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CHAPTER THREE
ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT
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Multiple Choice
1. King Tutankhamun’s mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins; the innermost
was made of
A. silver.
B. gold.
C. wood.
D. bronze.
2. After the unification, Egyptian history is divided into
A. dynasties.
B. eras.
C. periods.
D. cantos.
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3. How were rulers typically portrayed in the Old Kingdom?
A. slightly effeminate
B. athletic and youthful
C. older and wise
D. smiling and compassionate
4. Who was the first architect in history to be known by name?
A. Imhotep
B. Narmer
C. Menes
D. Hasan
5. The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of
A. Menkaure.
B. Cheops.
C. Khufu.
D. Khafre.
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6. The first ruler to call himself pharaoh was
A. Tutankhamun I.
B. Thutmose III.
C. Menkaure II.
D. Khafre IV.
7. What adorns the capitals of the columns that support the roof of the Great Hall at Karnak?
A. rose bud
B. volute
C. papyrus
D. lotus bud
8. Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and signals the beginning of the
dynastic period?
A. The Palette of Narmer
B. Akhenaten and His Family
C. Queen Nefertari Making an Offering to Hathor
D. Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt
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9. One of the tests that Egyptians had to undergo to enter successfully into the afterlife was to
A. have their hearts weighed against the feather of truth.
B. create an inventory of all of their possessions.
C. list their good deeds.
D. speak with their ancestors.
10. Canopic jars were special containers in tombs that were used to hold
A. food.
B. bodily organs.
C. gold coins.
D. the ka.
11. Which style did the artists use to create the lesser-ranked servants in Ti Watching a
Hippopotamus Hunt (Fig. 3-13)?
A. stylized
B. idealism
C. abstraction
D. realism
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12. What design was used in New Kingdom temples to create a processional path from the
outside to the inner sanctuary where only priests and kings were allowed?
A. circular
B. labyrinthine
C. axial
D. stepped
13. The active pose of the Butcher (Fig. 3-12) may signify both
A. equality with the pharaoh and being a member of the royal family.
B. ability to perform a task for eternity and low social standing.
C. high social standing and great intellectual capacity.
D. high status among laborers and a relationship to the gods.
14. What technique did Egyptian glassmakers use to produce early glass objects such as the Fish-
Shaped Perfume Bottle (Fig. 3-31)?
A. core-formed
B. slumping
C. blowing
D. casting
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15. Which structure was moved to higher ground in the 1960s when the Aswan High Dam was
built?
A. Temple of Hatshepsut
B. Sphinx of Taharqo
C. Temple of Ramses II
D. Step Pyramid
16. What is the Egyptian symbol of everlasting life?
A. scarab
B. ankh
C. faience
D. wedjat
17. Walls of the tomb of Queen Nefertari are covered with
A. faience panels.
B. enamel.
C. relief sculpture.
D. paintings.
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18. Along with possessing a religious meaning, pictorial reliefs in tombs also
A. demonstrated the gods’ favor.
B. proclaimed the deceased’s importance.
C. acted as family portraits.
D. warned tomb robbers of consequences.
19. What new theme is represented in the relief Akhenaten and His Family (Fig. 3-28)?
A. monometallism
B. monochromatism
C. monotheism
D. monasticism
20. Which Egyptian period saw dramatic changes in the conventions used in royal art?
A. Intermediate
B. Aswan
C. Middle
D. Amarna
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21. What was most likely the original function of the bust of Nefertiti (Fig. 3-30)?
A. a model
B. a votive
C. an observer
D. a mannequin
22. The text on the Stele of the Sculptor Userwer (Fig. 3-17) asks the viewer to
A. kneel before the image.
B. abandon belief in Aten.
C. let him rest in peace.
D. make offerings.
23. The bronze sculpture of the divine priestess Karomama (Fig. 3-38) was decorated with
patterns of gold, silver and electrum
A. niello.
B. paint.
C. faience.
D. inlay.
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24. Although the Sphinx of Taharqo (Fig. 3-39) reflects Old Kingdom conventions, the face of
the ruler is
A. Greek.
B. European.
C. African.
D. Hittite.
25. What is the significance of the use of gneiss stone in Khafre (Fig. 3-9)?
A. It encourages contemplation.
B. It increases his status.
C. It emphasizes his divinity.
D. It enhances his intelligence.
Short Answer
1. How did Egypt develop from a Paleolithic culture to a dynastic civilization?
2. What Egyptian artistic conventions appear in Stele of Amenemhat (Fig. 3-18)?
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3. How do the ziggurats of Mesopotamia differ from the early pyramids?
4. How is domestic life in the Middle Kingdom represented in tomb art?
5. How might a Middle Kingdom town have been planned?
6. What was the configuration of the New Kingdom temple?
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7. How was Hatshepsut portrayed in Egyptian royal art?
8. Compare and contrast the formal representations of Khafre and Akhenaten.
9. What might the Books of the Dead have contained?
10. Explain the reason behind the naming of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
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Essay
1. Trace the development of Egyptian architecture from the Predynastic period through the New
Kingdom.
2. Discuss the development of Egyptian funerary practices and its related imagery.
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3. Examine the role of women in the Egyptian dynastic system. Provide examples from each
period.
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
4. Describe the history of discovery and archeology in Egypt since the arrival of Napoleon.

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