allied art100 Module 1 check your understanding

Question # 00078763 Posted By: vikas Updated on: 06/30/2015 01:11 AM Due on: 07/30/2015
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1. The effort and organization of the works discourages which conclusion about Paleolithic cave paintings?

a. They were for a ritual.

b. They had a social function.

c. They were aesthetic decoration.

d. They aided the hunt.

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2. An upright stone slab decorated with writing or images, which is used as a marker or memorial is a:

a. dolmen.

b. stele.

c. pylon.

d. cairn.

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3. In some works of art, the size of the figures denotes their importance. This is known as:

a. hieratic scale.

b. iconography.

c. stylization.

d. abstraction.

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4. The Lion-Human sculpture, oldest artwork know, depicts what?

a. A man wearing a lion mask

b. A god or spirit who is part man and part lion

c. A man becoming or who has the power of a lion

d. It is not known what the artwork is intended to depict

5. Compared to Paleolithic painting, Neolithic painting is more:

a. colorful.

b. narrative.

c. allegorical.

d. realistic.

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6. Of what is the alabaster relief of Assurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden a depiction?

a. A military victory celebration

b. A romantic love scene

c. A homage to the king

d. A religious ritual

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7. The first prehistoric cave to be discovered was:

a. Lascaux.

b. Altamira.

c. Chauvet.

d. Cogul Lérida.

8. The world's oldest epic tale, told in poetry, is called the Epic of:

a. Naramsin.

b. Gilgamesh.

c. Gudea.

d. Hammurabi.

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9. A central goal of art history is to explore the cultural factors that lead to its creation because __________.

a. meanings of any artwork are complex and can change over time

b. art history is a work continually in progress

c. new research and new approaches to culture change

d. All of the choices apply.

10. "Between the Rivers" is the meaning of:

a. Babylonia.

b. Mesopotamia.

c. Assyria.

d. Egypt.

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11. An early form of writing using wedge-shaped marks is the definition of:

a. hieroglyphic.

b. cuneiform.

c. pictograph.

d. hieratic.

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12. Megalithic construction indicates:

a. ethnic diversity.

b. sharing of tasks.

c. the existence of slavery.

d. larger communities.

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13. A painting that portrays inanimate objects is called a:

a. canon.

b. lithograph.

c. still life.

d. trompe l'oeil.

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14. The study of individual artworks, up close, according to their shared formal qualities is ________.

a. connoisseurship

b. formalism

c. idealism

d. iconography

15. The oldest works of art found to-date are ________ years old.

a. 24,000

b. 26,000

c. 30,000

d. 120,000

16. The shelters of Paleolithic people were _______.

a. large stone structures

b. tents of unknown materials

c. proof of imagination and planning

d. large wooden homes

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17. Which of the following defines abstraction the best?

a. The image appears to record the visible world accurately

b. The image transforms recognizable objects into patterns or ideals

c. The image does not depict any recognizable object

d. A real object takes the place of an image

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18. Which of the following defines nonrepresentational the best?

a. The image appears to record the visible world accurately

b. The image is altered from reality but suggests the original object

c. The image does not depict any recognizable object

d. A real object takes the place of an image

19. A small stone, decorated with incised patterns, that makes an identifying "signature" when rolled across soft clay or wax is called a:

a. cylinder seal.

b. capital.

c. stele.

d. cairn.

20. Which of the following is an image created as a devotional offering to a deity?

a. Cartouche

b. Icon

c. Stele

d. Votive figure

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