Deck 1: Prehistoric Art

Question 1

According to one feminist view, the distorted form of figures like the Woman of Willendorf reflects:

A) a woman's view of her own body as she looks down on it.
B) the Paleolithic interest in population control
C) a cultural prohibition against obesity
D) Paleolithic religious beliefs

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Chauvet is a cave that:

A) contains corbelling
B) shows post-and-lintel construction
C) has Paleolithic murals
D) is a menhir

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The images in the Chauvet caves:

A) show animals of the hunt
B) are painted in natural pigments
C) show the movement of animals
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Both Paleolithic and Neolithic carvings are somewhat abstract in their representation of the human figure.

Question 5

The Woman of Willendorf :

A) was made of fired clay
B) is a colossal sculpture
C) was made of cast bronze
D) is 4 3/8" in size

Question 6

The Chauvet caves:

A) are a part of Carnac
B) have animal imagery
C) are located in Spain
D) have images that have to do with fertility

Question 7

Neolithic people are known to have built substantial structures.

Question 8

Prehistoric cave paintings were first discovered:

A) in the late 19ᵗʰ century
B) during the Renaissance
C) by a team of archaeological experts
D) in France

Question 9

It's likely that the imagery in Prehistoric cave paintings represents:

A) a ritual or religious purpose
B) art for art's sake
C) narrative, or storytelling functions
D) a settled Paleolithic lifestyle

Question 10

What is a megalith?

A) a hall of state in an ancient palace
B) a prehistoric monument found only in the British Isles
C) a marker of the summer solstice
D) a large stone

Question 11

There is no relationship between changing climate and different artistic and architectural forms in the Neolithic period.

Question 12

The art made by Neolithic peoples reflects:

A) a settled, agrarian existence
B) the migratory life of hunter-gatherers
C) the need for small-scale, portable imagery
D) a lack of interest in ritual or religion

Question 13

Lascaux, Pech-Merle, and Chauvet:

A) are located in modern day France
B) have the human figure as their primary subject
C) contain art for art's sake
D) show only a few distinct animal species

Question 14

Stonehenge:

A) is surrounded by effigy mounds
B) has trilithons
C) has megarons
D) has corbelling

Question 15

Paleolithic carving:

A) often represented the human form
B) was made using iron tools
C) was usually intensely lifelike
D) was usually without meaning

Question 16

What are menhirs?

A) upright rough-hewn stones
B) tombs, originally underground, with several large upright stones supporting a single massive capstone
C) prehistoric monuments found only in the British Isles
D) markers of the summer solstice

Question 17

Many Paleolithic cave paintings are located:

A) in megarons
B) in the deepest areas of the caves
C) at entrances to caves
D) in henges

Question 18

Cromlechs are:

A) upright rough-hewn stones composed in circles
B) found in the deepest recesses of caves
C) prehistoric monuments found only in the British Isles
D) markers of the summer solstice

Question 19

Dolmens are:

A) upright rough-hewn stones
B) tombs, originally underground, with several large upright stones supporting a single massive capstone
C) prehistoric monuments found only in the British Isles
D) markers of the solstice

Question 20

The seasonal Paleolithic residences discovered at Mezhirich were made of:

A) mammoth bones
B) rough-hewn stones
C) woven plant fibers
D) mud brick

Question 21

Describe the techniques used by Paleolithic cave dwellers to create paintings on the interior walls of caves. What observations may be made about composition and design?

Question 22

What concerns may the Woman of Willendorf reflect?

Question 23

How was Stonehenge constructed? What are speculations about its possible function?

Question 24

What developments mark the change from Old Stone Age to New Stone Age? How did these developments affect different forms of architecture?

Question 25

In the Neolithic period, concerns about ceremonial burial and ritual inspired monumental architecture.

Question 26

Pottery making is known from the Paleolithic period.

Question 27

What was depicted on Paleolithic cave walls? What purpose did these images most likely serve?