Question 1

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. A

Question 2

Lamassu are

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A) guardian lions. 
B) guardian bulls. 
C) guardian genii. 
D) guardian kings. 
E) guardian angels. 
A) guardian lions. 
B) guardian bulls. 
C) guardian genii. 
D) guardian kings. 
E) guardian angels. C

Question 3

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. A

Question 4

The Scythians are best known for

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A) gold. 
B) diorite. 
C) pottery. 
D) temples. 
E) irrigation. 
A) gold. 
B) diorite. 
C) pottery. 
D) temples. 
E) irrigation.

Question 5

The Mesopotamians believed in

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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.

Question 6

Most Assyrian wall decoration included

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

Question 7

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 these answers are correct. 
A) symmetry when seen from the front. 
B) clasped hands. 
C) large eyes in upturned faces. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 8

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 9

The oldest planned town excavated so far is located at

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A) Çatal Hüyük. 
B) Jerusalem. 
C) Jericho. 
D) Babylon. 
A) Çatal Hüyük. 
B) Jerusalem. 
C) Jericho. 
D) Babylon.

Question 10

Plastered Neolithic skulls were found in

Accepted Answer

A) Uruk. 
B) Jericho. 
C) Ur. 
D) Tell Asmar. 
A) Uruk. 
B) Jericho. 
C) Ur. 
D) Tell Asmar.

Question 11

Which of the following was found at Uruk?

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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 12

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 13

Sargon was

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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 14

The hieros gamos refers to

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A) a festival of the new year. 
B) a fertility ceremony. 
C) a sacred marriage. 
D) a holy game. 
A) a festival of the new year. 
B) a fertility ceremony. 
C) a sacred marriage. 
D) a holy game.

Question 15

Which of the following does a Lamassu NOT have?

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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 16

Palace reliefs are most likely to have been found in

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

Question 17

Lions were traditional guardians because

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A) they were kings of the animals. 
B) they were thought never to sleep. 
C) they were powerful enough to keep enemies away. 
D) they symbolized the human king. 
E) they protect their cubs. 
A) they were kings of the animals. 
B) they were thought never to sleep. 
C) they were powerful enough to keep enemies away. 
D) they symbolized the human king. 
E) they protect their cubs.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

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 20

Neolithic cultures in the Near East developed about ________ years earlier 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

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East

The statues of Gudea are best described as

Lamassu are

The earliest known writing is called

The Scythians are best known for

The Mesopotamians believed in

Most Assyrian wall decoration included

Sumerian art is characterized by

Ziggurats are

The oldest planned town excavated so far is located at

Plastered Neolithic skulls were found in

Which of the following was found at Uruk?

A bull capital is most likely found at

Sargon was

The hieros gamos refers to

Which of the following does a Lamassu NOT have?

Palace reliefs are most likely to have been found in

Lions were traditional guardians because

A stele is

Hammurabi is known for

Neolithic cultures in the Near East developed about ________ years earlier than in Europe.

The Art of Prehistory

Ancient Egypt

The Aegean

The Art of Ancient Greece

The Art of the Etruscans

Ancient Rome

Jewish, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

The Early Middle Ages

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Precursors of the Renaissance

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance in Italy

Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy

Sixteenth-Century Painting in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo and the Eighteenth Century

Neoclassicism: The Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Romanticism: The Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Nineteenth-Century Realism

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Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

Turn of the Century: Early Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Fantasy, and the United States Between the Wars

Mid-Century Abstraction

Pop Art, OP Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Innovation, Continuity, and Globalization

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