Question 1

The earliest-known prehistoric cave paintings are located at __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Lascaux 
B) Altamira 
C) Chauvet 
D) Çatalhöyük 
A) Lascaux 
B) Altamira 
C) Chauvet 
D) Çatalhöyük C

Question 2

Why do scholars believe that Stonehenge was a site of ceremonies related to death and burial?

Accepted Answer

A) The interior circle of sarsen stones is oriented towards the position of the sun at the solstice. 
B) Its original bluestones include engraved designs of spirals,rings,and diamonds. 
C) Archaeologists found musical instruments buried in the surrounding embankments. 
D) It began as a cemetery of cremation burials marked by a circle of imported bluestones. 
A) The interior circle of sarsen stones is oriented towards the position of the sun at the solstice. 
B) Its original bluestones include engraved designs of spirals,rings,and diamonds. 
C) Archaeologists found musical instruments buried in the surrounding embankments. 
D) It began as a cemetery of cremation burials marked by a circle of imported bluestones. D

Question 3

One fundamental change that marked the beginning of the Neolithic period was the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) development of agricultural settlements 
B) emergence of cave painting. 
C) development of weaving 
D) use of wooden tools 
A) development of agricultural settlements 
B) emergence of cave painting. 
C) development of weaving 
D) use of wooden tools A

Question 4

In the Middle Ages,which structure was thought to have been built by Merlin,the legendary magician of King Arthur?

Accepted Answer

A) Stonehenge 
B) Newgrange 
C) Durrington Walls 
D) Çatalhöyük 
A) Stonehenge 
B) Newgrange 
C) Durrington Walls 
D) Çatalhöyük

Question 5

Which of the following sites is an example of post-and-lintel construction?

Accepted Answer

A) Çatalhöyük 
B) Newgrange 
C) Chauvet 
D) Stonehenge 
A) Çatalhöyük 
B) Newgrange 
C) Chauvet 
D) Stonehenge

Question 6

Construction at Stonehenge began around __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 3000 bce 
B) 7400 bce 
C) 13,000 bce 
D) 25,000 bce 
A) 3000 bce 
B) 7400 bce 
C) 13,000 bce 
D) 25,000 bce

Question 7

A statue carved free of any background or block is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) sculpture in the round 
B) capstone 
C) linear design 
D) dolmen 
A) sculpture in the round 
B) capstone 
C) linear design 
D) dolmen

Question 8

A structure formed by a circle of stones or posts and often surrounded by a ditch with embankments is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) henge 
B) dolmen 
C) cairn 
D) capstone 
A) henge 
B) dolmen 
C) cairn 
D) capstone

Question 9

Which of the following marked the emergence of the human body as the primary location of human identity?

Accepted Answer

A) Lion-Human Statuette 
B) Woman and Man from Cernavoda 
C) Bird-Man with Bison at Lascaux Caves 
D) Woman from Willendorf 
A) Lion-Human Statuette 
B) Woman and Man from Cernavoda 
C) Bird-Man with Bison at Lascaux Caves 
D) Woman from Willendorf

Question 10

Compared to Paleolithic sculptures,such as the Woman from Willendorf,the Woman and Man from Cernavoda display more __________.

Accepted Answer

A) exaggerated features 
B) gestures and expressions 
C) idealized attributes 
D) painted colors 
A) exaggerated features 
B) gestures and expressions 
C) idealized attributes 
D) painted colors

Question 11

Female figurines from the Paleolithic period most likely exaggerated female attributes to emphasize __________.

Accepted Answer

A) beauty 
B) power 
C) fertility 
D) religious ritual 
A) beauty 
B) power 
C) fertility 
D) religious ritual

Question 12

What was the result of successive generations continually building house upon house in the Neolithic community of Çatalhöyük?

Accepted Answer

A) large open chambers 
B) great mounds of villages 
C) little archeological evidence 
D) small grave chambers 
A) large open chambers 
B) great mounds of villages 
C) little archeological evidence 
D) small grave chambers

Question 13

The burial site at Newgrange in Ireland is an example of a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) passage grave 
B) circular henge 
C) megalithic cairn 
D) post-and-lintel structure 
A) passage grave 
B) circular henge 
C) megalithic cairn 
D) post-and-lintel structure

Question 14

Which of the following types of evidence might suggest that the subterranean galleries of prehistoric caves had religious or magical functions?

