Prehistoric Art In Europe Quiz! Trivia
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- 1.
!["Elaborate narrative scenes with small figures, everyday scenes" from Cogul, Spain dating back to c. 4,000-2000 BCE is known as what?
- ProProfs]( "\"Elaborate narrative scenes with small figures, everyday scenes\" from Cogul, Spain dating back to c. 4,000-2000 BCE is known as what?")
"Elaborate narrative scenes with small figures, everyday scenes" from Cogul, Spain dating back to c. 4,000-2000 BCE is known as what? - 2."Post and lintel" is......
- 3.Describe Menhir alignments at Menec, Camac, France
- 4.B.C.E is synonymous with what another acronym?
- A.
Bronze Center Estimate-B.C.E.
- B.
Before Christ-B.C.
- C.
Common Era
- D.
Bronze Center
- E.
All are correct
- 5.
![Venus of Willendorf is made up of what raw material or substance? - ProProfs]( "Venus of Willendorf is made up of what raw material or substance?")
Venus of Willendorf is made up of what raw material or substance?- A.
Sand and Mudd
- B.
Steel
- C.
Rock, Mudd, and Sticks
- D.
Limestone and Red Ocher
- E.
Is not known
- 6.Beginning 40,000 years B.C.E., the Paleolithic Period was known for?
- A.
Pictographs
- B.
Architecture
- C.
B and E
- D.
Cuneiform
- E.
Cave art and sculpture
- 7.____________ Period and ______________ Period came before the Iron Age (c. 1,000 B.C.E.).
- 8.
![Woman of Ostrava Petrkovice comes from what region of the world? - ProProfs]( "Woman of Ostrava Petrkovice comes from what region of the world?")
Woman of Ostrava Petrkovice comes from what region of the world?- A.
Austria
- B.
Central America
- C.
Australia
- D.
Czech Republic
- E.
Montego Bay
- 9.
![This cave art painting is of __________. And it is known to be called/titled as ______________. - ProProfs]( "This cave art painting is of __________. And it is known to be called/titled as ______________.")
This cave art painting is of __________. And it is known to be called/titled as ______________. - 10.In what cave, is the most complex cave paintings discovered in?
- A.
Lascaux Cave, France
- B.
Altamira Cave, Altamira, Spain
- C.
Chauvet Cave, France
- D.
New Grange Cave, Mesopatamia
- E.
Carnac Cave, Carnac, Russia
- 11.Wall decorations in the ______________ are the "most impressive of all Paleolithic art."
- 12.The Great Halls of Bulls is composed of which 3 animal groups?
- A.
Cheetahs, stags and horses
- B.
Bulls, horses, and stags
- C.
Lions, tigers, and bears... oh my! :)
- D.
Bulls, rhinos, and goats
- E.
Horses, rhinos and bulls
- 13.
![Bison modeled in _______ relief, standing out far from the background plane.
(from Le Tuc d'Audoubert, France.) - ProProfs]( "Bison modeled in _______ relief, standing out far from the background plane.
(from Le Tuc d'Audoubert, France.)")
Bison modeled in _______ relief, standing out far from the background plane. (from Le Tuc d'Audoubert, France.) - 14.Wadjinas is also literally known as what?
- A.
Spirit Cloud
- B.
Wadelet Ninja
- C.
Clouds Ghost
- D.
Wad ya mean???
- E.
Cloud Spirit
- 15.The Neolithic Period dates from __________ to 2300 B.C.?
- A.
8,0000
- B.
9,000
- C.
25,000
- D.
7,5000
- E.
All of the above
- 16."Layers of flat stones without mortar from walls, with each layer (course) projecting slightly inward over the one below" is the meaning of what term?
- 17.What are menhirs?
- A.
Big stones
- B.
Clay tablets covered with ocher
- C.
Single vertical megaliths
- D.
Cobblestoned reeds
- 18.Tools as "art" was prominent in what period of time?
- A.
Mesolithic Period
- B.
Paleolithic Period
- C.
Neolithic Period
- D.
Stone Period
- E.
Bronze Age
- 19.What are two types of sculpture described in this chapter? Describe them.
- 20.List cave art painting techniques.
- 21.
- 22.The period of time where Paleolithic and Neolithic periods overlap is sometimes called...?
- 23.Describe rock shelter art.
- 24.Describe the feature(s) of Stonehenge starting with the meaning of "henge".
- 25.List all stonehenges discussed in the study guide.
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