Egypt Study Questions art 200 art history I quiz # 3- egyptian Art



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MATCHING. (1 point each)

Match the names listed below with the following identifications. Entries in the right column are only used once.




GT3-7 13. B Necropolis

GT3-9 14. F Imhotep

GT3-5 15. C Ka

GT3-20 17. A Mastaba

GT3-8 18. E Pylon

A. a bench shaped Egyptian tomb

B. large burial area: city of the dead

C. immortal human essence

D. hawk god, protector of pharaoh

E. monumental entrance of an Egyptian temple

F. architect of pyramid of King Zoser




MATCHING. (1 point each)

Choose the culture or period in the right column that best corresponds to the monument or site in the left column. You may use entries in the right column more than once.



19. A Pyramid of Chefren (Khafre)

20. C Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

21. C Temple of Amun-Mut- Khonsu, Luxor

22. A Sphinx

23. C Bust of Nefertiti (Nofretete)

24. A Statue of Chefren (Khafre)

25. A Stepped Pyramid of King Zoser




A. Egyptian, Old Kingdom

B. Egyptian, Middle Kingdom

C. Egyptian, New Kingdom





MATCHING. (1 point each)

Choose the name in the right column that best corresponds to the art work in the left column (artist matched to work, etc.) and enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.




GG-SQ 26. A Stepped pyramid of King Zoser

GG-SQ 27. B Amarna style- answer text not hidden

A. Imhotep

B. Akhenaten

C. Rameses II

D. Zoser

E. Chefren

F. Mycerinus

G. Hatshepsut



FILL IN THE BLANK
S3-11

11. Much of what we know about life in ancient Egypt we owe to that culture's preoccupation with Death .
S3-12

12. Egyptian funeral structures tended to be grouped together in a Necropolis , or city of the dead.
S3-13

13. Burial places hollowed out of the faces of cliffs are known as Rock cut tombs .
S3-14

14. The reign of Akhenaten is associated with the Amarna period of Egyptian Art.
S3-15

15. The symbol and pictograph language used by the Egyptians is known as Hieroglyphics .

JT81

28. The pyramids at Giza are the most elaborate


JT83

29. The gateway to an Egyptian temple is known as a pylon .


JT75

30. Most of our knowledge of Egyptian civilization comes from their tombs .


JT76

31. Lower Egypt is to the north of Upper Egypt along the Nile.


JT77

32. Horus , a local god of Upper Egypt, was shown as a victorious falcon.


JT79

33. The first artist's name to have come down to us is Imhotep .


SHORT ANSWER. (2 points each)
JT94

34. What kind of tools did the Egyptians begin to use c. 3200 BC?


bronze


?

35. What is the Ka?



Egyptian, immortal human essence

GT3-44


36. What is a caryatid? An atlantes (atlantid)?

a female figure acting as a column; a male figure acting as a column

GT3-48


37. What is a mastaba?

an ancient Egyptian tomb in the shape of a bench or truncated pyramid

chapter 3

SLIDE IDENTIFICATIONS

S3-1


16. Title: Stepped Pyramid of Djoser
Culture: Old Kingdom
Media: Limestone
S3-17

x. The designer of this structure was Imhotep .


S3-18

18. Title: Akhenaten & Family


Culture: New Kingdom
Media: Limestone
S3-19

B x. This work is an example of ___________________.

a. high relief b. sunken relief

c. low relief d. sculpture in the round
S3-20

20. Title: Great Pyramids


Culture: Old Kingdom
Media: Granite Limestone
S3-21

x. The angled sides of these structures may be symbolically related to the sun god Ra


S3-22

22. Title: Khafre


Culture: Old Kingdom
Media: Diorite
S3-23

x. Sculptures like this would provide an alternative dwelling place for the Ka


S3-24

24. Title: Sphinx


Culture: Old Kingdom
Media: Sandstone
S3-25

x. The colossal head of this figure is a representation of the pharoah Khafre .


S3-1

26. Title: Rock Cut Tombs


Culture: Middle Kingdom
Media: Cut Rock
S3-27

A x. Which is not included in this type of structure?

a. courtyard b. portico

c. main hall d. burial chamber
S3-28

28. Title: Hypostyle Hall


Location: Karnak
Culture: New Kingdom
Media: Stone
S3-29

x. The horizontal band of windows between upper and lower roofs is known as a Clerestory .


