Question 1

Lascaux cave paintings of animals could be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  painted relief 
B)  stylized 
C)  old fashioned 
D)  superimposed 
E)  stick figures 
A)  painted relief 
B)  stylized 
C)  old fashioned 
D)  superimposed 
E)  stick figures

Question 2

The most important Paleolithic cave paintings are located in

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  England 
D)  Spain and France 
A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  England 
D)  Spain and France

Question 3

Paleolithic art has been found in the form of sculpture,friezes and paintings,but _______________ is the earliest.

Accepted Answer

A)  "fertility figurines" like the Venus of Willendorf 
B)  the animal frieze at Lascaux 
C)  Stonehenge 
D)  the animal frieze at Altamira 
A)  "fertility figurines" like the Venus of Willendorf 
B)  the animal frieze at Lascaux 
C)  Stonehenge 
D)  the animal frieze at Altamira

Question 4

Which of the following is not found at Lascaux?

Accepted Answer

A)  a horned owl 
B)  a stag 
C)  horses 
D)  bulls 
E)  humans 
A)  a horned owl 
B)  a stag 
C)  horses 
D)  bulls 
E)  humans

Question 5

In which of the following modern countries have the fewest number of megaliths been found?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Spain 
C)  Malta 
D)  Britain 
A)  France 
B)  Spain 
C)  Malta 
D)  Britain

Question 6

Which is not connected to Malta?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gozo 
B)  Cosquer 
C)  Ggantija 
D)  Tarxien 
A)  Gozo 
B)  Cosquer 
C)  Ggantija 
D)  Tarxien

Question 7

Who of the following was never involved in studying cave paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leroi-Gourhan 
B)  Henri Breuil 
C)  Pech-Merle 
D)  Reinach 
E)  Chauvet 
A)  Leroi-Gourhan 
B)  Henri Breuil 
C)  Pech-Merle 
D)  Reinach 
E)  Chauvet

Question 8

Pigment is

Accepted Answer

A)  a racial characteristic 
B)  color 
C)  paint 
D)  painted relief 
E)  watercolor 
A)  a racial characteristic 
B)  color 
C)  paint 
D)  painted relief 
E)  watercolor

Question 9

By definition,Paleolithic paintings are not

Accepted Answer

A)  endowed with life 
B)  abstract 
C)  naturalistic 
D)  designed to conjure up game for hunters 
A)  endowed with life 
B)  abstract 
C)  naturalistic 
D)  designed to conjure up game for hunters

Question 10

Which is not a Celtic term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dolmen 
B)  Cromlech 
C)  Menhir 
D)  Wessex 
E)  Druid 
A)  Dolmen 
B)  Cromlech 
C)  Menhir 
D)  Wessex 
E)  Druid

Question 11

Which of the following is not Paleolithic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venus of Laussel 
B)  Handprint of Pech-Merle 
C)  Mother Goddess from Tarxien 
D)  Stag from Lascaux 
E)  Jellyfish from Cosquer 
A)  Venus of Laussel 
B)  Handprint of Pech-Merle 
C)  Mother Goddess from Tarxien 
D)  Stag from Lascaux 
E)  Jellyfish from Cosquer

Question 12

The so-called Shaman cave painting is at

Accepted Answer

A)  Lascaux 
B)  Pech-Merle 
C)  Chauvet 
D)  Trois-Freres 
E)  Altamira 
A)  Lascaux 
B)  Pech-Merle 
C)  Chauvet 
D)  Trois-Freres 
E)  Altamira

Question 13

The term "Paleolithic" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  Old Stone Age 
B)  Middle Stone Age 
C)  New Stone Age 
D)  Old Stones 
E)  Old Dispensation 
A)  Old Stone Age 
B)  Middle Stone Age 
C)  New Stone Age 
D)  Old Stones 
E)  Old Dispensation

Question 14

Which of the following does not have a representation of a bison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altamira 
B)  Stonehenge 
C)  Tuc d'Audoubert 
D)  La Madelaine 
A)  Altamira 
B)  Stonehenge 
C)  Tuc d'Audoubert 
D)  La Madelaine

Question 15

As used in this text,a relief refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a rest 
B)  a vacation 
C)  a category of sculpture 
D)  a painted image 
E)  a post-and-lintel 
A)  a rest 
B)  a vacation 
C)  a category of sculpture 
D)  a painted image 
E)  a post-and-lintel

Question 16

The oldest known Aboriginal rock painting style is

Accepted Answer

A)  Mimi 
B)  x-ray 
C)  megalithic 
D)  Dreaming 
A)  Mimi 
B)  x-ray 
C)  megalithic 
D)  Dreaming

Question 17

Which is not connected to Stonehenge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aubrey Holes 
B)  Camelot 
C)  Sarsen 
D)  Marlborough Downs 
E)  Heel Stone 
A)  Aubrey Holes 
B)  Camelot 
C)  Sarsen 
D)  Marlborough Downs 
E)  Heel Stone

Question 18

Old Stone Age people

Accepted Answer

A)  had stone houses 
B)  used stone tools 
C)  worshipped in stone temples 
D)  built stone tombs 
E)  used stone for building 
A)  had stone houses 
B)  used stone tools 
C)  worshipped in stone temples 
D)  built stone tombs 
E)  used stone for building

Question 19

A good example of a Paleolithic sculpture-in-the-round is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Venus of Laussel 
B)  the Tuc d'Audoubert Bison 
C)  the Venus of Willendorf 
D)  the Wandjina 
E)  the Mimi 
A)  the Venus of Laussel 
B)  the Tuc d'Audoubert Bison 
C)  the Venus of Willendorf 
D)  the Wandjina 
E)  the Mimi

Question 20

A kiln is

Accepted Answer

A)  for cooking dinner 
B)  for heating pigments 
C)  for baking clay 
D)  for cooking herbs 
E)  for drying wet paint 
A)  for cooking dinner 
B)  for heating pigments 
C)  for baking clay 
D)  for cooking herbs 
E)  for drying wet paint

Exam 1: The Art of Prehistory

Lascaux cave paintings of animals could be described as

The most important Paleolithic cave paintings are located in

Paleolithic art has been found in the form of sculpture,friezes and paintings,but _______________ is the earliest.

Which of the following is not found at Lascaux?

In which of the following modern countries have the fewest number of megaliths been found?

Which is not connected to Malta?

Who of the following was never involved in studying cave paintings?

Pigment is

By definition,Paleolithic paintings are not

Which is not a Celtic term?

Which of the following is not Paleolithic?

The so-called Shaman cave painting is at

The term "Paleolithic" refers to the

Which of the following does not have a representation of a bison?

As used in this text,a relief refers to

The oldest known Aboriginal rock painting style is

Which is not connected to Stonehenge?

Old Stone Age people

A good example of a Paleolithic sculpture-in-the-round is

A kiln is

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