The Old Stone Age Art Quiz

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What is the immediate impression a modern viewer gets of a rapidly moving herd?

  • The herd appears to be a collection of different animals moving in the same direction
  • The herd appears to be a single, uniform group of animals
  • The herd appears to be a realistic depiction of a rapidly moving group of animals
  • The herd appears to be a false representation of a rapidly moving group of animals (correct)

What are the two fundamentally different approaches to picture making on display in the Hall of the Bulls?

  • Depictions of different animal species
  • Silhouettes and outline drawings (correct)
  • Front-facing and profile views
  • Realistic and abstract depictions

How do prehistoric representations of animals depict the beasts?

  • With the horns of the bulls shown from the front, not in profile
  • From multiple angles, showing different views of the animal
  • In strict profile, with the head, body, tail, and all four legs visible (correct)
  • With a focus on the environment surrounding the animals

How did the Lascaux painters depict the bulls' horns?

<p>From the front, not in profile (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did painters become concerned with how to depict animals and people from a fixed viewpoint or develop an interest in recording the environment around the figures?

<p>Much later in the history of art (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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