Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean
Art History · Unit 2 · Paper 1

Ancient Mediterranean unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

Each paper is built from this unit’s 24 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 2, Paper 1” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.
Suggested time 31 min 28 points0/17 attempted
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Head of a Roman patrician

2

Augustus of Prima Porta

3

Anavysos Kouros

4

Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters

5

Colosseum

6

Great Altar of Zeus and Athena

7

Palette of King Narmer

8

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

9

Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)

10

White Temple and its ziggurat

11

Great Pyramids and Great Sphinx

12

Standard of Ur

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Statues of votive figures, Square Temple at Eshnunna

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Pantheon

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Niobides Krater

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Lamassu, citadel of Sargon II

3 pts

Free response

4 pts

Compare and contrast the function and significance of the Augustus of Prima Porta with the Palette of King Narmer. How do both works communicate the power of the ruler?