Question 1

Tigris and Euphrates are

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesopotamian gods 
B)  Hittite gods 
C)  Mesopotamian rivers 
D)  Mesopotamian mountains 
E)  Mesopotamian rulers 
A)  Mesopotamian gods 
B)  Hittite gods 
C)  Mesopotamian rivers 
D)  Mesopotamian mountains 
E)  Mesopotamian rulers C

Question 2

A Ziggurat is a

Accepted Answer

A)  pyramid 
B)  fort 
C)  building made by Gudea 
D)  Mesopotamian temple platform 
A)  pyramid 
B)  fort 
C)  building made by Gudea 
D)  Mesopotamian temple platform D

Question 3

Gudea ruled

Accepted Answer

A) c.2100 B.C. 
B) c.1800 B.C. 
C) c.3000 B.C. 
D) c.1500 B.C. 
E) c.2600 B.C. 
A) c.2100 B.C. 
B) c.1800 B.C. 
C) c.3000 B.C. 
D) c.1500 B.C. 
E) c.2600 B.C. A

Question 4

__________ ruled Akkad and waged war on his neighbors around 3000 B.C.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ashurnasirpal 
B)  Naram-Sin 
C)  Narmer 
D)  Alexander the Great 
A)  Ashurnasirpal 
B)  Naram-Sin 
C)  Narmer 
D)  Alexander the Great

Question 5

Sargon was

Accepted Answer

A)  an Akkadian ruler 
B)  a Sumerian ruler 
C)  a Hittite ruler 
D)  the ruler of Lagash 
E)  the ruler of Ur 
A)  an Akkadian ruler 
B)  a Sumerian ruler 
C)  a Hittite ruler 
D)  the ruler of Lagash 
E)  the ruler of Ur

Question 6

Which of the following does a Lamassu not have?

Accepted Answer

A)  five legs 
B)  wings 
C)  horned cap 
D)  a sword 
E)  a beard 
A)  five legs 
B)  wings 
C)  horned cap 
D)  a sword 
E)  a beard

Question 7

The largest Neolithic site so far discovered in the ancient Near East is located in modern

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq 
B)  Iran 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Jordan 
A)  Iraq 
B)  Iran 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Jordan

Question 8

An Apadana is

Accepted Answer

A)  a gateway 
B)  a storage room 
C)  a sanctuary 
D)  an audience hall 
E)  an altar 
A)  a gateway 
B)  a storage room 
C)  a sanctuary 
D)  an audience hall 
E)  an altar

Question 9

Which of the following was found at Uruk?

Accepted Answer

A)  The White Temple 
B)  The Abu Temple 
C)  The Ur Temple 
D)  The Stele of Urnammu 
A)  The White Temple 
B)  The Abu Temple 
C)  The Ur Temple 
D)  The Stele of Urnammu

Question 10

Ziggurats are an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  post-and-lintel construction 
B)  arcuated construction 
C)  load-bearing construction 
D)  cantilever construction 
A)  post-and-lintel construction 
B)  arcuated construction 
C)  load-bearing construction 
D)  cantilever construction

Question 11

Neolithic in the Near East developed about __________ years later than in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000 
B)  2,000 
C)  3,000 
D)  4,000 
E)  5,000 
A)  1,000 
B)  2,000 
C)  3,000 
D)  4,000 
E)  5,000

Question 12

The Ishtar Gate used

Accepted Answer

A)  glazed brick 
B)  a true arch 
C)  patterns of horses 
D)  glazed brick and a true arch but not patterns of horses 
A)  glazed brick 
B)  a true arch 
C)  patterns of horses 
D)  glazed brick and a true arch but not patterns of horses

Question 13

A bull capital is most likely found at

Accepted Answer

A)  Persepolis 
B)  Lagash 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Anatolia 
E)  Assyria 
A)  Persepolis 
B)  Lagash 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Anatolia 
E)  Assyria

Question 14

The Ishtar Gate was dedicated to

Accepted Answer

A)  the god of war 
B)  the goddess of fertility 
C)  the goddess of the moon 
D)  the god of the underworld 
E)  the goddess of the hearth 
A)  the god of war 
B)  the goddess of fertility 
C)  the goddess of the moon 
D)  the god of the underworld 
E)  the goddess of the hearth

Question 15

Palace reliefs are most likely to have been found in

Accepted Answer

A)  Uruk 
B)  Lagash 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Khorsabad 
E)  Hattusas 
A)  Uruk 
B)  Lagash 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Khorsabad 
E)  Hattusas

Question 16

Lagash was

Accepted Answer

A)  a Persian city 
B)  an important city in Babylon 
C)  the center of the Neolithic Anatolia 
D)  an Assyrian city 
A)  a Persian city 
B)  an important city in Babylon 
C)  the center of the Neolithic Anatolia 
D)  an Assyrian city

Question 17

Nergal and Ereshkigal are the

Accepted Answer

A)  king and queen of the underworld 
B)  king and queen of the sky 
C)  king and queen of nature 
D)  king and queen of the sea 
A)  king and queen of the underworld 
B)  king and queen of the sky 
C)  king and queen of nature 
D)  king and queen of the sea

Question 18

The Hittite civilization was located in

Accepted Answer

A)  modern Israel 
B)  modern Jordan 
C)  modern Iraq 
D)  modern Iran 
E)  modern Turkey 
A)  modern Israel 
B)  modern Jordan 
C)  modern Iraq 
D)  modern Iran 
E)  modern Turkey

Question 19

Whereas early Mesopotamian figures are shown with twisted perspective,Persian human figures

Accepted Answer

A)  show shoulders in profile 
B)  have of extremely large eyes 
C)  have their hands clasped 
D)  appear on bas-relief 
A)  show shoulders in profile 
B)  have of extremely large eyes 
C)  have their hands clasped 
D)  appear on bas-relief

Question 20

The Mesopotamians believed in

Accepted Answer

A)  a heavenly afterlife 
B)  a gloomy afterlife 
C)  a joyous afterlife 
D)  a materialistic afterlife 
A)  a heavenly afterlife 
B)  a gloomy afterlife 
C)  a joyous afterlife 
D)  a materialistic afterlife

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East

Tigris and Euphrates are

A Ziggurat is a

Gudea ruled

__________ ruled Akkad and waged war on his neighbors around 3000 B.C.

Sargon was

Which of the following does a Lamassu not have?

The largest Neolithic site so far discovered in the ancient Near East is located in modern

An Apadana is

Which of the following was found at Uruk?

Ziggurats are an example of

Neolithic in the Near East developed about __________ years later than in Europe.

The Ishtar Gate used

A bull capital is most likely found at

The Ishtar Gate was dedicated to

Palace reliefs are most likely to have been found in

Lagash was

Nergal and Ereshkigal are the

The Hittite civilization was located in

Whereas early Mesopotamian figures are shown with twisted perspective,Persian human figures

The Mesopotamians believed in

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