Question 1

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What term connotes the royal audience hall shown here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypostyle 
B)  Cella 
C)  Apadana 
D)  Plaza 
A)  Hypostyle 
B)  Cella 
C)  Apadana 
D)  Plaza C

Question 2

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What is this object?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sound box 
B)  A stele 
C)  An earring 
D)  A cylinder seal 
A)  A sound box 
B)  A stele 
C)  An earring 
D)  A cylinder seal D

Question 3

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On the Warka Vase, shown here, what is the purpose of the hierarchy of scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  To indicate that those figures are closer to the viewer 
B)  To show the greater importance of the king and priestess 
C)  To emphasize the wealth of the dedicant of the vase 
D)  To most efficiently fill the relief surface with decoration 
A)  To indicate that those figures are closer to the viewer 
B)  To show the greater importance of the king and priestess 
C)  To emphasize the wealth of the dedicant of the vase 
D)  To most efficiently fill the relief surface with decoration B

Question 4

The Ishtar Gate, with its glazed tile decorations, was built at which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lagash 
B)  Babylon 
C)  Persepolis 
D)  Ur 
A)  Lagash 
B)  Babylon 
C)  Persepolis 
D)  Ur

Question 5

How do Persian palatial reliefs differ from Assyrian reliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persian reliefs are flatter with lightly incised lines. 
B)  Persian reliefs are more rounded and project more from the surface. 
C)  Persian reliefs make a point of emphasizing the eyes. 
D)  Persian reliefs highlight nudity and muscularity. 
A)  Persian reliefs are flatter with lightly incised lines. 
B)  Persian reliefs are more rounded and project more from the surface. 
C)  Persian reliefs make a point of emphasizing the eyes. 
D)  Persian reliefs highlight nudity and muscularity.

Question 6

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What appears on the lap of the figure in this statue?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gardens of Babylon 
B)  The colonnade at Persepolis 
C)  The name of the sculptor 
D)  A temple plan 
A)  The gardens of Babylon 
B)  The colonnade at Persepolis 
C)  The name of the sculptor 
D)  A temple plan

Question 7

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What was the purpose of these statuettes from the Square Temple at Eshnunna?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were placed in the tomb to entertain the deceased in the afterlife. 
B)  They were placed in temples as dedications expressing gratitude to deities. 
C)  They accompanied the deceased in the tomb to offer prayers to deities. 
D)  They served as witnesses in the proceedings of law courts. 
A)  They were placed in the tomb to entertain the deceased in the afterlife. 
B)  They were placed in temples as dedications expressing gratitude to deities. 
C)  They accompanied the deceased in the tomb to offer prayers to deities. 
D)  They served as witnesses in the proceedings of law courts.

Question 8

What architectural design feature at Persepolis seems uniquely Persian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entrance ramps 
B)  Processing figures 
C)  Protome capitals 
D)  Wall reliefs 
A)  Entrance ramps 
B)  Processing figures 
C)  Protome capitals 
D)  Wall reliefs

Question 9

What do art historians believe is the purpose of the eye shape of Sumerian votive sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their eyes are narrowed in response to mystical visions. 
B)  Their eyes are closed to indicate knowledge and wisdom 
C)  The rounded shape of the eyes indicates their divine nature. 
D)  The enlarged and rounded eyes indicate their eternal wakefulness. 
A)  Their eyes are narrowed in response to mystical visions. 
B)  Their eyes are closed to indicate knowledge and wisdom 
C)  The rounded shape of the eyes indicates their divine nature. 
D)  The enlarged and rounded eyes indicate their eternal wakefulness.

Question 10

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What aspect of this statue makes an allusion to fertility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upright stance 
B)  Full, rounded skirt 
C)  Hands crossed over the belly 
D)  Inscription on skirt 
A)  Upright stance 
B)  Full, rounded skirt 
C)  Hands crossed over the belly 
D)  Inscription on skirt

Question 11

Who is the subject of the narrative reliefs in the Assyrian palace at Nimrud?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sargon IV 
B)  Marduk I 
C)  Darius 
D)  Ashurnasirpal II 
A)  Sargon IV 
B)  Marduk I 
C)  Darius 
D)  Ashurnasirpal II

Question 12

Because the statue was meant to be both a frontal view and a profile view, how many legs does the lamassu figure have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Six 
B)  Five 
C)  Four 
D)  Three 
A)  Six 
B)  Five 
C)  Four 
D)  Three

Question 13

The rods and ring connoting the ruler's capacity to build social order and render judgments are highlighted on which monument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standard of Ur 
B)  Stele of Naram-Sin 
C)  Stele of the Vultures 
D)  Stele of Hammurabi 
A)  Standard of Ur 
B)  Stele of Naram-Sin 
C)  Stele of the Vultures 
D)  Stele of Hammurabi

Question 14

What monument embodies Nebuchadnezzar II's goal of beautifying his city?

