Art History 2

The Ziggurat at Ur can best be described as a:
a. Sumerian burial ground
b. fortified city-state
c. palace for Naram-Sin
d. Sumerian temple base

D:Sumerian temple base

Ishtar Gate, with its relief decorations of a dragon, lion and bull, comes from the city of:
a. Lagash
b. Persepolis
c. Ur
d. Babylon

D:Babylon

Bull-headed capitals would most likely be found in
a. Lascaux
b. Jericho
c. Persia
d. Israel

C:Persia

The new concept of godlike sovereignty can be described by the representations of ____, the king who
appeared as a god in Mesopotamian Akkadian art.
a. Urnanshe
b. Naram-Sin
c. Eannatum
d. Gilgamesh

B: Naram-Sin

Use of glazed brickwork is most characteristic of the city of ____.
a. Lascaux
b. Stonehenge
c. Babylon
d. Jericho

C: Babylon

The stylistic conventions of rigidly frontal symmetry, abnormally large eyes, and tightly clasped hands are most characteristic of the early art of ____.
a. Jerichob.
b.Çatal Höyük
c. Sumer
d. Babylon

C: Sumer

The White Temple, Uruk is oriented to the ____.
a. Orion constellation
b. Cardinal points of the compass
c. Persian Gulf
d. North

B:Cardinal points of the compass

A predominant theme or themes found in the narrative reliefs of the Assyrians was or were:
a. the sun disk, Aton
b. war and hunting
c. scenes of the afterlife
d. animal fables

B:war and hunting

Persian relief figure sculpture can be distinguished from earlier Mesopotamian styles by:
a. the bulging muscles
b. use of extremely large eyes
c. a preference for nudity
d. forms are more rounded

D: forms are more rounded

Which of the following best describes the Standard of Ur?
a. early example of an official account of the rulers of Sumer.
b. early example of an official account of import goods.
c. early example of mythological narrative.
d. early example of historical narrative.

D:early example of historical narrative.

In ancient Mesopotamia the hierarchy of scale was a convention, which indicated:
a. order of importance.
b. order of the gods.
c. the first families.
d. the power of money.

A:order of importance.

The open-eyed stares of the votive statues of ancient Sumer are thought to represent:
a. portraits of specific people
b. eternal wakefulness and duty
c. vigilance against demons
d. the priestly class

B:eternal wakefulness and duty

The Mesopotamian king who codified the law and prescribed penalties for infractions was ____.
a. Urnanshe
b. Innana
c. Naram-Sin
d. Hammurabi

D: Hammurabi

What Anatolian people constructed two huge lions that adorn the gateway to the citadel of Boghazköy?
a. Elamites
b. Hittites
c. Susans
d. Kassites

B:Hittites

The rock-cut relief at Bishapur depicts:
a. the Sun-god Innana
b. the coronation of Shapur II
c. a dying lioness]
d. triumph of Shapur I over Valerian

D:triumph of Shapur I over Valerian

Historical narrative relief can be found at the Assyrian palace of ____ at Nimrud.
a. Gudea
b. Sargon IV
c. Marduk I
d. Ashurnasirpal II

D:Ashurnasirpal II

Alexander the Great razed Persepolis in 330 BCE. What prior event suggests that this was an act of revenge?
a. destruction of Assyrian city of Nimrud
b. birth of the Sasanian dynasty
c. Persian sack of the Athenian Acropolis
d. Persian sack of Sparta

C: Persian sack of the Athenian Acropolis

What epic poem recounts the exploits of a legendary king of Uruk and slayer of the monster Huwawa?
a. Iliad and Odyssey
b. Epic of Gilgamesh
c. Epic of Nimrud
d. Tale of Homer

B:Epic of Gilgamesh

The Victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures) is an extraordinary monument because it provides information about warfare techniques and insight into the special nature of the ruler. Which statement
provides the most valid justification for this assertion?
a. these descriptions are found in the Epic of Gilgamesh
b. excavated tablets with these descriptions are found in Nimrud
c. words and pictures are combined
d. the inclusion of vultures, which are special avatars of the ruler

C:words and pictures are combined

The statement, "measuring rods and coiled rope," which connotes the ruler’s capacity to build social order and
render judgments, is best depicted on the ____.
a. Stele of Hammurabi
b. Standard of Ur
c. Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
d. Victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures)

A:Stele of Hammurabi

One of the suggested purposes of Assyrian narrative relief is to:
a. show the horror of war
b. show the joy of the hunt
c. glorify the gods
d. glorify the king

D:glorify the king

In Assyrian relief, such as 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. artistic license
b. legible retelling of a decisive moment in king’s deeds
c. following technical codes as established by the Sasanians
d. following technical codes as established by the Elamites

B:legible retelling of a decisive moment in king’s deeds

The Elamite statue of Queen Napir-Asu shows its Mesopotamian heritage. Which phrase supports this
assertion?
a. square volume and strict frontality
b. strict true profile and slim silhouette
c. cylindrical volume and strict frontality
d. optical profile and full silhouette

C: cylindrical volume and strict frontality

The Elamite statue of Queen Napir-Asu represents the ideal queen; in addition there is an allusion to fertility,
as it relates to being queen. Which motif supports this allusion?
a. hands crossed over the belly
b. upright posture
c. patterned gown
d. inscription on queen’s skirt

A: hands crossed over the belly

The Sumerians may have been the first to use pictures to tell coherent stories. What argument makes this a
valid assertion?
a. narrative presented with haphazard figures
b. narrative presented in registers or bands
c. narrative presented in squares or boxes
d. narrative presented with same-size figures

B: narrative presented in registers or bands

Which of the following works of art was created first?
a. Standard of Ur
b. Victory stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures)
c. Worshippers from the Square Temple at Eshnunna
d. Warka Vase

D:Warka Vase

What is diorite?
a. rare and costly dark stone
b. type of clay
c. tar-like substance
d. thin rock found only in Ur

A:rare and costly dark stone

The monumental gateway to the citadel of Persepolis is a reference to ____.
a. the harmony of the peoples of the Assyrian empire
b. the harmony of the peoples of the Sasanian empire
c. the harmony of the peoples of the Persian empire
d. the harmony of the peoples of the Elamite empire

C:the harmony of the peoples of the Persian empire