Deck 3: Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Which of the following is true?

A)Upper Egypt is north and Lower Egypt is south.
B)The Blue Nile is north of the White Nile.
C)Upper Egypt is south and Lower Egypt is north.
D)The Nile delta is in the south.
E)The Nile floods every year without fail.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true? A.The Palette of Narmer utilizes a system of hierarchical proportions.
B)The Palette of Narmer is a ceremonial object.
C)The Palette of Narmer is decorated in high relief.
D)The Palette of Narmer is made of slate.
E)The Palette of Narmer dates to c.3000 B.C.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

"Gift of the Nile" refers to

A)Hapy.
B)Moses.
C)Osiris.
D)Egypt.
E)Lake Victoria.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The forerunner of the Pyramid appears to be the

A)ziggurat.
B)obelisk.
C)mastaba.
D)stone-cut temple.

Question 5

Which of the following is an Old Kingdom Egyptian pharaoh who built his tomb at Giza?

A)Seti
B)Akhenaten
C)Khafre
D)Tutankhamun

Question 6

The three great pyramids are located at

A)Saqqara
B)Cairo
C)Alexandria
D)Giza
E)Thebes

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

A)Hatshepsut was the first queen of Egypt.
B)Akhenaten was an Old Kingdom pharaoh.
C)Narmer worshipped Aten.
D)Nefertiti was Akhenaten's mother.
E)Amenhotep III was Akhenaten's father.

Question 8

Egyptian history is divided into

A)chronological dates.
B)king lists.
C)dynasties.
D)months and years.

Question 9

For the most part,pyramids are believed to have been built by

A)slaves.
B)Jews.
C)seasonal workers.
D)Nubians.

Question 10

The Rosetta Stone is important because

A)it led to the decipherment of hieroglyphics.
B)it is a unique stele.
C)it has Greek, cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it.
D)it has Greek, Coptic, and Egyptian writing on it.

Question 11

The only surviving step pyramid was built for

A)Menkaure.
B)Khufu.
C)Khafre.
D)Narmer.
E)Zoser.

Question 12

Narmer was associated with

A)Menes.
B)Manetho.
C)Alexander the Great.
D)Menkaure.
E)Nefertiti.

Question 13

All of the following are characteristic of ancient Egyptian artistic conventions EXCEPT

A)head full front.
B)eyes full front.
C)shoulders full front.
D)feet in profile.

Question 14

Imhotep was

A)the sun god.
B)an architect.
C)a sculptor.
D)a painter.
E)a pharaoh.

Question 15

Hapy is the god of

A)hymns.
B)happiness.
C)the Nile.
D)Nubia.
E)Cairo.

Question 16

The Book of Two Ways is

A)a funeral text.
B)a pyramid text.
C)a map of the underworld.
D)a coffin text.
E)a ritual incantation.

Question 17

Which of the following is true?

A)Isis is the mother of Horus.
B)Bes is a death god.
C)Anubis is in the shape of a crocodile.
D)Horus opens the mouth of the dead.
E)Amon is the sun disk.

Question 18

The ________ shows the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt and the establishment of the First Dynasty.

A)Palette of Naram-Sin
B)Palette of Narmer
C)Palette of Khafre
D)Rosetta Stone

Question 19

The world's longest river is

A)the River Jordan.
B)the Tigris.
C)the Nile.
D)the Mississippi.
E)the Amazon.

Question 20

The annual flooding of the Nile is symbolized by the birth and death of

A)Artemis.
B)Horus.
C)Rameses.
D)Osiris.

Question 21

A cartouche

A)is a form of cartonnage.
B)is a serekh.
C)is a scarab.
D)frames the name of a king.
E)frames a plan of the king's palace.

Question 22

Rahotep and Nofret are NOT

A)a prince and a princess.
B)two seated sculptures.
C)a king and a queen.
D)depicted in high relief.
E)seated in rigid poses.

Question 23

A building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples was

A)post-and-lintel.
B)adobe.
C)the true arch.
D)mortise and tenon.

Question 24

Royal figures in Egyptian art are

A)naturalistic and assertive.
B)hieratic and naturalistic.
C)assertive and stylized.
D)stylized and miniature.
E)monumental and unassuming.

Question 25

The source of Egyptian column types is generally

A)human forms.
B)animal forms.
C)plant forms.
D)architectural forms.
E)symbolic forms.

Question 26

The Egyptians used which of the following columns?

A)papyrus reeds with flower capitals
B)animal or human figure supports
C)smooth, widening shafts with bud-shaped capitals
D)fluted pillars with acanthus leaf capitals

Question 27

The seated statue of Khafre dates to around A.3000 B.C.
B)2500 B.C.
C)2000 B.C.
D)3500 B.C.

