Question 1

A guardian figure found on Assyrian gateways is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  votive figure
B)  stele
C)  lamassu
D)  pictograph C

Question 2

How does the Stele of Hammurabi embody the power of ancient Near Eastern rulers?

Accepted Answer

A)  It depicts the ruler Hammurabi standing before the god Shamash,patron of law and justice.
B)  It portrays the king wearing the horned-helmet crown of a deity and atop a mountain.
C)  It represents the king in a traditional devotional gesture with oversized,wide-open eyes.
D)  It shows the king hunting in a chariot and vanquishing several attacking lions. A

Question 3

The Sumerians worshiped many gods,among them the goddess of love and war,called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anu
B)  Gudea
C)  Assurbanipal
D)  Inanna D

Question 4

How is the Standard of Ur different from Lyre with Bull's Head?

Accepted Answer

A)  It represents widespread trade in the region.
B)  It celebrates a Sumerian military victory.
C)  It was found in a royal tomb in Ur.
D)  It depicts Sumerian devotional practices.

Question 5

In the Carved Vessel from Uruk,the horizontal bands that organize the visual narrative are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  brackets
B)  veneers
C)  registers
D)  grids

Question 6

In 539 bce,Persia conquered __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumer
B)  Assyria
C)  Babylonia
D)  Akkadia

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of narrative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Votive Statues from Tell Asmar,Iraq
B)  Standard of Ur
C)  Human-Headed Winged Lion (Lamassu) 
D)  Nanna Ziggurat

Question 8

Which technique was used to create the figural scenes on the Standard of Ur?

Accepted Answer

A)  inlay
B)  modeling
C)  low relief
D)  painting

Question 9

Which of the following buildings featured four crenellated towers and glazed decoration that symbolized Babylonian power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ishtar Gate
B)  Nanna Ziggurat
C)  Ceremonial Complex of Darius I and Xerxes I
D)  Palace at Nineveh

Question 10

The Stele of Naram-Sin commemorates __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an Akkadian military victory
B)  the dedication of a Sumerian ziggurat
C)  the first written legal code
D)  a successful lion hunting expedition

Question 11

Which of the following is the function of a Sumerian ziggurat?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a temple dedicated to a god or goddess.
B)  It was a royal palace for the Sumerian rulers.
C)  It was an upright stone slab to commemorate a victory.
D)  It was a device used to secure and identify documents.

Question 12

The Votive Statues from Tell Asmar,Iraq exemplify the conventions of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Persian royal art
B)  Akkadian military art
C)  Babylonian pictorial art
D)  Sumerian religious art

Question 13

Who was the most well-known Neo-Babylonian ruler?

Accepted Answer

A)  Naram-Sin
B)  Nebuchadnezzar II
C)  Gudea
D)  Darius I

Question 14

The form of Mesopotamian writing that uses wedge-shaped marks is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hieroglyphs
B)  cuneiform
C)  pictographs
D)  hieratic

Question 15

How does the Votive Statue of Gudea embody the conventions of Sumerian religious art?

Accepted Answer

A)  The oversized,open eyes perpetually confront the gaze of the deity.
B)  The statue depicts Gudea in the regalia of Sumerian priests.
C)  The cuneiform inscriptions describe Gudea's victory over the Akkadians.
D)  The statue was placed in the temple at the top of the Nanna Ziggurat.

Question 16

Assurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden is a depiction of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a celebration of a military victory
B)  a royal marriage
C)  the protective deities of Assyria
D)  a Sumerian religious ritual

Question 17

Which two great rivers run through Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Euphrates and the Nile
B)  the Indus and the Nile
C)  the Nile and the Tigris
D)  the Tigris and the Euphrates

Question 18

How was the Ishtar Gate different from the Nanna ziggurat?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was decorated with glazed tiles depicting gods.
B)  It was elevated on a series of platforms accessed by stairs.
C)  It was constructed of mud-brick and unadorned.
D)  It was covered in stele that commemorated victories.

Question 19

In the Stele of Naram-Sin,Naram-Sin can be identified as the most important figure in the composition due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of hierarchic scale
B)  cuneiform inscriptions
C)  large,stylized eyes
D)  the inclusion of a lamassu

Question 20

The stepped pyramidal structures in Sumer are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stele
B)  lamassu
C)  ziggurats
D)  cuneiform

Exam 2: Art of the Ancient Near East