Art 101 - Survey of Art History I » Summer 2021 » Egyptian Quiz

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Question #1
Akhenaten is famous because he:
A.   married his sister
B.   had 200 children
C.   killed his brother
D.   changed Egyptian religion
Question #2
The nemes headdress represents the uraeus of a cobra.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Who found the Rosetta Stone?
A.   Howard Carter
B.   Napoleon
C.   Moses
D.   Lord Canarvon
Question #4
Select all of the reasons why Egyptians mummified humans:
A.   to encourage grave robbing and support the black market
B.   to preserve the heart, to keep the Ka inside the body, and to achieve eternal life
C.   to achieve eternal life
D.   to keep the Ka inside the body and to prevent groundwater contamination
E.   to prevent groundwater contamination
F.   to preserve the heart
Question #5
Select the iconography associated with the following gods/goddesses: Hathor
A.   cow-headed woman
B.   cobra or falcon
C.   stars
Question #6
Select the iconography associated with the following gods/goddesses: Ra
A.   cobra or falcon
B.   stars
C.   sun disk
Question #7
Select the iconography associated with the following gods/goddesses: Nut
A.   beard
B.   stars
C.   sun disk
Question #8
Select the iconography associated with the following gods/goddesses: Aten
A.   feather
B.   beard
C.   sun disk
Question #9
Select the iconography associated with the following gods/goddesses: Osiris
A.   cow-headed woman
B.   beard
C.   cobra or falcon
Question #10
Select the iconography associated with the following gods/goddesses: Ma'at
A.   feather
B.   sun disk
C.   stars
Question #11
Who is the first known artist in history?
A.   Imhotep
B.   Djoser
C.   Senenmut
D.   Thutmose
Question #12
Select all the reasons why pyramids triangular in shape.
A.   To represent the ben-ben, and to help the ba ascend into heaven
B.   To represent the ben-ben
C.   To look like an ankh when someone looks down from heaven
D.   To help the ba ascend into heaven
E.   To represent pylons and to look like an ankh when someone looks down from heaven
Question #13
The Temple of Ramesses at Abu Simbel is unique because it was
A.   to represent pylons
B.   cut up and moved

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