Question 1

Which is NOT a Minoan site?

Accepted Answer

A) Mycenae 
B) Phaistos 
C) Palaikastro 
D) Knossos 
A) Mycenae 
B) Phaistos 
C) Palaikastro 
D) Knossos

Question 2

Polyphemos was

Accepted Answer

A) a Greek artist. 
B) a Greek city. 
C) a Greek hero. 
D) a Cyclops. 
E) a friend of Odysseus. 
A) a Greek artist. 
B) a Greek city. 
C) a Greek hero. 
D) a Cyclops. 
E) a friend of Odysseus.

Question 3

The heroes of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey may have come from

Accepted Answer

A) Minoan Crete. 
B) Athens. 
C) Mycenaean Greece. 
D) Santorini. 
A) Minoan Crete. 
B) Athens. 
C) Mycenaean Greece. 
D) Santorini.

Question 4

Which is true of Minoan scripts?

Accepted Answer

A) Linear A was used for lists and Linear B was the written script. 
B) Linear A and Linear B were written scripts. 
C) Linear B and Linear A were Egyptian scripts. 
D) Linear B was used for records and Linear A was the written language. 
E) Linear A was used on papyrus and Linear B was inscribed on tablets. 
A) Linear A was used for lists and Linear B was the written script. 
B) Linear A and Linear B were written scripts. 
C) Linear B and Linear A were Egyptian scripts. 
D) Linear B was used for records and Linear A was the written language. 
E) Linear A was used on papyrus and Linear B was inscribed on tablets.

Question 5

Cycladic idols are generally found in

Accepted Answer

A) temples. 
B) graves. 
C) storage jars. 
D) caves. 
E) the sea. 
A) temples. 
B) graves. 
C) storage jars. 
D) caves. 
E) the sea.

Question 6

A corbeled vault is

Accepted Answer

A) concentric stone rings piled to make an arch or domed room. 
B) a means of transporting water. 
C) a kind of tomb. 
D) the level of windows above the central passageway to let light in from outside. 
A) concentric stone rings piled to make an arch or domed room. 
B) a means of transporting water. 
C) a kind of tomb. 
D) the level of windows above the central passageway to let light in from outside.

Question 7

Minoan Civilization is generally dated

Accepted Answer

A) 4000 to 1000 B.C. 
B) 3000 to 1500 B.C. 
C) 3500 to 1000 B.C. 
D) 2500 to 1500 B.C. 
E) 4500 to 2000 B.C. 
A) 4000 to 1000 B.C. 
B) 3000 to 1500 B.C. 
C) 3500 to 1000 B.C. 
D) 2500 to 1500 B.C. 
E) 4500 to 2000 B.C.

Question 8

The Palace at Knossos was not fortified because

Accepted Answer

A) the inhabitants of Crete were peace-loving. 
B) the Minoans thought of themselves as invincible. 
C) Crete is an island. 
D) Crete ruled the Aegean. 
A) the inhabitants of Crete were peace-loving. 
B) the Minoans thought of themselves as invincible. 
C) Crete is an island. 
D) Crete ruled the Aegean.

Question 9

Mycenaean shrines were

Accepted Answer

A) on hillsides. 
B) in temples. 
C) in palaces. 
D) at the edge of the sea. 
E) on hilltops. 
A) on hillsides. 
B) in temples. 
C) in palaces. 
D) at the edge of the sea. 
E) on hilltops.

Question 10

The column flanked by lions at the entrance to the citadel at Mycenae symbolized

Accepted Answer

A) a phallus. 
B) a tree. 
C) a goddess. 
D) a building. 
E) an altar. 
A) a phallus. 
B) a tree. 
C) a goddess. 
D) a building. 
E) an altar.

Question 11

The Minotaur was

Accepted Answer

A) the king of Crete. 
B) half bull, half man. 
C) the son of Icarus and Daedalus. 
D) a hero of many happy legends. 
A) the king of Crete. 
B) half bull, half man. 
C) the son of Icarus and Daedalus. 
D) a hero of many happy legends.

Question 12

Cycladic idols can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) geometric. 
B) organic. 
C) naturalistic. 
D) non-figurative. 
E) non-representational. 
A) geometric. 
B) organic. 
C) naturalistic. 
D) non-figurative. 
E) non-representational.

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT a Trojan?

Accepted Answer

A) Priam. 
B) Paris. 
C) Menelaus. 
D) Kassandra. 
A) Priam. 
B) Paris. 
C) Menelaus. 
D) Kassandra.

Question 14

Minos was the son of

Accepted Answer

A) the Minotaur and Europa. 
B) Zeus and Ariadne. 
C) Theseus and Ariadne. 
D) Europa and Theseus. 
E) Zeus and Europa. 
A) the Minotaur and Europa. 
B) Zeus and Ariadne. 
C) Theseus and Ariadne. 
D) Europa and Theseus. 
E) Zeus and Europa.

Question 15

Cycladic civilization is prehistoric because

Accepted Answer

A) it had not invented the wheel. 
B) it did not have monumental architecture. 
C) it did not have a writing system. 
D) it had no agriculture. 
A) it had not invented the wheel. 
B) it did not have monumental architecture. 
C) it did not have a writing system. 
D) it had no agriculture.

Question 16

The Minoan column has

Accepted Answer

A) a lotus capital, a straight shaft, and a square base. 
B) a floral capital, a tapering shaft, and a pillow base. 
C) a pillow capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft. 
D) a papyrus capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft. 
E) a bull capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft. 
A) a lotus capital, a straight shaft, and a square base. 
B) a floral capital, a tapering shaft, and a pillow base. 
C) a pillow capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft. 
D) a papyrus capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft. 
E) a bull capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft.

Question 17

Which is NOT a Theran fresco?

Accepted Answer

A) the Ship Fresco. 
B) the Boxing Children. 
C) the Toreador Fresco. 
D) the Crocus Gatherer. 
A) the Ship Fresco. 
B) the Boxing Children. 
C) the Toreador Fresco. 
D) the Crocus Gatherer.

Exam 4: The Aegean

Which is NOT a Minoan site?

Polyphemos was

The heroes of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey may have come from

Which is true of Minoan scripts?

Cycladic idols are generally found in

A corbeled vault is

Minoan Civilization is generally dated

The Palace at Knossos was not fortified because

Mycenaean shrines were

The column flanked by lions at the entrance to the citadel at Mycenae symbolized

The Minotaur was

Cycladic idols can be described as

Which of the following was NOT a Trojan?

Minos was the son of

Cycladic civilization is prehistoric because

The Minoan column has

Which is NOT a Theran fresco?

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