HCC Art 6152 WEEK ONE CHAPTER ONE QUIZ

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CHAPTER ONE QUIZ

ESSAY QUESTIONS Answer the following in complete sentences using only your textbook reading and the ancillary materials provided. Do not copy from the source material, rather paraphrase and cite the source and page number, ie. (Stokstad p.22)

1. One of the difficulties of of studying prehistoric art, is that new discoveries are constantly being made, altering history as we know it. Name two other difficulties of studying prehistoric art.
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2. What does the word Paleolithic mean?
Drag and drop an image from your image files that is an example of Paleolithic.What qualifies this image as an example of Paleolithic?


3. Paleolithic people were hunter-gatherers, meaning that much of what they created either had to be carried, or left behind.
Drag and drop and example of a Paleolithic work of art that was carried.What is the work of art made of?How large or small is this work?Drag and drop an image of Paleolithic art that was left behind.Where is this work?.


4. Paleolithic humans created sculptural works that were:
Carved in the round. Drag and drop an example. What is the size? What material was used to create this work?Relief carving. Drag and drop an example. Where is this work located.?

5. The Neolithic Period was ushered in by the melting of the last glacial age. What major changes are found in the Neolithic. Why is the Neolithic called a revolution?



6. New building techniques were developed to create Megalithic structures and Neolithic architectural centers. Drag and drop an example of:
Post and lentil constructionCorbelingDolmen grave


7. Your chapter discusses the differences between art objects and purely functional objects. What are these differences?
Drag and drop an example of a work of art.Drag and drop an example of a purely functional object.8. How does your textbook describe symbolic thinking?
9. After reading your chapter materials about Paleolithic art, what was particularly noteworthy to you in your visit to Lascaux Cave?
10. What are your thoughts after viewing the Hohle Fels figure?


MULTIPLE CHOICE
1 The evolutionary origin of art can be traced to the development of humans to _________.
A. use tools
B. think symbolically
C. better control their environment
D. communicate verbally

2. Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered __________.
A. ash
B. bones
C. clay
D. ocher

3. The Lion-Human sculpture from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is made of __________..
A. cast clay
B. molded bronze
C. mammoth ivory
D. porcelain clay

4 The earliest known prehistoric cave painting site was discovered in 1994 and is called __________.
A. Altamira
B. Chauvet
C. Pech-Merle
D. Lascaux

5. Small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period were once called __________figures, which implied a religious association, although this has not yet been proven.
A. Aphrodite
B. Venus
C. Eve
D. Goddess

6. Prehistoric cave paintings were first discovered in Spain in the________________.
A. 20th century
B. 19th century
C. Middle Ages
D. Roman Empire

7.Walls of woven branches that were covered with mud or clay, or __?____ and____?__ was a common building technique used in central Europe during the Neolithic period.


8. Rows of trapezoidal buildings with burial sites beneath and between individual structures characterize the architectural remains at_____________.
A. Lepenski Vir
B. Çatalhöyük
C. Skara Brae
D. Sesklo

9. The simplest form of construction used to span space is __________-and-__________.
A. post; lintel
B. post; beam
C. brace; cannon
D. lintel; strut

10. Current scholarship suggests that the early houses at Çatalhöyük functioned as ____________.
A. shrines
B. temples
C. production centers for tools and pottery
D. historical markers

11. The word megalithic means __________.
A. middle stone
B. new rock
C. old stone
D. large stone

12. Scholars see the transport of bluestones to Stonehenge from more than 150 miles away as a sign of ________________.
A. the lack of local stone
B. evidence of engineering technology
C. connections to an ancestral homeland
D. ritual significance of materials

13. Stonehenge was built in __________-and-__________ construction.
A. post; lintel
B. corbel; cantilever
C. lintel; beam
D. post; corbel

14 The lintels of Stonehenge are secured by __________-and-__________ joints.
A. post; lintel
B. anchor; beam
C. mortise; tenon
D. link; stem

15. In approximately __________ BCE, prehistoric humans began firing clay in the form of vessels.
A. 15,000
B. 12,000
C. 7000
D. 2500

16. The age of metal made its European debut about __________ BCE.
A. 10,000
B. 7000
C. 4000
D. 3000

17. Bronze is an alloy of __________ and __________.
A. pewter; tin
B. gold; silver
C. tin; copper
D. silver; copper

18. The potter’s wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in __________________.
A. Japan
B. China
C. Egypt
D. India
19. The earliest use of metal objects was as _________________.
A. tools
B. ornamentation
C. money
D. weapons

20. Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on the ______________found in archeological sites.
A. artifacts
B. art
C. fossils
D. all of the above
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