Question 1

The beards of the Tell Asmar statues are best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  red and stylized 
B)  naturalistic and black 
C)  stylized and curvilinear 
D)  black and stylized 
E)  black and curvilinear 
A)  red and stylized 
B)  naturalistic and black 
C)  stylized and curvilinear 
D)  black and stylized 
E)  black and curvilinear

Question 2

The oldest fortified city,and a place of continuous habitation,is

Accepted Answer

A)  Malta 
B)  Çatal Hüyük 
C)  Stonehenge 
D)  Jericho 
A)  Malta 
B)  Çatal Hüyük 
C)  Stonehenge 
D)  Jericho

Question 3

Cuneiform literally means

Accepted Answer

A)  cone-shaped 
B)  cylindrical 
C)  wedge-shaped 
D)  rectangular 
E)  triangular 
A)  cone-shaped 
B)  cylindrical 
C)  wedge-shaped 
D)  rectangular 
E)  triangular

Question 4

Which of the following is not a Mesopotamian god?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anu 
B)  Isis 
C)  Ishtar 
D)  Inanna 
A)  Anu 
B)  Isis 
C)  Ishtar 
D)  Inanna

Question 5

Sir Leonard Woolley discovered the site of

Accepted Answer

A)  Ur 
B)  Tell Asmar 
C)  Uruk 
D)  Persepolis 
E)  Lagash 
A)  Ur 
B)  Tell Asmar 
C)  Uruk 
D)  Persepolis 
E)  Lagash

Question 6

Ziggurats are

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic temples 
B)  symbolic rivers 
C)  symbolic sculptures 
D)  symbolic mountains 
A)  symbolic temples 
B)  symbolic rivers 
C)  symbolic sculptures 
D)  symbolic mountains

Question 7

The earliest known writing is called

Accepted Answer

A)  cuneiform 
B)  hieroglyphics 
C)  the alphabet 
D)  Akkadian 
A)  cuneiform 
B)  hieroglyphics 
C)  the alphabet 
D)  Akkadian

Question 8

Which is not true of the Stele of Naram-Sin?

Accepted Answer

A) it is a relief 
B) it represents landscape as well as human figures 
C) it commemorates the death of Naram-Sin 
D) it dates to the third millennium B.C. 
E) it is Akkadian 
A) it is a relief 
B) it represents landscape as well as human figures 
C) it commemorates the death of Naram-Sin 
D) it dates to the third millennium B.C. 
E) it is Akkadian

Question 9

Gudea thought of himself mainly as a patron of

Accepted Answer

A)  cuneiform tablets 
B)  sculpture 
C)  temples 
D)  paintings 
E)  poetry 
A)  cuneiform tablets 
B)  sculpture 
C)  temples 
D)  paintings 
E)  poetry

Question 10

Hammurabi is known for

Accepted Answer

A)  the Epic of Gilgamesh 
B)  building the walls of Uruk 
C)  worshipping the sun god 
D)  making stelai 
E)  a law code 
A)  the Epic of Gilgamesh 
B)  building the walls of Uruk 
C)  worshipping the sun god 
D)  making stelai 
E)  a law code

Question 11

Shamash is the Akkadian

Accepted Answer

A)  moon god 
B)  lightning god 
C)  sun god 
D)  supreme god 
A)  moon god 
B)  lightning god 
C)  sun god 
D)  supreme god

Question 12

Machtkunst refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  divine masochism 
B)  power art 
C)  megaliths 
D)  monumental art 
A)  divine masochism 
B)  power art 
C)  megaliths 
D)  monumental art

Question 13

The statues of Gudea are best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  of diorite, stylized and organic 
B)  of marble and naturalistic 
C)  idealized and naturalistic 
D)  naturalistic and organic 
E)  of gold, and with long, flowing hair 
A)  of diorite, stylized and organic 
B)  of marble and naturalistic 
C)  idealized and naturalistic 
D)  naturalistic and organic 
E)  of gold, and with long, flowing hair

Question 14

Most Assyrian wall decoration includes

Accepted Answer

A)  domestic scenes 
B)  war 
C)  war and royal hunting scenes 
D)  royal hunting scenes 
A)  domestic scenes 
B)  war 
C)  war and royal hunting scenes 
D)  royal hunting scenes

Question 15

The first recorded epic is about

Accepted Answer

A)  Noah 
B)  Odysseus 
C)  Abraham 
D)  Gilgamesh 
E)  Inanna 
A)  Noah 
B)  Odysseus 
C)  Abraham 
D)  Gilgamesh 
E)  Inanna

Question 16

A documented,excavated object is said to have a

Accepted Answer

A)  provenance 
B)  value 
C)  provenience 
D)  valuation 
E)  meaning 
A)  provenance 
B)  value 
C)  provenience 
D)  valuation 
E)  meaning

Question 17

Sumerian art is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  symmetry when seen from the front 
B)  clasped hands 
C)  large eyes in upturned faces 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  symmetry when seen from the front 
B)  clasped hands 
C)  large eyes in upturned faces 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 18

Assurbanipal was known for

Accepted Answer

A)  his cruelty and culture 
B)  his cruelty and virtue 
C)  his culture and learning 
D)  his power and his generosity 
E)  his charm and his diplomacy 
A)  his cruelty and culture 
B)  his cruelty and virtue 
C)  his culture and learning 
D)  his power and his generosity 
E)  his charm and his diplomacy

Question 19

"The one who saw the abyss...." refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Inanna 
B)  Achilles 
C)  Enki 
D)  Gilgamesh 
E)  Abu 
A)  Inanna 
B)  Achilles 
C)  Enki 
D)  Gilgamesh 
E)  Abu

Question 20

A Stele is

Accepted Answer

A)  a knife 
B)  a weapon 
C)  a boundary marker 
D)  a clay tablet 
E)  a city wall 
A)  a knife 
B)  a weapon 
C)  a boundary marker 
D)  a clay tablet 
E)  a city wall

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East

The beards of the Tell Asmar statues are best described as

The oldest fortified city,and a place of continuous habitation,is

Cuneiform literally means

Which of the following is not a Mesopotamian god?

Sir Leonard Woolley discovered the site of

Ziggurats are

The earliest known writing is called

Which is not true of the Stele of Naram-Sin?

Gudea thought of himself mainly as a patron of

Hammurabi is known for

Shamash is the Akkadian

Machtkunst refers to

The statues of Gudea are best described as

Most Assyrian wall decoration includes

The first recorded epic is about

A documented,excavated object is said to have a

Sumerian art is characterized by

Assurbanipal was known for

"The one who saw the abyss...." refers to

A Stele is

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