Art 305 - Art and Mass Culture » Summer 2020 » Roots Quiz 2

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Question #1
Technology played a vital role in:
A.   none of these options
B.   all of these options
C.   Greek culture
D.   Sumerian culture
E.   Medieval culture
Question #2
The Ziggurat of Ur was primarily:
A.   a religious structure that was seen as the embodiment of the zoomorphic Sumerian god
B.   a political structure used as a private residence by the Sumerian king
C.   none of these options
D.   a religious structure used by Sumerian priests to commune with the gods
E.   a religious structure used by commoners who performed rituals inside the temple at the top
Question #3
The function of the Victory Stele of Naram-sin is:
A.   to depict the concept of accessing the divine on a mountaintop
B.   to depict a war massacre
C.   to glorify a ruler
D.   all of these options
E.   none of these options
Question #4
The Classical Period in Greek art marked the transition from:
A.   all of these options
B.   none of these options
C.   reality to ritual
D.   making to matching
E.   matching to making
Question #5
Gothic cathedrals, such as that at Chartres, typically have:
A.   triangular shaped plans with the altar facing west
B.   circular shaped plans
C.   hexagonal shaped plans with the altar facing south
D.   square shaped plans with the altar facing north
E.   cross shaped plans with the altar facing east
Question #6
The manuscript image of Christ as geometer:
A.   proves that Jesus invented geometry
B.   indicates that Jesus was an important mathematician
C.   shows that math is actually good for something
D.   was created to introduce the book of Genesis
E.   all of these options
Question #7
Communicative technology in ancient Iraq is represented by:
A.   alphabet writing on papyrus
B.   manuscripts
C.   alphabet writing on vellum scrolls
D.   woodcut printmaking
E.   cuneiform writing on clay tablets
Question #8
Sumerians developed a writing system called “cuneiform” that:
A.   are poetic accounts of the cultures myths
B.   provide records of goods brought to priests
C.   all of these options
D.   document economic activities
E.   was created using pointed sticks pressed into wet clay tablets
Question #9
Cylinder seals of ancient Sumer convey beliefs in Western culture:
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
The central and dominant architecture of the medieval town was:
A.   the cathedral
B.   all of these options
C.   the agora
D.   the monastery
E.   none of these options

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