Accepted Answer

A)  The White Temple at Ur 
B)  The ziggurat at Ur 
C)  The Ishtar Gate at Babylon 
D)  The palace at Persepolis 
A)  The White Temple at Ur 
B)  The ziggurat at Ur 
C)  The Ishtar Gate at Babylon 
D)  The palace at Persepolis

Question 15

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What monument is represented here?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ishtar Gate of Babylon 
B)  The White Temple at Uruk 
C)  The ziggurat at Ur 
D)  The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 
A)  The Ishtar Gate of Babylon 
B)  The White Temple at Uruk 
C)  The ziggurat at Ur 
D)  The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Question 16

The Gate of All Lands, the monumental gateway to the citadel of Persepolis, is a reference to what reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  The harmony of the peoples of the Sasanian empire 
B)  The harmony of the peoples of the Persian empire 
C)  The harmony of the peoples of the Assyrian empire 
D)  The compass points on which the entrance is aligned 
A)  The harmony of the peoples of the Sasanian empire 
B)  The harmony of the peoples of the Persian empire 
C)  The harmony of the peoples of the Assyrian empire 
D)  The compass points on which the entrance is aligned

Question 17

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What material makes up the hair and beard of the bull?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bitumen 
B)  Diorite 
C)  Lapis lazuli 
D)  Azurite 
A)  Bitumen 
B)  Diorite 
C)  Lapis lazuli 
D)  Azurite

Question 18

The Sasanian leader Shapur I set up a number of reliefs at Bishapur that showed him accomplishing what feat?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capturing the emperor of the Han dynasty 
B)  Bringing captives to Babylon 
C)  Capturing the emperor Valerian 
D)  Leading his soldiers in battle 
A)  Capturing the emperor of the Han dynasty 
B)  Bringing captives to Babylon 
C)  Capturing the emperor Valerian 
D)  Leading his soldiers in battle

Question 19

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What accounts for the great weight of this statue?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king wanted to consolidate his wealth in one object. 
B)  The patron wanted it to be a permanent and immovable dedication. 
C)  The artist wanted it to be a permanent and immovable dedication. 
D)  The metal used to create it is extremely dense and heavy. 
A)  The king wanted to consolidate his wealth in one object. 
B)  The patron wanted it to be a permanent and immovable dedication. 
C)  The artist wanted it to be a permanent and immovable dedication. 
D)  The metal used to create it is extremely dense and heavy.

Question 20

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Which civilization created the statues seen here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Akkad 
B)  Hattusa 
C)  Elam 
D)  Sumer 
A)  Akkad 
B)  Hattusa 
C)  Elam 
D)  Sumer

Exam 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

​ What term connotes the royal audience hall shown here?

​ What is this object?

​ On the Warka Vase, shown here, what is the purpose of the hierarchy of scale?

The Ishtar Gate, with its glazed tile decorations, was built at which city?

How do Persian palatial reliefs differ from Assyrian reliefs?

​ What appears on the lap of the figure in this statue?

​ What was the purpose of these statuettes from the Square Temple at Eshnunna?

What architectural design feature at Persepolis seems uniquely Persian?

What do art historians believe is the purpose of the eye shape of Sumerian votive sculptures?

​ What aspect of this statue makes an allusion to fertility?

Who is the subject of the narrative reliefs in the Assyrian palace at Nimrud?

Because the statue was meant to be both a frontal view and a profile view, how many legs does the lamassu figure have?

The rods and ring connoting the ruler's capacity to build social order and render judgments are highlighted on which monument?

What monument embodies Nebuchadnezzar II's goal of beautifying his city?

​ What monument is represented here?

The Gate of All Lands, the monumental gateway to the citadel of Persepolis, is a reference to what reality?

​ What material makes up the hair and beard of the bull?

The Sasanian leader Shapur I set up a number of reliefs at Bishapur that showed him accomplishing what feat?

​ What accounts for the great weight of this statue?

​ Which civilization created the statues seen here?

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What term connotes the royal audience hall shown here?

What is this object?

On the Warka Vase, shown here, what is the purpose of the hierarchy of scale?

What appears on the lap of the figure in this statue?

What was the purpose of these statuettes from the Square Temple at Eshnunna?

What aspect of this statue makes an allusion to fertility?

What monument is represented here?

What material makes up the hair and beard of the bull?

What accounts for the great weight of this statue?

Which civilization created the statues seen here?