Deck 3: Art of Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Why was Hatshepsut portrayed as a male king?

A)She was not of royal blood and used her image to validate her reign.
B)She was a warrior and led many successful military campaigns.
C)There was no artistic tradition for a female ruler in Egyptian art.
D)There was not a legitimate male heir and she pretended to be a male king.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is a city of the dead?

A)mastaba
B)sarcophagus
C)necropolis
D)funerary temple

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following aspects of the Palette of Narmer emphasizes Narmer's importance over other figures in the composition?

A)his lifelike body
B)the stylized papyrus
C)the use of low relief
D)hierarchic scale

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Egyptian artistic conventions employed composite poses to depict __________.

A)slaves
B)foreigners
C)royalty
D)commoners

Question 5

In ancient Egyptian art,which of the following subjects are portrayed more naturalistically?

A)kings
B)military leaders
C)queens
D)persons of lesser social rank

Question 6

At the funerary temple of Hatshepsut,the chapels dedicated to Hatshepsut,Tutmose I,and the gods Amun and Ra-Horakhty were located in the __________.

A)hypostyle hall
B)colonnade
C)mastaba
D)clerestory

Question 7

Khafre and Menkaure and a Queen are both sculpted likenesses that __________.

A)ensured the preservation of the ka of the deceased in the afterlife
B)correspond to the Egyptian convention of depicting royalty in composite pose
C)were displayed in public in order to commemorate the rulers
D)represent the stylistic shifts from stylization to naturalism during the New Kingdom

Question 8

In the seated statue Khafre,what is the significance of the falcon?

A)The falcon references Khafre's military victories and judicious rule.
B)The falcon represents hunting,which was an important activity for pharaohs.
C)The falcon symbolizes the judgment the pharaoh will receive from Anubis.
D)The falcon represents the god Horus,who protects the enthroned king.

Question 9

Egypt was ruled by a succession of kings from powerful families called __________.

A)oligarchies
B)empires
C)dynasties
D)tribes

Question 10

In the Palette of Narmer,which of the following symbolizes Lower Egypt?

A)the falcon
B)the White Crown
C)the sprouting papyrus
D)the upraised mace

Question 11

Which Third Dynasty king is buried in the stepped pyramid at Saqqara?

A)Senusret III
B)Djoser
C)Ramses II
D)Hatshepsut

Question 12

Which of the following is a term used to describe a massive gateway?

A)clerestory
B)dolmen
C)capital
D)pylon

Question 13

Why does each of the Giza pyramids include a temple?

A)They were burial chambers for members of the royal family.
B)They were used for funerary rites to benefit the pharaohs' ka.
C)They were used by elites and commoners to worship the pharaohs.
D)They were private chapels where the living pharaohs worshipped the gods.

Question 14

How are Middle Kingdom portraits different from Old Kingdom portraits?

A)They are not included in tombs.
B)They display more emotion.
C)They are more idealized.
D)They are larger in scale.

Question 15

The oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids is that of __________.

A)Djoser
B)Khafre
C)Khufu
D)Menkaure

Question 16

Who designed the funerary complex and stepped pyramid of Djoser?

A)Djoser
B)Imhotep
C)Menkaure
D)Menes

Question 17

Why is Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north?

A)The Nile River floods in the south.
B)The Nile River floods in the north.
C)The Nile River flows from north to south.
D)The Nile River flows from south to north.

Question 18

Who was the first king of Egypt to use the title "Pharaoh"?

A)Djoser
B)Tutmose III
C)Narmer
D)Khafre

Question 19

Who unified Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom?

A)Khafre
B)Hatshepsut
C)Akhenaten
D)Narmer

Question 20

The ancient Egyptian artistic convention in which the shoulders and torso are depicted frontally and the hips,legs,and feet are represented in profile is called __________.

A)composite pose
B)hierarchic scale
C)sunken relief
D)naturalistic proportion

Question 21

In the Inner Coffin of Tutankhamun,Tutankhamun's power as a provider and protector to his people is symbolized by the __________.

