Question 1

Greek theater began

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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 2

Who wrote the The Oresteia?

Accepted Answer

A) Aeschylos 
B) Sophokles 
C) Euripides 
D) Herodotos 
E) Plato 
A) Aeschylos 
B) Sophokles 
C) Euripides 
D) Herodotos 
E) Plato

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a Greek god or goddess?

Accepted Answer

A) Ares 
B) Artemis 
C) Hestia 
D) Poseidon 
E) Venus 
A) Ares 
B) Artemis 
C) Hestia 
D) Poseidon 
E) Venus

Question 4

Which is NOT part of the Parthenon plan?

Accepted Answer

A) naos 
B) treasury 
C) pronaos 
D) propylaea 
E) peristyle 
A) naos 
B) treasury 
C) pronaos 
D) propylaea 
E) peristyle

Question 5

Which is NOT a correct pairing?

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A) pediment - triangle 
B) metope - trapezoid 
C) triglyph - vertical 
D) shaft - cylinder 
E) architrave - rectangle 
A) pediment - triangle 
B) metope - trapezoid 
C) triglyph - vertical 
D) shaft - cylinder 
E) architrave - rectangle

Question 6

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 7

Alexander the Great was

Accepted Answer

A) an Athenian. 
B) a Persian. 
C) a Pergamene. 
D) a Macedonian. 
E) a Mycenaean. 
A) an Athenian. 
B) a Persian. 
C) a Pergamene. 
D) a Macedonian. 
E) a Mycenaean.

Question 8

The Riace bronzes were found in

Accepted Answer

A) Riace. 
B) a cave. 
C) the sea. 
D) a grave. 
E) a temple. 
A) Riace. 
B) a cave. 
C) the sea. 
D) a grave. 
E) a temple.

Question 9

The Pythian Games originated at

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

Question 10

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 these answers 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 these answers are correct.

Question 11

What subject was portrayed on the frieze around the Parthenon?

Accepted Answer

A) the Great Panathenaic procession 
B) the Great Dionysiac procession 
C) the labors of Herakles 
D) the Battle of Gods and Giants 
A) the Great Panathenaic procession 
B) the Great Dionysiac procession 
C) the labors of Herakles 
D) the Battle of Gods and Giants

Question 12

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 13

Which was NOT a technique or process used by the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

A) lost-wax 
B) black-figure 
C) red-figure 
D) white ground 
E) mummification 
A) lost-wax 
B) black-figure 
C) red-figure 
D) white ground 
E) mummification

Question 14

The supervisor of the sculptural decorative work of the Parthenon was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The lively,rectilinear meander patterns circling the body of a vase is typical of

Accepted Answer

A) changes from the Archaic to Hellenistic style. 
B) the Geometric style. 
C) the Classical style. 
D) the Orientalizing style. 
A) changes from the Archaic to Hellenistic style. 
B) the Geometric style. 
C) the Classical style. 
D) the Orientalizing style.

Question 16

The general who commissioned the Parthenon was

Accepted Answer

A) Alkiabiades. 
B) Sophokles. 
C) Herodotos. 
D) Xenophon. 
E) Perikles. 
A) Alkiabiades. 
B) Sophokles. 
C) Herodotos. 
D) Xenophon. 
E) Perikles.

Question 17

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 18

The Greek alphabet came from

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt. 
B) Mycenae. 
C) Crete. 
D) Phoenicia. 
E) Syria. 
A) Egypt. 
B) Mycenae. 
C) Crete. 
D) Phoenicia. 
E) Syria.

Question 19

Demosthenes was

Accepted Answer

A) a tragedian. 
B) an orator. 
C) a historian. 
D) a poet. 
E) a sculptor. 
A) a tragedian. 
B) an orator. 
C) a historian. 
D) a poet. 
E) a sculptor.

Question 20

The priest who warned the Trojans not to bring in the giant wooden horse was

Accepted Answer

A) Herakles. 
B) Laocoön. 
C) killed by snakes. 
D) both Laocoön and killed by snakes. 
A) Herakles. 
B) Laocoön. 
C) killed by snakes. 
D) both Laocoön and killed by snakes.

Exam 5: The Art of Ancient Greece

Greek theater began

Who wrote the The Oresteia?

Which of the following is NOT a Greek god or goddess?

Which is NOT part of the Parthenon plan?

Which is NOT a correct pairing?

Which is NOT part of the Erechtheum?

Alexander the Great was

The Riace bronzes were found in

The Pythian Games originated at

The Parthenon metopes represented

What subject was portrayed on the frieze around the Parthenon?

A female figure used as a column is known as a

Which was NOT a technique or process used by the Greeks?

The supervisor of the sculptural decorative work of the Parthenon was

The lively,rectilinear meander patterns circling the body of a vase is typical of

The general who commissioned the Parthenon was

A Greek drinking cup was called a(n)

The Greek alphabet came from

Demosthenes was

The priest who warned the Trojans not to bring in the giant wooden horse was

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