Art History: Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

What is not thought to be the function of the megalithic monument at Stonehedge?

A historical memorial

What is the most likely function of the Neolithic site of Gobekli Tepe?

A religious center

Where do scientists believe humankind originated?

Africa

Which settlement is associated with the beginning of large-scale, or monumental, sculpture?

Ain Ghazal

What is the seeming contradiction in the paintings of the Chauvet cave?

Although these are archaeologically the oldest Paleolithic paintings, they exhibit advanced painting features and narrative content

What do art historians suspect is the purpose of the Venus of Willendorf?

Fertility figure

What is the inferred purpose of the twisted perspective used to depict animals in the Lascaux caves?

It allows a complete depiction of the concept of the animal

The human with feline head is carved from what material?

Mammoth ivory

What is the most salient feature of the climatic environment of Northern Europe around 9000 BCE?

Melting ice

What transitional period occurred just before Europe came climatically, geographically, and biologically much as it is today?

Mesolithic era

Which component is lacking from large Neolithic fortifications and megalithic structures?

Mortar

Where is Apollo 11 Cave located?

Namibia

What architectural technique is used at the far-flung Neolithic sites of Hagar Qim and Stonehenge?

Post and lintel

What is the most likely purpose of the "negative" handprints appearing in some Paleolithic caves?

Signatures

In what country is the Altamira Cave located?

Spain

What architectural forms makes this temple at Hagar Qim especially noteworthy?

The combination of straight and curved forms

What is the most likely explanation for the lack of consistent ground line, the different drawing techniques, and the overlapping figures in the cave paintings of the Paleolithic in Europe?

The paintings were done over many years by many different artists

What great human advance accounts for the Neolithic origins of metalwork, weaving, pottery, and simple clay records?

The settlement into organized societies around agriculture

How did the materials of the paintings from Catal Hoyuk differ from Paleolithic paintings?

They are made using brushes on a prepared surface

Anatolia, a region that stands between two continents, is part of which modern country?

Turkey