Question 1

Which of the following is not a material used in Paleolithic art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mammoth ivory 
B)  Wood 
C)  Silver 
D)  Minerals 
A)  Mammoth ivory 
B)  Wood 
C)  Silver 
D)  Minerals C

Question 2

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What is unusual about the findspot of this Paleolithic painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is painted near the entrance to the cave. 
B)  It is the only Paleolithic painting in North America. 
C)  It is one of many in a large gallery. 
D)  It is in a deep and inaccessible well shaft. 
A)  It is painted near the entrance to the cave. 
B)  It is the only Paleolithic painting in North America. 
C)  It is one of many in a large gallery. 
D)  It is in a deep and inaccessible well shaft. D

Question 3

What does the site of Skara Brae tell us regarding Neolithic civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It documents the rise of fortressed communities in the Neolithic period. 
B)  It documents the spread of Neolithic civilization to one of the most remote parts of eastern Europe. 
C)  It documents the spread of Neolithic civilization to one of the most remote parts of northern Europe. 
D)  It documents the beginnings of corbeled stone architecture. 
A)  It documents the rise of fortressed communities in the Neolithic period. 
B)  It documents the spread of Neolithic civilization to one of the most remote parts of eastern Europe. 
C)  It documents the spread of Neolithic civilization to one of the most remote parts of northern Europe. 
D)  It documents the beginnings of corbeled stone architecture. C

Question 4

What statement best describes a megalith?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a great blue stone. 
B)  It is volcanic rock quarried in Great Britain. 
C)  It is a massive shaped stone. 
D)  It is rock quarried in Jericho. 
A)  It is a great blue stone. 
B)  It is volcanic rock quarried in Great Britain. 
C)  It is a massive shaped stone. 
D)  It is rock quarried in Jericho.

Question 5

Which of the following information about Paleolithic art is NOT provided by the extraordinary paintings from the caves at Lascaux?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paleolithic artists represented animals in twisted perspective. 
B)  Paleolithic artists used both silhouettes and outlines in their drawings. 
C)  Paleolithic artists created complex narrative compositions. 
D)  Paleolithic artists preferred metal tools over wood tools in their painting. 
A)  Paleolithic artists represented animals in twisted perspective. 
B)  Paleolithic artists used both silhouettes and outlines in their drawings. 
C)  Paleolithic artists created complex narrative compositions. 
D)  Paleolithic artists preferred metal tools over wood tools in their painting.

Question 6

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What new feature appears in this mural painting from Çatal Höyük?

Accepted Answer

A)  The human figure confronting an animal 
B)  The human figures drawn in profile 
C)  The human figure in a landscape 
D)  The human figure in a variety of poses and groupings 
A)  The human figure confronting an animal 
B)  The human figures drawn in profile 
C)  The human figure in a landscape 
D)  The human figure in a variety of poses and groupings

Question 7

What key cognitive development is signaled by Paleolithic art?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement from representation to imitation 
B)  The change from abstraction to naturalism 
C)  The shift from recognition to representation 
D)  The invention of complex writing systems 
A)  The movement from representation to imitation 
B)  The change from abstraction to naturalism 
C)  The shift from recognition to representation 
D)  The invention of complex writing systems

Question 8

What Neolithic construction has not yet been found in northern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henge 
B)  Settled village 
C)  Temple 
D)  Tumulus 
A)  Henge 
B)  Settled village 
C)  Temple 
D)  Tumulus

Question 9

Which is considered one of the primary advances of Neolithic society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using bronze tools 
B)  Domestication of animals and plants 
C)  Building houses from megaliths 
D)  Living in subterranean caves 
A)  Using bronze tools 
B)  Domestication of animals and plants 
C)  Building houses from megaliths 
D)  Living in subterranean caves

Question 10

Which description of the Laussel woman is the least interpretative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mother goddess blessing fertility 
B)  Nude woman protecting her unborn child 
C)  Mother goddess holding an astronomical device 
D)  Nude woman holding a bison horn 
A)  Mother goddess blessing fertility 
B)  Nude woman protecting her unborn child 
C)  Mother goddess holding an astronomical device 
D)  Nude woman holding a bison horn

Question 11

What artistic device is used to render the figures in the deer hunt wall painting from Çatal Höyük?

Accepted Answer

A)  Profile view 
B)  Composite view 
C)  Frontal view 
D)  Three-quarter pose 
A)  Profile view 
B)  Composite view 
C)  Frontal view 
D)  Three-quarter pose

Question 12

What is the most likely date of the fortress walls at Jericho?

