Question 1

What does "archaic" mean?

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A) advanced 
B) unique 
C) common 
D) antiquated 
A) advanced 
B) unique 
C) common 
D) antiquated

Question 2

Describe the stylistic development that occurred from the time of the Peplos Kore,to the Parthenon's pedimental sculpture,to Nike Adjusting Her Sandal.

Accepted Answer

•	Kore figures from the Archaic period w

Question 3

When a building or room has free-standing columns around it,it is said to be

Accepted Answer

A) archaic. 
B) crenellated. 
C) Ionic. 
D) peristyle. 
A) archaic. 
B) crenellated. 
C) Ionic. 
D) peristyle.

Question 4

Give an example and describe the style of Minoan wall painting.What can we conclude about the Minoan people?

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Essay responses should include these poi

Question 5

Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos was considered daring because it

Accepted Answer

A) broke the canon of Polykleitos. 
B) showed the goddess as an older woman. 
C) was brightly painted. 
D) was nude. 
A) broke the canon of Polykleitos. 
B) showed the goddess as an older woman. 
C) was brightly painted. 
D) was nude.

Question 6

During which period of Greek history were sculptures made that depicted people from all levels of society and all physical types?

Accepted Answer

A) Archaic 
B) Classical 
C) fourth century 
D) Hellenistic 
A) Archaic 
B) Classical 
C) fourth century 
D) Hellenistic

Question 7

Which of the following refers to the illusion on a flat surface of objects projecting sharply into space?

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A) foreshortening 
B) shading 
C) undercutting 
D) modeling 
A) foreshortening 
B) shading 
C) undercutting 
D) modeling

Question 8

Discuss the element of color and its relationship to Greek sculpture.Why is the consideration of color important?

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Essay responses should include these poi

Question 9

Which architectural order has fluted columns without bases and unadorned capitals?

Accepted Answer

A) Ionic 
B) Corinthian 
C) Tuscan 
D) Doric 
A) Ionic 
B) Corinthian 
C) Tuscan 
D) Doric

Question 10

Which of the following best describes Cycladic sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A) It has been reduced to geometric essentials. 
B) It is rounded and fleshy. 
C) Sculptures are in the shape of houses,boats,birds,and animals. 
D) The glazes are splashed freely over the sculptures and allowed to run. 
A) It has been reduced to geometric essentials. 
B) It is rounded and fleshy. 
C) Sculptures are in the shape of houses,boats,birds,and animals. 
D) The glazes are splashed freely over the sculptures and allowed to run.

Question 11

Which of the following coincides with the end of the Classical period in Greek art?

Accepted Answer

A) the defeat of the Persian Xerxes 
B) the defeat of the Greeks by the Romans 
C) the administration of Pericles 
D) the death of Alexander 
A) the defeat of the Persian Xerxes 
B) the defeat of the Greeks by the Romans 
C) the administration of Pericles 
D) the death of Alexander

Question 12

Which of the following is a mixture of clay and water that is applied to the surface of an unfired ceramic vessel?

Accepted Answer

A) niello 
B) slip 
C) glaze 
D) enamel 
A) niello 
B) slip 
C) glaze 
D) enamel

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the Minoan wall painting style?

Accepted Answer

A) thick outlines,abstract shapes,and war scenes 
B) geometric shapes and religious scenes 
C) violent hunting scenes and static figures 
D) elegant lines,natural scenes,and pure color 
A) thick outlines,abstract shapes,and war scenes 
B) geometric shapes and religious scenes 
C) violent hunting scenes and static figures 
D) elegant lines,natural scenes,and pure color

Question 14

Which ancient Greek is noted for developing a "canon" of proportion,which he illustrated in the Spear Bearer?

Accepted Answer

A) Phidias 
B) Polykleitos 
C) Pericles 
D) Praxiteles 
A) Phidias 
B) Polykleitos 
C) Pericles 
D) Praxiteles

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the shape of a volute?

