Test Bank For Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities, Combined Volume (4th Edition) by Janetta Rebold Benton, Robert DiYanni Ph.D.

Chapter 1: Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Civilizations

 

Multiple Choice

1. It is thought that the __________ was used for Old Kingdom tombs because, as one of the most stable geometric forms, it symbolized permanence to ancient Egyptians.
2. circle
3. cube
4. sphere
5. pyramid
6. cone

Answer: D

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2. During the New Kingdom, burial in __________ replaced burial in pyramids.
3. the temple
4. rock-cut tombs
5. a courtyard in the palace
6. the city square
7. none of the above

Answer: B

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3. The Human-Headed Winged Lion (fig. 1.9) with the body of a lion, wings of a bird, and head of a human probably functioned as a(n) __________.
4. worshipper in the temples
5. figure celebrating military victories
6. guardian figure
7. illustration of favorite stories
8. king

Answer: C

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4. Which of the following is not true regarding Paleolithic sculpture?
5. The most frequently depicted subjects are memory images of animals
6. There are few figures of wood or other perishable materials that remain today
7. The most famous example of a sculpture from the era is the Woman (or Venus) of Willendorf (fig. 1.2)
8. In France, a clay sculpture of two bison was found
9. No humans are represented

Answer: E

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5. The basic plan of the rock-cut tombs of the Middle Kingdom resemble __________.
6. an Egyptian home of the time
7. the pharaoh’s palace
8. a typical Egyptian shop
9. the simplest type of temple
10. both B and D

Answer: A

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6. Egyptian relief sculptures and paintings show human figures both in profile and frontal positions simultaneously __________.
7. t0 display each part of the body from its most characteristic point of view
8. because artists were unskilled in drawing the human body
9. because such a design was dictated by Egyptian religious beliefs
10. none of the above
11. both A and C

Answer: A

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7. The only significant break in the continuity of Egyptian life were the political, religious, and artistic changes during the reign of which pharaoh?
8. Zoser
9. Chefren
10. Tutankhamen
11. Akhenaten
12. Mycerinus

Answer: D

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8. The ruler __________ is associated with an ancient code of laws and decrees.
9. Naram-Sin
10. Gilgamesh
11. Hammurabi
12. Nebuchadnezzar
13. Ashurnasirpal II

Answer: C

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9. Some scholars believe that cave paintings were created to __________.
10. ensure a successful hunt
11. express the power of the ruler
12. commemorate the death of a member of the group
13. celebrate an abundant harvest
14. represent gods

Answer: A

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10. King Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt __________ which became the greatest city in the Near East.
11. Babylon
12. Cairo
13. Lagash
14. Ur
15. Persepolis

Answer: A

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11. The earliest burial places of the Old Kingdom Egyptian nobility were called __________, flat-topped one-story rectangular buildings with slanted walls.
12. pyramids
13. serdabs
14. mortuary temples
15. mastabas
16. huts

Answer: D

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12. Scholars were able to decipher Egyptian writing by comparing the three

languages included on the __________.

1. Palette of Narmer
2. Rosetta Stone
3. Stepped Pyramid of Zoser
4. Book of the Dead
5. wall relief of Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt

Answer: B

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13. The term ka is roughly equivalent to the concept of __________.
14. sin
15. good versus evil
16. heaven
17. judgment
18. a soul

Answer: E

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14. What is known of Paleolithic life derives largely from __________.
15. cromlechs
16. cuneiform writing
17. relief sculptures
18. paintings found in caves
19. all of the above

Answer: D

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15. The Great Sphinx (fig. 1.17) __________.
16. was placed in a Valley Temple
17. is made of gold and semiprecious stones
18. indicates the power of the pharaoh
19. reappears in Classical Greek mythology
20. none of the above

Answer: C

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16. In painting of the Neolithic era __________.
17. paintings are located in rock shelters and beneath cliff overhangs
18. the human figure is given prominence
19. paintings feature more storytelling than in the Paleolithic era
20. all of the above
21. none of the above

Answer: D

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17. The oldest known major literary work in the world is called __________.
18. The Iliad
19. The Tale of Genji
20. The Poem of the Supersage
21. The Law Code of Hammurabi
22. The Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer: E

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18. Egyptian relief work, such as Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt (fig. 1.21), was meant to be

seen __________.

1. by visitors to the nobleman’s tomb
2. by no one
3. only by the ka of the deceased
4. by priests who came often to the tomb to perform rituals
5. by those who discovered the tomb thousands of years later

Answer: C

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19. __________ is (are) the most common subjects for European cave paintings.
20. Scenes of battle
21. Animals
22. Humans participating in religious rituals
23. Women representing fertility goddesses
24. none of the above

Answer: B

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20. __________ is not one of the standard poses for Egyptian sculptures of the human figure.
21. Sitting on a block
22. Standing with one foot forward
23. Sitting cross-legged on the floor
24. Kneeling on both knees
25. Reclining

Answer: E

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21. Which of the following statements is true of New Kingdom temples?
22. One of the largest is at Luxor
23. The temples were considered the home of the gods
24. They were constructed using the post and lintel system
25. The entire temple complex was essentially symmetrical and organized around a longitudinal axis
26. all of the above

Answer: E

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22. __________ is (are) not included in the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin (fig. 1.7).
23. A mountain
24. The ruler Naram-Sin
25. An army victoriously marching up the mountain
26. A representation of the temple
27. A set of stars representing Naram Sin’s protecting gods

Answer: D

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True/False

23. A ziggurat is a mountain-like platform upon which Sumerians placed their temples.

Answer: T

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24. The prophet Zoroaster, a Persian, developed a dualistic religion that asserted the universe was divided between two forces, one good and the other evil.

Answer: T

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25. A serdab is a hidden room in a tomb that contains a statue of the dead person.

Answer: T

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26. Hieroglyphics was the writing system used by the Assyrians.

Answer: F

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27. Homo sapiens means “the ignorant man.”

Answer: F

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28. The process of brewing beer was developed by the Sumerians around 8000 years ago.

Answer: T

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29. Polytheism is the belief in a single god.

Answer: F

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30. The Palette of Narmer (fig. 1.14) comes from the Egyptian city of Hierakonpolis.

Answer: T

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31. The Mesopotamians used a form of writing known as cuneiform.

Answer: T

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32. A cromlech is a horizontal beam supported by vertical posts.

Answer: F

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Short Answer

33. Examine the form and purpose of the Woman (or Venus) of Willendorf .

 

34. What is the most likely use of the architecture at Stonehenge?

 

35. Trace the development of cuneiform writing.

 

36. Summarize the Sumerian religion and include a discuss of religious architecture and artifacts.

 

37. Describe the aspects of the rebuilding of Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II.

 

38. Trace the development of Egyptian funerary architecture of the Old Kingdom from the mastaba to

the pyramid.

 

39. What is a ka statue and why was it made of stone?

 

40. Explain the changes that took place during the reign of Akhenaten and the effects of these changes on art production of the time.

 

41. Describe how ancient Egypt was imagined by Europeans during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.

 

42. What do wall paintings suggest about dance and music in ancient Egyptian world?

 

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