Accepted Answer

A)  22,000 BCE 
B)  10,000 BCE 
C)  7,500 BCE 
D)  1,000 BCE 
A)  22,000 BCE 
B)  10,000 BCE 
C)  7,500 BCE 
D)  1,000 BCE

Question 13

What is the most likely reason for the prevalence of Neolithic sites in Anatolia and Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  There have not been enough excavations in northern Europe. 
B)  The retreating ice destroyed the Neolithic settlements in northern Europe. 
C)  These regions supplied the best conditions for agriculture. 
D)  The great migrations of herds brought humans to this area. 
A)  There have not been enough excavations in northern Europe. 
B)  The retreating ice destroyed the Neolithic settlements in northern Europe. 
C)  These regions supplied the best conditions for agriculture. 
D)  The great migrations of herds brought humans to this area.

Question 14

What very recent scientific discovery adds to our understanding of Stonehenge?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a kind of astronomical observatory and solar calendar. 
B)  Its stones were brought to the site from many miles away. 
C)  It consists of lintel-topped pairs of stones. 
D)  It was only one part of a much larger ritual complex. 
A)  It was a kind of astronomical observatory and solar calendar. 
B)  Its stones were brought to the site from many miles away. 
C)  It consists of lintel-topped pairs of stones. 
D)  It was only one part of a much larger ritual complex.

Question 15

What human concern appears for the first time in Neolithic art and culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finding adequate shelter 
B)  Acquiring a food supply 
C)  Honoring the dead 
D)  Creating tools 
A)  Finding adequate shelter 
B)  Acquiring a food supply 
C)  Honoring the dead 
D)  Creating tools

Question 16

What is the most likely purpose of Paleolithic cave paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decoration for the cave 
B)  Telling the creation myth 
C)  Recording the previous season's kills 
D)  Insurance for the survival of the herd 
A)  Decoration for the cave 
B)  Telling the creation myth 
C)  Recording the previous season's kills 
D)  Insurance for the survival of the herd

Question 17

Which period saw the taming of the dog?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paleolithic 
B)  Neolithic 
C)  Megalithic 
D)  Mesolithic 
A)  Paleolithic 
B)  Neolithic 
C)  Megalithic 
D)  Mesolithic

Question 18

What is the date of the earliest-known sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  15,000-10,000 BCE 
B)  100,000-90,000 BCE 
C)  4,000-3,000 BCE 
D)  40,000-35,000 BCE 
A)  15,000-10,000 BCE 
B)  100,000-90,000 BCE 
C)  4,000-3,000 BCE 
D)  40,000-35,000 BCE

Question 19

At which site have the remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples been discovered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jericho 
B)  Hagar Qim 
C)  Göbekli Tepe 
D)  Newgrange 
A)  Jericho 
B)  Hagar Qim 
C)  Göbekli Tepe 
D)  Newgrange

Question 20

What is the primary form of monuments from the Neolithic period in northwestern Europe, such as Stonehenge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buildings organized along streets 
B)  Mudbrick fortifications 
C)  Multistoried wooden buildings 
D)  Megalithic architecture 
A)  Buildings organized along streets 
B)  Mudbrick fortifications 
C)  Multistoried wooden buildings 
D)  Megalithic architecture

Exam 1: Art in the Stone Age

Which of the following is not a material used in Paleolithic art?

​ What is unusual about the findspot of this Paleolithic painting?

What does the site of Skara Brae tell us regarding Neolithic civilization?

What statement best describes a megalith?

Which of the following information about Paleolithic art is NOT provided by the extraordinary paintings from the caves at Lascaux?

​ What new feature appears in this mural painting from Çatal Höyük?

What key cognitive development is signaled by Paleolithic art?

What Neolithic construction has not yet been found in northern Europe?

Which is considered one of the primary advances of Neolithic society?

Which description of the Laussel woman is the least interpretative?

What artistic device is used to render the figures in the deer hunt wall painting from Çatal Höyük?

What is the most likely date of the fortress walls at Jericho?

What is the most likely reason for the prevalence of Neolithic sites in Anatolia and Mesopotamia?

What very recent scientific discovery adds to our understanding of Stonehenge?

What human concern appears for the first time in Neolithic art and culture?

What is the most likely purpose of Paleolithic cave paintings?

Which period saw the taming of the dog?

What is the date of the earliest-known sculptures?

At which site have the remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples been discovered?

What is the primary form of monuments from the Neolithic period in northwestern Europe, such as Stonehenge?

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

Egypt From Narmer to Cleopatra

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe North of the Alps

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native American Cultures Before 1300

Africa Before 1800

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, 1800 to 1870

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Modernism in Europe, 1900 to 1945

Modernism in the United States and Mexico, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1333 to 1980

Native American Cultures, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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What is unusual about the findspot of this Paleolithic painting?

What new feature appears in this mural painting from Çatal Höyük?