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A review for the prehistoric art exam.
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1
The pillars at Gobekli Tepe could possibly represent all of the following, except...
gods/goddesses
dead ancestors
surrogate worshippers
animals they interacted with daily
2
Publicly opening the caves let in new toxins, so a replica was built & the original was closed.
True
False
3
The Venus of Willendorf is displayed in a way that implies specific meaning.
True
False
4
All of the following are true about the VoW, except...
She was used as part of an elaborate death ritual.
She is not the only one in existence.
Some believe she is a good luck charm.
She is assumed to be a fertility symbol/goddess.
5
The people of Gobekli Tepe settled for agricultural purposes.
True
False
6
Shell necklaces (from 40,000 to 135,000 yr ago) mark a shift in human dev. to a modern culture.
False
True
7
The best description of art and/or beauty is that it is...
an aesthetic experience
something that was sculpted
something that is drawn
a work that can only be shown in a museum
8
Fossilized pollen (found at site) helps scholars to understand the world of the HotB creators.
False
True
9
Gobekli Tepe marks a shift in human thought - they now saw themselves as masters of their environment.
False
True
10
There are multiple representations of human figures in the Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux.
False
True
11
The Darwinian Theory of Beauty holds that...
our concept of beauty is an inherited trait passed down for millennia
our concept of beauty is determined by social status
our concept of beauty is nonexistent
our concept of beauty is solely subjective
12
The Venus of Willendorf was tinted with...
red ochre
cobalt blue
vermillion
yellow ochre
13
Gobekli Tepe predates Mesopotamia by about 7,500 years.
True
False
14
Archetypically-speaking, the following animals represent death at G-T, EXCEPT...
snake
jaguar
vulture
scorpion
15
Holes in the walls at the HotB were used to hold lanterns.
False
True
16
What is represented on the vulture pillar at G-T?
an underworld with animal representation
vultures playing with a skull
the sacred land of the inside of one of the circles
all of the above
17
Acheulian Hand Axes were used for...
death rituals
chopping things up
attracting mates and popularity
were used to crown new leaders
18
The Culture Epoch Theory holds that...
every culture is unique and shares no similarities with others
all culture has been passed down and adapted over the centuries
culture has nothing to do with society at all
culture is unchanging
19
All of the following are ways in which the HotB were dated, except...
carbon dating
pollen testing
varnish microlamination
examination of left-behind tools
20
The VoW is approximately __________ tall.
2.75 inches
3.25 feet
4.5 inches
4.5 feet
21
It is believed that G-T was set up by...
a nomadic group that settled to better worship their gods
multi-generations of the same people
all of the above
a skull cult - ritualistic death believers
22
All of the following are true of the VoW, except...
She has a face.
She has tiny, seemingly useless arms.
She wears a braided cap.
She has no feet.
23
The monoliths for G-T were quarried from a mountain range 300 miles away.
True
False
24
The discovery of Gobekli Tepe was originally mistaken as just a gravesite.
True
False
25
The most basic explanation of art is:
Art offers the artist a way to alienate himself from family.
Art is communication.
Art only elicits reactions from friends of the artist.
Art's dark magic - it captures the soul of what it displays.
