This document provides a test bank with 31 multiple choice questions and answers about Art History Volume 1 by Stokstad and Cothren. The questions cover topics ranging from prehistoric art and architecture such as cave paintings, megalithic structures like Stonehenge, and the emergence of ceramics and metallurgy in Neolithic societies. It also tests knowledge of terminology used in discussing prehistoric periods before the development of writing systems.
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This document provides a test bank with 31 multiple choice questions and answers about Art History Volume 1 by Stokstad and Cothren. The questions cover topics ranging from prehistoric art and architecture such as cave paintings, megalithic structures like Stonehenge, and the emergence of ceramics and metallurgy in Neolithic societies. It also tests knowledge of terminology used in discussing prehistoric periods before the development of writing systems.
This document provides a test bank with 31 multiple choice questions and answers about Art History Volume 1 by Stokstad and Cothren. The questions cover topics ranging from prehistoric art and architecture such as cave paintings, megalithic structures like Stonehenge, and the emergence of ceramics and metallurgy in Neolithic societies. It also tests knowledge of terminology used in discussing prehistoric periods before the development of writing systems.
This document provides a test bank with 31 multiple choice questions and answers about Art History Volume 1 by Stokstad and Cothren. The questions cover topics ranging from prehistoric art and architecture such as cave paintings, megalithic structures like Stonehenge, and the emergence of ceramics and metallurgy in Neolithic societies. It also tests knowledge of terminology used in discussing prehistoric periods before the development of writing systems.
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D. new history Answer: A Page reference: 2 4. Archaeologists link the emergence of image making to the arrival of __________. A. Homo sapiens B. Paleo sapiens C. Homo sapiens sapiens D. Neo sapiens Answer: C Page reference: 2 5. Representational images began appearing in Australia, Africa, and Europe beginning approximately __________ years ago. A. 100,000 B. 40,000 C. 25,000 D. 10,000 Answer: B Page reference: 2 6. _________ evidence shows that modern humans moved from Africa, across Asia, into Europe, and finally to Australia and the Americas between 100,000 and 35,000 years ago. A. Geological B. Architectural C. Archeological D. Written Answer: C Page reference: 2 7. Relative to art, one of man’s important new cognitive developments was the ability to _________. A. use tools B. think symbolically C. write D. communicate verbally Answer: B Page reference: 3-4 8. Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered __________. A. ash B. bones C. clay D. ocher Answer: D Page reference: 5 9. As long ago as __________ BCE, figurines of people and animals appeared. A. 50,000 B. 30,000 C. 25,000 D. 10,000 Answer: B Page reference: 5 10. The Lion-Human sculpture from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is made of __________. A. cast clay B. molded bronze C. mammoth ivory D. porcelain clay Answer: C Page reference: 5 11. The Woman from Brassempouy captures the essence of a head, also called the __________ __________. A. memory image B. abstracted mind C. soul image D. mind image Answer: A Page reference: 7 12. The earliest known prehistoric cave painting site was discovered in 1994 and is called __________. A. Altamira B. Chauvet C. Pech-Merle D. Lascaux Answer: B Page reference: 9 13. Small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period were once called __________figures, which implied a religious association, although this has not yet been proven. A. tomb B. Venus C. Eve D. servant Answer: B Page reference: 6 14. Prehistoric cave paintings were first discovered in Spain in the________________. A. 20th century B. 19th century C. Middle Ages D. Roman Empire Answer: B Page reference: 8 15. Most Neolithic architecture in Germany and central Europe consisted of wood posts supporting a central beam or __________. A. supporting rail B. ridgepole C. major post D. common beam Answer: B Page reference: 16 16. Walls of woven branches that were covered with mud or clay, or ______ and______ was a common building technique used in central Europe during the Neolithic period. A. mottle; pole B. hard; fast C. head; daub. D. wattle; daub. Answer: D Page reference: 16 17. Rows of trapezoidal buildings made of wooden posts, branches, mud, and clay characterize the architectural remains at_____________. A. Lepenski Vir B. Çatalhöyük C. Skara Brae D. Sesklo Answer: A Page reference: 13 18. The simplest form of construction used to span space is __________-and- __________. A. post; lintel B. post; beam C. brace; cannon D. lintel; strut Answer: A Page reference: 19 19. Continually rebuilt and replastered, early houses at Çatalhöyük may have functioned as ____________. A. observatories B. temples C. production centers for tools and pottery D. historical markers Answer: D Page reference: 13-14 20. The word megalithic means __________. A. middle stone B. new rock C. old stone D. large stone Answer: D Page reference: 16 21. Stonehenge was created in __________ phases of construction and activity, starting in 3000 BCE during the Neolithic Period and stretching over a millennium and a half into the Bronze Age. A. eight B. two C. ten D. four Answer: A Page reference: 17 22. Scholars see the transport of bluestones to Stonehenge from more than 150 miles away as a sign of ________________. A. the lack of local stone B. evidence of engineering technology C. connections to an ancestral homeland D. ritual significance of materials Answer: C Page reference: 18 23. Stonehenge was built in __________-and-__________ construction. A. post; lintel B. corbel; cantilever C. lintel; beam D. post; corbel Answer: A Page reference: 18 24. The lintels of Stonehenge are secured by __________-and-__________ joints. A. post; lintel B. anchor; beam C. mortise; tenon D. link; stem Answer: C Page reference: 18 25. In approximately __________ BCE, prehistoric humans began firing clay in the form of vessels. A. 15,000 B. 12,000 C. 7000 D. 2500 Answer: B Page reference: 21 26. The age of metal made its European debut around __________ BCE. A. 10,000 B. 7000 C. 4000 D. 3000 Answer: D Page reference: 23 27. Bronze is an alloy of __________ and __________. A. pewter; tin B. gold; silver C. tin; copper D. silver; copper Answer: C Page reference: 23 28. Neolithic ceramic figurines probably functioned as __________________. A. votives B. toys C. portraits D. all of the above Answer: D Page reference: 21 29. The potter’s wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in __________________. A. Japan B. China C. Egypt D. India Answer: C Page reference: 20 30. The term ______________includes all of human existence prior to the emergence of writing. A. prehistory B. paleo-scripto C. non-scribe D. proto-Celtic Answer: A Page reference: 1 31. The earliest use of metal objects was as _________________. A. tools B. ornamentation C. money D. weapons