A)crook and flail
B)ankhs and hieroglyphs
C)falcon-god Horus
D)crown of Upper and Lower Egypt

Question 22

The "Books of the Dead" were __________.

A)books of prayers spoken during the funeral of wealthy Egyptians
B)collections of magic spells to help the dead survive Osiris's judgment
C)records of soldiers who died during the Nubian conquest of Egypt
D)lists of Egyptian pharaohs who ruled during the Old Kingdom

Question 23

In the Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris,which figure supervised the judgment of the souls of the dead?

A)Ma'at,the goddess of truth
B)the falcon-god Horus
C)the jackal-headed god Anubis
D)the ibis-headed god Thoth

Question 24

In the Sphinx of Taharqo,the facial features identify the figure as __________.

A)Egyptian
B)African
C)Greek
D)Roman

Question 25

How is the Colossal Figure of Akhenaten different from Menkaure and a Queen?

A)Akhenaten is not depicted with the traditional symbols of the pharaoh's sovereignty.
B)Akhenaten's face is idealized and his pose evokes power and permanence.
C)Akhenaten is depicted as a youthful,athletic male at the peak of physical perfection.
D)Akhenaten's body is distorted and his facial features are exaggerated.

Question 26

Akhenaten transformed Egypt during the Amarna period by __________.

A)founding a monotheistic religion that worshipped the sun disk Aten
B)returning to traditional artistic conventions for royal portraits
C)building funerary complexes that featured stepped pyramids
D)creating the magical spells to help the deceased in "Books of the Dead"

Question 27

Which event officially ended the traditional dynastic rule of Ancient Egypt?

A)the death of Cleopatra VII
B)the Nubian conquest of Egypt
C)the rise of Ptolemaic rule
D)the death of Tutankhamun

Question 28

Egypt during the reign of Akhenaten is called the __________.

A)Amarna period
B)Nineteenth Dynasty
C)Middle Kingdom
D)Ptolemaic dynasty

Question 29

How does Nebamun Hunting Birds in the Marshes demonstrate the artistic conventions of New Kingdom art?

A)The artist carved the scene in shallow relief to suggest a more lifelike three-dimensionality for the figures' bodies.
B)The artist exaggerated the proportions of Nebamun's body to express dynamic action rather than eternal serenity.
C)The artist combined stylized representations of the human body with a naturalistic environment.
D)The artist maintained the conventions of official royal portraits by portraying Nebamun with the traditional symbols of kingship.

Question 30

The Sphinx of Taharqo demonstrates how the Nubian rulers of the late Egyptian period __________.

A)represented themselves as Egyptian gods to legitimize their right to rule
B)commissioned artwork that deviated from Egyptian artistic traditions
C)adopted traditional Egyptian conventions of depicting royal power
D)created artwork that venerated one god,the sun disk Aten.

Question 31

Egyptian funerary practices revolved around a belief in an afterlife for the righteous and the __________.

A)resurrection of the god Osiris
B)devouring of all souls by Ammit
C)"breath of life" from Aten
D)protection offered by Horus

Question 32

Which of the following artworks is an example of sunken relief?

A)Palette of Narmer
B)Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris
C)Akhenaten and His Family
D)Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a typical New Kingdom temple complex that includes a sanctuary,hypostyle hall,and pylons?

A)Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut
B)Great Temple of Amun at Karnak
C)Funerary Complex of Djoser
D)Giza Pyramids

Question 34

Which of the following artworks depicts the elite leisure activities enjoyed by the deceased in the afterlife?

A)Akhenaten and His Family
B)Nebamun Hunting Birds in the Marshes
C)Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris
D)Palette of Narmer

Question 35

Openings in side walls that let light and a cooling flow of air into the central interior space are called __________.

A)pylons
B)hypostyle halls
C)colonnades
D)clerestory windows