S3-20

20. Title: Nefertiti


Culture: New Kingdom
Media: Limestone
S3-31

x. This individual may have acted as co-ruler with pharoah Akhenaten .


S3-32

32. Title: Hippotamus


Culture: Middle Kingdom
Media: Fatience
S3-33

C x. The medium employed results from a _____________, which was fired to produce a smooth and shiny surface.

a. lacquer b. tempera

c. glass paste d. core glass
SHORT ANSWER

S3-34


34. What steps were taken to ensure that the sculpture of Khafre would endure?

pp. 104-105
S3-35

35. Structurally, how is the Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser related to the earlier mastaba?



p. 103
S3-36

36. How does the figure of Menkaure and His Wife Queen Khamerernebty subscribe to the Egyptian "canon of proportion"?



pp. 98, 106
S3-37

37. What function did Books of the Dead serve?



p. 124-125
S3-38

38. What is meant by an "engaged column"?



38. p. 101
ESSAY

S3-39


39. Compare and contrast the Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser with the ziggurat of Sumerian culture in terms of appearance, planned concept, and function.
S3-40

40. How were the interiors of tombs decorated? What subjects would you expect to find in these decorations?


S3-41

41. Compare and contrast the sculptures of Khafre and the Seated Scribe in terms of both function and appearance. What specific elements reflect the social position of the subject portrayed?


S3-42

42. What measures did the Egyptians take in order to preserve their dead and provide for the afterlife?


S3-43

43. How does the "Amarna Period" differ from the rest of Egyptian history historically and artistically?



ART 200 - ART HISTORY I

Exam # 1- Egyptian Study Questions
GG- ?? JG __ GG-SQ __ JG-SR __ JTQ __
Janson

52 53 54 58 61 64 65 66 70 71 72

74 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85
SLIDE IDENTIFICATIONS / QUESTIONS. (2 points each)
Culture /Period: i.e. Egyptian / Predynastic Egyptian/ Old Kingdom

Egyptian/ Middle Kingdom

Egyptian/ New Kingdom Egyptian/ New Kingdom/ Akhenaten (Amarna)
DEFINE

reserved columns (also called engaged columns)


column embedded in wall

Necropolis


X

QUESTIONS
1. What does the depicting figures and events in the Palette of King Narmer tell us about Old Kingdom concepts of
(1) the Pharaoh 3 pts

Horus and Narmer= the same - a god triumphs over human foe
gesture _ repres a real fight but a symbolic fight

Standing figure does not have a single main profile but 2 competing profiles - combined view eyes shoulders= frontal head legs = profile

frozen quality = divine quality of pharaoh - ordinary mortals act , he simply is

style of repres human figure - created specifically for purpose of convey in
visual form the majesty of divine king

(2) the gods 2 pts



Narmer - no shoes- stands on holy ground
Animal forms

(3) "style" 2 pts



Not erect at single point in time by a single viewer

strong sense of order (div. into registers) ea. figure stands on line, strip denoting ground
immobile

J114


2. How is the Bust of Nofretete (Nefertiti) characteristic of the art of its time?
unfreeze traditional immobility of Egyptian art
Contours & plastic shapes = more pliable, relaxed
anti geometric

informal


defy rules of pharaonic dignity
dignity, elongated neck, elegance, relaxed pose

With what other works may it be best compared?


Workmen Carrying a Beam

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Gold coffin of Tutankhamen

3. How do the figures of the seated Chefren (Khafre) and Head of Sesostris reflect the political and religious climates of their times? Who does the hawk represent in the slide on the left? What is its significance here?


