, the god of the underworld
pharaoh and his wife receiving a law code from the god Shamash
pharaoh’s celebration of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
The form of the columns in the hypostyle hall was intended to recall the
dense clusters of papyrus reeds on the Nile
statuesque figures of the pharaoh and his family
palm trees that grow near desert oases
celestial rays that emanate from the crown of Amun-Re
The work shown can be identified as an ancient Sumerian sculpture because of which of the following visual characteristics?
Rigid frontality with clasped hands
Truncated body with naturalistic facial features
Ideal male form with wide, staring eyes
Contrapposto pose inscribed with cuneiform
Which of the following statements is true of both the Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur and the Palette of King Narmer?
They portray dynastic succession.
They celebrate military victory.
They designate the king as a sun god.
They depict an enemy’s military banner.
In the geographical region, the evolution in form from earlier tombs to the architectural complex shown most likely resulted from a desire to
emulate the monumental tombs of foreign rulers
innovate by using new materials to ease the process of creating such buildings
provide space for an army to protect the ruler in the afterlife
heighten the symbolic association with the Sun
The work was made in
Egypt
Assyria
Persia
Mycenae
The work shown can be attributed to which of the following ancient Mediterranean cultures?
Egyptian
Neo-Assyrian
Greek
Etruscan
The inscribed text outlines
rituals in preparation for the afterlife
laws governing crime and punishment
historical accounts of military triumphs
ceremonial prayers to the gods
The visual organization of the work is meant to suggest a
solemn procession as part of a civic ceremony
sequence of successive events in an important narrative
contrast between orderly control and chaotic drama
strict hierarchy between the relative importance of the figures
In its original function, the work is most similar to the
Palette of King Narmer
Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx
Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall
sculpture of Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
The work serves to legitimize the
invasion of neighboring city-states
king's right to rule
institution of monotheism
authority of the priests
The work is
Sumerian
Babylonian
Akkadian
Assyrian
The work employs
hierarchical scale
continuous narrative
one-point perspective
aniconic representation
In the work shown, features of different animals were combined for the purpose of creating
a symbolic representation of a kingdom that was made through uniting separate realms
an imposing mythical creature that was meant to safeguard the entrance to a royal complex
the personification of a multifaceted deity to be placed inside the shrine of a temple complex
the symbolic portrait of a king as protector and defender of stability in the realm
