Question 1
The Ishtar Gate is from
Persepolis
Paris
Akkad
Babylon

Question 2
Cuneiform literally means
rectangular
cone-shaped
cylindrical
wedge-shaped

Question 3
The Ishtar Gate used
glazed brick
an arch
patterns of horses
a and b, but not c

Question 4
Shamash is the Akkadian
sun god
moon god
supreme god
lightning god

Question 5
The largest Neolitic settlement is located at:
Babylon
Jerusalem
Jericho
Catal Huyuk

Question 6
Which is not true of the Stele of Naram-Sin?
it dates to the third millennium BC
it commemorates the death of Naram-Sin
it represents landscape as well as human figures
it is a relief

Question 7
The Mesopotamians believed in
a heavenly afterlife
a gloomy afterlife
a materialistic afterlife
a joyous afterlife

Question 8
Sumerian art is characterized by
symmetrical when seen from the front
clasped hands
large eyes in upturned faces
all of the above

Question 9
The figure of Naram-Sin is shown
with frontal shoulders and legs
with frontal shoulders and profile legs
with frontal legs and a profile head
with a frontal head and shoulders

Question 10
Assurbanipal was known for
his cruelty and culture
his cruelty and virtue
his culture and learning
his power and his generosity

Question 11
Neolithic in the Near East developed about ______ years earlier than in Europe.
2,000
1,000
4,000
3,000

Question 12
Which of the following are most logically connected?
Gilgamesh, Susa, Tell Asmar, Uruk
Cyrus, Darius, Persepolis, Susa
Woolley, Gudea, Sargon, Hammurabi
Ishtar, Sargon, Woolley, Ur

Question 13
The staring, wide eyes of the Tell Asmar statues are believed to indicate that the figures
are terrified by evil spirits
are apotropaic
are in the presence of a god
are praying

Question 14
A ziggurat is a
fort
Mesopotamian temple platform
pyramid
building made by Gudea

Question 15
Cylinder seals were
glyptic art
produced during Uruk period
used to keep inventories
all of the above

Question 16
The first recorded epic is about
Odysseus
Gilgamesh
Abraham
Noah

Question 17
Akkadians were
Semitic speaking
lived north of Sumer
Mesopotamian people
all of the above

Question 18
A stele is
a city wall
a weapon
a stone marker
a knife

Question 19
Nergal and Ereshkigal are the
king and queen of nature
king and queen of the underworld
king and queen of the sky
king and queen of the sea

Question 20
The beards of the Tell Asmar statues are best described as
red and stylized
naturalistic and black
stylized and curvilinear
black and stylized

Question 21
Ziggurats are
symbolic rivers
symbolic mountains
symbolic sculptures
symbolic temples

Question 22
Lagash was:
an Assyrian city
the center of the Neolithic Anatolia
a city-state
a Persian city

Question 23
The Ishtar Gate was dedicated to
the god of war
the goddess of fertility
the god of the underworld
the goddess of the moon

Question 24
Which of the following is not a Mesopotamian god?
Anu
Ishtar
Isis
Inanna

Question 25
Mesopotamian cultures did not include
Hittites
Akkad
Assyria
Sumer

Question 26
______ ruled Akkad and waged war on his neighbors around 2200 BC.
Naram-Sin
Alexander the Great
Narmer
Ashurnasirpal

Question 27
The hieros gamos refers to
a sacred marriage
a holy game
a festival of the new year
a rain ceremony

Question 28
The earliest known writing is called
hieroglyphics
Akkadian
cuneiform
the alphabet

Question 29
Ziggurats are an example of
archaic construction
cantilever construction
post and lintel construction
load bearing construction

Question 30
The Scythians are best known for
diorite
temples
pottery
gold

Question 31
Lions were traditional guardians because
they were never thought to sleep
they were kings of the animals
they symbolized the human king
they were powerful enough to keep enemies away

Question 32
The largest Neolithic site so far discovered in the ancient Near East is located in modern
Iraq
Turkey
Jordan
Iran

Question 33
Which of the following does a Lamassu not have?
sword
wings
five legs
horned cap

Question 34
Tigris and Euphrates are
Mesopotamian gods
Hittite gods
Mesopotamian rivers
Mesopotamian rulers

Question 35
Hammurabi is known for
building the walls of Uruk
a law code
the Epic of Gilgamesh
worshipping the sun god

Question 36
Gudea thought of himself mainly as a patron of
cuneiform tablets
temples
paintings
sculpture

Question 37
An Apadana is
a storage room
a sanctuary
a gateway
an audience hall

Question 38
Most Assyrian wall decoration includes
domestic scenes
hunting and war scenes
landscape scenes
gods

Question 39
Sargon was
a Hittite ruler
a Sumerian ruler
an Akkadian ruler
the ruler of Ur

Question 40
A documented, excavated object is said to have a
value
valuation
promise
provenience