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Alexander the Great's death in 323 B.C.E. is considered the beginning of the ____________ era in Greek culture. |
| | A) | Grecian |
| | B) | Alexandrian |
| | C) | Classical |
| | D) | Hellenistic |
| | E) | Laocošn |
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The ancient cultures we examine most fully are those in which |
| | A) | the best art was made. |
| | B) | the most art was made. |
| | C) | the art has been found or preserved. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The largest structure of an ancient Sumerian city was the: |
| | A) | palette. |
| | B) | ziggurat. |
| | C) | pyramid. |
| | D) | kylix. |
| | E) | pediment. |
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As the Athenian head of state, ____________ was the one person most responsible for the rebuilding of the temples on the Acropolis. |
| | A) | Plutarch |
| | B) | Pericles |
| | C) | Xanthippus |
| | D) | Alexander the Great |
| | E) | Aspasia |
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A set of edicts and laws known as ____________ provided historians with insight into the structure and concerns of Mesopotamian society. |
| | A) | Nebuchadnezzar's Code |
| | B) | the Palette of King Narmer |
| | C) | The Book of the Dead |
| | D) | Hammurabi's Code |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The word Classical in the context of Western civilizati!
on refers to |
| | A) | a late period of Roman history. |
| | B) | Aegean culture. |
| | C) | Ancient Greek and Roman culture. |
| | D) | art that meets the highest standards of judgment. |
| | E) | all instrumental music. |
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The principal message of Ancient Egyptian art is |
| | A) | political turmoil. |
| | B) | continuity. |
| | C) | stability. |
| | D) | struggle, conquest, and revolution. |
| | E) | both b and c |
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Roman sculptors are credited with the artistic invention of |
| | A) | stone carving. |
| | B) | equestrian portraiture. |
| | C) | bronze casting. |
| | D) | death masks. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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According to the author, what distinguishes archaeology from grave robbing? |
| | A) | the passage of time |
| | B) | the language we use to describe ancient finds |
| | C) | the motives of the perpetrators |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The Great Sphinx at Giza was built approximately |
| | A) | 45,000 years ago. |
| | B) | 25,000 years ago. |
| | C) | 4,500 years ago. |
| | D) | 2,500 years ago. |
| | E) | 500 years ago. |
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Before the discovery of the Chauvet cave paintings in 1996, the oldest known paintings in Europe were |
| | A) | the cave paintings of Lascaux. |
| | B) | the rock paintings at Tassili n'Ajjer. |
| | C) | the Egyptian tomb paintings. |
| | D) | the fresco paintings at Pompeii. |
| | E) | the funeral portraits of Artemidoros from Fayum. |
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The Neolithic Era (or New Stone Age) derives its name from |
| | A) | Stonehenge in England. |
| | B) | stone carvings such as the Venus of Willendorf. |
| | C) | new stone tools developed during this time. |
| | D) | rock paintings found throughout the Mediterranean region. |
| | E) | the development of lithography during this period. |
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The Parthenon is a temple built in the ___________ style. |
| | A) | Hellenistic |
| | B) | Corinthian |
| | C) | Cycladic |
| | D) | Ionic |
| | E) | Doric |
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Incorporating three different styles of columns-Doric on the lowest level, Ionic on the middle level, and Corinthian on the top level-the _________ represented the highest ideal of Roman architecture. |
| | A) | Villa of the Mysteries |
| | B) | Ishtar Gate |
| | C) | Parthenon |
| | D) | Colosseum |
| | E) | both c and d |
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Of the Venus of Willendorf and the many prehistoric figures like it, a commonly held theory is that they may have been used as |
| | A) | work tools. |
| | B) | musical instruments. |
| | C) | a mulets. |
| | D) | weapons. |
| | E) | cooking utensils. |
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