Question 1

The mummy of Artemidoros, from Fayum, shows the influence of the ________ culture(s).

Accepted Answer

A)   Egyptian
B)   Greek
C)   Roman
D)   Egyptian, Greek, and Roman
E)   None of these answers is correct. D

Question 2

Discuss theories explaining the purposes of prehistoric art.

Accepted Answer

Prehistoric art forms include cave paintings and statuettes. Experts agree that the animal images are meaningful, although their exact meaning remains obscure. Some theories on the cave images are that they were made as a form of magic to ensure success in the hunt. Recent theories focused on the arrangement of the animals by species or gender. Nearly as old as the cave paintings were small female statuettes, named "Venus," by modern scholars. Considering the size of the statuette it was clear that is was some type of fertility image, to be carried as amulet for good luck. It is theorized that much prehistoric art seems to have been created to make sense of the universe and exert control over the forces of nature.

Question 3

Although bronze was the favored material for freestanding sculpture in Greece, most bronze statues have not survived, because

Accepted Answer

A)   they have corroded entirely away.
B)   they were destroyed by Christian iconoclasts.
C)   they were melted down to make weapons and other objects.
D)   the Romans destroyed them when making marble copies.
E)   they were lost at sea. C

Question 4

All of the following cultures were Mesopotamian EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   the Sumerian.
B)   the Babylonian.
C)   the Assyrian.
D)   the Akkadian.
E)   the Minoan.

Question 5

The bronze head of an Akkadian ruler is a rare example of ________ in ancient art.

Accepted Answer

A)   royal portraiture
B)   stylization
C)   an idealized human form
D)   naturalism
E)   metalwork

Question 6

King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922 by

Accepted Answer

A)   Lord Carnarvon.
B)   Henri Cartier-Bresson.
C)   Howard Carter.
D)   Champollion.
E)   Hunter Thompson.

Question 7

Under the reign of ________, a new, more naturalistic style of Egyptian art developed.

Accepted Answer

A)   Amenhotep IV
B)   Nefertiti
C)   Tutankhamun
D)   Narmer
E)   None of these answers is correct.

Question 8

Discuss the influences of Greek architecture and sculpture on the Roman arts. Compare and contrast several works from both Greece and Rome, emphasizing cultural reasons for the differences in both form and content.

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Question 9

The chances that a work of art from ancient times will be found or preserved are greatly increased if

Accepted Answer

A)   it was made of durable materials.
B)   the local climate is conducive to preservation.
C)   the culture from which it came was stable and organized.
D)   it was located where access from the outside world was limited.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 10

The earliest-known writing system from which a recorded language developed was the invention of

Accepted Answer

A)   the Assyrians.
B)   the Sumerians.
C)   the Akkadians.
D)   Neolithic peoples.
E)   the Egyptians.

Question 11

In Egyptian art, the convention of representing social importance by size--for example, where the pharaoh is shown much larger than his subjects--is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   simultaneous contrast.
B)   hierarchical scale.
C)   isometric perspective.
D)   foreshortening.
E)   entasis.

Question 12

According to historians, the Roman era began in 510 B.C.E. with

Accepted Answer

A)   the founding of the Roman Republic.
B)   the reign of Julius Caesar.
C)   the Punic Wars.
D)   the defeat of Hannibal.
E)   the Norman Conquest.

Question 13

Consider the Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, the Ishtar Gate, and the Parthenon. Discuss each in terms of the purpose for which it was intended. Also discuss differences in the style and structural system in which each work was made.

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Question 14

A true arch was developed by ________ architects long before the Romans came up with the idea.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egyptian
B)   Assyrian
C)   Neo-Babylonian
D)   Minoan
E)   None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

Because they lacked stone, the ancient Sumerians built their cities from

Accepted Answer

A)   wood.
B)   a mixture of sand and water.
C)   plaster over reeds.
D)   sun-dried brick.
E)   lapis lazuli.

Question 16

Three major cultures that preceded the Greeks in and around the Aegean Sea were the ________ cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean
B)   Akkadian, Babylonian, and Sumerian
C)   Algerian, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian
D)   Assyrian, Persian, and Macedonian
E)   Assyrian, Sumerian, Minoan

Question 17

Compare and contrast the female statuettes Venus of Willendorf and the Statuette of a Woman, considering their function and sculptural form. Identify the culture each are associated with and location of discovery.

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Question 18

Although we know almost nothing about the culture that created them, the abstract ________ of the Cycladic culture appear extremely sophisticated for five-thousand-year-old works.

Accepted Answer

A)   lion hunts
B)   animal deities
C)   domestic scenes
D)   female nude figures
E)   equestrian portraits

Question 19

Consider the fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun and the Toreador Fresco. Identify the cultures that produced these two works. How are the works different in style and intent?

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Question 20

The sculpture Akhenaten and His Family is an example of the ________ technique.

Accepted Answer

A)   encaustic
B)   fresco
C)   gold inlay
D)   sunken relief
E)   painted terra cotta

Exam 14: Ancient Mediterranean Worlds

The mummy of Artemidoros, from Fayum, shows the influence of the ________ culture(s) .