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ART 201: Reading Quiz 1
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- 1Which structure was thought to have been built by Merlin, the legendary magician of King Arthur, during the Middle Ages?Stonehenge
- 2Which of the following marked the emergence of the human body as the primary location of the human identity?Woman and Man
- 3As seen in the houses of Çatalhöyük, what is the focus of many Neolithic paintings?violent and wild scenes
- 4How were passage graves decorated?linear designs of rings, spirals, and diamonds
- 5An elaborate tomb chamber with a corridor leading into it is acorbel vault.
- 6What formal technique was used to create a very lifelike quality in Bison from Le Tuc d'Audoubert in southern France?engrave short parallel lines below their necks
- 7Which of the following best describes the meaning of "upper" Paleolithic?the latest part
- 8Compared to Paleolithic sculpture, the Woman and Man from Cernavoda display moreattitude and expression
- 9The top rock on a dolmen is called thecapstone
- 10What makes Lion-Human so unusual for early figurines?size
- 11Even though archeologists and art historians are unsure of the meaning of Lion-Human, which of the following statements is true?early humans were creative and imaginative
- 12What formal element is part of the original painting, Spotted Horses and Human Hands?natural contour of the cave wall
- 13The term "megalithic" meanslarge stone
- 14Which of the following describes a structure in which each row of blocks or stones projects past the one below until they come together over a window or door?dolmen
- 15The oldest dated European cave paintings are atChauvet