Accepted Answer

A) elaborate burials 
B) stones engraved with linear designs 
C) artifacts and footprints 
D) ceramic figurines 
A) elaborate burials 
B) stones engraved with linear designs 
C) artifacts and footprints 
D) ceramic figurines

Question 15

How is Bison at a cave at Altamira different from the Hall of Bulls at the Lascaux Caves?

Accepted Answer

A) The artists painted the bodies of the bison on natural bulges in the cave's walls and ceilings. 
B) The artists used modeling to shape clay into the bodies of the bison before applying paint. 
C) The artists engraved the bodies of the animals into the surface of the cave walls. 
D) The artists surrounded the herd of bison with stylized depictions of human figures. 
A) The artists painted the bodies of the bison on natural bulges in the cave's walls and ceilings. 
B) The artists used modeling to shape clay into the bodies of the bison before applying paint. 
C) The artists engraved the bodies of the animals into the surface of the cave walls. 
D) The artists surrounded the herd of bison with stylized depictions of human figures.

Question 16

Why do scholars agree that cave paintings were meaningful to prehistoric peoples?

Accepted Answer

A) The cave openings were sealed before the artists moved to a new location. 
B) Archaeologists found hunting equipment in the subterranean galleries of each cave. 
C) The archaeological record indicates that people were buried underneath the paintings. 
D) People returned to them many times generation after generation. 
A) The cave openings were sealed before the artists moved to a new location. 
B) Archaeologists found hunting equipment in the subterranean galleries of each cave. 
C) The archaeological record indicates that people were buried underneath the paintings. 
D) People returned to them many times generation after generation.

Question 17

In Russia and Ukraine,the buildings of Upper Paleolithic settlements were built using __________.

Accepted Answer

A) mammoth bones 
B) the post-and-lintel system 
C) stone dolmens 
D) corbel vaults 
A) mammoth bones 
B) the post-and-lintel system 
C) stone dolmens 
D) corbel vaults

Question 18

The term "megalithic" means __________.

Accepted Answer

A) small stone 
B) large stone 
C) old stone 
D) new stone 
A) small stone 
B) large stone 
C) old stone 
D) new stone

Question 19

Although archeologists and art historians are unsure of the meaning of Lion-Human Statuette,it is considered an artwork because it __________.

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrates the technique of modeling clay into representational figures 
B) establishes that Paleolithic artists copied what they observed in nature 
C) represents a spiritual figure communing with the celestial world 
D) demonstrates complex thinking and creative imagination 
A) demonstrates the technique of modeling clay into representational figures 
B) establishes that Paleolithic artists copied what they observed in nature 
C) represents a spiritual figure communing with the celestial world 
D) demonstrates complex thinking and creative imagination

Question 20

Which of the following sites includes an example of a corbel vault?

Accepted Answer

A) Stonehenge 
B) Çatalhöyük 
C) Lascaux Caves 
D) Newgrange 
A) Stonehenge 
B) Çatalhöyük 
C) Lascaux Caves 
D) Newgrange

Exam 1: Prehistoric Art in Europe

The earliest-known prehistoric cave paintings are located at __________.

Why do scholars believe that Stonehenge was a site of ceremonies related to death and burial?

One fundamental change that marked the beginning of the Neolithic period was the __________.

In the Middle Ages,which structure was thought to have been built by Merlin,the legendary magician of King Arthur?

Which of the following sites is an example of post-and-lintel construction?

Construction at Stonehenge began around __________.

A statue carved free of any background or block is called a __________.

A structure formed by a circle of stones or posts and often surrounded by a ditch with embankments is called a __________.

Which of the following marked the emergence of the human body as the primary location of human identity?

Compared to Paleolithic sculptures,such as the Woman from Willendorf,the Woman and Man from Cernavoda display more __________.

Female figurines from the Paleolithic period most likely exaggerated female attributes to emphasize __________.

What was the result of successive generations continually building house upon house in the Neolithic community of Çatalhöyük?

The burial site at Newgrange in Ireland is an example of a __________.

Which of the following types of evidence might suggest that the subterranean galleries of prehistoric caves had religious or magical functions?

How is Bison at a cave at Altamira different from the Hall of Bulls at the Lascaux Caves?

Why do scholars agree that cave paintings were meaningful to prehistoric peoples?

In Russia and Ukraine,the buildings of Upper Paleolithic settlements were built using __________.

The term "megalithic" means __________.

Although archeologists and art historians are unsure of the meaning of Lion-Human Statuette,it is considered an artwork because it __________.

Which of the following sites includes an example of a corbel vault?

Art of the Ancient Near East

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish,early Christian,and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

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Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

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European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

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