The Paleolithic Era in Literature and Art: A Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge about the Paleolithic Era as depicted in literature and art.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous cave painting from the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Lascaux Caves
  2. Altamira Caves
  3. Chauvet Caves
  4. All of the above
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the novel by Jean M. Auel that is set in the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Clan of the Cave Bear
  2. The Mammoth Hunters
  3. The Horse Clan
  4. The Plains of Passage
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous sculpture from the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Venus of Willendorf
  2. Venus of Brassempouy
  3. Venus of Laussel
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the poem by Ezra Pound that is inspired by the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Hugh Selwyn Mauberley
  2. The Waste Land
  3. Homage to Sextus Propertius
  4. Personae
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous painting by Pablo Picasso that is inspired by the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
  2. Guernica
  3. The Old Guitarist
  4. Three Musicians
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the play by Eugene Ionesco that is set in the Paleolithic Era?

  1. The Bald Soprano
  2. Rhinoceros
  3. The Chairs
  4. Exit the King
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous film by Stanley Kubrick that is inspired by the Paleolithic Era?

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. A Clockwork Orange
  3. The Shining
  4. Barry Lyndon
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the opera by Richard Strauss that is based on the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Elektra
  2. Salome
  3. Der Rosenkavalier
  4. Ariadne auf Naxos
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous ballet by Igor Stravinsky that is inspired by the Paleolithic Era?

  1. The Rite of Spring
  2. Petrushka
  3. The Firebird
  4. Pulcinella
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symphony by Gustav Mahler that is inspired by the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Symphony No. 1
  2. Symphony No. 2
  3. Symphony No. 3
  4. Symphony No. 4
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous novel by H.G. Wells that is set in the Paleolithic Era?

  1. The Time Machine
  2. The Island of Dr. Moreau
  3. The Invisible Man
  4. The War of the Worlds
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Jack London that is set in the Paleolithic Era?

  1. The Call of the Wild
  2. White Fang
  3. To Build a Fire
  4. The Law of Life
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling that is inspired by the Paleolithic Era?

  1. If
  2. The Jungle Book
  3. Gunga Din
  4. Recessional
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the play by George Bernard Shaw that is set in the Paleolithic Era?

  1. Pygmalion
  2. Major Barbara
  3. Heartbreak House
  4. Back to Methuselah
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous film by Jean Renoir that is inspired by the Paleolithic Era?

  1. La Grande Illusion
  2. The Rules of the Game
  3. Grand Illusion
  4. The River