Question 1

When was the painting at Lascaux of a bird-headed man (4.31)  made?

Accepted Answer

A)   Paleolithic times
B)   Neolithic times
C)   in the Bronze Age
D)   it was made very recently
E)   no one knows when it was made

Question 2

Muslim practice includes ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   gathering to pray in a mosque
B)   praying to Allah
C)   praying five times per day
D)   praying in the direction of Mecca
E)   all of the other answers

Question 3

Mark Rothko wanted his paintings at the Rothko Chapel ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   to be seen one at a time, never in groups together
B)   to create an environment that transported the viewer beyond everyday reality
C)   to be seen either in bright light or in total darkness, never in between
D)   to exist entirely separately from the architecture in which it was housed
E)   to avoid creating a contemplative environment for the viewer

Question 4

The bronze doors of the Church of Saint Michael's at Hildesheim, Germany, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are made of bronze
B)   depict scenes from the book of Genesis
C)   depict scenes from the life of Christ
D)   pair Old and New Testament stories from the Christian Bible
E)   all of the other answers

Question 5

A shaman is a person who ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   acts as an intermediary between the invisible spirit world and the physical realm of humans
B)   ties up captives with a rope while a ruler performs important rituals
C)   creates cave drawings upside-down
D)   is authorized to dig in sacred sites for the purposes of research
E)   none of the other answers

Question 6

Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?

Accepted Answer

A)   pagan, Christian, and Jewish Romans used them
B)   they were the burial places of many Romans' ancestors
C)   they served as temples for many religious observances
D)   the paintings there could be relevant for multiple religions
E)   all of the other answers

Question 7

What is the medium of the Senufo mother-and-child figure (4.24) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   marble
B)   wood
C)   clay
D)   cracked glass
E)   wheat

Question 8

Where is the Rothko Chapel located?

Accepted Answer

A)   Iran
B)   Japan
C)   France
D)   the United States
E)   Egypt

Question 9

The Stela of Naram-Sin shows ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the first pharaoh uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
B)   a Babylonian ruler receiving a law code from Shamash
C)   a Maya king wearing ceremonial regalia
D)   an Akkadian king on a mountaintop being looked upon favorably by the gods
E)   none of the other answers

Question 10

A wooden chair decorated with brass and iron tacks, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (4.25) , ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is believed to have belonged to a Ngombe chief
B)   was used throughout a person's life
C)   served as a tangible reminder of a person's status and values even after he died
D)   was an object that served to tie generations of people together
E)   all of the other answers

Question 11

The bronze doors of the Church of Saint Michael's at Hildesheim, Germany were made under the direction of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Bishop Bernward
B)   Pope Julius II
C)   Duke Jean de Berry
D)   Hildegard of Bingen
E)   Lorenzo de Medici

Question 12

When Buddha was born he sprang miraculously from the sea as a full-grown man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When was the Eastern Orthodox Church icon the Virgin of Vladimir made?

Accepted Answer

A)   during Greek and Roman times
B)   during the Middle Ages
C)   during the Renaissance
D)   in the twentieth-century
E)   the Eastern Orthodox Church never made icons

Question 14

In traditional African cultures, functional objects were often esteemed as status symbols

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When were the walls of Lascaux painted?

Accepted Answer

A)   30,000-25,000 bce
B)   15,000-13,000 bce
C)   5,000-2,000 bce
D)   100 bce-100 ce
E)   none of the other answers

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When Buddha was born he sprang miraculously from the sea as a full-grown man.

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When were the walls of Lascaux painted?

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The bronze doors of the Church of Saint Michael's at Hildesheim, Germany were made under the direction of ________.

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When was the Eastern Orthodox Church icon the Virgin of Vladimir made?

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Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?

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What is the medium of the Senufo mother-and-child figure (4.24) ?

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In traditional African cultures, functional objects were often esteemed as status symbols

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When was the painting at Lascaux of a bird-headed man (4.31) made?

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Mark Rothko wanted his paintings at the Rothko Chapel ________.

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The bronze doors of the Church of Saint Michael's at Hildesheim, Germany, ________.

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Muslim practice includes ________.

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A wooden chair decorated with brass and iron tacks, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (4.25) , ________.

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A shaman is a person who ________.

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Where is the Rothko Chapel located?

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When Buddha was born he sprang miraculously from the sea as a full-grown man.

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When was the Eastern Orthodox Church icon the Virgin of Vladimir made?

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Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?

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