Course World Cultures I

Test Week 3 Quiz

Instructions This quiz consist of 40 multiple choice questions. The first10 questions cover the material in Chapter 2. The second10 questions cover the material in Chapter 3. The third10 questions cover the material in Chapter 7. The last 10questions cover the material in Chapter 11. Be sure youare in the correct Chapter when you take the quiz.

Question 12 out of 2 points

Why does Hammurabi's law code represent an important change for Mesopotamianjustice?Answer

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It made laws more uniform, objective, and impartial

Question 22 out of 2 points

Why did Mesopotamian scribes move from pictograms to the more linear cuneiformwriting?Answer

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Drawing lines instead of curves in wet clay was easier

Question 32 out of 2 points

What does Hammurabi's code tell about the position of Mesopotamian women?Answer

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They were inferior to men, on the same level as slaves

Question 42 out of 2 points

How did the Mesopotamians view human society?Answer

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As part of a larger society

Question 52 out of 2 points

Why did the arts develop in Mesopotamia?Answer

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As celebrations of the priest-kings' power

Question 62 out of 2 points

What was the role of the Hebrew prophets in the era following Solomon's death?Answer

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To provide moral instruction according to the laws of the Torah

Question 72 out of 2 points

Which of the following pairs correctly identifies the subjects illustrated on the RoyalStandard of Ur?Answer

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"War" and "Peace"

Question 82 out of 2 points

What about the Royal Standard of Ur illustrates social perspective or hierarchy of scale?Answer

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The most important figures are represented as larger than others

Question 92 out of 2 points

Why is King Solomon's authorship of the "Song of Solomon" doubtful?Answer

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The female protagonist's voice is stronger than the man's

Question 100 out of 2 points

What distinguishes the Law Code of Hammurabi from its predecessors?Answer

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It is the first stele in a phallic shape

Question 112 out of 2 points

Why was the Palette of Narmer created?Answer

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For a gift to a god or goddess

Question 122 out of 2 points

Why can the reliefs on Ramses II's pylon gate at Luxor be viewed as symbolic ratherthan historical?Answer

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The battle scene they describe was not the success depicted

Question 132 out of 2 points

Why was deciphering the Rosetta Stone so significant?Answer

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The Stone provided the key to reading hieroglyphs

Question 142 out of 2 points

What was left behind by the Nile's annual flooding?Answer

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Deep deposits of fertile soil

Question 152 out of 2 points

What is Imhotep's distinction?Answer

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He is the first artist or architect whose name survives

Question 162 out of 2 points

Why did Egyptian artists paint human's faces, arms, legs, and feet in profile?Answer

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They believed it was the most characteristic view

Question 170 out of 2 points

With what has most surviving Egyptian art and architecture been associated?Answer

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The gods and goddesses

Question 180 out of 2 points

Why is Nebamun Hunting Birds a sort of visual pun?Answer

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The fish, birds, and cat look more realistic than the people

Question 192 out of 2 points

Why was Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb so "wonderful?"Answer

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This was the only royal tomb in Egypt not to have been looted

Question 202 out of 2 points

Why during the 8th century BCE were the Kushites able to control Egypt?Answer

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The Egyptians needed stronger leadership to thwart an Assyrian invasion

Question 212 out of 2 points

In which river's valley did the Chinese people first settle around 7000 BCE?Answer

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Yellow River

Question 222 out of 2 points

Along which river did Indian civilization develop?Answer

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Indus

Question 232 out of 2 points

Why is goddess worship fundamental to Hindu religion?Answer

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Villages recognize goddesses as their protectors

Question 242 out of 2 points

Why do Daoists advocate living in total simplicity?Answer

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To understand qi

Question 252 out of 2 points

Why have the earliest ritual jade discs (bi) been found in tombs?Answer

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The Chinese believed that jade preserved the body from decay

Question 262 out of 2 points

Why have archaeologists been unable to find many ancient Chinese edifices?Answer

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Most were built of wood, which did not survive time's ravages

Question 272 out of 2 points

Why do sensuous form, vibrant color, a profusion of ornament, and rich texture dominateIndian art?Answer

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To capture the essence of the divine

Question 282 out of 2 points

Why did later inhabitants of this region call it the "Central Plain"?Answer

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They believed it was the center of their country

Question 292 out of 2 points

Why did the Zhou claim they were able to overthrow the Shang dynasty?Answer

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The Shang had lost the Mandate of Heaven by not ruling virtuously

Question 30

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Why around 1500 BCE did the longest-lasting class system begin in India?Answer

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Invading Aryans conquered and enslaved the inhabitants

Question 312 out of 2 points

What does the moat surrounding the Hindu temple Angkor Wat represent?Answer

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The oceans

Question 322 out of 2 points

What is the goal of every Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist before crossing into paradise?Answer

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To help others reach enlightenment

Question 332 out of 2 points

What development enabled the Chinese to build suspension bridges and pagodas?Answer

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Iron- and steel-casting

Question 342 out of 2 points

What "world's first" is Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji considered to be?Answer

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Novel

Question 352 out of 2 points

Why did the conquering Spanish build churches on the Inca temple foundations?Answer

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To emphasize Christian control of the native sites

Question 362 out of 2 points

Why must the Yoruba king cover his face with rows of beads?Answer

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To shield viewers from the power of his gaze

Question 372 out of 2 points

What is the Popol Vuh?Answer

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The Maya book of creation

Question 382 out of 2 points

What new literary form did the Japanese court women create?Answer

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Zuihitsu

Question 392 out of 2 points

Why did the Benin build the massive earthwork walls and moats around their capitalcity?Answer

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As protection from raiding elephants

Question 402 out of 2 points

Why did the Mesoamerican cultures view Teotihuacán as a holy site?Answer

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It was their mythic place of originMonday, November 5, 2012 5:20:19 PM EST