Khafre = Old Kingdom- i, represents enduring power of pharaoh idealized, no individual
motion or emotion, timeless. Abiding place of soul
Hawk = Horus , sun god, protector of the Pharaoh
Sesostris = Middle Kingdom- more like a man than a god, head of sphinx, pessimistic
expression, intimate


MULTIPLE-CHOICE. (1 point each)

Select the response that best answers the question or completes the statement.



more pages 49-51 Gardner study guide

JT25

A 4. The Narmer Palette celebrates:

a. the defeat of Lower Egypt by Upper Egypt

b. the establishment of the Old Kingdom

c. the deification of a pharaoh

d. the successful hunt of a hippopotamus
JT27

B 6. The first surviving work that displays the typical qualities of Egyptian figural depiction is:

a. the wall paintings of Hierakonpolis

b. the Narmer palette

c. the wall paintings of the pyramid of Chefren (Khafre)

d. the wall paintings of the Tomb of Ti
JT28

D 7. Egyptian style does not favor the following view of the human figure:

a. profile b. full face c. vertically from above d. vertically from below


JT29

A 8. The Step Pyramid at Saqqara was built by:

a. Zoser b. Chefren (Khafre) c. Mycerinus d. Cheops (Khufu)


JT30

C 9. Before the Third dynasty, the traditional building materials of Egypt did not include:

a. reeds b. mud bricks c. cut-stone masonry d. wood


JT31

D 10. The Great Sphinx is how big?:

a. over life-size b. over twice life-size

c. over 5 times life-size d. over 10 times life-size
JT32

B 11. The Great Sphinx is thought to portray:

a. the god favored by Pharaoh Akhenaten b. Chefren (Khafre)

c. Rahotep d. the spirit of Upper Egypt
JT33

D 12. The Egyptians made sculpture from which material?

a. limestone b. slate c. diorite d. all of above


JT34.

C 13. Egyptian tombs were built for enjoyment of which spirit?

a. the Sphinx b. Horus c. ka d. Ra


JT35

D 14. The portrait bust appeared in Egyptian art at approximately the same time as:

a. the cross-legged scribe statue b. the full length, standing portrait statue

c. the seated portrait in the round d. all of the above
JT36

D 15. The period from 2134 to 1785 BC is known as the

a. predynastic b. Old Kingdom c. New Kingdom d. none of above


JT37

B 16. Akhenaten challenged the authority of

a. Amenhotep IV b. the priests of Amun c. Hatshepsut d. all of above


JT39

D 17. What is a pylon?

a. burial chamber of a pyramid b. the holiest room of an Egyptian temple

c. the Egyptian word for courtyard d. a gateway
?

X 18. The pyramids of Giza date roughly to

a. 4500 BC b. 2500 BC c. 3500 BC d. 1500 BC e. 500 BC


JG-SR17

X 19. The work of art from the beginning of Egyptian dynastic history, which sets the formal conventions of Egyptian figurative art, is the .

a. Mastaba of Zoser b. Great Sphinx

c. Palette of Narmer d. Bust of Prince Ankh-Haf
JG-SR18

X 20. The Egyptian ruler who unsettled many of his country's social, religious, and artistic practices, was .

a. Akhenaten b. Tutankhamen c. Chefren (Khafre) d. Zoser


?

A 21. The capital of Egypt's New Kingdom was

a. Thebes b. Saqqara c. Memphis d. Aswan


GT3-31

D 22. The god who is symbolic of the river Nile and who dies and is reborn each year is

a. Isis b. Horus c. Sekhmet d. Osiris


?

C 23. Major Old Kingdom God was:

a. Aten b. Ishtar c. Re (Ra) d. Amun (Amen)


GT3-22

B 24. Which column type was not used by the Egyptians?

a. swelling with bud-shaped b. geometric with lion-shaped capital

c. papyrus bundle with flower d. atlantid capitals
GT3-23

B 25. Compared to work done in the Amarna style, the work done for Ramses was:

a. much more fluid b. much more conventional

c. much more realistic d. followed the Amarna style
GT3-27

B 26. The many columned hall in an Egyptian temple is called the:

a. pylon hall b. hypostyle hall c. sanctuary hall d. colonnade


GT3-29

C 27. Which of the following reliefs documents the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt and the establishment of the First Dynasty?

a. Stele of Thebes b. Palette of Khafre

c. Palette of Narmer d. Stele of Akhenaton
GT3-34

B 28. Isis and Hathor are examples of:

a. ka figures b. mother goddesses

c. female rulers d. temple prostitutes of Babylon
?

