Which of the following architectural features was NOT used at the Mycenaean Tholos?

a) relieving arch
b) dromos
c) weight-bearing columns to hold up the dome
d) decorative marble
e) corbelling of ashlar masonry

c) weight-bearing columns to hold up the dome

The Nile was so significant to Egyptian culture that it affected which of the following?
i) their concept of time

ii) their dependence on nature for survival, such as the predictable flooding of the Nile
iii) the belief in Nile-related deities, such as Hapy/Hapi
iv) their prosperity and ability to trade through an abundance of agricultural products
v) their mythology about the origin of creation

a)i only   b) i, iii, v   c) ii, iii   d) i, ii, iii, iv   e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Reverse tapered columns appear at which palace complex?

a) Knossos, Crete
b) Akrotiri, Thera
c) Ninevah, Mesopotamia
d) Persepolis, Mesopotamia

a) Knossos, Crete

Narrative is:

a) a depiction that suggests a moment of a story

b) a depiction of a human figure in art
c) a series of symbols in a work of art

d) an abstract depiction in a work of art

a) a depiction that suggests a moment of a story

The cult image used to worship the sun god, which was developed in pyramids and obelisks to symbolize the rays of the sun, was called a:
a) ankh

b) ba

c) lotus

d) benben

e) nemes

d) benben

Which society has been theorized to most likely be the ancient Atlantians, due to the fact that their island suffered a volcanic eruption?

a) Mycenaeans

b) Minoans of the Island of Thera from Akrotiri
c) Egyptians

d) Minoans of the Island of Crete from Knossos

e) all of the above

b) Minoans of the Island of Thera from Akrotiri

A Patron is:

a) the artist or creator of a work of art
b) the person that designs the work for the artist
c) the person that requests an artwork to be made and pays for it
d) the location where the work will be displayed

c) the person that requests an artwork to be made and pays for it

The cave painting artists at Lascaux most probably did their art as:

a) decoration for the caves
b) part of a ritual to ensure success in the hunt
c) a way to exchange spirits with the animals depicted
d) a form of artistic training

b) part of a ritual to ensure success in the hunt

Iconography consists of:
a) any themes represented in an artwork
b) secret symbols that are not intended for the viewer to recognize
c) visual symbols that are specific to the work's religious, mythological, or historical context
d) the study of how to date artworks

c) visual symbols that are specific to the work's religious, mythological, or historical context

The majority of Paleolithic art that still exists is in the form of:
i) large monumental sculptures
ii)animal figures created through bronze casting
iii) small portable animal or human sculptures in the round
iv) large wall paintings in caves

a) i and iv only
b) ii only
c) i and iii only
d) iii and iv only

d) iii and iv only

small portable animal or human sculptures in the round & large wall paintings in caves

In the "Relief figures" from Pasargadae, the artist made use of which device to depict the procession subject matter?

a) continuous narrative
b) pictorial space divided by a frieze
c) hierarchy of scale
d) inscriptions to identify the main figures

b) pictorial space divided by a frieze 

Assyrian palaces were designed to meet which objectives:
i) As a reminder of the king's absolute rule
ii) As a way to surpass the splendor of the preceding ruler's palace
iii) To magically protect the king from evil spirits or hostile intruders
iv) To house the ziggurat and combine the ruler's role as king and high priest
v) to provide an elevated defensive complex in case of an outside attack
a) i, ii
b) all of the above
c) iii, iv, v
d) iv, v

b) all of the above 

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