Anthropology Practice Exam With Answers (50 Solved Questions)
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At which site have the remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples
been discovered?
Göbekli Tepe
Jericho
Newgrange
Hagar Qim
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
In which area did humans first make the transition to agriculture and raising
stock?
The United Kingdom
Anatolia and Mesopotamia
Western Europe
Southeast Asia
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
The image of a cat-like animal painted in black on a gray stone. The stone is
broken vertically down the middle.
On which continent was this painting discovered?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
IncorrectQuestion 4
0 / 1 pts
Prehistoric artists wrote down their thoughts, feelings, and artistic process
for later generations of artists and others to read.
True
False
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
Humans were making art long before they invented writing or farming.
True
False
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
The prehistoric figurines that represent humans are almost all male.
True
False
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
The appearance of which subject distinguishes paintings produced in the
Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period?
Animals
Landscape flora
Sea creatures
Human figures
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
The fortress town at Jericho could have come into existence only because of the
advanced development of which human activity?
Warfare
Trade
Agriculture
been discovered?
Göbekli Tepe
Jericho
Newgrange
Hagar Qim
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
In which area did humans first make the transition to agriculture and raising
stock?
The United Kingdom
Anatolia and Mesopotamia
Western Europe
Southeast Asia
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
The image of a cat-like animal painted in black on a gray stone. The stone is
broken vertically down the middle.
On which continent was this painting discovered?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
IncorrectQuestion 4
0 / 1 pts
Prehistoric artists wrote down their thoughts, feelings, and artistic process
for later generations of artists and others to read.
True
False
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
Humans were making art long before they invented writing or farming.
True
False
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
The prehistoric figurines that represent humans are almost all male.
True
False
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
The appearance of which subject distinguishes paintings produced in the
Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period?
Animals
Landscape flora
Sea creatures
Human figures
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
The fortress town at Jericho could have come into existence only because of the
advanced development of which human activity?
Warfare
Trade
Agriculture
Cremation
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
The Neolithic murals at Çatal Höyük demonstrate the continued importance of what
activity?
Hunting
Farming
Trade
Warfare
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
A standing human figure with a cat?s head carved from ivory. The carving has a
small head compared to its long body.
The use of which material suggests that this object was important to its
creator?
Ivory
Pebbles
Stone
Wood
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
The image of a cat-like animal painted in black on a gray stone slab. The slab
is broken vertically down the middle.
This drawing is an example of what universal Paleolithic painting convention?
Three-quarter view
Outline technique
Profile view
Frontal view
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
A standing human figure with a cat?s head carved from ivory. The carving has a
small head compared to its long body.
This human with feline (lion?) head sculpture was found in which country?
Germany
France
Spain
Belgium
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
A cave painting in black shows two animals, a bird and a person. A large four-
legged animal has horns and fur sticking out from its body. Its head is turned
toward the back of its body as if it is looking over its shoulder. In front of
and below the animal is an elongated stick figure of a person lying on the
ground. Below the man is a bird with very long legs. To the left is an
incomplete painting of a four-legged animal.
This painting at Lascaux is exceptional as the earliest depiction of what
figure?
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
The Neolithic murals at Çatal Höyük demonstrate the continued importance of what
activity?
Hunting
Farming
Trade
Warfare
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
A standing human figure with a cat?s head carved from ivory. The carving has a
small head compared to its long body.
The use of which material suggests that this object was important to its
creator?
Ivory
Pebbles
Stone
Wood
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
The image of a cat-like animal painted in black on a gray stone slab. The slab
is broken vertically down the middle.
This drawing is an example of what universal Paleolithic painting convention?
Three-quarter view
Outline technique
Profile view
Frontal view
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
A standing human figure with a cat?s head carved from ivory. The carving has a
small head compared to its long body.
This human with feline (lion?) head sculpture was found in which country?
Germany
France
Spain
Belgium
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
A cave painting in black shows two animals, a bird and a person. A large four-
legged animal has horns and fur sticking out from its body. Its head is turned
toward the back of its body as if it is looking over its shoulder. In front of
and below the animal is an elongated stick figure of a person lying on the
ground. Below the man is a bird with very long legs. To the left is an
incomplete painting of a four-legged animal.
This painting at Lascaux is exceptional as the earliest depiction of what
figure?
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