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1. Which of the following information is NOT used by
scholars studying Prehistoric Art?
1. (a) ethnographic research
2. (b) archeological findings
3. (c) primary source writings
4. (d) scientific data
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
1. Answer: 3 (c). See page 1. The prehistoric period
dates to a time before writing existed. Art historians
must rely on scientific and anthropological methods
in their attempts to interpret works of art from this
period.
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
2. Which technique was used to make visual art
in Paleolithic caves?
1. (a) modeling and carving
2. (b) engraving
3. (c) painting
4. (d) all of the above
5. (e) none of the above
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
2. Answer: 4.(d). See pages 2-10, esp. 5, 7 and 8.
Prehistoric artists engraved images into cave walls
with their fingers or sharp pieces of flint. Colored
marks were made directly with small chunks of
materials such as charcoal and ocher, or by
grinding minerals into a powder and adding water,
saliva, blood or other liquids to form a paint. They
also produced three-dimensional art forms by
carving or modeling various materials.
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
3. The visual features of the Woman of Willendorf
emphasize which quality?
1. (a) fertility
2. (b) beauty
3. (c) strength
4. (d) health
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
3. Answer: 1.(a). See pages 10-11. The figure’s face and hair lack detail. Emphasis is given instead to the female reproductive features: the small arms are placed on pendulous breasts, which are echoed in the rounded belly and buttocks, and genitalia are visible between the large thighs.
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
4. These figures from a tomb in Cernavoda in Romania demonstrate what innovation of the Neolithic period?
1. (a) funerary rituals
2. (b) oven-fired pottery
3. (c) monumental architecture
4. (d) fixed living settlements
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
4. Answer: 2.(b). The production of oven-fired ceramics
is one of many technical innovations that developed in
the Neolithic period. While these figures were found in
a tomb, scholars cannot be sure of their function or
cultural meaning.
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
5. Stonehenge, like most Neolithic architecture in Western and Northern Europe, demonstrates a primary concern with
1. (a) engineering advancement
2. (b) community unity
3. (c) protection from invaders
4. (d) ceremonial ritual
Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
5. Answer: 4.(d). See pages 15-18. Sites such as Stonehenge in England and Ménec in France suggest that celestial observation and ritual were of primary importance to Neolithic peoples. Their monumental structures attest to the engineering and administrative accomplishment of the culture.