B 29. Who was Amen- re

a. the fertility of nature b. sun- god worshipped at Karnak

c. dying resurrecting god d. Egyptian god of wisdom, shaped like a baboon
GT3-35

D 30. Stylistic features of the Amarna style include:

a. elongated head and neck b. intimate, relaxed poses

c. elegance d. a, b, and c are correct
GT3-36

A 31. A building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples was:

a. post and lintel b. beam and balance

c. corbeled vaulting d. cyclopean walls



MATCHING. (1 point each)

Match the names listed below with the following identifications. Entries in the right column are only used once.




GT3-4 32. E Sesostris III

GT3-10 33. H Nefertiti (Nofretete)

GT3-17 34. K Tutankhamen

GT3-18 35. I Caryatid

GT3-15 36. C Karnak

GT3-2 37. F Ramses II

GT3-3 38. M Isis

GT3-12 39. J Chefren (Khafre)

40. O Stele



GT3-13 41. L Clerestory

GT3-1 42. A Hathor

GT3-16 43. D Atlantid

GT3-14 44. G Aton (Aten)

45. B Re or Amen-re



GT3-6 16. D Horus

GT3-6 16. P Osiris

A. goddess who appeared in shape of a cow

B. Egyptian sun god worshipped at Karnak

C. site of large temple complex

D. column in the shape of a man

E. Middle Kingdom Pharaoh

F. powerful New Kingdom

G. single god worshipped by Akhenaten

H. New Kingdom Queen, wife of Akhenaton

I. column in the shape of a woman

J. Old Kingdom pharaoh

K. king whose tomb was discovered with contents of grave intact

L. a section of a building that rises above the aisles and allows light to enter

M. Egyptian goddess, wife of Osiris

N. Egyptian god of wisdom, shaped like a baboon

O. stone monument with relief carving



P. Osiris=god of


MATCHING. (1 point each)

Choose the culture or period in the right column that best corresponds to the monument or site in the left column. You may use entries in the right column more than once.



46. C Tell el- Amarna

47. B Rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan

21. C Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak


A. Egyptian, Old Kingdom

B. Egyptian, Middle Kingdom

C. Egyptian, New Kingdom


FILL IN THE BLANK

JT78

48. The earliest surviving image of a historic personage known by name is the Narmer palette .


JT82

50. The capital of the New Kingdom was at Thebes .



SHORT ANSWER. (2 points each)

JT95

51. Over what structure was a pyramid built?


mastaba
JT97.

52. How did the Egyptians distinguish in paint between male and female figures?


darker color for male skin

JT98

53. The statue of Prince Ankh-haf belongs to what type?


portrait bust
JT99

54. Why did the columns at Luxor have to be closely spaced?


to support the stone lintels ceiling

GT3-47


55. Identify Hatshepsut and name one work of art she commissioned.
QUEEN OF 18TH DYNASTY

Temple at Deir el Bahari

NK Egyptian queen who served as regent then took power herself
GT3-41

58 Akhenaton was the Egyptian pharaoh introduced monotheism to Egypt.

GT3-45

59. Why was discovery of the Rosetta Stone important?



a stone containing inscriptions in Greek, demotic, and hieroglyphics that enabled
scholars to decipher the meanings of the hieroglyphic symbols

JSGI2-4


60. How does the Palette of Narmer (J72-73) establish both visual and iconographic conventions which will be felt for centuries in Egyptian art?

SHORT ESSAY- 10 points each
JSGI2-7

61. Using the Temple at Luxor as an example, discuss the social hierarchy achieved by the Egyptian temple. Discuss the architectural design and importance of the Temple of Luxor. Discuss the social hierarchy achieved by the Egyptian temple. Mention the patrons.

JSGI2-8

62. How is the art of Akhenaton both typical and atypical of Egyptian art?



What influence did Akhenaten's art exert on the art of later dynasties?

63. Select an Egyptian building from the Old Kingdom, one from the Middle Kingdom, and one from the New Kingdom. Describe them, and tell why you think they are important. Mention the patron of each.



SHORT ESSAY- (10 points)
JSGI2-7

61. Using the Temple at Luxor as an example, discuss the social hierarchy achieved by the Egyptian temple. Discuss the architectural design and importance of the Temple of Luxor. Discuss the social hierarchy achieved by the Egyptian temple. Mention the patrons.




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