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Page 1: Quiz Art History I Chapter 2 Ancient Near East!! !! ! ! P ...pmeeder.weebly.com/.../3718927/quiz_ah_i...east_mc.pdf · Quiz Art History I !Chapter 2 Ancient Near East!! !! ! !P. Meeder,

Quiz Art History I ! Chapter 2 Ancient Near East ! ! ! ! ! ! ! P. Meeder, MALSArt Across Time Vol I ! Please put your answers on a separate page! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 9/21/12

1. The ancient city of ___ is one of the worldʼs oldest fortified and continuously inhabited sites.! a. Damascus! ! ! ! ! b. Tyre!! ! ! ! c. Catal Hüyük! ! ! ! ! d. Jericho

2. in addition to providing shelter for the living, dwellings in the ancient city of Jericho housed the dead. Corpses were buried under the floors in order to ___! a. gain the protection of their ancestors.!! ! ! ! c. guarantee a happy life for the family.! b. guarantee a happy afterlife for the deceased.!! ! d. prevent the dead from rising again.!3. The first known monumental temples in Mesopotamia were decorated with ____ arranged in geometric patterns that served a structural and aesthetic purpose.! a. plants and animals! ! ! b. cone mosaics! ! ! ! c. mud bricks! ! ! d. hieroglyphs

4. Catal Hüyük, the largest Neolithic settlement site in the ancient Near East, was planned__! a. with streets.! ! ! ! ! b. without streets.! ! ! ! c. with sewers.!! ! d. with roads

5. An alabaster vase from Uruk is divided into horizontal ____ of low relief showing a goddess, men bearing offerings, and an abundance of vegetal iconography related to renewal and rebirth. ! a. registers!! ! ! ! b. cuneiform! ! ! ! ! c. stelae! ! ! ! d. votives

6. Mesopotamians built symbolic mountains called ____ as transitional spaces between people and their gods.! a. pinnacles ! ! ! b. apadanas! ! ! ! c. ziggurats!! ! ! d. stepped pyramids

7. ____ were used in Mesopotamia to designate ownership, keep inventories and accounts, and to legalize private and state documents.! a. Votives! ! ! ! b. Masks! ! ! ! c. Cylinder seals ! ! ! ! d. Registers

8. The earliest form of written language from Sumer is known as ___, which used abstract wedge-shaped characters pressed into soft clay.! a. hieroglyphic! ! ! ! b. pictographic ! ! ! ! c. orthography! ! ! ! ! d. cuneiform

9. Votives were ____ that devout Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia left behind in the temple when they climbed the steps of the ziggurats to pray. a. candles b. little wide-eyed statues c. precious jewels d. food offerings

10. Apotropaic eyes in Mesopotamian art were an indication that ! a. a person was in the presence of divinity.! ! ! ! ! ! c. the eyes were the windows of the soul.! b. the eyes were the godsʼ entrance into a person. ! ! ! ! d. all of the above

11. A stone slab from Akkad, called the ____, is a conceptual relief commemorating a military victory that stood at the edge of the ruler’s territory to warn visitors of his power and prestige. a. Victory Stele of Naram Sin c. Stele of Hammurabi b. Pillar of Sargon d. Ishtar Gate

12. The different sizes of the figures in Mesopotamian art represent what kind of scale? a. iconographical b. hierarchical c. sequential d. graduated

13. The stele of Naram Sin is one of the first examples of “___ art”, that is, art used in service of a ruler or state. a. concept b. propaganda c. traditional d. doctrine

14. The king on the Stele of Naram Sin is wearing the sacred “____” on his head. a. horns of Osiris b. horns of Isis c. horns of divinity d. none of the above

15. The text of the tall, black basalt stele of ____ from Babylon was based on local Sumerian traditions and provides us with a unique glimpse into the social and legal structure of ancient Mesopotamia. a. Naram Sin b. Ishtar c. Hammurabi d. Gudea

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16. This stele of over 300 laws was the basis of the ___ - the equivalent of the biblical “eye for an eye”. a. Laws of Gudea b. Talion Law c. Laws of Darius d. Apadana Law

17. In Mesopotamian art, which of the following are symbols or icons representing a king? a. stylized beard b. hierarchical scale c. He is seated d. all of the above!18. The massive walls of the Hittitesʼ ___ or elevated, fortified cities reflects their warlike culture and need for defense.! a. apadanas! ! ! ! b. ziggurats ! ! ! ! c. palaces ! ! ! ! ! d. citadels

19. The Assyrians memorialized their accomplishments in stone, reflecting the might and glory of their ___.! a. gods !! ! ! ! b. kings! ! ! ! ! c. warriors! ! ! ! ! ! d. people

20. Guardian ___ are a traditional motif in ancient art because of the belief that they never sleep.! a. lions!! ! ! ! b. angels! ! ! ! ! c. bulls !! ! ! ! ! d. bears

21. The Assyrian king’s dominance over lions, a favorite subject in Assyrian art, is a metaphor for ___. a. killing a real lion during a hunt. c. the subjugation of his enemies. b. the domination of women. d. none of the above

22. Intended to awe visitors to the Assyrian palaces, ___ were considered divine genii that combined animal and human features and expressed the notion that power resided in the interior of the palace. a. lions b. eagles c. lamassus d. bulls

23. The manner in which the Persians celebrated their kings was taken from which previous culture? a. Assyrian b. Akkadian c. Neo-Sumerian d. Scythian

24. The representation of the ___ in Persian palaces associated the king with the power and virility that this animal traditionally embodies, and emphasized the ferocity of Persian leaders and their men. a. elephant b. bear c. bull d. lion 25. The most important Persian architecture was the _____where the king received foreign delegations. a. ziggurat b. apadana hall c. temple d. city gate

26. The front of the Bull-headed lyre is decorated with scenes from which ancient epic tale?! a. Atrahasis ! ! ! b. Gilgamesh! ! ! ! ! c. the Illiad!! ! ! ! d. the Odyssey

27. A(n) ___, like the bull capital at Persepolis, functioned as a “saddle” to hold wooden ceiling beams.! a. !column! ! ! ! b. vault!! ! ! ! ! c. impost block! ! ! ! ! d. facade

28. Visual metaphors, in which the form of one animal transformed into those of another, were characteristic of ___ animal art.! a. Scythian!! ! ! b. Persian! ! ! ! ! c. Assyrian!! ! ! ! d. Babylonian

29. The history of the ownership or proper location of an art object like the Kneeling Bull from Iran is known as ___. Authenticating such objects pose a serious problem for archaeologists.! a. origin! ! ! ! b. !wellspring! ! ! ! ! c. source! ! ! ! ! d. provenience

30. One of eight gateways that spanned a processional route through the city of Babylon, the ___ was decorated with glazed blue tiles and dedicated to the Akkadian goddess of love, fertility and war.! a. Ishtar Gate ! ! ! b. Marduk Gate!! ! ! c. Gate of Shamash! ! ! d. Hall of Darius

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