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WorksheetsTEST QUESTIONS A456 H.A
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What is the art of handwriting called?
Calligraphy
poetry
Cursive
Word art
What Chinese dynasty was famous for its blue and white vases?
Tang
Yuan
Song
Ming
What did the Ancient Chinese use to help protect art from bugs and other damage?
Lacquer
Silk
Paper
Paint
True or False: In Ancient China, only specially trained poets were allowed to write poetry.
TRUE
FALSE
What famous artwork was made for the burial of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China?
The Taj Mahal
The One Hundred Horses
The Terracotta Army
The painting of The Riverside
Around how long did the Egyptian civilization last?
1000 years
500 years
3000 years
10,000 years
Was most African art created in two dimensions or three dimensions?
Two
Four
Five
Three
On what type of art did some Greek painting survive?
Pottery
Columns
Clothing
Sculptures
What was the main subject in most Ancient African art?
Elephants
Plants
People
Food
What type of art are the Ancient Greeks most known for?
Painting
Photography
Drawings
Sculpture
True or False: Chinese philosophy and religion had a large influence on the subjects and the styles of art.
FALSE
TRUE
The mask of Tutankhamen was made from 24 pounds of what valuable metal?
Gold
Platinum
Silver
Bronze
True or False: Native American art was the same throughout the tribes in North America?
TRUE
FALSE
What earlier civilization had the most artistic influence on the art of Ancient Rome?
Egypt
Greece
China
Persia
What type of material did the Ancient Chinese sell to other countries while keeping how they made the material secret?
Silk
Wool
Cotton
Linen
True or False: The representation of people in African Art was often abstract?
TRUE
FALSE
Gardens
All of the above
What three forms of Ancient Chinese art made up the three perfections?
Writing, poetry, and sculpture
Calligraphy, poetry, and painting
Painting, sculpture, and calligraphy
Ceramics, poetry, and painting
The giant statues at Abu Simbel were of what pharaoh?
Cleopatra VII
Ahmose I
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Most of Egyptian art was based on what subject?
Religion
People
Landscapes
Politics
What form of African art was also used as everyday bowls and cooking pots?
Sculptures
Pottery
Jewelry
Masks
What can we learn about the Egyptians from their art?
What kind of jobs they have
What they looked like
What they considered important
All of the Above
Where did the Ancient Romans place sculptures?
Public Building
Public Park
Gardens
All of the above
What was a common feature of sculptures from the Archaic Period?
Subjects stood stiffly with their arms at their sides
People were shown in action scenes
They were common people and children
All of the above
What was a fresco?
A painting directly on a wall
A sculpture that was part of a tomb
A painting on a wood panel
A sculpture that was part of a wall
What are mosaics?
Statues of just a head
Paintings made directly on walls
Pictures made from colored tiles
Sculptures that are part of the tomb
True or False: The artists of the European Renaissance were inspired by the Ancient Greeks.
TRUE
FALSE
What form of art was important in showing a person's status and wealth?
Mask
Sculpture
Jewelry
Pottery
What southwestern tribe became famous for their woven rugs and blankets?
Apache
Navajo
Nez Perce
Seminole
Which of the following is NOT true about the art of calligraphy?
There are over 40,000 characters to learn
It was considered one of the three perfections
It was sometimes combined with poetry and painting
The strokes of each character could be drawn in any order
What form of African art was used together with dancing and in religious ceremonies?
Jewelry
Masks
Sculptures
Pottery
In what region of the country were totem poles most often built?
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest
Texas
What were Archaic Period sculptures of women called?
Olympia
Hellenistic
Korai
Ionic
True or False: Egyptian art changed little over the course of the Egyptian civilization.
TRUE
FALSE
What type of monolithic structures did the Ancient Egyptians build?
Mosques
Pyramids
Ziggurats
Stadiums
What art became an important part of the civil service examinations during the Tang Dynasty?
Painting
Poetry
Sculpture
Ceramic
What culture heavily influenced the art of Northern Africa?
Islamic
Chinese
Indian
British
During what period did Greek artists begin to sculpt people in more relaxed poses and action scenes?
Classical Period
Hellenistic Period
Roman Period
Greek Archaic Period
True or False: Rock paintings in Namibia are thought to be some of the oldest pieces of art in the world.
TRUE
FALSE
Sand painting, masks, and totem poles were often tied in with what other area of Native American culture?
Religion
Agriculture
Education
Politics
What later artistic movement studied the Romans and Greeks for inspiration?
Impressionism
Renaissance Art
Greek Archaic Period
Modern Greece
What do art historians call the unique style of Greek art developed during the Classical Period?
Impressionist Style
Cubism
Expressionism
Severe Style
During what period was Greek art influenced by the many cultures conquered by Alexander the Great?
Hellenistic Period
Roman Period
Greek Archaic Period
Modern Greece
True or False: Roman Emperors would have statues of themselves placed around the city.
TRUE
FALSE
What did wealthy Romans do with the busts of their ancestors?
TRUE
They displayed them in the atrium of their home
Pop art
Surrealism
How were totem poles made?
From the bones of giant bison
They were sculpted from clay
They were carved from cedar wood
From the bones of giant bison
Why are so many Ancient Egyptian paintings preserved after thousands of years?
Because they were covered with a protective layer of plastic
Because of the dry climate in Egypt
Because of the special paint the Egyptians used
All of the above
Which of the following was a style of column used in Greek architecture?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
All of the Above
What type of sculpture was of only a person's head?
Bust
sarcophagi
Relief
Who was the medicine man for the Lakota Sioux tribe who sold his drawings to William Caton?
Sitting Bull
Eagle Feather
Geronimo
Black Hawk
What did Native American artist Carrie Bethel become famous for?
Weaving bright blankets and rugs
Basket weaving
Making beautiful jewelry
Carvings of wildlife
Why did so few Greek paintings survive?
Because they used water-based paint
Because they destroyed an artist's paintings when he died
Because they painted on wood panels and walls
Because they didn't paint
Which of the following was a type of art used by Native American tribes?
Painting
Weaving blankets and rugs
Basket weaving
All of the above
Where does the word totem come from?
A Native American word meaning kinship
An English word meaning carry him
A Native American word meaning cedar
A French word meaning carving
What type of sculpture was part of a wall?
sarcophagi
Statue
Bust
Relief
What happened to most of the art that was hidden in Egyptian tombs?
It was stolen by thieves
It was destroyed by the humid weather
It is likely still hidden and may someday be found
It was found by archeologists
True or False: Some tribes believed that when an animal mask was worn in a ceremony the person wearing the mask took on the spirit of the animal.
TRUE
FALSE
What was the most common material used in African art?
Metal
Wood
Ivory
Cloth
True or False: Tomb walls were left blank as paintings were considered bad luck in the afterlife.
TRUE
FALSE
What is a sculpture that is part of a wall or structure called?
Relief
Paint
Draw
Graffiti
The word "totem" comes from a Native American word meaning _____________?
Genshin Group
Ashen Group
Kinship Group
Navajo Group
