ART 112 Lecture 2: Egyptian Art

Ancient Egyptian civilization was based:

1. On the southern side of the Mediterranean Sea

2. On the northern side of the Mediterranean Sea

1. On the southern side of the Mediterranean Sea

What important political event took place in Egypt at the outset of the Early Dynastic period?

1. Foreign invaders overthrew the Egyptian pharaoh

2. Upper and Lower Egypt became politically separate, under the rule of two separate pharaohs

3. Upper and Lower Egypt were unified under the rule of a single pharaoh

2. Upper and Lower Egypt became politically separate, under the rule of two separate pharaohs

Which of the following made it possible for the ancient Egyptians to dedicate a much larger share of their labor

supply to the production of art and architecture than was possible in other ancient cultures?

1. The Egyptian's invention of fire to cook food, which made food more digestible

2. The high fertility of the soil on the banks of the Nile

3. The hot, dry desert surrounding the Nile valley

2. The high fertility of the soil on the banks of the Nile

Which of the following aspects of ancient Egyptian culture can be described as "anagogical"?

1. The Egyptians' strong belief in an afterlife and spirit world

2. The Egyptians' use of the papyrus plant to make paper

3. The Egyptians' large labor surplus, made possible through high agricultural yields

1. The Egyptians' strong belief in an afterlife and spirit world

The Palette of King Narmer was created at the beginning of which period of Egyptian history?

1. Predynastic

2. Early Dynastic 3135 BC

3. Old Kingdom

2. Early Dynastic 3135 BC

The Palette of King Narmer and the 9/11 firefighters' memorial are both:

1. Examples of sculpture in the round (i.e. freestanding sculpture)

2. Examples of relief sculpture

2. Examples of relief sculpture

Which of these words, sometimes used in discussing the medium of a work of art, means "lasting for a short time?"

1. Durable

2. Ephemeral

2. Ephemeral

The shape of this object mimics the shape of an Egyptian:

1. arrowhead 2. dinner plate 3. makeup compact

3. makeup compact

The Palette of King Narmer is the earliest surviving:

1. Work of art to depict a king

2. Work of art depicting a namable historical figure

3. Work of art that includes an Old-Kingdom hieroglyph

2. Work of art depicting a namable historical figure

The symbol illustrated above appears at the center of the Palette's upper register. What is it?

1. A hieroglyph symbolizing the Nile River

2. An image of the falcon-headed God Horus

3. A royal insignia bearing Narmer's name in hieroglyphs

3. A royal insignia bearing Narmer's name in hieroglyphs

The bowling pin-shaped hat that Narmer wears on the front side of the Palette symbolizes:

1. Rule over Upper Egypt

2. Rule over Lower Egypt

3. Rule over the Mediterranean Sea

1. Rule over Upper Egypt

What is the term we use for a symbolic object or other visual aspect of a figure in art that enables us to identify the figure?

1. A stylistic characteristic

2. A perspectival technique

3. An iconographic attribute

3. An iconographic attribute

In the middle register on the front of the Palette, the large figure of Narmer is shown:

1. Bestowing an honorific title on one of his military allies

2. Making peace with one of his political opponents

3. Carrying out the ceremonial execution of an enemy ruler

4. Killing an enemy soldier on the battlefield

4. Killing an enemy soldier on the battlefield

On the back side of the Palette, the two beasts with intertwined necks in the middle register

probably symbolize:

1. The relationship between body and soul (Ka)

2. The union of the gods Isis and Osiris

3. The dichotomy of good and evil

4. The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

4. The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

What does the subject matter of the Palette of King Narmer have in common with the

subject matter of the 9/11 memorial we've been looking at?

1. Both depict a royal feast

2. Both depict supernatural beings

3. Both depict victims of violence

4. Both depict a ceremonial procession

3. Both depict victims of violence

What is another name for stylistic analysis?

1. Iconographic analysis

2. Formal analysis

1. Iconographic analysis

Compared to the figures in the 9/11 memorial, the figures in the Palette of King Narmer are:

1. More naturalistic

2. More abstract

2. More abstract

What is the term we use for creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on a

two-dimensional surface?

1. Perspective

2. Depth

3. Iconography

4. Composition

1. Perspective

What is the term we use for the arrangement of forms within a work of art?

1. Perspective

2. Depth

3. Iconography

4. Composition

4. Composition

When we compared the Palette of King Narmer to photos of suitcases packed with

clothes, which of the following stylistic variable were we considering?

1. perspective

2. scale

3. composition

4. proportion

3. composition

We compared the Palette of King Narmer to an older, pre-dynastic wall painting depicting people, boats, and animals.

By comparison to Narmer's palette, the composition of the pre-dynastic painting appears more:

1. regular

2. symmetrical

3. irregular

4. planned

3. irregular

The ancient Egyptian word ka refers to:

1. the god of death and resurrection

2. the spirit or soul of an individual

3. the Pharaoh's rule by divine right

4. the priest who officiates in an Egyptian temple

2. the spirit or soul of an individual

The basic concepts with which to begin an analysis of a work of architecture are:

1. materials and size

2. form and function

3. location and shape

4. plan and elevation

2. form and function

The main function of the pyramids was that of a:

1. temple

2. royal palace

3. royal tomb

4. administrative center

3. royal tomb

How tall is the Great Pyramid (Khufu's)?

