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

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

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