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Q: In comparison to Greek women, Roman women were A. treated like slaves. B. involved in rituals. C. not allowed to own property. D. socially far freer.

Q: The biggest problem with concrete is A. it is expensive and difficult to manipulate. B. it requires highly skilled workers. C. it deteriorates when exposed to moisture. D. it is difficult to transport.

Q: Which of the Flavian Amphitheaters (Figs. 6-37 and 6-38) architectural elements serves no structural purpose? A. the entablature of the outer wall B. the arcade of the outer wall C. the interior groin vaults D. the barrel-vaulted corridors

Q: Who proposed a schematic system for organizing Pompeian wall paintings? A. Pliny the Elder B. Anna Maria Carruba C. Wilhelmina Jashemski D. August Mau

Q: The wall paintings in the House of the Vetii (Fig. 6-28) A. depict a continuous narrative around the entire room. B. resemble framed pictures hung on the wall. C. exemplify the Roman tradition of still-life painting. D. are unusual because most homes relied on mosaics for decoration.

Q: Which cultural influence can be seen in the dramatic action of the Gemma Augustea (Fig. 6-22)? A. Egyptian B. Etruscan C. Classical Greek D. Hellenistic

Q: How does Augustus of Primaporta (Fig. 6-18) differ from Greek Classical sculpture? A. the figures accurate proportions B. the figures youthful appearance C. the figures identifiable facial features D. the figures contrapposto pose

Q: The Romans tradition of realistic portrait sculpture probably derives from their A. desire to revive Greek Classical ideals. B. veneration of deceased ancestors. C. concerns about the afterlife. D. use of art as political propaganda.

Q: Which metalworking technique was used to decorate bronze Etruscan cistae? A. etching B. engraving C. repousse D. niello

Q: Which part of their temples did the Etruscans decorate with sculpture, in contrast to Greek architectural plans? A. porch B. pediment C. roof D. side walls

Q: What medium demonstrates exceptional technical skill in the Etruscans production of large-scale sculpture? A. marble B. terra cotta C. limestone D. stucco

Q: What did Constantine issue in 313 CE that became a model of religious tolerance? A. Edict of Constantinople B. Verdict of Rome C. Treaty of Ravenna D. Edict of Milan

Q: How are the Ara Pacis Augustae (Fig. 6-19) and the Column of Trajan (Figs. 6-46 and 6-47) similar? A. Both record a military event. B. Both include realistic, anecdotal details. C. Both were built as imperial tombs. D. Both show the emperors ancestry.

Q: The Flavian Amphitheater (Figs. 6-37 and 6-38) is also known as the Colosseum because of A. the statue of Nero that stood next to it. B. its imposing size and seating capacity. C. its function as a public entertainment site. D. the muscular physique of Roman gladiators.

Q: The study of what part of Roman homes was neglected until 1973? A. the female spaces B. the wall paintings C. the gardens D. the exterior facade

Q: What was the function of the colossal statue of Constantine the Great (Fig. 6-69)? A. It stood outside the Flavian Amphitheater. B. It served as a permanent stand-in for the emperor. C. It was an object of worship located in the Basilica Nova. D. It helped structurally support the roof of the Basilica Nova.

Q: Why is the theater at Epidauros characteristic of the fourth century BCE?

Q: Compare and contrast the kore and kouros with Egyptian royal sculpture.

Q: Discuss the development of the figure in Greek art from the Archaic Period through the Hellenistic Period.

Q: Compare the Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) (Fig. 5-43) by Polykleitos and Hermes and the Infant Dionysos (Fig. 5-53) by Praxiteles.

Q: Trace the development of pottery from black-figure to red-figure to white ground.

Q: What two trends did Hellenistic sculptors create?

Q: What were the many purposes of Greek theater?

Q: What happened to Alexander the Greats empire following his death?

Q: What was Hippodamoss idea of a perfect city structure?

Q: What extraordinary artifacts are contained in the Erechtheion?

Q: How did Perikles lead the High Classical Period?

Q: How does the Warrior (Fig. 5-30) combine idealized anatomical forms and naturalistic details?

Q: What purpose did the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi serve?

Q: According to Greek legend, what is the story of creation?

Q: What defined the early Greek city-state?

Q: In contrast to Egyptian temples, Greek temples encouraged the visitor to A. walk around the exterior. B. stay outside. C. pass through a gate. D. admire guardian figures.

Q: Olpe (Pitcher) (Fig. 5-4) is an early example of the technique called A. red-figure. B. white-figure. C. black-figure. D. incising.

Q: A specialty of Greek goldsmiths was the design of earrings in tiny forms of A. sculpture. B. tondo. C. flowers. D. abacus.

Q: Which earlier style influenced the Hellenistic sculpture Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de Milo) (Fig. 5-68)? A. Geometric B. Minoan C. Archaic D. Classical

Q: Alexander the Greats teacher was the philosopher A. Pythagoras. B. Aristotle. C. Kallikrates. D. Socrates.

Q: Which is an opaque, water-based medium mixed with glue or egg white, which was used on white-ground lekythoi like the Woman and Maid vase (Fig. 5-52)? A. mosaic B. slip C. tempera D. gilding

Q: Upright stone slabs used in cemeteries as gravestones are called A. stelai. B. fillets. C. cella. D. volutes.

Q: Which early form of a temple order is illustrated in the Parthenon (Fig. 5-37A)? A. Ionic B. Caryatid C. Corinthian D. Doric

Q: What did the artist do to contribute to the realism in the Battle Between the Gods and the Giants (Fig. 5-8)? A. overlapped the figures B. included landscape elements C. created orthogonals D. stacked the pictorial motifs

Q: The Sanctuary at Delphi was the sacred home of the Greek god A. Hermes. B. Achilles. C. Apollo. D. Mars.

