Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » Unit 2 Quiz. Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

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Question #1
The Ziggurat at Ur can best be described as a ____.
A.   Sumerian burial ground
B.   temple platform
C.   palace for Naram-Sin
D.   fortified city-state
Question #2
Bull-headed capitals would most likely be found in ____.
A.   Israel
B.   Lascaux
C.   Persia
D.   Jericho
Question #3
The exaggeration of the eye size on Sumerian votive sculptures likely symbolizes their ____.
A.   great knowledge and wisdom
B.   divine nature
C.   mystical visions
D.   eternal wakefulness
Question #4
Found on the Warka Vase, the convention of hierarchy of scale indicated ____.
A.   the first families
B.   the power of money
C.   order of the gods
D.   greater importance
Question #5
The Mesopotamian king who codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions was ____.
A.   Urnanshe
B.   Innana
C.   Naram-Sin
D.   Hammurabi
Question #6
Alexander the Great razed Persepolis in 330 BCE. What prior event suggests that this was an act of revenge?
A.   Persian sack of Sparta
B.   Birth of the Sasanian dynasty
C.   Destruction of Assyrian city of Nimrud
D.   Persian sack of the Athenian Acropolis
Question #7
What information does the victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures) provide about the nature of the ensi, or leader?
A.   Ningirsu chose Eannatum to rule Lagash.
B.   Eannatum was not a brave warrior and lost.
C.   Eannatum was divine.
D.   The ruler is equal to the soldiers.
Question #8
The use of polished diorite in many depictions of Gudea is significant because ____.
A.   it was commonly found in Ur
B.   it was symbolic of death
C.   it was associated with military victory
D.   it was costly and difficult to carve
Question #9
In Assyrian relief, such as the Assyrian archers pursuing enemies, the artists combine different viewpoints in the same frame and other adjustments for clarity. Which of the following phrases best describes the artists’ primary goal?
A.   Following technical codes as established by the Elamites
B.   Artistic license
C.   Legible retelling of a decisive moment in king’s deeds
D.   Following technical codes as established by the Sasanians
Question #10
____ is a term for the large composite creatures that guarded the gates of Assyrian royal complexes.
A.   Ishtar
B.   Sphinx
C.   Lamassu
D.   Zimri-lim
Question #11
The name for the monumental gateway to the citadel of Persepolis, that Gate of All Lands, is a reference to ____.
A.   the harmony of the peoples of the Persian empire
B.   the harmony of the peoples of the Sasanian empire
C.   the harmony of the peoples of the Assyrian empire
D.   the harmony of the peoples of the Elamite empire

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