Question 1

The Pythian Games originated at

Accepted Answer

A)  Delos 
B)  Olympia 
C)  Athens 
D)  Delphi 
E)  Pylos 
A)  Delos 
B)  Olympia 
C)  Athens 
D)  Delphi 
E)  Pylos

Question 2

Which is found in the Parthenon sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  contrapposto 
B)  isocephaly 
C)  symmetry 
D)  neither contrapposto, isocephaly, or symmetry 
E)  contrapposto, isocephaly, and symmetry 
A)  contrapposto 
B)  isocephaly 
C)  symmetry 
D)  neither contrapposto, isocephaly, or symmetry 
E)  contrapposto, isocephaly, and symmetry

Question 3

Which is not part of the Erechtheum?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ionic Order 
B)  caryatids 
C)  Doric columns 
D)  an irregular plan 
A)  the Ionic Order 
B)  caryatids 
C)  Doric columns 
D)  an irregular plan

Question 4

Which do not belong together?

Accepted Answer

A) Exekias - Geometric 
B) Myron - Early Classical 
C) Polykleitos - Classical 
D) Lysippos - Fourth Century B.C. 
E) Phidias - Classical 
A) Exekias - Geometric 
B) Myron - Early Classical 
C) Polykleitos - Classical 
D) Lysippos - Fourth Century B.C. 
E) Phidias - Classical

Question 5

A Greek two-handled storage jar is known as a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hydria 
B)  kylix 
C)  krater 
D)  amphora 
A)  hydria 
B)  kylix 
C)  krater 
D)  amphora

Question 6

The main Greek media used by sculptors were

Accepted Answer

A)  bronze and iron 
B)  marble and terracotta 
C)  terracotta and bronze 
D)  bronze and marble 
E)  gold and marble 
A)  bronze and iron 
B)  marble and terracotta 
C)  terracotta and bronze 
D)  bronze and marble 
E)  gold and marble

Question 7

A female figure used as a column is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)  caryatid 
B)  kore 
C)  kouros 
D)  atlantid 
A)  caryatid 
B)  kore 
C)  kouros 
D)  atlantid

Question 8

Which of the following is not a pair?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zeus and Jupiter 
B)  Dionysos and Bacchus 
C)  Demeter and Ceres 
D)  Hades and Hebe 
E)  Athena and Minerva 
A)  Zeus and Jupiter 
B)  Dionysos and Bacchus 
C)  Demeter and Ceres 
D)  Hades and Hebe 
E)  Athena and Minerva

Question 9

Which one was not a Greek mathematician?

Accepted Answer

A)  Euclid 
B)  Archimedes 
C)  Pythagoras 
D)  Solon 
A)  Euclid 
B)  Archimedes 
C)  Pythagoras 
D)  Solon

Question 10

Troy was located in

Accepted Answer

A)  East Greece 
B)  the Cyclades 
C)  Persia 
D)  Anatolia 
E)  Mycenae 
A)  East Greece 
B)  the Cyclades 
C)  Persia 
D)  Anatolia 
E)  Mycenae

Question 11

The director of the sculptural programs of the Parthenon was __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The statue of Athena in the Parthenon naos was made of

Accepted Answer

A)  marble and bronze 
B)  ivory and bronze 
C)  ivory and marble 
D)  gold and marble 
E)  gold and ivory 
A)  marble and bronze 
B)  ivory and bronze 
C)  ivory and marble 
D)  gold and marble 
E)  gold and ivory

Question 13

A Greek drinking cup was called a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  krater 
B)  amphora 
C)  lekythos 
D)  kylix 
A)  krater 
B)  amphora 
C)  lekythos 
D)  kylix

Question 14

Which one was not a Greek sculptor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Praxiteles 
B)  Myron 
C)  Phidias 
D)  Polykleitos 
E)  Exekias 
A)  Praxiteles 
B)  Myron 
C)  Phidias 
D)  Polykleitos 
E)  Exekias

Question 15

Which did Alexander the Great not conquer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Rome 
C)  Persia 
D)  Palestine 
E)  Phoenicia 
A)  Egypt 
B)  Rome 
C)  Persia 
D)  Palestine 
E)  Phoenicia

Question 16

The Trojan War took place around

Accepted Answer

A) 800 B.C. 
B) 1000 B.C. 
C) 1200 B.C. 
D) 900 B.C. 
E) 600 B.C. 
A) 800 B.C. 
B) 1000 B.C. 
C) 1200 B.C. 
D) 900 B.C. 
E) 600 B.C.

Question 17

Which is not an aspect of Athena?

Accepted Answer

A)  virginity 
B)  victory 
C)  fertility 
D)  war 
E)  wisdom 
A)  virginity 
B)  victory 
C)  fertility 
D)  war 
E)  wisdom

Question 18

Plato's spokesman in the Dialogues was

Accepted Answer

A)  Perikles 
B)  Herodotos 
C)  Sophokles 
D)  Demosthenes 
E)  Socrates 
A)  Perikles 
B)  Herodotos 
C)  Sophokles 
D)  Demosthenes 
E)  Socrates

Question 19

Greek theater began

Accepted Answer

A)  inside of temples 
B)  outside of temples 
C)  in the hills 
D)  by the sea 
E)  around trees 
A)  inside of temples 
B)  outside of temples 
C)  in the hills 
D)  by the sea 
E)  around trees

Question 20

The Parthenon metopes represented

Accepted Answer

A)  the battle between Greeks and Trojans 
B)  the battle between Lapiths and Centaurs 
C)  the battle between the gods and Titans 
D)  the battle between Greeks and Amazons 
E)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  the battle between Greeks and Trojans 
B)  the battle between Lapiths and Centaurs 
C)  the battle between the gods and Titans 
D)  the battle between Greeks and Amazons 
E)  all of the choices are correct.

Exam 5: The Art of Ancient Greece

The Pythian Games originated at

Which is found in the Parthenon sculptures?

Which is not part of the Erechtheum?

Which do not belong together?

A Greek two-handled storage jar is known as a(n)__________.

The main Greek media used by sculptors were

A female figure used as a column is known as a

Which of the following is not a pair?

Which one was not a Greek mathematician?

Troy was located in

The director of the sculptural programs of the Parthenon was __________.

The statue of Athena in the Parthenon naos was made of

A Greek drinking cup was called a(n)__________.

Which one was not a Greek sculptor?

Which did Alexander the Great not conquer?

The Trojan War took place around

Which is not an aspect of Athena?

Plato's spokesman in the Dialogues was

Greek theater began

The Parthenon metopes represented

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