GED 240 Unit 1 Exam CALIFORNIA COAST UNIVERSITY

1. The Old Stone Age is known as the ________ period.

a. Paleolithic

b. Mesolithic

c. Neolithic

d. Calcolithic

2. The lion-human is an example of:

a. sculpture in the round

b. casting

c. relief sculpture

d. modeling

3. Female figurines from the Paleolithic period typically stress what attribute?

a. the ability to cure

b. the ability to hunt

c. the ability to reproduce

d. the ability to worship

4. In Russia and Ukraine, Upper Paleolithic homes were made of:

a. mammoth bones

b. timber

c. natural caves

d. stones

5. The oldest dated European cave paintings are at:

a. Lascaux

b. Altamira

c. Chauvet

d. Cogul Lérida

6. Which two great rivers run through Mesopotamia?

a. The Euphrates and the Nile

b. The Indus and the Nile

c. The Nile and the Tigris

d. The Tigris and the Euphrates

7. An early form of writing using wedge-shaped marks is:

a. hieroglyphic

b. cuneiform

c. pictograph

d. hieratic

8. A tall stepped structure in Mesopotamia with a shrine on the top is a:

a. pyramid

b. mastaba

c. ziggurat

d. necropolis

9. Which of the following is an image created as a devotional offering to the gods?

a. cartouche

b. icon

c. stele

d. votive figure

10. As seen in the carved vessel from Uruk, the horizontal bands where visual narratives are displayed are known as:

a. brackets

b. bays

c. registers

d. pillars

11. A small stone, decorated with incised patterns that make an identifying “signature” when rolled across soft clay or wax is called a:

a. cylinder seal

b. capital

c. stele

d. cairn

12. Why is Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north?

a. The Nile River floods in the south.

b. The Nile River floods in the north.

c. The Nile River flows from north to south.

d. The Nile River flows from south to north.

13. Which was the function of the Palette of Narmer?

a. a breastplate

b. a shield

c. a place to grind paint for eye makeup

d. a stele to honor the king

14. In Egypt, which kind of person would be portrayed most naturalistically?

a. a king

b. a military leader

c. a queen

d. a person of lesser social rank

15. Which is a city of the dead?

a. mastaba

b. sarcophagus

c. necropolis

d. mausoleum

16. What is the name of the King of Dynasty 3 buried at Saqqara?

a. Senusret III

b. Djoser

c. Ramses II

d. Hatshepsut

17. Which of the following is, in Egyptian belief, the life force or spirit of a human being?

a. Uraeus

b. Ankh

c. Ka

d. Wedjat

18. Which of the following is the Egyptian symbol of everlasting life?

a. cartouche

b. scarab

c. ankh

d. wedjat

19. The Torso from Harappa is described as:

a. abstract

b. idealized

c. naturalistic

d. stylized

20. Which of the following is the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth?

a. Samsara

b. Castes

c. Nirvana

d. Vedas

21. Prince Siddhartha Gautama is the historical:

a. Buddha

b. Mahavira

c. Brahman

d. Shiva

22. You can tell a bodhisattva from a Buddha because a bodhisattva has:

a. simple monk’s robes

b. a lotus throne

c. a tuft of white hair between his eyes

d. lavish clothes and crown

23. The relic at the Great Stupa, Sanchi is:

a. a wheel of life

b. a piece of a bodhi tree

c. part of the cremated body of Buddha

d. a lion skull

24. Which of the following are stone gateways around a stupa?

a. pylons

b. toranas

c. mudras

d. chakras

25. Which of the following artistic traditions had a strong influence on the Standing Buddha as well as other Gandharan sculpture?

a. Roman

b. Chinese

c. Egyptian

d. Persian