Deck 3: Art of Ancient Egypt

Question 1

One of the tests that Egyptians had to undergo to enter successfully into the afterlife was to

A) have their hearts weighed against the feather of truth.
B) create an inventory of all of their possessions.
C) list their good deeds.
D) speak with their ancestors.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

After the unification, Egyptian history is divided into

A) dynasties.
B) eras.
C) periods.
D) cantos.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The first ruler to call himself pharaoh was

A) Tutankhamun I.
B) Thutmose III.
C) Menkaure II.
D) Khafre IV.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Who was the first architect in history to be known by name?

A) Imhotep
B) Narmer
C) Menes
D) Hasan

Question 5

Canopic jars were special containers in tombs that were used to hold

A) food.
B) bodily organs.
C) gold coins.
D) the ka.

Question 6

King Tutankhamun's mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins; the innermost was made of

A) silver.
B) gold.
C) wood.
D) bronze.

Question 7

What new theme is represented in the relief Akhenaten and His Family (Fig. 3-28)?

A) monometallism
B) monochromatism
C) monotheism
D) monasticism

Question 8

What adorns the capitals of the columns that support the roof of the Great Hall at Karnak?

A) rose bud
B) volute
C) papyrus
D) lotus bud

Question 9

The active pose of the Butcher (Fig. 3-12) may signify both

A) equality with the pharaoh and being a member of the royal family.
B) ability to perform a task for eternity and low social standing.
C) high social standing and great intellectual capacity.
D) high status among laborers and a relationship to the gods.

Question 10

Along with possessing a religious meaning, pictorial reliefs in tombs also

A) demonstrated the gods' favor.
B) proclaimed the deceased's importance.
C) acted as family portraits.
D) warned tomb robbers of consequences.

Question 11

How were rulers typically portrayed in the Old Kingdom?

A) slightly effeminate
B) athletic and youthful
C) older and wise
D) smiling and compassionate

Question 12

Which style did the artists use to create the lesser-ranked servants in Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt (Fig. 3-13)?

A) stylized
B) idealism
C) abstraction
D) realism

Question 13

Which Egyptian period saw dramatic changes in the conventions used in royal art?

A) Intermediate
B) Aswan
C) Middle
D) Amarna

Question 14

Walls of the tomb of Queen Nefertari are covered with

A) faience panels.
B) enamel.
C) relief sculpture.
D) paintings.

Question 15

What technique did Egyptian glassmakers use to produce early glass objects such as the Fish-Shaped Perfume Bottle (Fig. 3-31)?

A) core-formed
B) slumping
C) blowing
D) casting

Question 16

The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of

A) Menkaure.
B) Cheops.
C) Khufu.
D) Khafre.

Question 17

Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and signals the beginning of the dynastic period?

A) The Palette of Narmer
B) Akhenaten and His Family
C) Queen Nefertari Making an Offering to Hathor
D) Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt

Question 18

Which structure was moved to higher ground in the 1960s when the Aswan High Dam was built?

A) Temple of Hatshepsut
B) Sphinx of Taharqo
C) Temple of Ramses II
D) Step Pyramid

Question 19

What is the Egyptian symbol of everlasting life?

A) scarab
B) ankh
C) faience
D) wedjat

Question 20

What design was used in New Kingdom temples to create a processional path from the outside to the inner sanctuary where only priests and kings were allowed?

A) circular
B) labyrinthine
C) axial
D) stepped

Question 21

What is the significance of the use of gneiss stone in Khafre (Fig. 3-9)?

A) It encourages contemplation.
B) It increases his status.
C) It emphasizes his divinity.
D) It enhances his intelligence.

Question 22

The bronze sculpture of the divine priestess Karomama (Fig. 3-38) was decorated with patterns of gold, silver and electrum

A) niello.
B) paint.
C) faience.
D) inlay.

Question 23

How was Hatshepsut portrayed in Egyptian royal art?

Question 24

What Egyptian artistic conventions appear in Stele of Amenemhat (Fig. 3-18)?

Question 25

What was most likely the original function of the bust of Nefertiti (Fig. 3-30)?

A) a model
B) a votive
C) an observer
D) a mannequin

Question 26

What was the configuration of the New Kingdom temple?

Question 27

Compare and contrast the formal representations of Khafre and Akhenaten.

Question 28

Although the Sphinx of Taharqo (Fig. 3-39) reflects Old Kingdom conventions, the face of the ruler is

A) Greek.
B) European.
C) African.
D) Hittite.

Question 29

How do the ziggurats of Mesopotamia differ from the early pyramids?

Question 30

Describe the history of discovery and archeology in Egypt since the arrival of Napoleon.

Question 31

Examine the role of women in the Egyptian dynastic system. Provide examples from each period.

Question 32

Discuss the development of Egyptian funerary practices and its related imagery.

Question 33

What might the Books of the Dead have contained?

Question 34

How did Egypt develop from a Paleolithic culture to a dynastic civilization?

Question 35

How might a Middle Kingdom town have been planned?

Question 36

Explain the reason behind the naming of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Question 37

The text on the Stele of the Sculptor Userwer (Fig. 3-17) asks the viewer to

A) kneel before the image.
B) abandon belief in Aten.
C) let him rest in peace.
D) make offerings.

Question 38

How is domestic life in the Middle Kingdom represented in tomb art?

Question 39

Trace the development of Egyptian architecture from the Predynastic period through the New Kingdom.