AH 101 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The term "prehistory" means ____________.
a. before people had written language.
b. before people had libraries.
c. before people lived in groups.
d. before people could talk. - Answer -a. before people had written language.
The term "Paleolithic" refers to ________.
a. the Old Stone Age.
b. the Middle Stone Age.
c. the New Stone Age.
d. huge stone architecture. - Answer -a. the Old Stone Age.
The word "Neolithic" refers to ___________.
a. the Old Stone Age.
b. the Middle Stone Age.
c. the New Stone Age.
d. hard rock. - Answer -c. the New Stone Age.
The word "megalithic" means ____________.
a. middle stone.
b. new rock.
c. old stone.
d. large stone. - Answer -d. large stone.
Which of the following is NOT Paleolithic?
a. the Woman of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf).
b. Handprint in Pech-Merle cave.
c. Stonehenge.
d. the Hall of Running Bulls in Lascaux cave. - Answer -c. Stonehenge.
A good example of Paleolithic sculpture in the round is __________.
a. Woman of Laussel.
b. the Woman of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf). - Answer -b. the Woman of
Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf).
A good example of a Paleolithic relief sculpture is _____________.
a. Woman of Laussel.
b. the Woman of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf). - Answer -a. Woman of Laussel.
The Lion-Human sculpture from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is made of
____________.
, a. wood.
b. clay.
c. a bronze.
d. mammoth ivory. - Answer -d. mammoth ivory.
Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on the _________ found in
archeological
sites such as caves containing paintings.
a. artifacts.
b. art.
c. organic materials that can be radiocarbon dated.
d. all of the above. - Answer -c. organic materials that can be radiocarbon dated.
Chauvet Cave is located in __________.
a. Newgrange, Ireland.
b. Altamira, Spain.
c. southeastern France.
d. the middle of Africa. - Answer -c. southeastern France.
To create cave paintings, Paleolithic artists used _____________.
a. chunks of charcoal to create black outlines.
b. ocher for pigments ranging from yellow to brown and red.
c. stencils, such as their hands.
d. all of the above. - Answer -d. all of the above.
The archaeologist Michel Lorblanchet argued that cave painter created negative hand
prints by
____________.
a. pressing their palms in ink and then pressing them onto the cave wall or ceiling.
b. chewing pigment and turning themselves into a human spray can and stencil.
c. tracing the outlines of their hands.
d. using each other to model for sketches. - Answer -b. chewing pigment and turning
themselves into a human spray can and stencil.
The painting of a Bird-Headed Man with Bison in Lascaux Cave was found
____________.
a. ten feet within the cave entrance, indicating that it is a key to interpret other images
within
the cave.
b. at the bottom of a 16-foot shaft. - Answer -b. at the bottom of a 16-foot shaft.
Which Neolithic site is an example of a passage grave?
a. Stonehenge
b. Newgrange
c. Durrington Walls - Answer -b. Newgrange
The term "prehistory" means ____________.
a. before people had written language.
b. before people had libraries.
c. before people lived in groups.
d. before people could talk. - Answer -a. before people had written language.
The term "Paleolithic" refers to ________.
a. the Old Stone Age.
b. the Middle Stone Age.
c. the New Stone Age.
d. huge stone architecture. - Answer -a. the Old Stone Age.
The word "Neolithic" refers to ___________.
a. the Old Stone Age.
b. the Middle Stone Age.
c. the New Stone Age.
d. hard rock. - Answer -c. the New Stone Age.
The word "megalithic" means ____________.
a. middle stone.
b. new rock.
c. old stone.
d. large stone. - Answer -d. large stone.
Which of the following is NOT Paleolithic?
a. the Woman of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf).
b. Handprint in Pech-Merle cave.
c. Stonehenge.
d. the Hall of Running Bulls in Lascaux cave. - Answer -c. Stonehenge.
A good example of Paleolithic sculpture in the round is __________.
a. Woman of Laussel.
b. the Woman of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf). - Answer -b. the Woman of
Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf).
A good example of a Paleolithic relief sculpture is _____________.
a. Woman of Laussel.
b. the Woman of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf). - Answer -a. Woman of Laussel.
The Lion-Human sculpture from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is made of
____________.
, a. wood.
b. clay.
c. a bronze.
d. mammoth ivory. - Answer -d. mammoth ivory.
Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on the _________ found in
archeological
sites such as caves containing paintings.
a. artifacts.
b. art.
c. organic materials that can be radiocarbon dated.
d. all of the above. - Answer -c. organic materials that can be radiocarbon dated.
Chauvet Cave is located in __________.
a. Newgrange, Ireland.
b. Altamira, Spain.
c. southeastern France.
d. the middle of Africa. - Answer -c. southeastern France.
To create cave paintings, Paleolithic artists used _____________.
a. chunks of charcoal to create black outlines.
b. ocher for pigments ranging from yellow to brown and red.
c. stencils, such as their hands.
d. all of the above. - Answer -d. all of the above.
The archaeologist Michel Lorblanchet argued that cave painter created negative hand
prints by
____________.
a. pressing their palms in ink and then pressing them onto the cave wall or ceiling.
b. chewing pigment and turning themselves into a human spray can and stencil.
c. tracing the outlines of their hands.
d. using each other to model for sketches. - Answer -b. chewing pigment and turning
themselves into a human spray can and stencil.
The painting of a Bird-Headed Man with Bison in Lascaux Cave was found
____________.
a. ten feet within the cave entrance, indicating that it is a key to interpret other images
within
the cave.
b. at the bottom of a 16-foot shaft. - Answer -b. at the bottom of a 16-foot shaft.
Which Neolithic site is an example of a passage grave?
a. Stonehenge
b. Newgrange
c. Durrington Walls - Answer -b. Newgrange
