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1
The ancient cultures that we are able to 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 answers are correct.
E)None of the answers are correct.
2
The largest structure of an ancient Sumerian city was the
A)palette.
B)ziggurat.
C)pyramid.
D)kylix.
E)acropolis.
3
From ancient Mesopotamia, the oldest surviving set of laws was recorded in
A)Nebuchadnezzar's Code.
B)the Palette of King Narmer.
C)the Book of the Dead.
D)Hammurabi's Code.
E)The Epic of Gilgamesh.
4
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 answers are correct.
E)None of the answers are correct.
5
Before the discovery of the Chauvet cave paintings, the oldest known paintings in Europe were
A)the cave paintings of Lascaux.
B)the rock paintings of Tassili n'Agier.
C)the Egyptian tomb paintings.
D)the fresco paintings of Pompeii.
E)the funeral portraits of Artemidroros from Fayum.
6
The Athenian head of state _______, was responsible for the rebuilding of the Acropolis.
A)Plutarch
B)Perikles
C)Plato
D)Alexander the Great
E)Andokides
7
The word Classical in the context of Western civilization refers to
A)a late period in Roman history.
B)Aegean culture.
C)ancient Greek and Roman culture.
D)art that meets the highest standards of judgment.
E)all instrumental music.
8
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 answers are correct.
9
The Great Sphinx at Giza is believed to be
A)a protecting demon.
B)a natural phenomenon.
C)an image of the pharaoh Khafre.
D)a later Hellenistic sculpture.
E)an expert Roman recreation.
10
The Parthenon was a temple built in the _______ style.
A)Hellenistic
B)Corinthian
C)Cycladic
D)Ionic
E)Doric





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