Marks: 1 Nike of Samothrace is an outstanding example of:
Choose one answer. a. the Minoan Snake Goddess.
b. Roman idealism.
c. the Egyptian canon of proportions.
d. Hellenistic realism. correct
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 2
Marks: 1 Stonehenge (p. 410) in England is an example of what type of monumental stone architecture?
Choose one answer. a. stupa incorrect
b. ziggurat
c. megalith
d. colosseum
.Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1..Question 3
Marks: 1 The word Neolithic (p. 409) means:
Choose one answer. a. Middle Stone Age. incorrect
b. New Stone Age.
c. Nomadic.
d. Old Stone Age.
.Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1..Question 4
Marks: 1 The figures from the Abu Temple represent worshippers from the complex society of:
Choose one answer. a. Sumer. correct
b. Jericho.
c. Çatal Hüyük.
d. Egypt.
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 5
Marks: 1 Like much of Egyptian art, the statue of King Khafre (p. 415) shows:
Choose one answer. a. skewed proportions and scale.
b. rigorous geometry. correct
c. naturalistic tendencies.
d. gods from their pantheon.
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 6
Marks: 1 Construction of the Acropolis in Athens (p. 420) began about 450 bce under the leadership of:
Choose one answer. a. Pericles.
b. Phidias. incorrect
c. Marcus Aurelius.
d. Hippocrates.
.Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1..Question 7
Marks: 1 The Palette of King Narmer is historically important:
Choose one answer. a. it probably represents the first unification of Upper and Lower Egypt and the shift from the prehistoric to historic in Egypt. correct
b. it mixes depictions of gods with historical figures.
c. because it depicts an Assyrian king hunting.
d. because it is the first written record in Ancient Mesopotamia.
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 8
Marks: 1 Found in Austria, the Venus of Willendorf (p. 409) is most likely a:
Choose one answer. a. fertility figure. correct
b. hunting tool.
c. doll.
d. representation of a ruler.
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 9
Marks: 1 Classical Greek sculpture can best be described as:
Choose one answer. a. writhing: chaotic figurative art that reflected an uneasy time.
b. rigid: frontal art that was used as a receptacle for the ka.
c. calm: relaxed poses that sought to depict ideal form. correct
d. iconic: representing the history of Christianity
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 10
Marks: 1 The capitol of the Roman Empire moved in the 4th century, splitting the empire in two. What was the name of the new capital (before it was renamed) and who moved it?
Choose one answer. a. Paris; Louis XIV
b. Byzantium; Justinian
c. Byzantium; Constantine correct
d. Rome; Hadrian
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 11
Marks: 1 The "Toreador" fresco (p. 418) was created by the _______ culture.
Choose one answer. a. Roman
b. Neolithic
c. Minoan correct
d. Greek
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 12
Marks: 1 According to Buddhism, the release from worldly desires (p. 429) that ends the cycle of death and reincarnation and begins a state of permanent bliss is called:
Choose one answer. a. Buddha.
b. nirvana. correct
c. ka.
d. stupa.
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 13
Marks: 1 The stele inscribed with the Law Code of Hammurabi (p. 412) was created by which Mesopotamian culture?
Choose one answer. a. Hittite
b. Sumer
c. Assyria
d. Babylon correct
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 14
Marks: 1 The She-Wolf, later adopted by Romans as a symbol of their civilization, was, until recently, thought to have been made by ___________, who were famous for their metalwork.
Choose one answer. a. Etruscans correct
b. Greeks
c. Sumerians
d. Egyptians
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 15
Marks: 1 One of the earliest surviving examples of a _______ lies at Sanchi, India.
Choose one answer. a. ka
b. dostraka
c. stupa correct
d. beehive tomb
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 16
Marks: 1 When was Rome founded and by whom?
Choose one answer. a. in 753 B.C.E. by Romulus and Remus correct
b. in 338 B.C.E. by Alexander the Great
c. in 20 B.C.E. by Augustus
d. in 313 C.E. by Constantine
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 17
Marks: 1 What was the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton famous for?
Choose one answer. a. having the Pyramids at Giza built
b. continuing the traditional Egyptian style in sculpture
c. changing the traditional Egyptian religion and art for the only time during a 3000 year time period correct
d. a & b
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 18
Marks: 1 Egyptian culture was dedicated to providing a home for the _______, which required that Egyptian artisans decorate tombs with paintings to be enjoyed after death (p. 413).
Choose one answer. a. emperor
b. papyri
c. ka correct
d. stele
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 19
Marks: 1 The Great Stupa at Sanchi, India is a typical Buddhist structure. What purpose do they serve?
Choose one answer. a. they are residences for Buddhist monks
b. they serve as Buddhist temples
c. they house some of the ashes of the cremated Buddha and serve as devotional sites correct
d. they are tombs for Indian royalty
.Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1..Question 20
Marks: 1 The colossal head found in La Venta, Mexico (p. 417) was created by the ___________.
Choose one answer. a. Toltec
b. Aztec
c. Olmec correct
d. Mixtec
.Correct
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