Which fact about the Great Stupa is FALSE?

A 10 ft stone railing, or "churros," rings the entire stupa

Which fact about "Kneeling Figure of Hatshepsut" is TRUE?

It signals Stokstad's heteronormative approach to gender, It represents the wife of Tutmose II

the most common tomb structure in Egypt, a flat-topped, one storey structure with slanted walls, the top section of an underground burial chamber

What is the location and date of the Great Stupa?

Sanchi, India; 3rd century BCE (enlarged c. 150-50 BCE)

What is the name of this sculpture?

Augustus of Primaporta (Roman copy of bronze)

Which of these quotes about the Funerary Mask is NOT from Stokstad?

curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections

What is the name of this image?

Ajax and Achilles Playing a Game

What is the historical significance of the "Augustus of Primaporta"?

It is an early form of political propaganda

Name the location and date of this sculpture

Deir el-Bahri, Egypt; c. 1473-1458 BCE

Who carved the "Aphrodite" and why was it controversial?

Praxiteles; because it depicted nudity

The symbols of the breastplate

Earth goddess Tellus, cradling babies and holding cornucopia, a defeated Parthian enemy returning military equipment, female personifications of countries conquered by Augustus, Sol and Caelus, the sun and sky gods

Which of these facts about "Ajax and Achilles Playing a Game" is FALSE?

Created by Athenian artist Exekias in the 2nd Century BCE

What is the name of this image?

The Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun

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1
Which Kings built the Great Pyramids?
Khufu, Khafre, and Nebuchadnezzer
Khufu, Tutmose, and Menkaure
Akhenaten, Khafre, and Menkaure
Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure
2
Which fact about the Great Stupa is FALSE?
the first stupas hold the cremated remains of the Buddha
A key ritual is walking around the stupa clockwise
A 10 ft stone railing, or "churros," rings the entire stupa
circling the stupa follows the sun’ s path across the sky”
3
Which fact about "Kneeling Figure of Hatshepsut" is TRUE?
It signals Stokstad's heteronormative approach to gender
It features a king's false beard, gold teeth and chihuahua
It represents the wife of Tutmose II
It belongs to Ancient Egypt's Middle Kingdom
4
Which theory was the original "Aphrodite of Knidos" based on?
Polyamory's contrapposto
Polykleitos' counterposition
Polykleitos' contrapposto
Pythagoras Theorem
5
When was this sculpture created?
250
2016
4000 BCE
350 BCE
6
What is a mastaba?
a potato
the most common tomb structure in Egypt
a flat-topped, one storey structure with slanted walls
the top section of an underground burial chamber
7
What is the location and date of the Great Stupa?
Susa, Mesopotamia; 3rd century BCE (enlarged c. 150-50 BCE)
Lhasa, Tibet; 3rd century BCE (enlarged c. 150-50 BCE)
Sanchi, India; 3rd century BCE (enlarged c. 150-50 BCE)
Sanchi, India; 7th century BCE (enlarged c. 550-450 BCE)
8
What is the name of this sculpture?
Augustus of Primaporta (Greek copy of marble)
Polykleitos’ Teddy Bear (Greek copy of marble)
Augustus of Primaporta (Roman copy of bronze)
Polykleitos’ Spear Bearer (Greek copy of marble)
9
Which Egyptian values did the Pyramids represent?
veneration and meditation
innovation and change
stability and continuity
tallness and sharpness
10
Which of these quotes about the Funerary Mask is NOT from Stokstad?
the eyes are energized by tiny touches of red at the corners
curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections
Look into Tutankhamun’ s eyes. They are beautifully formed.
the distillation of nature to elemental geometrical shapes
11
What is the location and date of the Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun?
Uruk; c. 3300-3000 BCE
Egypt; c. 1332-1322 BCE
Egypt; c. 3300-3000 BCE
Mesapotamia; c. 1332-1322 BCE
12
What is the name of this image?
Ajax and Achilles Play Chess
Ajax and Achilles Playing a Game
Ajax and Achilles A'chillin
Exekias and Achilles Playing a Game
13
What is the historical significance of the "Augustus of Primaporta"?
It represents Augusta as the god Hercules
It commemorates Augusta's rhetorics in Byzantium
It is an early form of political propaganda
There is a weird baby stuck to his leg
14
Name the location and date of this sculpture
Deir el-Bahri, Egypt; c. 2100-2050 BCE
Deir el-Bahri, Egypt; c. 1473-1458 BCE
Lascaux Cave, France; c. 15,000 BCE
Ur (modern Muqalyir, Iraq), Mesopotamia ; c. 1473-1458 BCE
15
Who carved the "Aphrodite" and why was it controversial?
Praxiteles; because it was forbidden to depict Venus
Praxiteles; because it depicted nudity
Pixar; because it's the best animation
Pixillation; because it was religious blasphemy
16
The symbols of the breastplate
Earth goddess Tellus, cradling babies and holding cornucopia
a defeated Parthian enemy returning military equipment
female personifications of countries conquered by Augustus
Sol and Caelus, the sun and sky gods
17
Which of these facts about "Ajax and Achilles Playing a Game" is FALSE?
a key story of the ancient Greeks’ conception of the past
painters increased figures until they covered large vessels
Created by Athenian artist Exekias in the 2nd Century BCE
Created by Athenian artist Exekias in the 6th Century BCE
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What is the name of this image?
The Warka Head
The Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun
Funerary Mask of Khafre
The Stele of Tutankhamun

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