WorksheetsAP Art History Ancient Near East and Egypt
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name?
a)
Mortuary Temple of Hetshupset
b)
White Temple and Ziggurat
c)
Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
d)
Apadana and Palace of Xerxes and Darius
2.
Culture?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Assyrian
d)
Persian
3.
Function?
a)
Communicate with Ancient Aliens
b)
Magic dolls for special ceremonies
c)
Ancestor portraits
d)
Offer prayers on behalf of people
4.
Name?
a)
Seated Scribe figures
b)
Lamassu figures
c)
Sphinx figures
d)
Votive figures
5.
Culture?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Assyrian
d)
Persian
6.
Name?
a)
Epic of Gilgamesh
b)
Standard of Ur
c)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
d)
Stele of Hammurabi
7.
Context
a)
believed to protect the people from enemies and unfriendly spirits.
b)
were guardians of the Assyrian (Sargon II's) palace.
c)
The creatures have 5 legs to give the illusion from the front that the animal is standing, but from the side, walking.
d)
Tutankhamen was buried with these items
8.
Form?
a)
believed to protect the people from enemies and unfriendly spirits.
b)
were guardians of the Assyrian (Sargon II's) palace.
c)
The creatures have 5 legs to give the illusion from the front that the animal is standing, but from the side, walking.
d)
Tutankhamen was buried with these items
9.
Name?
a)
White Temple and Ziggurat
b)
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
c)
Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
d)
Apadana and Palace of Xerxes and Darius
10.
Function
a)
Audience hall
b)
Burial chamber
c)
Grain storage
d)
Temple for Persian gods
11.
Culture?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Assyrian
d)
Persian
12.
Name?
a)
Stele of Hammurabi
b)
Anthropomorphic Stele
c)
Shamash Stele
d)
Ancient Alien Stele
13.
Name?
a)
Epic of Gilgamesh
b)
Standard of Ur
c)
Stele of Hammurabi
d)
Narmer Palette
14.
Function?
a)
Makeup Palette
b)
Food Palette
c)
Paint Palette
d)
Cleft Palette
15.
How does this differ from a pharaoh's portrait?
a)
Shows realism/ naturalism
b)
Contains no negative Space
c)
is highly idealized
d)
holds the KA
16.
The difference in media can be attributed to
a)
Subject’s social position
b)
Availability of materials
c)
Artist’s preference
d)
Scale of sculpture
17.
Why was this sculpture idealized?
a)
To show kingship/royalty?
b)
the KA can only live in a beautiful vessel
c)
The king and queen were ideally beautiful
d)
the sculptors could only make generic faces
18.
the purpose of this work was
a)
decorative
b)
funerary
c)
intimidation
d)
narrative
19.
The white temple and the great pyramids of giza are different in that the white temple:
a)
is in the shape of a trapezoid whereas the pyramids are in the shape of a triangle
b)
is seen as a religious structure whereas the pyramids are seen as secular structures
c)
is created out of limestone whereas the pyramids are created out of sandstone
d)
functions as a space for the living while the pyramids are reserved for the dead
20.
Which is the most significant resource for understanding Egyptian civilization and religion?
a)
Detailed hieroglyphic records found in the Library of Alexandria
b)
Written accounts from ancient Greek visitors
c)
Egyptian Tombs with the artifacts buried inside
d)
New Kingdom Temples and their rites of sacrifice
21.
What is a hypostyle hall?
a)
a row of columns
b)
a row of columns enclosing a perimeter
c)
a row of arches
d)
a forest of columns
22.
Who was the intended audience for this building?
a)
Common people for weekly worship services
b)
Only the Aristocracy
c)
Primarily the Pharoah
d)
Only the gods- no humans could enter
23.
What was the purpose of this structure?
a)
to honor the pharaoh after she died
b)
to celebrate famous women in history
c)
to house the royal mummy
d)
as a place take the communion
24.
Formally, this building is different from previous structures in that it
a)
Has Three colonnaded terraces and 2 ramps
b)
Visually coordinates with the natural settings
c)
Has Terraces originally planted as gardens with exotic trees
d)
is made of limestone
25.
Akhenaten was regarded as a rebel for all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
changing the religion of Egypt
b)
building a pyramid instead if a tomb
c)
moving the capitol from Thebes
d)
changing the Pharaoic cannon in art
26.
Which of the following is the best explanation for the portrayal of Akhenaton’s body type?
a)
He was cursed by the priests of Amen
b)
A plot hatched by the priesthood of Amen to make him look foolish
c)
Deliberate artistic reaction against the established canon
d)
Ancient Aliens
27.
The function of this piece is the same for all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Ludovisi Battle Sarcaphogus
b)
Sarcophagus of the Spouses
c)
Grave stele of Hegeso
d)
Catacombs of Priscilla
28.
Though Tutankhamun was a minor pharaoh, this work is significant because
a)
It shows the wealth and power of the pharaoh
b)
It shows a perfect likeness of the king
c)
it was relatively easily made
d)
it brought a curse on those that found it
29.
This work was meant to explain
a)
Vengeance upon a sinful man
b)
An innocent person’s journey to salvation and enlightenment
c)
Coming of age in a tumultuous era
d)
The weighing of souls in the afterlife
30.
This work is thematically linked with certain elements in
a)
The Tympanum at Conques
b)
The Lindisfarne gospels
c)
Justinian and Theodora at San Vitale
d)
Lippi’s Madonna and Child
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