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Q: Which of the following is true about the funerary complex of Queen Hatshepsut? A) The overall design was doubtless inspired by the trio of large pyramids in Giza. B) The faades of the temple were articulated by buttressing pilasters. C) Unique double-headed capitals carved in the form of bulls and lions were present in the temple. D) Mud-brick walls and a post-and-lintel timber framework enclosed rectangular spaces in the complex. E) The overall design of the complex was inspired by the neighboring temple of Mentuhotep.

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the Acropolis in Tepe Gawra, Sumer (Iraq)? A) Its major buildings formed a B-shaped closed court. B) The building was erected in a valley and it reflected its insignificance to the society. C) The faades of its courts were articulated by buttressing pilasters. D) Its walls were made of red granite and surrounded by obelisks. E) There were massive columns and obelisks on the path leading to the building.

Q: In the context of the architecture in ancient Egypt, monumental masonry entrance gates or ________ lined processional routes to represent the eastern mountains of Egypt through which the divine early-morning sunlight emanated. A) pylons B) obelisks C) trilithons D) colonnades E) pilasters

Q: A trilithon at Stonehenge consists of: A) three coffin-sized stone slabs used as an altar. B) a vertical sighting stone and two horizontal stones. C) two upright stones capped by a lintel. D) three concentric rings of ditches. E) None of the answers is correct.

Q: The most common Mesopotamian house type: A) made use of a cella. B) was built from glazed brick. C) was based on a Persian house. D) had a courtyard at its core. E) made use of a cella and was built from glazed brick.

Q: All of the following civilizations operated in Mesopotamia EXCEPT the: A) Sumerian civilization. B) Achaean civilization. C) Babylonian civilization. D) Hittite civilization. E) Assyrian civilization.

Q: At Persepolis, the Persians borrowed from Egyptian artistic traditions by using: A) an obelisk. B) a hypostyle hall. C) a megaron. D) a trilithon. E) None of the answers is correct.

Q: The orientation of the passageway at Newgrange seems to have been based on: A) ancient pathways. B) the direction of sunlight on the winter solstice. C) an understanding of true north. D) the relationship of the site to Stonehenge. E) None of the answers is correct.

Q: The principal building material for Mesopotamian ziggurats was: A) white marble. B) sun-dried brick. C) tamped earth. D) sandstone. E) granite.