Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 1.1: Paleolithic Hand Markings

Select the best answer. Click Submit for each question to turn in your work.

Question

1. Where have Paleolithic finger and hand markings been found?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct: The answer is c. Such markings have been found all over the world, suggesting that art was a part of all early human societies.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Such markings have been found all over the world, suggesting that art was a part of all early human societies.
1. Where have Paleolithic finger and hand markings been found?

Question

2. Which of these pigments is most commonly used in Paleolithic finger and hand markings?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct: The answer is d. Humans have been using red ochre for more than a hundred thousand years. It varies in color from yellow to red to brown to purple.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Humans have been using red ochre for more than a hundred thousand years. It varies in color from yellow to red to brown to purple.
2. Which of these pigments is most commonly used in Paleolithic finger and hand markings?

Question

3. How were the handprints in Cueva de las Manos in Argentina made?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct: The answer is c. The artists placed their hand on the cave wall and used a bone pipe to blow powdered paint onto the hand, creating an outline when the hand was removed.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The artists placed their hand on the cave wall and used a bone pipe to blow powdered paint onto the hand, creating an outline when the hand was removed.
3. How were the handprints in Cueva de las Manos in Argentina made?

Question

4. How long have humans been using red ochre as a material for the creation of art?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct: The answer is d. Scientists have evidence of the use of red ochre to make paint that dates to about 100,000 B.C.E.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Scientists have evidence of the use of red ochre to make paint that dates to about 100,000 B.C.E.
4. How long have humans been using red ochre as a material for the creation of art?