Unit 1 Quiz - Art History 25 - History of Western Art
____ was used almost exclusively for the representation of animals in Paleolithic art.
- The profile view
- Composite creature
- Foreshortening
- Linear perspective
The use of ____ along with its large scale suggests the sculpture human with feline (lion?) head was important to its creator.
- mammoth ivory
- wood
- stone
- pebbles
The emphasis on the anatomy of the nude woman figurine (Venus of Willendorf) suggests early man’s interest in ____.
- health and fertility
- gold and jewels
- athletic competitions
- the domestication of animals
Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as ____.
- freestanding
- bas relief
- high relief
- engraved
What is a ground line?
- It is the baseline in which figures appear to stand.
- It is an engraved line on the wall surface.
- It is a measured line on the wall surface.
- It is a baseline in which figures appear to move around.
____ is one of the primary characteristics of Neolithic society.
- Domestication of animals and plants
- Cave dwelling
- Building houses from megaliths
- Using bronze tools
What is bitumen?
- A tarlike substance
- An engraved plaque
- A type of clay
- A handle for a knife
What is a megalith?
- It is a massive rock-cut stone.
- It is rock quarried in Jericho.
- It is volcanic rock quarried in Great Britain.
- It is a great blue stone.
____ is the simplest and oldest method of spanning a passageway.
- Post and lintel
- Mortise and tenon
- Corbel vaulting
- Wattle and daub
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