Question 1

How does the palette of King Narmer describe the unification of ancient Egypt?

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Question 2

Which of the following is depicted as a hawk or falcon and protector of pharaoh?

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A) Thoth 
B) Seth 
C) Horus 
D) Osiris

Question 3

Pyramids were most popular during which of the following periods?

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A) Predynastic period 
B) Early Dynastic period 
C) Middle Kingdom 
D) Old Kingdom

Question 4

Some scholars believe that Amarna artists formulated a new androgynous image of the pharaoh, Akhenaton, as the manifestation of ____.

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A) Nefertiti 
B) Horus 
C) the sun god Ra 
D) the sun disk Aton

Question 5

In the Old Kingdom, this structure adjoined the pyramid and was the site where offerings were made to the dead king and ceremonies were performed. Which of the following does this describe?

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A) Temple at Luxor 
B) Temple at Karnak 
C) Mortuary temple 
D) Valley temple

Question 6

How does the statue of Hatshepsut with offering oars and the chest of Tutankhamun represent the concept of pharaoh? Why are these representations significant? Include in your argument any political overtones and artistic changes.

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Question 7

What was discovered during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1799 that was of immense importance in understanding and interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphics?

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A) Champollion stone 
B) Death mask of Tutankhamen 
C) Palette of Narmer 
D) Rosetta Stone

Question 8

The many-columned hall found in an Egyptian temple is called a ____?

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A) pylon hall 
B) hypostyle hall 
C) sanctuary hall 
D) colonnade

Question 9

Tomb paintings were created in which of the following techniques?

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A) Oils 
B) Encaustic 
C) Tempera 
D) Fresco secco

Question 10

The god of order who Egyptians believed brought civilization to the Nile is ____?

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A) Isis 
B) Horus 
C) Sekhmet 
D) Osiris

Question 11

Explain the Egyptians' pursuit of permanence and conservatism in their art. Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 12

Whose mortuary temple was located in Abu Simbel until it was moved in 1968 to save it from the Aswan Dam Reservoir?

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A) Ramses II 
B) Hatshepsut 
C) Khafre 
D) Akhenaton

Question 13

The columns in the hypostyle hall at Karnak have capitals that resemble ____.

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A) lions 
B) geometrical shapes 
C) lotus or papyrus plants 
D) Atlantid

Question 14

In addition to their function as a tomb, the pyramids also ____.

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A) served as a reminder of the afterlife 
B) provided work for the powerful mason guild 
C) served as a platform for the priests of Amen to gain followers 
D) served as a reminder of the absolute power of the pharaoh

Question 15

A magnificent mortuary temple was built at Deir el Bahri for which of the following pharaohs?

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A) Nefertiti 
B) Imhotep 
C) Ti 
D) Hatshepsut

Question 16

How does the chest of Tutankhamen exemplify the standards of Egyptian art?

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Question 17

Which of the following describes a building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples?

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A) Post and lintel 
B) Beam and balance 
C) Corbelled vaulting 
D) Cyclopean walls

Question 18

Which work likely commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?

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A) Saqqara relief 
B) Palette of Djoser 
C) Saqqara stele 
D) Palette of Narmer

Question 19

What is a mastaba, and what are its main features?

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Question 20

Describe the relationship between Egyptian conceptions of the afterlife and Egyptian art. Use examples to support your essay.

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Exam 3: Egypt From Narmer to Cleopatra