Question 1

Which motif on the palette of King Narmer symbolized the king's strength?

Accepted Answer

A) The bull knocking down fortress walls 
B) Entwined animals 
C) Hathor 
D) A falcon 
A) The bull knocking down fortress walls 
B) Entwined animals 
C) Hathor 
D) A falcon

Question 2

In mastaba tombs the false door provided ____.

Accepted Answer

A) access for relatives to visit and commemorate the deceased 
B) access to anyone 
C) access for relatives to visit and periodically clean 
D) access for the ka 
A) access for relatives to visit and commemorate the deceased 
B) access to anyone 
C) access for relatives to visit and periodically clean 
D) access for the ka

Question 3

Tomb interiors often depicted scenes of hunting. This was associated with the idea of providing provisions for the ka, and it is also a metaphor for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Triumph over death 
B) Triumph of the soul to survive judging 
C) Triumph of the gods 
D) Triumph over evil 
A) Triumph over death 
B) Triumph of the soul to survive judging 
C) Triumph of the gods 
D) Triumph over evil

Question 4

Many New Kingdom temples, including the one at Karnak, had ____ plans.

Accepted Answer

A) axial 
B) clerestory 
C) central 
D) asymmetrical 
A) axial 
B) clerestory 
C) central 
D) asymmetrical

Question 5

Discuss the development of Egyptian tomb architecture. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The development of Egyptian tomb archite

Question 6

Which of the following is the most significant place for Predynastic art including the tomb painting of people, boats, and animals?

Accepted Answer

A) Hierakonopolis 
B) Rome 
C) Thebes 
D) Tell el-Amarna 
A) Hierakonopolis 
B) Rome 
C) Thebes 
D) Tell el-Amarna

Question 7

What are hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

A system of writing

Question 8

How does the pyramid reflect the influence of the city of Heliopolis?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the seat of the powerful cult of Amen whose emblem was the pyramid. 
B) It was the seat of the power cult of Re whose emblem was the pyramidal stone or ben-ben . 
C) It was the home of Imhotep. 
D) It was the home of the masons' guild. 
A) It was the seat of the powerful cult of Amen whose emblem was the pyramid. 
B) It was the seat of the power cult of Re whose emblem was the pyramidal stone or ben-ben . 
C) It was the home of Imhotep. 
D) It was the home of the masons' guild.

Question 9

What was the canon that was so profoundly important to ancient Egyptian art?

Accepted Answer

It was a system of proportions that was

Question 10

Which of the following plants was commonly used to symbolize Upper Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A) Papyrus 
B) Lotus 
C) Nettle 
D) Myrtle 
A) Papyrus 
B) Lotus 
C) Nettle 
D) Myrtle

Question 11

Evaluate the use of realism in Egyptian relief carving and painting. What types of subjects were treated more realistically? Why? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Realism in Egyptian relief carving and p

Question 12

How do the pyramids of the Old Kingdom represent the sun and rebirth?

Accepted Answer

It is speculated that the powerful cult

Which motif on the palette of King Narmer symbolized the king's strength?

In mastaba tombs the false door provided ____.

Tomb interiors often depicted scenes of hunting. This was associated with the idea of providing provisions for the ka, and it is also a metaphor for which of the following?

Many New Kingdom temples, including the one at Karnak, had ____ plans.

Discuss the development of Egyptian tomb architecture. Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following is the most significant place for Predynastic art including the tomb painting of people, boats, and animals?

What are hieroglyphics?

How does the pyramid reflect the influence of the city of Heliopolis?

What was the canon that was so profoundly important to ancient Egyptian art?

Which of the following plants was commonly used to symbolize Upper Egypt?

Evaluate the use of realism in Egyptian relief carving and painting. What types of subjects were treated more realistically? Why? Use examples to support your essay.

How do the pyramids of the Old Kingdom represent the sun and rebirth?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

Late Medieval Italy

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America

Modernism in Europe and America

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Exam 3: Egypt From Narmer to Cleopatra

Which motif on the palette of King Narmer symbolized the king's strength?

In mastaba tombs the false door provided ____.

Tomb interiors often depicted scenes of hunting. This was associated with the idea of providing provisions for the ka, and it is also a metaphor for which of the following?

Many New Kingdom temples, including the one at Karnak, had ____ plans.

Discuss the development of Egyptian tomb architecture. Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following is the most significant place for Predynastic art including the tomb painting of people, boats, and animals?

What are hieroglyphics?

How does the pyramid reflect the influence of the city of Heliopolis?

What was the canon that was so profoundly important to ancient Egyptian art?

Which of the following plants was commonly used to symbolize Upper Egypt?

Evaluate the use of realism in Egyptian relief carving and painting. What types of subjects were treated more realistically? Why? Use examples to support your essay.

How do the pyramids of the Old Kingdom represent the sun and rebirth?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

Late Medieval Italy

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America

Modernism in Europe and America

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America

Contemporary Art Worldwide

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