1. 181 feet

2. 281 feet

3. 381 feet

4. 481 feet

4. 481 feet

The Great Pyramid was the world's largest human-made structure until the period of:

1. the Roman Empire (c. 100 AD)

2. the Middle Ages (c. 1100 AD)

3. the Renaissance (1400s AD)

4. the Modern era (20thcentury)

2. the Middle Ages (c. 1100 AD)

The exterior surface of the pyramids was originally:

1. decorated with mural paintings

2. embedded with jewels

3. highly polished

3. highly polished

In what sense can the formal qualities of the Great Pyramids be described as 'anagogical'?

1. The formal qualities symbolize the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

2. The formal qualities symbolize the Egyptian belief in the afterlife

3. The formal qualities reflect the highly abstract style of Egyptian art

2. The formal qualities symbolize the Egyptian belief in the afterlife

When analyzing the significance of works of religious art, we can talk about the "two M's". What are the "two M's"?

1. Mars and Mercury

2. Morality and Mysticism (realm of reality where people enter after death)

3. Materials and Method

2. Morality and Mysticism (realm of reality where people enter after death)

Which of the following aspects of the pyramids is most closely connected to the moral (as opposed to mystical)

dimension of human experience?

1. The upward-pointing shape of the structures

2. The correspondence of the position of the pyramids to the star constellation of the god Osiris

3. The 'air ducts' leading out at an upward-sloping angle from the burial chamber

4. the possibility that they were built by slave labor

4. the possibility that they were built by slave labor

The smallest of the three pyramids on the Giza plateau belonged to which Pharaoh?

1. Narmer

2. Khafre

3. Khufu

4. Menkaure

4. Menkaure

The primary "anagogical" purpose of this "Menakaure and a queen" statue was to:

1. intimidate the pharaoh's subjects

2. serve as an alternate vessel for the pharaoh's ka

3. provide aesthetic enjoyment to the pharaoh's subjects

4. display the pharaoh's refined taste in art

2. serve as an alternate vessel for the pharaoh's ka

The phrase "one who keeps alive" was used in ancient Egypt to refer to:

1. sculptors

2. agricultural workers

3. pharaohs

4. concubines

1. sculptors

A "portrait" is an artistic representation of:

1. The human face (for example, an emoji)

2. A specific person (for example, President Kennedy)

3. A generic human character (for example, a baseball player)

2. A specific person (for example, President Kennedy)

The "body language" of the pose in which Menkaure is depicted expresses a combination of which of these

qualities?

1. freedom of movement and unshakable stability

2. an easy-going personality and human fragility

3. distain for his enemies and preoccupation for the well-being Egyptian people

1. freedom of movement and unshakable stability

In the terminology of human facial physiognomy (i.e. the physical form of the face and its features), the creases

between the eyebrows are called:

1. glabellar lines

2. periorbital lines (around the eyes)

1. glabellar lines

Compared to the official portraits of the past 45 United States presidents, the facial expression typically seen in

Egyptian pharaonic portraiture conveys:

1. greater concern and dedication to administrative tasks

2. greater detachment from emotional ups and downs and worldly concerns

3. greater affection for the people they ruled

4. a more complex, conflicted emotional life

2. greater detachment from emotional ups and downs and worldly concerns

Where is the "Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt" image located?

1. in an Egyptian tomb

2. in an Egyptian temple

3. in an Egyptian sports bar

1. in an Egyptian tomb

Which of the following terms derives from the Greek word meaning "another sense"?

1. anagogy

2. physiognomy

3. philosophy

4. allegory

4. allegory

At the literal level, this work depicts:

1. An Egyptian royal official hunting on the Nile

2. The conquest of order over chaos in the universe

1. An Egyptian royal official hunting on the Nile

At the allegorical level, this work depicts:

1. An Egyptian royal official hunting on the Nile

2. The conquest of order over chaos in the universe

2. The conquest of order over chaos in the universe

Ti's social status is indicated here by:

1. his direct, physical involvement in the sacred Hippopotamus hunt

2. the abstract style in which he is depicted

3. his vigorous, energetic movement

4. a hieroglyph announcing his royal title

2. the abstract style in which he is depicted

An important contributor to the theory of the relationship between art and social class was:

1. the pharaoh Menkaure

2. the archaeologist Howard Carter

3. the Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky-art = means of expressing privileges of the wealthy, ruling class

4. The American general George Patton

3. the Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky-art = means of expressing privileges of the wealthy, ruling class

In Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt the low-class servants at the front of the boat are depicted:

1. More naturalistically than Ti, the higher-class figure

2. More abstractly than Ti, the higher-class figure

1. More naturalistically than Ti, the higher-class figure