Question 1

In the Sphinx of Taharqo,the facial features identify the figure as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Egyptian 
B) African 
C) Greek 
D) Roman 
A) Egyptian 
B) African 
C) Greek 
D) Roman

Question 2

Egyptian funerary practices revolved around a belief in an afterlife for the righteous and the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) resurrection of the god Osiris 
B) devouring of all souls by Ammit 
C) "breath of life" from Aten 
D) protection offered by Horus 
A) resurrection of the god Osiris 
B) devouring of all souls by Ammit 
C) "breath of life" from Aten 
D) protection offered by Horus

Question 3

Which Third Dynasty king is buried in the stepped pyramid at Saqqara?

Accepted Answer

A) Senusret III 
B) Djoser 
C) Ramses II 
D) Hatshepsut 
A) Senusret III 
B) Djoser 
C) Ramses II 
D) Hatshepsut

Question 4

Which of the following artworks is an example of sunken relief?

Accepted Answer

A) Palette of Narmer 
B) Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris 
C) Akhenaten and His Family 
D) Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt 
A) Palette of Narmer 
B) Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris 
C) Akhenaten and His Family 
D) Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt

Question 5

The ancient Egyptian artistic convention in which the shoulders and torso are depicted frontally and the hips,legs,and feet are represented in profile is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) composite pose 
B) hierarchic scale 
C) sunken relief 
D) naturalistic proportion 
A) composite pose 
B) hierarchic scale 
C) sunken relief 
D) naturalistic proportion

Question 6

How are Middle Kingdom portraits different from Old Kingdom portraits?

Accepted Answer

A) They are not included in tombs. 
B) They display more emotion. 
C) They are more idealized. 
D) They are larger in scale. 
A) They are not included in tombs. 
B) They display more emotion. 
C) They are more idealized. 
D) They are larger in scale.

Question 7

At the funerary temple of Hatshepsut,the chapels dedicated to Hatshepsut,Tutmose I,and the gods Amun and Ra-Horakhty were located in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hypostyle hall 
B) colonnade 
C) mastaba 
D) clerestory 
A) hypostyle hall 
B) colonnade 
C) mastaba 
D) clerestory

Question 8

Which of the following is a term used to describe a massive gateway?

Accepted Answer

A) clerestory 
B) dolmen 
C) capital 
D) pylon 
A) clerestory 
B) dolmen 
C) capital 
D) pylon

Question 9

Who designed the funerary complex and stepped pyramid of Djoser?

Accepted Answer

A) Djoser 
B) Imhotep 
C) Menkaure 
D) Menes 
A) Djoser 
B) Imhotep 
C) Menkaure 
D) Menes

Question 10

Why does each of the Giza pyramids include a temple?

Accepted Answer

A) They were burial chambers for members of the royal family. 
B) They were used for funerary rites to benefit the pharaohs' ka. 
C) They were used by elites and commoners to worship the pharaohs. 
D) They were private chapels where the living pharaohs worshipped the gods. 
A) They were burial chambers for members of the royal family. 
B) They were used for funerary rites to benefit the pharaohs' ka. 
C) They were used by elites and commoners to worship the pharaohs. 
D) They were private chapels where the living pharaohs worshipped the gods.

Question 11

The Sphinx of Taharqo demonstrates how the Nubian rulers of the late Egyptian period __________.

Accepted Answer

A) represented themselves as Egyptian gods to legitimize their right to rule 
B) commissioned artwork that deviated from Egyptian artistic traditions 
C) adopted traditional Egyptian conventions of depicting royal power 
D) created artwork that venerated one god,the sun disk Aten. 
A) represented themselves as Egyptian gods to legitimize their right to rule 
B) commissioned artwork that deviated from Egyptian artistic traditions 
C) adopted traditional Egyptian conventions of depicting royal power 
D) created artwork that venerated one god,the sun disk Aten.

Question 12

Why is Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north?

Accepted Answer

A) The Nile River floods in the south. 
B) The Nile River floods in the north. 
C) The Nile River flows from north to south. 
D) The Nile River flows from south to north. 
A) The Nile River floods in the south. 
B) The Nile River floods in the north. 
C) The Nile River flows from north to south. 
D) The Nile River flows from south to north.

Question 13

The oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids is that of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Djoser 
B) Khafre 
C) Khufu 
D) Menkaure 
A) Djoser 
B) Khafre 
C) Khufu 
D) Menkaure

Question 14

Egypt was ruled by a succession of kings from powerful families called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) oligarchies 
B) empires 
C) dynasties 
D) tribes 
A) oligarchies 
B) empires 
C) dynasties 
D) tribes

Question 15

Which of the following artworks depicts the elite leisure activities enjoyed by the deceased in the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

A) Akhenaten and His Family 
B) Nebamun Hunting Birds in the Marshes 
C) Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris 
D) Palette of Narmer 
A) Akhenaten and His Family 
B) Nebamun Hunting Birds in the Marshes 
C) Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris 
D) Palette of Narmer

In the Sphinx of Taharqo,the facial features identify the figure as __________.

Egyptian funerary practices revolved around a belief in an afterlife for the righteous and the __________.

Which Third Dynasty king is buried in the stepped pyramid at Saqqara?

Which of the following artworks is an example of sunken relief?

The ancient Egyptian artistic convention in which the shoulders and torso are depicted frontally and the hips,legs,and feet are represented in profile is called __________.

How are Middle Kingdom portraits different from Old Kingdom portraits?

At the funerary temple of Hatshepsut,the chapels dedicated to Hatshepsut,Tutmose I,and the gods Amun and Ra-Horakhty were located in the __________.

Which of the following is a term used to describe a massive gateway?

Who designed the funerary complex and stepped pyramid of Djoser?

Why does each of the Giza pyramids include a temple?

The Sphinx of Taharqo demonstrates how the Nubian rulers of the late Egyptian period __________.

Why is Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north?

The oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids is that of __________.

Egypt was ruled by a succession of kings from powerful families called __________.

Which of the following artworks depicts the elite leisure activities enjoyed by the deceased in the afterlife?

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of the Ancient Near East

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish,early Christian,and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

Arts of Africa

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Art Since 1945

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Exam 3: Art of Ancient Egypt

In the Sphinx of Taharqo,the facial features identify the figure as __________.

Egyptian funerary practices revolved around a belief in an afterlife for the righteous and the __________.

Which Third Dynasty king is buried in the stepped pyramid at Saqqara?

Which of the following artworks is an example of sunken relief?

The ancient Egyptian artistic convention in which the shoulders and torso are depicted frontally and the hips,legs,and feet are represented in profile is called __________.

How are Middle Kingdom portraits different from Old Kingdom portraits?

At the funerary temple of Hatshepsut,the chapels dedicated to Hatshepsut,Tutmose I,and the gods Amun and Ra-Horakhty were located in the __________.

Which of the following is a term used to describe a massive gateway?

Who designed the funerary complex and stepped pyramid of Djoser?

Why does each of the Giza pyramids include a temple?

The Sphinx of Taharqo demonstrates how the Nubian rulers of the late Egyptian period __________.

Why is Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north?

The oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids is that of __________.

Egypt was ruled by a succession of kings from powerful families called __________.

Which of the following artworks depicts the elite leisure activities enjoyed by the deceased in the afterlife?

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of the Ancient Near East

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish,early Christian,and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

Arts of Africa

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Art Since 1945

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