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Art 02

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following reasons BEST explains why modern art historians focus more on ancient Egyptian art than ancient West African art?
a)

Most ancient West African civilizations intentionally destroyed their artifacts to symbolize life’s transience

b)

Egypt’s climate allows ancient art to be preserved for much longer than in West Africa

c)

Modern art historians consider ancient Egyptian art to be objectively higher in quality than ancient West African art

d)

Art historians have historically considered ancient Egyptian art to underly Greek and Roman traditions.

e)

Ancient Egyptian art has lasted in greater quantity since it is secure within royal tombs that were almost always impervious to robbery.

2.
The Chauvet Cave paintings are found in modern-day
a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Switzerland

e)

Italy

3.
Which of the following animals do NOT often appear in the cave paintings at Lascaux and Altamira?
a)

elephants

b)

lions

c)

bison

d)

horses

e)

mammoths

4.
Which of the following functions did the statue The Venus of Willendorf likely serve?
a)

primitive sundial

b)

tool in domestic labor

c)

fertility figure

d)

meeting place

e)

symbol of military victory

5.
Which of the following developments FIRST caused Europeans in the Middle Stone Age to move away from cave dwellings?
a)

These peoples developed technologies that allowed for complex house

b)

New religious beliefs associated caves with evil power

c)

An increase in temperatures prompted a transition to rock shelter

d)

A series of earthquakes destroyed many of the former cave site

e)

The groups that remained in caves tended to succumb to disease

6.
Stonehenge is a classic example of artistic production from the
a)

Old Stone Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Middle Stone Age

e)

New Stone Age

7.
The sarsen at Stonehenge is a type of
a)

sandstone

b)

granite

c)

shale

d)

limestone

e)

marble

8.
Why did ancient Mesopotamia witness more invasions than ancient Egypt?
a)

Mesopotamia lacked Egypt’s natural protection

b)

Egyptian dynasties would pay potential invaders to attack Mesopotamia

c)

Foreigners viewed Egypt as barren in comparison to Mesopotami

d)

Egyptian dynasties focused more on defense than their Mesopotamian

e)

counterpart

9.
Ancient Sumerian ziggurats were both temples and
a)

economic hubs

b)

restaurants

c)

palaces

d)

theaters

e)

sports arenas

10.
Hammurabi is known MOST today for his surviving
a)

royal palace

b)

hunting bow

c)

hanging gardens

d)

poetry collection

e)

law code

11.
Which group ruled Mesopotamia FIRST?
a)

the Akkadians

b)

the Babylonians

c)

the Guti

d)

the Assyrians

e)

the Persians

12.
The Ishtar Gate is known for its depictions of
a)

animal figures

b)

battle scenes

c)

local flora

d)

ancient kings

e)

contemporary celebrities

13.
Which city was home to the Persian Empire’s most famous royal palace?
a)

Persepolis

b)

Pasargadae

c)

Susa

d)

Ur

e)

Babylon

14.
The Egyptian artistic practice of showing influential people as larger in works is known as
a)

power distortion

b)

noble proportioning

c)

hierarchical scale

d)

royal detailing

e)

stratified depicting

15.
Which Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb is MOST significant today?
a)

Tutankhamun’s

b)

Nefertiti’s

c)

Narmer’s

d)

Amenhotep I’s

e)

Ramses II’s

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