ENCES: Mastery Test 5 each question. A. Read the following textbook passage. Then write the letter of the best answer to Scholars are limited in charting the details of early human social evolution because of the loss of evidence from natural causes. But owing to the fortunate "airtight" atmospheric conditions in numerous caves of France and Spain, we know that between 33,000 and 12,000 years ago, humans produced some of the most stunning paintings in the entire history of human art. ³In more than two hundred caves so far discovered (some as recently as 1991 and 1994), the earliest known artists painted breathtaking murals of prancing animals-bison, bulls, horses, stags, and even rhinoceroses. "The emphasis in this cave art was on movement. "Almost all of the murals depict game species running, leaping, chewing their cud, or facing the hunter at bay. "An ingenious device for giving the impression of motion was the drawing of additional outlines to indicate the areas in which the leg or the head of the animal had moved. 'The cave painters sometimes achieved startling three-dimensional effects by using the natural bumps and indentations of the cave surfaces. All in all, visitors today who are lucky enough to see the cave murals usually find them as stimulating as any paintings hanging in the world's foremost art museums. 1. The "natural causes" mentioned in the first sentence include A. religion and art. B. early human social evolution. C. weather and environmental elements that destroy evidence. D. animals that bury evidence. 2. The author refers to the "atmospheric conditions in numerous caves" as being fortunate because those conditions A. sheltered the ancient artists. B. kept the artwork from being washed away or disintegrating. C. were comfortable for the animal models. D. created the "natural bumps and indentations" that inspired the artists. 3. The author implies that A. artists have learned little throughout the centuries. B. the cave artists were creative and talented. C. the cave artwork was done quickly. D. at the time of the cave painters, interest in art was unusual. 4. The paintings reveal that A. hunting was a central activity of the time. B. meat was a major food of the time. C. rhinoceroses existed at the time in France and Spain. D. all of the above. (Continues on next page)
ENCES: Mastery Test 5 each question. A. Read the following textbook passage. Then write the letter of the best answer to Scholars are limited in charting the details of early human social evolution because of the loss of evidence from natural causes. But owing to the fortunate "airtight" atmospheric conditions in numerous caves of France and Spain, we know that between 33,000 and 12,000 years ago, humans produced some of the most stunning paintings in the entire history of human art. ³In more than two hundred caves so far discovered (some as recently as 1991 and 1994), the earliest known artists painted breathtaking murals of prancing animals-bison, bulls, horses, stags, and even rhinoceroses. "The emphasis in this cave art was on movement. "Almost all of the murals depict game species running, leaping, chewing their cud, or facing the hunter at bay. "An ingenious device for giving the impression of motion was the drawing of additional outlines to indicate the areas in which the leg or the head of the animal had moved. 'The cave painters sometimes achieved startling three-dimensional effects by using the natural bumps and indentations of the cave surfaces. All in all, visitors today who are lucky enough to see the cave murals usually find them as stimulating as any paintings hanging in the world's foremost art museums. 1. The "natural causes" mentioned in the first sentence include A. religion and art. B. early human social evolution. C. weather and environmental elements that destroy evidence. D. animals that bury evidence. 2. The author refers to the "atmospheric conditions in numerous caves" as being fortunate because those conditions A. sheltered the ancient artists. B. kept the artwork from being washed away or disintegrating. C. were comfortable for the animal models. D. created the "natural bumps and indentations" that inspired the artists. 3. The author implies that A. artists have learned little throughout the centuries. B. the cave artists were creative and talented. C. the cave artwork was done quickly. D. at the time of the cave painters, interest in art was unusual. 4. The paintings reveal that A. hunting was a central activity of the time. B. meat was a major food of the time. C. rhinoceroses existed at the time in France and Spain. D. all of the above. (Continues on next page)
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