Quiz for Source 6.4: Art and the Maya Elite

1. Question 6.16

   This image was painted on
   

   This image was painted on

   A.

   a temple wall.

   B.

   a vase.

   C.

   on the wall of a ball court.

   D.

   a tomb wall.

2. Question 6.17

   Which of the following is true of the ball game depicted in this image?
   

   Which of the following is true of the ball game depicted in this image?

   A.

   Participants threw heavy rubber balls at each other, attempting to knock their opponents out.

   B.

   The goal of the game was to hit a marker or ring with a ball.

   C.

   The game was very similar to modern soccer in that opponents used their feet but not their hands to maneuver the ball.

   D.

   We know almost nothing about how the game was played.

3. Question 6.18

   Who were the Hero Twins that the ball players in this scene echo through their elaborate dress and head gear?
   

   Who were the Hero Twins that the ball players in this scene echo through their elaborate dress and head gear?

   A.

   Two Maya kings who settled their conflicts on the ball courts rather than on the battlefield

   B.

   Two ball players of humble origins from Tikal who were undefeated throughout their long careers.

   C.

   Famous ball players who triumphed over the lords of the underworld

   D.

   Gods associated with Venus and Mars who came to earth in order to play ball games against human opponents

4. Question 6.19

   Which interpretation of the scene is bolstered by the glyph inscription along the top of the image?
   

   Which interpretation of the scene is bolstered by the glyph inscription along the top of the image?

   A.

   The two ball players at the center of the scene were the Hero Twins of Maya myth.

   B.

   The four figures in the image were actually gods who had taken on human form to participate in the ball game.

   C.

   The losers of this ball game were to be sacrificed to the gods.

   D.

   Kings from adjacent cities were associated with the game commemorated on the vase.

5. Question 6.20

   What can this image tell us about the role of Maya rulers in ball games?
   

   What can this image tell us about the role of Maya rulers in ball games?

   A.

   Sometimes rulers were associated with ball games through inscriptions.

   B.

   Only rulers played the ball game.

   C.

   Rulers opposed the playing of ball games.

   D.

   Rulers became revered as gods if they triumphed in ball games.