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The chances that a work of art from ancient times will be found or preserved are greatly increased if a. it was made of durable materials. b. the local climate is conducive to preservation. c. the culture from which it came was stable and organized. d. it was located where access from the outside world was limited. e. All these answers are correct.
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e
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The Woman from Willendorf is generally considered to be _______. a. a fertility icon b. object of exchange signaling good will between nomadic tribes c. originally colored with red ocher d. all of the above
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a
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Because they lacked stone, the ancient Sumerians built their cities from a. wood. b. a mixture of sand and water. c. plaster over reeds. d. sun-dried brick. e. lapis lazuli.
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d
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To compensate for the natural visual distortion in which tall columns appear to bend inward, the Greeks gave them a slight bulge, which is known as a. cella. b. entasis. c. kouros. d. entablature. e. frieze.
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b
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All of the following cultures were Mesopotamian EXCEPT a. the Sumerian. b. the Babylonian. c. the Assyrian. d. the Akkadian. e. the Minoan.
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e
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The bronze head of an Akkadian ruler is a rare example of ________ in ancient art. a. royal portraiture b. stylization c. an idealized human form d. naturalism e. metalwork
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d
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The most notable example of Neolithic architecture in Europe is a. Tassili n'Ajjer in Algeria. b. Stonehenge in England. c. Pompeii in Italy. d. the Colosseum in Rome. e. Chauvet in France.
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b
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In Egyptian art, the convention of representing social importance by size--for example, where the pharaoh is shown much larger than his subjects--is known as a. simultaneous contrast. b. hierarchical scale. c. isometric perspective. d. foreshortening. e. entasis.
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b
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Under the reign of ________, a new style of Egyptian art developed briefly with less rigid postures and more intimate and emotional relationships pictured. a. Amenhotep IV b. Nefertiti c. Tutankhamun d. Narmer e. None of these answers is correct.
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a
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The earliest-known writing system, cuneiform, from which a recorded language developed was the invention of a. the Assyrians. b. the Sumerians. c. the Akkadians. d. Neolithic peoples. e. the Egyptians.
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b
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The lamassu from Ashurnasirpal II's palace in Nimrud had five legs because: a. It gave the impression that the anial was flying. b. It reminded viewers that lions are powerful beasts. c. It would awe the viewer with its potential for movement. d. It showed that the lamassu was supernatural.
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c
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The sculpture Akhenaten and His Family is an example of the ________ technique. a. encaustic b. fresco c. gold inlay d. sunken relief e. painted terra cotta
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d
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King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922 by a. Lord Carnarvon. b. Henri Cartier-Bresson. c. Howard Carter. d. Champollion. e. Hunter Thompson.
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c
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Three major cultures that preceded the Greeks in and around the Aegean Sea were the ________ cultures. a. Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean b. Akkadian, Babylonian, and Sumerian c. Algerian, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian d. Assyrian, Persian, and Macedonian
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Although bronze was the favored material for freestanding sculpture in Greece, most bronze statues have not survived, because a. they have corroded entirely away. b. they were destroyed by Christian iconoclasts. c. they were melted down to make weapons and other objects. d. the Romans destroyed them when making marble copies. e. they were lost at sea.
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c
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Romans could watch gladiators fight to the death, along with other sporting events, at the a. Pantheon. b. Parthenon. c. Acropolis. d. Colosseum. e. Villa of the Mysteries.
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d
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A prime example of art from the Hellenistic era is a. the Laocoön Group. b. Eos and Memnon. c. Kouros from Anavysos. d. the Spear Bearer. e. the Toreador Fresco.
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a
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According to historians, the Roman era began in 510 B.C.E. with a. the founding of the Roman Republic. b. the reign of Julius Caesar. c. the Punic Wars. d. the defeat of Hannibal. e. the Norman Conquest.
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a
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Although we know almost nothing about the culture that created them, the abstract ________ of the Cycladic culture appear extremely sophisticated for five-thousand-year-old works. a. lion hunts b. animal deities c. domestic scenes d. female nude figures e. equestrian portraits
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d
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What destroyed the Roman colonies of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E.? a. the eruption of a volcano b. the invasion of a foreign army c. leprosy d. a tidal wave e. None of these answers is correct.
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a
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The mummy of Artemidoros, from Fayum, shows the influence of the ________ culture(s). a. Egyptian b. Greek c. Roman d. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman e. None of these answers is correct.
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d
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The Great Sphinx at Giza, in Egypt, has the body of a lion and the head of a(n) a. creature. b. woman. c. pharoah. d. Akkadian ruler. e. scribe.
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c
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What was the significance of the Rosetta Stone? a. It recorded the fall of Rome b. It allowed archeologists to decipher hieroglyphs c. It was the first Egyptian tablet from the Amarna period d. It told of Cleopatra's death at the hands of the Romans
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b
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Why did Sir Arthur Evans believe he had found the ancient palace of King Minos? a. It was in the right geographical location b. There were writings on the walls that told of the ancient King c. The bull images and maze-like palace ruins reminded him of the minotaur legend d. The archeological record suggested it.
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b
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Which of the Greek orders is the most ornate? a. Doric b. Ionic c. Corinthian d. Tuscan
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c
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Which culture influenced the early Greeks in their figurative types? a. Assyrians b. Minoans c. Egyptians d. Babylonians e. Cycladians
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b
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The kouros is from which period of Greek art? a. Archaic b. Classical c. Hellenistic
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a
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Greek sculpture from the Classical period, like the Doryphoros, was idealized because a. The Greeks wanted to memorialize their heroes b. The idealized proportions of human form recalled that of the Gods c. The Greeks learned to make perfect sculpture from the Romans d. Perfect bodies represented the ideal of democracy for all
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b
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From the Greek word for "marketplace" we get this word for fear of open places. a. agoraphobia b. claustrophobia c. arachnaphobia d. coulrophobia
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a
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Where were the triglyphs and metopes on the Parthenon? a. on the pediment b. on the columns c. on the capitals d. on the frieze
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d
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Who was the Parthenon dedicated to? a. Poseidon b. Athena c. Apollo d. Venus e. Zeus
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b
