Question 1

Which of the following 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 E

Question 2

Which of the following do NOT belong together?

Accepted Answer

A) Zeus - thunderbolt 
B) Juno - peacock 
C) Hephaistos - hearth 
D) Neptune - trident 
E) Hermes - caduceus 
A) Zeus - thunderbolt 
B) Juno - peacock 
C) Hephaistos - hearth 
D) Neptune - trident 
E) Hermes - caduceus C

Question 3

Greek history first becomes well-documented around

Accepted Answer

A) 1200 B.C. 
B) 1000 B.C. 
C) 900 B.C. 
D) 800 B.C. 
E) 450 B.C. 
A) 1200 B.C. 
B) 1000 B.C. 
C) 900 B.C. 
D) 800 B.C. 
E) 450 B.C. D

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Homer wrote The Laws. 
B) Plato wrote the Iliad. 
C) Socrates wrote Dialogues. 
D) Demosthenes wrote speeches. 
E) Euripides wrote comedies. 
A) Homer wrote The Laws. 
B) Plato wrote the Iliad. 
C) Socrates wrote Dialogues. 
D) Demosthenes wrote speeches. 
E) Euripides wrote comedies.

Question 5

Which do NOT belong together?

Accepted Answer

A) volute, shaft, base, flutes 
B) abacus, volute, base, frieze 
C) metope, triglyph, abacus, echinus 
D) abacus, volute, echinus, metope 
E) stylobate, drum, echinus, metope 
A) volute, shaft, base, flutes 
B) abacus, volute, base, frieze 
C) metope, triglyph, abacus, echinus 
D) abacus, volute, echinus, metope 
E) stylobate, drum, echinus, metope

Question 6

Greek Hellenistic art

Accepted Answer

A) is realistic. 
B) conveys inner character. 
C) is more passionate. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) is realistic. 
B) conveys inner character. 
C) is more passionate. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 7

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 8

Which of the following was NOT a Greek tragedian?

Accepted Answer

A) Aristophanes 
B) Sophokles 
C) Aeschylos 
D) Euripides 
A) Aristophanes 
B) Sophokles 
C) Aeschylos 
D) Euripides

Question 9

Greek Geometric art was seen in the

Accepted Answer

A) 9th century B.C. 
B) 7th century B.C. 
C) 6th century B.C. 
D) 5th century B.C. 
A) 9th century B.C. 
B) 7th century B.C. 
C) 6th century B.C. 
D) 5th century B.C.

Question 10

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 11

To the Greeks,"barbarians" were

Accepted Answer

A) cannibals. 
B) Persians. 
C) Egyptians. 
D) Scythians. 
E) foreigners. 
A) cannibals. 
B) Persians. 
C) Egyptians. 
D) Scythians. 
E) foreigners.

Question 12

The earliest example of the use of contrapposto was in the sculpture of the

Accepted Answer

A) Kouros from Tenea. 
B) KritiosBoy. 
C) Laocoön. 
D) Perikles. 
A) Kouros from Tenea. 
B) KritiosBoy. 
C) Laocoön. 
D) Perikles.

Question 13

"Know Thyself" was inscribed in stone at

Accepted Answer

A) Athens. 
B) Olympia. 
C) Delphi. 
D) Delos. 
E) Eleusis. 
A) Athens. 
B) Olympia. 
C) Delphi. 
D) Delos. 
E) Eleusis.

Question 14

Which is NOT part of Greek theater architecture?

Accepted Answer

A) orchestra 
B) pronaos 
C) proscenium 
D) skene 
E) parados 
A) orchestra 
B) pronaos 
C) proscenium 
D) skene 
E) parados

Question 15

Which set is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Nike Temple (427-424 B.C.) 
B) Parthenon (439-419 B.C.) 
C) Erechtheum (421-405 B.C.) 
D) Propylaea (480-450 B.C.) 
A) Nike Temple (427-424 B.C.) 
B) Parthenon (439-419 B.C.) 
C) Erechtheum (421-405 B.C.) 
D) Propylaea (480-450 B.C.)

Question 16

Which is found in the Parthenon sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A) contrapposto 
B) isocephaly 
C) symmetry 
D) all of these: contrapposto, isocephaly, and symmetry 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) contrapposto 
B) isocephaly 
C) symmetry 
D) all of these: contrapposto, isocephaly, and symmetry 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

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 18

A nude standing figure of a young man is known in Greek art as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) kore. 
B) entasis. 
C) lapith. 
D) kouros. 
A) kore. 
B) entasis. 
C) lapith. 
D) kouros.

Question 19

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 20

The first known Greek artist to celebrate the female nude was

Accepted Answer

A) Praxiteles. 
B) Phidias. 
C) Perikles. 
D) Lysippos. 
E) Exekias. 
A) Praxiteles. 
B) Phidias. 
C) Perikles. 
D) Lysippos. 
E) Exekias.

Exam 5: The Art of Ancient Greece

Which of the following was NOT a Greek sculptor?

Which of the following do NOT belong together?

Greek history first becomes well-documented around

Which of the following is true?

Which do NOT belong together?

Greek Hellenistic art

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

Which of the following was NOT a Greek tragedian?

Greek Geometric art was seen in the

The Trojan War took place around

To the Greeks,"barbarians" were

The earliest example of the use of contrapposto was in the sculpture of the

"Know Thyself" was inscribed in stone at

Which is NOT part of Greek theater architecture?

Which set is correct?

Which is found in the Parthenon sculptures?

The statue of Athena in the Parthenon naos was made of

A nude standing figure of a young man is known in Greek art as a(n)

Which is NOT an aspect of Athena?

The first known Greek artist to celebrate the female nude was

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