Test Bank for Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, 16th Edition Fred S. Kleiner
Chap 01 16e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following is not a material used in Paleolithic art?
a. Mammoth ivory
b. Wood
c. Silver
d. Minerals
ANSWER: c
2. What is the most likely reason for the prevalence of Neolithic sites in Anatolia and Mesopotamia?
a. There have not been enough excavations in northern Europe.
b. The retreating ice destroyed the Neolithic settlements in northern Europe.
c. These regions supplied the best conditions for agriculture.
d. The great migrations of herds brought humans to this area.
ANSWER: c
3. In which area did humans first make the transition to agriculture and raising stock?
a. Western Europe
b. Southeast Asia
c. Anatolia and Mesopotamia
d. The United Kingdom
ANSWER: c
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4.
The use of which material suggests that this object was important to its creator?
a. Wood
b. Stone
c. Mammoth ivory
d. Pebbles
ANSWER: c
5. What is the primary form of monuments from the Neolithic period in northwestern Europe, such as Stonehenge?
a. Buildings organized along streets
b. Mudbrick fortifications
c. Multistoried wooden buildings
d. Megalithic architecture
ANSWER: d
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6. What is a notable key feature of Paleolithic design choices?
a. Setting and material are chosen to highlight the artistic message.
b. Setting and material often determine the form of an artwork.
c. Tools and available light often determine the form of an artwork.
d. Complex ideas are embodied in simple, symbolic designs.
ANSWER: b
7.
What is unusual about the findspot of this Paleolithic painting?
a. It is painted near the entrance to the cave.
b. It is the only Paleolithic painting in North America.
c. It is one of many in a large gallery.
d. It is in a deep and inaccessible well shaft.
ANSWER: d
8. Which period saw the taming of the dog?
a. Paleolithic
b. Neolithic
c. Megalithic
d. Mesolithic
ANSWER: d
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9. The fortress town at Jericho could have come into existence only because of the advanced development of
which human activity?
a. Trade
b. Agriculture
c. Cremation
d. Warfare
ANSWER: b
10. At which site have the remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples been discovered?
a. Jericho
b. Hagar Qim
c. Göbekli Tepe
d. Newgrange
ANSWER: c
11. The Neolithic murals at Çatal Höyük demonstrate the continued importance of what activity?
a. Farming
b. Hunting
c. Trade
d. Warfare
ANSWER: b
12. What type of megalithic monument is found almost exclusively in Britain?
a. Labyrinth
b. Henge
c. Apse
d. Corbel
ANSWER: b
13. Which of the following information about Paleolithic art is NOT provided by the extraordinary paintings from the
caves at Lascaux?
a. Paleolithic artists represented animals in twisted perspective.
b. Paleolithic artists used both silhouettes and outlines in their drawings.
c. Paleolithic artists created complex narrative compositions.
d. Paleolithic artists preferred metal tools over wood tools in their painting.
ANSWER: d
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Chap 01 16e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following is not a material used in Paleolithic art?
a. Mammoth ivory
b. Wood
c. Silver
d. Minerals
ANSWER: c
2. What is the most likely reason for the prevalence of Neolithic sites in Anatolia and Mesopotamia?
a. There have not been enough excavations in northern Europe.
b. The retreating ice destroyed the Neolithic settlements in northern Europe.
c. These regions supplied the best conditions for agriculture.
d. The great migrations of herds brought humans to this area.
ANSWER: c
3. In which area did humans first make the transition to agriculture and raising stock?
a. Western Europe
b. Southeast Asia
c. Anatolia and Mesopotamia
d. The United Kingdom
ANSWER: c
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Chap 01 16e
4.
The use of which material suggests that this object was important to its creator?
a. Wood
b. Stone
c. Mammoth ivory
d. Pebbles
ANSWER: c
5. What is the primary form of monuments from the Neolithic period in northwestern Europe, such as Stonehenge?
a. Buildings organized along streets
b. Mudbrick fortifications
c. Multistoried wooden buildings
d. Megalithic architecture
ANSWER: d
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6. What is a notable key feature of Paleolithic design choices?
a. Setting and material are chosen to highlight the artistic message.
b. Setting and material often determine the form of an artwork.
c. Tools and available light often determine the form of an artwork.
d. Complex ideas are embodied in simple, symbolic designs.
ANSWER: b
7.
What is unusual about the findspot of this Paleolithic painting?
a. It is painted near the entrance to the cave.
b. It is the only Paleolithic painting in North America.
c. It is one of many in a large gallery.
d. It is in a deep and inaccessible well shaft.
ANSWER: d
8. Which period saw the taming of the dog?
a. Paleolithic
b. Neolithic
c. Megalithic
d. Mesolithic
ANSWER: d
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Chap 01 16e
9. The fortress town at Jericho could have come into existence only because of the advanced development of
which human activity?
a. Trade
b. Agriculture
c. Cremation
d. Warfare
ANSWER: b
10. At which site have the remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples been discovered?
a. Jericho
b. Hagar Qim
c. Göbekli Tepe
d. Newgrange
ANSWER: c
11. The Neolithic murals at Çatal Höyük demonstrate the continued importance of what activity?
a. Farming
b. Hunting
c. Trade
d. Warfare
ANSWER: b
12. What type of megalithic monument is found almost exclusively in Britain?
a. Labyrinth
b. Henge
c. Apse
d. Corbel
ANSWER: b
13. Which of the following information about Paleolithic art is NOT provided by the extraordinary paintings from the
caves at Lascaux?
a. Paleolithic artists represented animals in twisted perspective.
b. Paleolithic artists used both silhouettes and outlines in their drawings.
c. Paleolithic artists created complex narrative compositions.
d. Paleolithic artists preferred metal tools over wood tools in their painting.
ANSWER: d
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