Which statement is the best comparison of the symbolism behind Chinese and Egyptian lions?

Question

A. Both Egyptian and Chinese lions represent royalty.
B. Chinese lions represent fear while Egyptian lions are symbolic of prosperity.
C. Chinese and Egyptian lions both represent royalty, but only Egyptian lions represent the horizon.
D. Chinese and Egyptian lions represent power, but only Egyptian lions represent royalty

Answer 1

A. Both Egyptian and Chinese lions represent royalty.

Answer 2

Which is the best definition of personification?
A. giving animals and objects human characteristics
B. developing new characteristics of personality
C. giving yourself the characteristics of someone else
D. giving humans characteristics of animals

Answer 3

A. giving animals and objects human characteristics

Answer 4

Which trait is not symbolized by Chinese dragons?
A. wisdom
B. benevolence
C. evil
D. adaptability

Answer 5

C. evil

Answer 6

Which is the best definition of the term symbolism?
A. the use of an unknown image
B. the practice of thinking in symbols
C. the use of signs to give direction
D. the use of symbols to represent ideas

Answer 7

D. the use of symbols to represent ideas

Answer 8

A profile figure of Kebehsenuef, son of Horus, has the head of a hawk and a blue and black human body.
Amuletic Figure of Kebehsenuef, Son of Horus
Egyptian
ca. 750–650 BC
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
According to Egyptian mythology, Horus has another son, Kebehsenuef, who has the head of a hawk. What characteristics might make Kebehsenuef fit for the job of watching a dead mummy’s vital organs?
A. a kind and caring heart
B. the keen eyes of a bird of prey
C. ingenuity
D. a tendency toward anger

Answer 9

B. the keen eyes of a bird of prey