Accepted Answer

A) a spiral scroll 
B) concentric circles 
C) a golden rectangle 
D) a floral pattern 
A) a spiral scroll 
B) concentric circles 
C) a golden rectangle 
D) a floral pattern

Question 16

The Classical convention of presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis is known as

Accepted Answer

A) chiaroscuro. 
B) foreshortening. 
C) modeling. 
D) contrapposto. 
A) chiaroscuro. 
B) foreshortening. 
C) modeling. 
D) contrapposto.

Question 17

Which of the following is a style of ancient Greek pottery in which the objects are black and the background is red?

Accepted Answer

A) red-figure 
B) geometric 
C) black-figure 
D) niello 
A) red-figure 
B) geometric 
C) black-figure 
D) niello

Question 18

How were Geometric funerary vases used?

Accepted Answer

A) to pour libations 
B) as grave markers 
C) to carry wine to the funeral 
D) to keep the ashes of the deceased 
A) to pour libations 
B) as grave markers 
C) to carry wine to the funeral 
D) to keep the ashes of the deceased

Question 19

In the Doric order,which of the following are alternating panels in the frieze,which are sometimes sculpted?

Accepted Answer

A) metopes 
B) triglyphs 
C) palmettes 
D) volutes 
A) metopes 
B) triglyphs 
C) palmettes 
D) volutes

What does "archaic" mean?

Describe the stylistic development that occurred from the time of the Peplos Kore,to the Parthenon's pedimental sculpture,to Nike Adjusting Her Sandal.

When a building or room has free-standing columns around it,it is said to be

Give an example and describe the style of Minoan wall painting.What can we conclude about the Minoan people?

Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos was considered daring because it

During which period of Greek history were sculptures made that depicted people from all levels of society and all physical types?

Which of the following refers to the illusion on a flat surface of objects projecting sharply into space?

Discuss the element of color and its relationship to Greek sculpture.Why is the consideration of color important?

Which architectural order has fluted columns without bases and unadorned capitals?

Which of the following best describes Cycladic sculpture?

Which of the following coincides with the end of the Classical period in Greek art?

Which of the following is a mixture of clay and water that is applied to the surface of an unfired ceramic vessel?

Which of the following best describes the Minoan wall painting style?

Which ancient Greek is noted for developing a "canon" of proportion,which he illustrated in the Spear Bearer?

Which of the following best describes the shape of a volute?

The Classical convention of presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis is known as

Which of the following is a style of ancient Greek pottery in which the objects are black and the background is red?

How were Geometric funerary vases used?

In the Doric order,which of the following are alternating panels in the frieze,which are sometimes sculpted?

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Exam 5: Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

What does "archaic" mean?

Describe the stylistic development that occurred from the time of the Peplos Kore,to the Parthenon's pedimental sculpture,to Nike Adjusting Her Sandal.

When a building or room has free-standing columns around it,it is said to be

Give an example and describe the style of Minoan wall painting.What can we conclude about the Minoan people?

Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos was considered daring because it

During which period of Greek history were sculptures made that depicted people from all levels of society and all physical types?

Which of the following refers to the illusion on a flat surface of objects projecting sharply into space?

Discuss the element of color and its relationship to Greek sculpture.Why is the consideration of color important?

Which architectural order has fluted columns without bases and unadorned capitals?

Which of the following best describes Cycladic sculpture?

Which of the following coincides with the end of the Classical period in Greek art?

Which of the following is a mixture of clay and water that is applied to the surface of an unfired ceramic vessel?

Which of the following best describes the Minoan wall painting style?

Which ancient Greek is noted for developing a "canon" of proportion,which he illustrated in the Spear Bearer?

Which of the following best describes the shape of a volute?

The Classical convention of presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis is known as

Which of the following is a style of ancient Greek pottery in which the objects are black and the background is red?

How were Geometric funerary vases used?

In the Doric order,which of the following are alternating panels in the frieze,which are sometimes sculpted?

Prehistoric Art in Europe

Art of the Ancient Near East

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish, early Christian, and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Later Asian Art

Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

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African Art

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