Test Bank for Art: A Brief History, 7th edition by Marilyn Stokstad
Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europe
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is incorporated into the composition of Spotted Horses and Human
Hands?
a. the natural environment of the horses
b. the illusion of three-dimensional space
c. the depiction of abstract human bodies
d. the natural contour of the cave wall
Answer: d
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. A statue carved free of any background or block is called a __________.
a. sculpture in the round
b. capstone
c. linear design
d. dolmen
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. Which of the following distinguishes Lion-Human Statuette from other Paleolithic figurines?
a. its large size
b. its medium
c. its style
d. its technique
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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,4. Although archeologists and art historians are unsure of the meaning of Lion-Human Statuette,
it is considered an artwork because it __________.
a. demonstrates the technique of modeling clay into representational figures
b. establishes that Paleolithic artists copied what they observed in nature
c. represents a spiritual figure communing with the celestial world
d. demonstrates complex thinking and creative imagination
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
5. Most carved human figures from the Paleolithic period depict __________.
a. men
b. children
c. women
d. elders
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
6. Female figurines from the Paleolithic period most likely exaggerated female attributes to
emphasize __________.
a. beauty
b. power
c. fertility
d. religious ritual
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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,7. In Russia and Ukraine, the buildings of Upper Paleolithic settlements were built using
__________.
a. mammoth bones
b. the post-and-lintel system
c. stone dolmens
d. corbel vaults
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Shelter of Architecture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
8. The earliest-known prehistoric cave paintings are located at __________.
a. Lascaux
b. Altamira
c. Chauvet
d. Çatalhöyük
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: Cave Painting and Sculpture
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
9. Why do scholars agree that cave paintings were meaningful to prehistoric peoples?
a. The cave openings were sealed before the artists moved to a new location.
b. Archaeologists found hunting equipment in the subterranean galleries of each cave.
c. The archaeological record indicates that people were buried underneath the paintings.
d. People returned to them many times generation after generation.
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: The Meaning(s) of Prehistoric Cave Paintings
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
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, 10. Which of the following types of evidence might suggest that the subterranean galleries of
prehistoric caves had religious or magical functions?
a. elaborate burials
b. stones engraved with linear designs
c. artifacts and footprints
d. ceramic figurines
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: The Meaning(s) of Prehistoric Cave Paintings
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
11. Which of the following examples of Paleolithic art is unique because it may tell a story?
a. Men Taunting a Deer (?)
b. Hall of Bulls
c. Woman from Willendorf
d. Bird-Headed Man with Bison
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: Lascaux and Altamira
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
12. A technique called modeling was used to create __________.
a. corbel vaults in Neolithic passage graves
b. relief sculptures in Paleolithic caves
c. dolmens in Neolithic henges
d. paintings in prehistoric caves
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: Lascaux and Altamira
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europe
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is incorporated into the composition of Spotted Horses and Human
Hands?
a. the natural environment of the horses
b. the illusion of three-dimensional space
c. the depiction of abstract human bodies
d. the natural contour of the cave wall
Answer: d
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. A statue carved free of any background or block is called a __________.
a. sculpture in the round
b. capstone
c. linear design
d. dolmen
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. Which of the following distinguishes Lion-Human Statuette from other Paleolithic figurines?
a. its large size
b. its medium
c. its style
d. its technique
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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,4. Although archeologists and art historians are unsure of the meaning of Lion-Human Statuette,
it is considered an artwork because it __________.
a. demonstrates the technique of modeling clay into representational figures
b. establishes that Paleolithic artists copied what they observed in nature
c. represents a spiritual figure communing with the celestial world
d. demonstrates complex thinking and creative imagination
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
5. Most carved human figures from the Paleolithic period depict __________.
a. men
b. children
c. women
d. elders
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
6. Female figurines from the Paleolithic period most likely exaggerated female attributes to
emphasize __________.
a. beauty
b. power
c. fertility
d. religious ritual
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Artifacts or Works of Art?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2
,7. In Russia and Ukraine, the buildings of Upper Paleolithic settlements were built using
__________.
a. mammoth bones
b. the post-and-lintel system
c. stone dolmens
d. corbel vaults
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Discuss whether the earliest representational images and shelters of the
Paleolithic period can be considered works of art and architecture.
Topic: Shelter of Architecture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
8. The earliest-known prehistoric cave paintings are located at __________.
a. Lascaux
b. Altamira
c. Chauvet
d. Çatalhöyük
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: Cave Painting and Sculpture
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
9. Why do scholars agree that cave paintings were meaningful to prehistoric peoples?
a. The cave openings were sealed before the artists moved to a new location.
b. Archaeologists found hunting equipment in the subterranean galleries of each cave.
c. The archaeological record indicates that people were buried underneath the paintings.
d. People returned to them many times generation after generation.
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: The Meaning(s) of Prehistoric Cave Paintings
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
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, 10. Which of the following types of evidence might suggest that the subterranean galleries of
prehistoric caves had religious or magical functions?
a. elaborate burials
b. stones engraved with linear designs
c. artifacts and footprints
d. ceramic figurines
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: The Meaning(s) of Prehistoric Cave Paintings
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
11. Which of the following examples of Paleolithic art is unique because it may tell a story?
a. Men Taunting a Deer (?)
b. Hall of Bulls
c. Woman from Willendorf
d. Bird-Headed Man with Bison
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: Lascaux and Altamira
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
12. A technique called modeling was used to create __________.
a. corbel vaults in Neolithic passage graves
b. relief sculptures in Paleolithic caves
c. dolmens in Neolithic henges
d. paintings in prehistoric caves
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the diverse forms and potential meanings of Paleolithic cave
paintings and sculptures.
Topic: Lascaux and Altamira
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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