Question 28

Tomb frescoes were most popular in

A)Nubia.
B)the Middle Kingdom.
C)the Old Kingdom.
D)the New Kingdom.

Question 29

The tip of an obelisk is called a

A)pylon.
B)taper.
C)benben.
D)pyramidion.
E)hypostyle.

Question 30

Which is not true of the hypostyle hall?

A)It has columns with a base, shaft, and capital.
B)The center columns are shorter than the side columns.
C)The center columns are taller than the side columns.
D)It has columns with a shaft and capital, but no base.
E)The shafts of its columns are covered with hieroglyphs.

Question 31

The Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu is in

A)Karnak.
B)Thebes.
C)Cairo.
D)Amarna.
E)Luxor.

Question 32

Most pyramids were built by pharaohs in

A)Nubia.
B)the Middle Kingdom.
C)the Old Kingdom.
D)the New Kingdom.

Question 33

Lady Senuwy was

A)a courtesan.
B)a princess.
C)a queen.
D)a slave.
E)a lady-in-waiting.

Question 34

The closest meaning of the word "ka" is

A)ego.
B)double.
C)alter-ego.
D)self-image.
E)twin.

Question 35

An Egyptian scribe was

A)a slave.
B)a scribbler.
C)a well-educated person.
D)an author of scripture.

Question 36

Menkaure and Khamerernebty are

A)a sculpture in the round.
B)a wall painting.
C)architects.
D)a sculpture in very high relief.
E)Egyptians gods.

Question 37

The Egyptian canon of proportion was organized according to

A)nature.
B)a grid.
C)curves and rectangles.
D)triangles and trapezoids.

Question 38

The four pillars found in the tomb of Nefertari symbolically

A)honored the four previous dynasties.
B)represented the ancient elements of earth, wind, fire, and water.
C)supported the heavens.
D)protected her on the perilous path to the afterlife.

Question 39

The conventions for representing the human figure that dominated Egyptian art first occur about 3500

A)Rosetta Stone.
B)Standard of Heliopolis.
B)C.in the
C)Palette of Narmer.
D)Stele of Ramses.

Question 40

Egyptian paintings of royal figures are generally

A)naturalistic.
B)stylized.
C)colossal.
D)colorful.

Question 41

Which of the following was NOT significant in Nubian culture?

A)elephants
B)tombs
C)arrows
D)pottery
E)Aten

Question 42

Canopic jars contain

A)preserved foods.
B)preserved works of art.
C)preserved items of clothing.
D)preserved organs.
E)preserved texts.

Question 43

The Amarna period is associated with

A)Akhenaten and Amenhotep III.
B)Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
C)Akhenaten and Tiy.
D)Akhenaten and Amon.
E)Akhenaten and Isis.

Question 44

The temple at Abu Simbel honors

A)Ramses II.
B)Hatshepsut.
C)Akhenaten.
D)Nefertiti.

Question 45

Akhenaten was a

A)polytheist.
B)prince.
C)monk.
D)sun-worshipper.
E)mason.

Question 46

The function of the shield rings found at Amanishakheto's tomb was

A)funerary.
B)religious.
C)commercial.
D)artistic.
E)The function of the shield rings is not known.

Question 47

Most Egyptian wall paintings were made of

A)tempera.
B)encaustic.
C)buon fresco.
D)fresco secco.
E)oil.

Question 48

For Egypt,Nubia was a source of

A)pottery.
B)weapons.
C)gems and metals.
D)artists.
E)art and architecture.

Question 49

Hatshepsut's greatest architectural achievement is

A)the temple at Karnak.
B)the temple at Thebes.
C)the temple at Amarna.
D)the temple at Deir el-Bahri.
E)the temple at Luxor.

Question 50

The ankh is a symbol of

A)god.
B)life.
C)happiness.
D)immortality.
E)death.

Question 51

Hatshepsut declared herself the offspring of

A)Osiris.
B)Amon.
C)Anubis.
D)Hathor.
E)Aten.

Question 52

Hatshepsut's chief architect was

A)Nefrure.
B)Ahmose.
C)Tuthmose.
D)Senenmut.
E)Imhotep.

Question 53

The Amarna style showed

A)caricatured faces and postures.
B)intimate, relaxed poses.
C)the pharaoh in the traditional twisted view.
D)both caricatured faces and postures and intimate, relaxed poses.

Question 54

Styles under Akhenaten were more ________ than before his reign.

A)stylized
B)hieratic
C)conventional
D)naturalistic
E)religious

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT a Nubian culture?

A)Kerma
B)Kush
C)Meroë
D)Punt

Question 56

Tutankhamon is a well-known pharaoh because

A)he lived a long time.
B)his tomb was discovered intact.
C)he was a great scribe.
D)he was a revolutionary thinker.
E)his mummy was discovered and preserved.