Test bank
For
Art History, 4e
Volume I
1
, CHAPTER ONE
PREHISTORIC ART IN EUROPE
1
Multiple Choice
1. Chauvet Cave is located in __________.
A. Newgrange, Ireland
B. Altamira, Spain
C. southern France
D. Dordogne, France
Answer: C
Page reference: 9
Learn About It 1.2
2. Homo sapiens appeared on the earth __________ years ago.
A. 300,000
B. 400,000
C. 100,000
D. 50,000
Answer: B
Page reference: 2
3. The word “Neolithic” means __________.
A. new stone
B. new age
C. hard rock
D. new history
Answer: A
Page reference: 2
4. Archaeologists link the emergence of image making to the arrival of __________.
A. Homo sapiens
B. Paleo sapiens
C. Homo sapiens sapiens
D. Neo sapiens
Answer: C
2
,Page reference: 2
See Learn About It 1.1
5. Representational images began appearing in Australia, Africa, and Europe beginning
approximately __________ years ago.
A. 100,000
B. 40,000
C. 25,000
D. 10,000
Answer: B
Page reference: 2
See Learn About It 1.1
6. _________ evidence shows that modern humans moved from Africa, across Asia,
into Europe, and finally to Australia and the Americas between 100,000 and 35,000
years ago.
A. Geological
B. Architectural
C. Archeological
D. Written
Answer: C
Page reference: 2
7. The evolutionary origin of art can be traced to the development of humans to
_________.
A. use tools
B. think symbolically
C. better control their environment
D. communicate verbally
Answer: B
Page reference: 3-4
See Learn About It 1.1
8. Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered __________.
A. ash
B. bones
C. clay
D. ocher
Answer: D
Page reference: 5
9. As long ago as __________ BCE, figurines of people and animals appeared.
A. 50,000
B. 30,000
C. 25,000
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, D. 10,000
Answer: B
Page reference: 5
See Learn About It 1.1
10. The Lion-Human sculpture from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is made of
__________.
A. cast clay
B. molded bronze
C. mammoth ivory
D. porcelain clay
Answer: C
Page reference: 5
See Learn About It 1.5
11. The Woman from Brassempouy captures the true essence of a head, also called the
__________ __________.
A. memory image
B. abstracted mind
C. soul image
D. mind image
Answer: A
Page reference: 8
12. The earliest known prehistoric cave painting site was discovered in 1994 and is
called __________.
A. Altamira
B. Chauvet
C. Pech-Merle
D. Lascaux
Answer: B
Page reference: 9
See Learn About It 1.2
13. Small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period were once called
__________figures, which implied a religious association, although this has not yet
been proven.
A. Aphrodite
B. Venus
C. Eve
D. Goddess
Answer: B
Page reference: 6
See Learn About It 1.4
14. Prehistoric cave paintings were first discovered in Spain in the________________.
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For
Art History, 4e
Volume I
1
, CHAPTER ONE
PREHISTORIC ART IN EUROPE
1
Multiple Choice
1. Chauvet Cave is located in __________.
A. Newgrange, Ireland
B. Altamira, Spain
C. southern France
D. Dordogne, France
Answer: C
Page reference: 9
Learn About It 1.2
2. Homo sapiens appeared on the earth __________ years ago.
A. 300,000
B. 400,000
C. 100,000
D. 50,000
Answer: B
Page reference: 2
3. The word “Neolithic” means __________.
A. new stone
B. new age
C. hard rock
D. new history
Answer: A
Page reference: 2
4. Archaeologists link the emergence of image making to the arrival of __________.
A. Homo sapiens
B. Paleo sapiens
C. Homo sapiens sapiens
D. Neo sapiens
Answer: C
2
,Page reference: 2
See Learn About It 1.1
5. Representational images began appearing in Australia, Africa, and Europe beginning
approximately __________ years ago.
A. 100,000
B. 40,000
C. 25,000
D. 10,000
Answer: B
Page reference: 2
See Learn About It 1.1
6. _________ evidence shows that modern humans moved from Africa, across Asia,
into Europe, and finally to Australia and the Americas between 100,000 and 35,000
years ago.
A. Geological
B. Architectural
C. Archeological
D. Written
Answer: C
Page reference: 2
7. The evolutionary origin of art can be traced to the development of humans to
_________.
A. use tools
B. think symbolically
C. better control their environment
D. communicate verbally
Answer: B
Page reference: 3-4
See Learn About It 1.1
8. Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered __________.
A. ash
B. bones
C. clay
D. ocher
Answer: D
Page reference: 5
9. As long ago as __________ BCE, figurines of people and animals appeared.
A. 50,000
B. 30,000
C. 25,000
3
, D. 10,000
Answer: B
Page reference: 5
See Learn About It 1.1
10. The Lion-Human sculpture from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is made of
__________.
A. cast clay
B. molded bronze
C. mammoth ivory
D. porcelain clay
Answer: C
Page reference: 5
See Learn About It 1.5
11. The Woman from Brassempouy captures the true essence of a head, also called the
__________ __________.
A. memory image
B. abstracted mind
C. soul image
D. mind image
Answer: A
Page reference: 8
12. The earliest known prehistoric cave painting site was discovered in 1994 and is
called __________.
A. Altamira
B. Chauvet
C. Pech-Merle
D. Lascaux
Answer: B
Page reference: 9
See Learn About It 1.2
13. Small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period were once called
__________figures, which implied a religious association, although this has not yet
been proven.
A. Aphrodite
B. Venus
C. Eve
D. Goddess
Answer: B
Page reference: 6
See Learn About It 1.4
14. Prehistoric cave paintings were first discovered in Spain in the________________.
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