Ancient Lives: An Introduction to
Archaeology and Prehistory
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– 5th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Brian M. Fagan & Nadia Durrani
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Complete Test Bank for Instructors and Students
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© Brian M. Fagan & Nadia Durrani
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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, Test Bank for Ancient Lives An Introduction to
Archaeology and Prehistory, 5e by Brian Fagan
(All Chapters Answers at the end of this file)
Chapter 1: Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. Archaeologists are not
a. romantic adventurers.
b. scientists.
c. anthropologists.
d. critical thinkers.
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2. British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley reconstructed
a. an Ur funeral.
b. Noah’s ark.
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c. a Mayan calendar.
d. the Silk Road.
3. The first archaeologists were
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a. historians.
b. mathematicians.
c. adventurers.
d. physicists.
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4. Before he was a treasure hunter, Giovanni Battista Belzoni was a/n
a. army general.
b. historian.
c. circus strongman.
d. archaeologist.
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5. The library of Assyrian King Ashurbanipal contained an account of
a. a flood similar to the Genesis flood.
b. an attack of locusts similar to one found in the Bible.
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c. the building of the Tower of Babel.
d. all of the above
6. Archbishop James Ussher of Ireland calculated the date of Creation at
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, a. 7004 B.C.
b. 6004 B.C.
c. 5004 B.C.
d. 4004 B.C.
7. On the Origin of Species was written by
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a. Archbishop James Ussher.
b. Charles Darwin.
c. Jacques Boucher de Perthes.
d. Giovanni Battista Belzoni.
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8. He excavated the ancient city mounds of Nineveh and Nimrud.
a. Archbishop James Ussher
b. Charles Darwin
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c. Austen Henry Layard
d. Giovanni Battista Belzoni
9. He was a businessman-turned-archaeologist who found the city of Troy.
a. Archbishop James Ussher
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b. Charles Darwin
c. Austen Henry Layard
d. Heinrich Schliemann
10. Excavations of Crete’s Minoan civilization were performed by
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a. Sir Leonard Woolley.
b. Charles Darwin.
c. Austen Henry Layard.
d. Heinrich Schliemann.
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11. What branch of science or social science is the scientific study of ancient human
behavior based on the surviving material remains of the past?
a. history
D?
b. archaeometry
c. archaeology
d. anthropology
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, 12. What type of archaeology is the dominant activity in North America?
a. historical archaeology
b. applied archaeology
c. paleoarchaeology
d. cultural resource management
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13. Which subdiscipline of archaeology studies the earliest human beings before written
history?
a. prehistoric archaeology
b. paleoanthropology
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c. classical archaeology
d. Egyptology
IA
14. Which subdiscipline of archaeology studies the culture and artifacts of the earliest
humans, including stone technology and art?
a. prehistoric archaeology
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b. paleoanthropology
c. classical archaeology
d. Egyptology
15. Which subdiscipline of archaeology studies the remains of the great civilizations of
ancient Greece and Rome?
PP
a. prehistoric archaeology
b. paleoanthropology
c. classical archaeology
RO
d. Egyptology
16. Which subdiscipline of archaeology would require knowledge of hieroglyphics?
a. prehistoric archaeology
b. paleoanthropology
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c. classical archaeology
d. Egyptology
17. Of all the types of archaeologists, which works on archaeological sites and problems
from periods in which written records exist?
D?
a. historical archaeologists
b. paleoanthropologists
c. classical archaeologists
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Archaeology and Prehistory
ST
– 5th Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
Brian M. Fagan & Nadia Durrani
PP
Complete Test Bank for Instructors and Students
RO
© Brian M. Fagan & Nadia Durrani
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
VE
D?
??
©MEDGEEK
, Test Bank for Ancient Lives An Introduction to
Archaeology and Prehistory, 5e by Brian Fagan
(All Chapters Answers at the end of this file)
Chapter 1: Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory
ST
Multiple Choice Questions
UV
1. Archaeologists are not
a. romantic adventurers.
b. scientists.
c. anthropologists.
d. critical thinkers.
IA
2. British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley reconstructed
a. an Ur funeral.
b. Noah’s ark.
_A
c. a Mayan calendar.
d. the Silk Road.
3. The first archaeologists were
PP
a. historians.
b. mathematicians.
c. adventurers.
d. physicists.
RO
4. Before he was a treasure hunter, Giovanni Battista Belzoni was a/n
a. army general.
b. historian.
c. circus strongman.
d. archaeologist.
VE
5. The library of Assyrian King Ashurbanipal contained an account of
a. a flood similar to the Genesis flood.
b. an attack of locusts similar to one found in the Bible.
D?
c. the building of the Tower of Babel.
d. all of the above
6. Archbishop James Ussher of Ireland calculated the date of Creation at
??
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, a. 7004 B.C.
b. 6004 B.C.
c. 5004 B.C.
d. 4004 B.C.
7. On the Origin of Species was written by
ST
a. Archbishop James Ussher.
b. Charles Darwin.
c. Jacques Boucher de Perthes.
d. Giovanni Battista Belzoni.
UV
IA
8. He excavated the ancient city mounds of Nineveh and Nimrud.
a. Archbishop James Ussher
b. Charles Darwin
_A
c. Austen Henry Layard
d. Giovanni Battista Belzoni
9. He was a businessman-turned-archaeologist who found the city of Troy.
a. Archbishop James Ussher
PP
b. Charles Darwin
c. Austen Henry Layard
d. Heinrich Schliemann
10. Excavations of Crete’s Minoan civilization were performed by
RO
a. Sir Leonard Woolley.
b. Charles Darwin.
c. Austen Henry Layard.
d. Heinrich Schliemann.
VE
11. What branch of science or social science is the scientific study of ancient human
behavior based on the surviving material remains of the past?
a. history
D?
b. archaeometry
c. archaeology
d. anthropology
??
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, 12. What type of archaeology is the dominant activity in North America?
a. historical archaeology
b. applied archaeology
c. paleoarchaeology
d. cultural resource management
ST
13. Which subdiscipline of archaeology studies the earliest human beings before written
history?
a. prehistoric archaeology
b. paleoanthropology
UV
c. classical archaeology
d. Egyptology
IA
14. Which subdiscipline of archaeology studies the culture and artifacts of the earliest
humans, including stone technology and art?
a. prehistoric archaeology
_A
b. paleoanthropology
c. classical archaeology
d. Egyptology
15. Which subdiscipline of archaeology studies the remains of the great civilizations of
ancient Greece and Rome?
PP
a. prehistoric archaeology
b. paleoanthropology
c. classical archaeology
RO
d. Egyptology
16. Which subdiscipline of archaeology would require knowledge of hieroglyphics?
a. prehistoric archaeology
b. paleoanthropology
VE
c. classical archaeology
d. Egyptology
17. Of all the types of archaeologists, which works on archaeological sites and problems
from periods in which written records exist?
D?
a. historical archaeologists
b. paleoanthropologists
c. classical archaeologists
??
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