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1
The earliest surviving works of art are _____ of humans and animals.
painted textiles and large immobile sculptures
cave paintings and portable sculptures
Megaliths
wall paintings and large immobile sculptures
2
Which is
not
a theory on why the Great Hall of Bulls was created?
Hunting magic
Record their world
Creation story
Story Telling
3
Our culture typically views history in a ___ fashion.
subversive
linear
wave-like
double-helix
4
The view of history which states that history is pushed along by class struggle is:
Jared Diamond's View
Dialectical Materialism
Francis Fukuyama's View
Arnold Toynbee's View
5
What technique was employed by Paleolithic artists at the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux to create clear lines
Using hands as stencils while blowing pigments to spray a surface
Using pens made from hollow amimal bones filled with pigment
Using leather cut in shapes + soaked in pigment to print forms on the walls
Using fingers dipped in fat from oil lamps to create wax contour lines
6
BP means ___ in terms of studies of Prehistory.
Before Poseidon
Before Present
Before Paleolithic Era
British Petroleum
7
A teleological view of history states that history:
is being pushed toward some ultimate goal or end
is subjective
cyclical
governed by chance
8
What is a MEDIUM in art?
the type of materials you used
the colors you used
the size of the art you made
the subjects you chose
9
The purpose of this work by Shepard Fairey is most likely?
Power and Politics
Fantasy and Imagination
Magic and Fertility
Religious
10
Which of the following is NOT true of the Tlatlico Figures
two heads symbolized the good and evil sides of all women
are from central Mexico
the figure is decorated and was once painted
were made ca. 1000 BCE
11
The function of the Jade Cong can be associated as
Burial purposes for the Liangzhu
Burial purposes for the Ancient Japanese
Fertility purposes for the Liangzhu
Fertility purposes for the Ancient Koreans
12
The formal characteristics of the Running horned woman are...
Pigment on rock, female figure, dotted area, twisted perspective.
Depiction of a Goddess on a religious ceremony
Ritual and symbols preparation documentation
13
Which view states that all history is subjective?
Evolutionary View
Existentialist View
Francis Fukuyama's View
Post-Modern View
14
What is a similarity between the Tlatilco Female Figurine and the Venus of Willendorf?
wide hips
made of ivory
two heads
canine features
15
Where was the Ambum Stone discovered and what material is it made of?
Tequixquiac, Central Mexico; Bone
Susa, Iran; Greywacke
Ambum Valley, Papua New Guinea; Greywacke
Arabian Peninsula, Sandstone
16
How does
Running Horned Women
differ from other cave paintings such as the
Great Hall of Bulls
?
It depicts a specific, rather than a symbolic figure
It depicts numerous humans
It depicts animals
Created with different colored pigments
17
The root,
lith
, means
stone
cave
fertility
earth
18
Dialectical Materialism is the view of:
Andrew Carnegie
Jared Diamond
George Hegel
Karl Marx
19
Identify the work below:
Camelid Sacrum
Ambum Stone
Menhir
Jade Cong
20
Vessels like Beaker with ibex motifs were found
under ancient dwelling sites
in the Lascaux caves
buried in cemeteries
under a temple in Iran
21
The purpose for the creation of these structures was:
Religious
Reflection of Everyday life
Power and Politics
Fantasy and Imagination
22
What is the likely purpose of this painting by Winslow Homer?
Magic and Fertility
Fantasy and Imagination
Depiction of Everyday Life
Power and Politics
23
What is iconography in art?
the colors used in a work of art
the way a work of art looks
the story/stories that the work of art brings to mind or symbolizes
the materials used to create the work of art
24
Where was this stone slab, from the Apollo 11 cave, found?
Africa
Asia
Central America
Europe
25
The idea that God controls history is a ____ view of history.
post-modern
existentialist
providential
cyclical
26
The Great Hall of Bulls, belongs to a larger cave structure in France. The city is called...
Aix-en-Provence
Chartes
Lascaux
Bordeaux
27
What does AD stand for in relation to time?
Anno Domini
Another Day
After Death
Athletic Director
28
Paleolithic Venus Figurines are believed to have symbolized:
forces of evil
sexual potency
fertility
political authority
29
Identify the image below:
a menhir
an abuttment
a stele
a dolmen
30
The purpose for this work by Marc Chagall is most likely:
an expression of everyday life
Power and Politics
Fantasy and Imagination
Religious
31
The Neolithic Revolution was marked by the beginning of
written language
organized religion
polygamy
agriculture
32
Which view of history states that everything happens by chance?
De-Evolutionary View
Francis Fukuyama's View
Existentialist View
Arnold Toynbee's View
33
The image below is:
a sacrum
an abuttment
a menhir
a step pyramid
34
Giving human characteristics to anything non-human is called:
anthropomorphism
anthropology
humanitarianism
robotics
35
Which chronology is correct?
Paleolithic Era - Mesolithic Era - Neolithic Era
Mesolithic Era - Neolithic Era- Paleolithic Era
Mesolithic Era - Paleolithic Era - Neolithic Era
Neolithic Era - Paleolithic Era - Mesolithic Era
36
Which view states that history is determined by Geography?
Francis Fukuyama's View
Arnold Toynbee's View
Jared Diamond's View
George Hegel's View
37
Stonehenge shows the ability of prehistoric people to build elaborate structures using the ___ system of construction.
post and lintel
wattle and daub
graduated arch
mud brick