Q: The term Pausian refers to A. mosaic copies of painted originals B. opulent floral borders in paintings and mosaics C. hunting scenes with foreshortening. D. textiles that incorporate symmetrical balance.

Q: By encouraging the viewer to move around the statue Man Scraping Himself (Apoxyomenos) (Fig. 5-55), Lysippos demonstrated a new use of A. space. B. proportion. C. scale. D. modeling.

Q: Which mathematical ratio contributed to the harmony and balance of the Parthenon? A. 10:16 B. 6:12 C. 8:17 D. 4:9

Q: Which of the following features distinguishes the Doric order in Greek architecture? A. a column that stands directly on the stylobate B. fluted and elongated columns C. a continuous frieze on the entablature D. a peristyle colonnade with cistern

Q: Which medium did the Greeks prefer to use for figurative sculpture because it allowed for complex action poses? A. bronze B. wood C. marble D. terra cotta

Q: What feature do Greek kouroi and standing figures in Egyptian art have in common? A. full nudity B. the Archaic smile C. a rigid stance D. realistic proportion

Q: The practice of painting and fitting marble sculpture with bronze accessories reflects the Greeks desire for art that shows a heightened sense of A. luxury. B. decoration. C. emotionalism. D. reality.

Q: According to some scholars, the Greeks defeat of the Persians in 480 BCE had what effect on Greek art? A. It accelerated artistic developments that led to the Classical Period. B. Near Eastern traditions became more acceptable in Greek art. C. Greek art was used as propaganda against the Persians. D. Greek language and literature became dominant in the Near East and Egypt.

Q: Which term means a city on top of a hill? A. Parthenon B. akropolis C. Erechtheion D. metropolis

Q: Which term refers to presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis, a convention that dominates Greek Classical art? A. pronaos B. contrapposto C. cantilevering D. idealization

Q: Which bronze sculpture was created as an illustration of the principles set out in the Canon of Polykleitos? A. Charioteer (Fig. 5-29) B. Warrior (Fig. 5-30) C. Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) (Fig. 5-43) D. Aphrodite of Knidos (Fig. 5-54)

Q: Which vase shape is exemplified by the beautiful black-figure vase of Dionysos with Maenads (Fig. 5-25) by the Amasis Painter? A. olpe B. amphora C. lekythos D. krater

Q: Which period is exemplified by the sculpture Man and Centaur (Fig. 5-3)? A. Hellenistic B. Oriental C. Geometric D. Classical

Q: Which period is named for the influence of Egypt, the Near East, and Asia Minor on Greek art? A. Suma-Eastern B. Hellenistic C. Proto-Egyptian D. Orientalizing

Q: The Propylaia was a monumental entrance to the Athenian Akropolis, which also housed one of the earliest known A. museums. B. temples. C. libraries. D. theaters.

Q: The treatise by sculptor Polykleitos that specified a set of rules for constructing what he considered to be the ideal human figure was called A. the Doryphoros. B. the Canon. C. the Contrapposto. D. the Symmetria.

Q: Describe the iconography in Aegean art, and give at least three examples.

Q: Discuss the evidence that suggests the Minoans and Mycenaeans both traded with cultures from the Near East and Egypt. Give specific examples.

Q: Trace the development of luxury goods from the Aegean world from the Cyclades islands to Crete and then to the Greek mainland.

Q: Compare the palace complex of Knossos with the Mycenaean citadel.

Q: How would you compare and contrast the art of the Minoans with the art of the Mycenaeans?

Q: What iconography appears on the Lion Gate at Mycenae, and what was its possible purpose

Q: How did the Mycenaean tomb develop from the shaft grave to the tholos tomb?

Q: Give two reasons that the Harvester Rhyton is exceptional.

Q: What is exceptional about the materials of the Statuette of a Male Figure and how may it have functioned?

Q: What scene is shown in the most famous painting of Knossos, the Bull Leaping mural?

Q: What makes Minoan wall painting an eloquent art form?

Q: Why is the term labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?

Q: What defines the style of the Cycladic Island works of art?

Q: Art historian Thomas Strasser identified the subject of the so-called Flotilla Fresco as A. a fishing expedition. B. a specific seascape of Thera. C. a volcanic eruption. D. the approach of a Mycenaean warship.

Q: What is the metalworking technique that fuses minute balls of precious metal to a surface? A. fresco B. relief C. filigree D. granulation

Q: The Statuette of a Male Figure (Fig. 4-8) has been interpreted as a(n) A. soldier. B. prisoner. C. young god. D. athlete.

Q: In comparison to the Harvester Rhyton (Fig. 4-9), the figures on the Warrior Krater (Fig. 4-26) do not have the A. majestic scale. B. vibrant energy. C. static march. D. calm expression.

Q: What defines the styles used for depictions of sea life decorating works like Octopus Flask (Fig. 4-11)? A. energetic B. stoic C. serious D. idealistic

Q: The beautiful Harvester Rhyton (Fig. 4-9) may have been covered with A. niello. B. gold leaf. C. serpentine. D. fresco.

Q: The first example of dressed stone in the Aegean is at A. Thera. B. Mycenae. C. Akrotiri. D. Knossos.

Q: What were the earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece called? A. tholos tombs B. beehive tombs C. shaft graves D. passage graves

Q: The great lions of the Lion Gate at Mycenae were inserted into the A. the posts. B. the lintel. C. the corbelled arch. D. the flanking walls.

Q: Which citys walls were rebuilt three times? A. Knossos B. Mycenae C. Pylos D. Troy