HUMN CHAPTERS 8-15 REVIEW/ 215+ Q&A FOR FINAL EXAM
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The "Calendar Stone" was used by the Aztecs as an actual calendar with which they would keep time. - Answer: FALSE, a huge votive object, functioned not as an actual calendar, but as a symbol of the Aztec cosmos.
A triptych is a...
HUMN CHAPTERS 8-15 REVIEW/ 215+ Q&A
FOR FINAL EXAM
The "Calendar Stone" was used by the Aztecs as an actual calendar with which
they would keep time. - Answer: FALSE, a huge votive object, functioned not as an
actual calendar, but as a symbol of the Aztec cosmos.
A triptych is a painting that consists of how many parts or panels? - Answer: 3
The Thunderbird House Post (pictured below) is a Native American wooden pole
carved and painted with heraldic family symbols, also known as what? - Answer:
TOTEMS
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,The Maya were the only known Native American culture to produce a written
language. - Answer: TRUE
All of the following statements are true of Hieronymus Bosch and his famous
painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights (pictured below), except which one?
Like the Italian Renaissance masters Raphael and Michelangelo, Bosch also
created paintings that elevated the natural nobility of humankind.
Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights uses wildly unconventional images drawn
from popular proverbs, pilgrim badges, and the pseudosciences of astrology and
alchemy.
When The Garden of Earthly Delights altarpiece is closed, there is an image of God
hovering above a huge transparent globe, representing earth in the process of
Creation.
When The Garden of Earthly Delights altarpiece is opened, there are three scenes:
the Creation of Eve in Eden, hordes of frolicking nudes and animals, and Hell. -
Answer: Like the Italian Renaissance masters Raphael and Michelangelo, Bosch
also created paintings that elevated the natural nobility of humankind.
In the engraving printmaking process, lines are incised on a wooden surface, then
inked and printed. - Answer: FALSE
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,All of the following statements are true of the Shakespearean Stage and the Globe
playhouse, except which one?
The Globe was the first theater during the Northern Renaissance that permitted
women to perform on public stage.
The Globe was embellished with a logo of a globe, along with a sign that loosely
translates to, "All the World's a Stage."
"Groundlings" refers to commoners who could gain access to performances at the
Globe in a standing-room area at the cost of only one penny.
The Globe offered all levels of society access to professional theatrical
performances. - Answer: The Globe was the first theater during the Northern
Renaissance that permitted women to perform on public stage.
Which of the following civilizations referred to themselves as "Mexica"? - Answer:
AZTEC CIVILIZATION
Which of the following figures served as chancellor to King Henry VIII of England
during Henry's break from the Catholic Church, and was ultimately executed for
refusing to support Henry as head of the new Anglican Church? - Answer:
THOMAS MORE
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, All of the following statements are true of William Shakespeare, except which
one?
Shakespeare formed an acting company in London, Lord Chamberlain's Company,
which performed most of its activities at the Globe Playhouse.
The plots of Shakespeare's plays drew largely on Classical history, medieval
chronicles, and contemporary romances.
Shakespeare's writings are considered to be the greatest examples of English
literature, and have had enormous influence on the evolution of the English
language and the Western literary tradition.
Shakespeare's plays were written in blank verse, or poetry that does not rhyme
and approximates the rhythms of vernacular speech.
A lot is known about the details of Shakespeare's early life and formal education. -
Answer: A lot is known about the details of Shakespeare's early life and formal
education.
One of the main reasons why Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church and
established the Anglican Church under his own leadership was because the pope
refused Henry's request to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. - Answer:
TRUE
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