Question 1

Pyramids were most popular during which of the following periods?

Accepted Answer

A)   Predynastic period
B)   Early Dynastic period
C)   Middle Kingdom
D)   Old KingdomE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

A rectangular brick or stone tomb with sloping sides is called a ____?

Accepted Answer

A)   tholos
B)   dromos
C)   mastaba
D)   serdabE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

What was discovered during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1799 that was of immense importance in understanding and interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

A)   Champollion sto
B)   Death mask of Tutankhamen
C)   Palette of Narmer
D)   Rosetta StoneE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is the most significant place for Predynastic art including the tomb painting of people,boats,and animals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hierakonopolis
B)   Rome
C)   Thebes
D)   Tell el-AmarnaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Tomb interiors often depicted scenes of hunting.This was associated with the idea of providing provisions for the ka,and it is also a metaphor for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Triumph over death
B)   Triumph of the soul to survive judging
C)   Triumph of the gods
D)   Triumph over evilE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Tomb paintings were created in which of the following techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)   Oils
B)   Encaustic
C)   Tempera
D)   Fresco seccoE) None of the above
F) A) and B) D

Question 7

Which of the following plants was commonly used to symbolize Upper Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)   Papyrus
B)   Lotus
C)   Nettle
D)   MyrtleE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Why is Hatshepsut significant? What information does her mortuary temple provide with respect to her rule?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The many-columned hall found in an Egyptian temple is called a ____?

Accepted Answer

A)   pylon hall
B)   hypostyle hall
C)   sanctuary hall
D)   colonnadeE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

A magnificent mortuary temple was built at Deir el Bahri for which of the following pharaohs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nefertiti
B)   Imhotep
C)   Ti
D)   HatshepsutE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Jean-Francois Champollion deduced that hieroglyphs were more than just pictographs;he proposed that they were which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Signs of demotic (Late Egyptian) 
B)   Signs of an ancient religion
C)   Signs of a great civilization
D)   Signs of a once-spoken languageE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Whose mortuary temple was located in Abu Simbel until it was moved in 1968 to save it from the Aswan Dam Reservoir?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ramses II
B)   Hatshepsut
C)   Khafre
D)   AkhenatonE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

One of the best examples of clerestory lighting is in the ____ of the New Kingdom pylon temple at Karnak.

Accepted Answer

A)   hypostyle hall
B)   mastaba
C)   forecourt
D)   sanctuaryE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Some scholars believe that Amarna artists formulated a new androgynous image of the pharaoh,Akhenaton,as the manifestation of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Nefertiti
B)   Horus
C)   the sun god Ra
D)   the sun disk AtonE) A) and B)
F) B) and D) D

Question 15

The columns in the hypostyle hall at Karnak have capitals that resemble ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Lions
B)   Geometrical shapes
C)   Lotus or papyrus plants
D)   AtlantidE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In about 3000 BCE,the conventions for representing the human figure that dominated Egyptian art until end of the New Kingdom can be found in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rosetta Stone
B)   Standard of Heliopolis
C)   Palette of King Narmer
D)   Stele of RamsesE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

How does the pyramid reflect the influence of the city of Heliopolis?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was the seat of the powerful cult of Amen whose emblem was the pyramid.
B)   It was the seat of the power cult of Re whose emblem was the pyramidal stone or ben-ben.
C)   It was the home of Imhotep.
D)   It was the home of the masons' guild.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

In the Old Kingdom,this structure adjoined the pyramid and was the site where offerings were made to the dead king and ceremonies were performed.Which of the following does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)   Temple at Luxor
B)   Temple at Karnak
C)   Mortuary temple
D)   Valley templeE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which work likely commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)   Saqqara relief
B)   Palette of Djoser
C)   Saqqara stele
D)   Palette of NarmerE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following describes a building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples?

Accepted Answer

A)   Post and lintel
B)   Beam and balance
C)   Corbelled vaulting
D)   Cyclopean wallsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D) A

Exam 3: Egypt Under the Pharaohs

Pyramids were most popular during which of the following periods?

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A rectangular brick or stone tomb with sloping sides is called a ____?

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What was discovered during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1799 that was of immense importance in understanding and interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphics?

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Which of the following is the most significant place for Predynastic art including the tomb painting of people,boats,and animals?

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Tomb interiors often depicted scenes of hunting.This was associated with the idea of providing provisions for the ka,and it is also a metaphor for which of the following?

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Tomb paintings were created in which of the following techniques?

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Which of the following plants was commonly used to symbolize Upper Egypt?

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Why is Hatshepsut significant? What information does her mortuary temple provide with respect to her rule?

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The many-columned hall found in an Egyptian temple is called a ____?

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A magnificent mortuary temple was built at Deir el Bahri for which of the following pharaohs?

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Jean-Francois Champollion deduced that hieroglyphs were more than just pictographs;he proposed that they were which of the following?

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Whose mortuary temple was located in Abu Simbel until it was moved in 1968 to save it from the Aswan Dam Reservoir?

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One of the best examples of clerestory lighting is in the ____ of the New Kingdom pylon temple at Karnak.

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Some scholars believe that Amarna artists formulated a new androgynous image of the pharaoh,Akhenaton,as the manifestation of ____.

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The columns in the hypostyle hall at Karnak have capitals that resemble ____.

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In about 3000 BCE,the conventions for representing the human figure that dominated Egyptian art until end of the New Kingdom can be found in which of the following?

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How does the pyramid reflect the influence of the city of Heliopolis?

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In the Old Kingdom,this structure adjoined the pyramid and was the site where offerings were made to the dead king and ceremonies were performed.Which of the following does this describe?

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Which work likely commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?

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Which of the following describes a building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples?

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