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Ancient Egyptian Art

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient Egyptians made paintings. 

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Ancient Egyptians made paintings with sideways faces and feet, because... 

a)

They had not mastered the techniques of foreshortening feet yet.

b)

They really liked the beauty of the side of the human foot.

c)

It was part of their religion to stand that way.It was part of their religion to stand that way.

d)

The ancient Egyptians were just random.

3.

Egyptians used picture writing called hieroglyphs. 

a)

 True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is related to these masks?

a)

Burial practices. 

b)

Wedding ceremonies.  

c)

Masquerade parties

d)

Armor for battles.

5.

What was the specific purpose of these masks?

a)

To give people a face in the afterlife

b)

Interior Decoration

c)

Elaborate dinner rituals

d)

Armor for battles.

6.

The pyramids were once covered in...

a)

blood.

b)

paintings and carvings.

c)

polished glass.

d)

polished limestone.

7.

The larger you are depicted in ancient art, the more important you are.  This is called________.

a)

Foreshortening

b)

Registers

c)

Pasta

d)

Hierarchy

8.

A way of dividing art with lines so that you can see the order of events taking place[like a comic strip] is called_______.

a)

Perspective

b)

Hierarchy

c)

Registers

d)

Hieroglyphics

9.

This is ancient Egyptian art.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

This is ancient Egyptian art.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

This is ancient Egyptian art.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Ancient Egyptian art was made from ________.

a)

8,000bc - 200bc

b)

40,000 - 400bc

c)

200,000bc - 2000ad

d)

Yesterday