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Pre Historic Art Quiz

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old are the oldest known paintings?

a)

16 years ago

b)

4500 years ago

c)

45,000 years ago

d)

Since the beginning of time.

2.

Prehistoric humans made paintings on canvas

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Prehistoric humans made graffiti.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is pigment?

a)

A people group who are typically small in stature origionating in Africa

b)

A type of sculpture

c)

Powder that gives paint it's color

d)

A rare type of paint used by prehistoric humans

5.

How old is evidence for pigment [evidence for art]?

a)

165,000 years ago

b)

1,650 years ago

c)

16,500 years ago

d)

It's been around a MINUTE

6.

We have evidence that prehistoric artists made cave paintings, ________, and ________.

a)

Scupltures and tempera paintings

b)

salsa and pico de gallo.

c)

Jewelry and tempera paintings

d)

Sculptures and jewelry.

7.

Q7. What do scholars think that these figures were used for?

a)

Figure drawing models.

b)

Fertility rites - good luck charms/talisman.

c)

Family portraits. 

d)

Paper weights.

8.

How did prehistoric artists make these types of paintings?

a)

They dipped their hands in paint and smashed them against the wall. 

b)

They used brushes made of ox hair and reeds.

c)

They put ochre in their mouths and blew it over their hands like using a stencil. 

d)

Actually, aliens made these paintings.

9.

These shells were used for...

a)

Fertility rites.

b)

Jewelry beads.

c)

Gambling.

d)

d

They are just ordinary sea shells.