Question 1

Olpe (Pitcher)is an early example of the technique called

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A)  red-figure. 
B)  white-figure. 
C)  black-figure. 
D)  incising. 
A)  red-figure. 
B)  white-figure. 
C)  black-figure. 
D)  incising.

Question 2

What happened to Alexander the Great's empire following his death?

Accepted Answer

Alexander left no administrative structu

Question 3

Trace the development of pottery from black-figure to red-figure to white ground.

Accepted Answer

1.Black-figure was developed first in th

Question 4

Which mathematical ratio contributed to the harmony and balance of the Parthenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  10:16 
B)  6:12 
C)  8:17 
D)  4:9 
A)  10:16 
B)  6:12 
C)  8:17 
D)  4:9

Question 5

The treatise by sculptor Polykleitos that specified a set of rules for constructing what he considered to be the ideal human figure was called

Accepted Answer

A)  the Doryphoros. 
B)  the Canon. 
C)  the Contrapposto. 
D)  the Symmetria. 
A)  the Doryphoros. 
B)  the Canon. 
C)  the Contrapposto. 
D)  the Symmetria.

Question 6

Upright stone slabs used in cemeteries as gravestones are called

Accepted Answer

A)  stelai. 
B)  fillets. 
C)  cella. 
D)  volutes. 
A)  stelai. 
B)  fillets. 
C)  cella. 
D)  volutes.

Question 7

Which vase shape is exemplified by the beautiful black-figure vase of Dionysos with Maenads by the Amasis Painter?

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

Question 8

A specialty of Greek goldsmiths was the design of earrings in tiny forms of

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A)  sculpture. 
B)  tondo. 
C)  flowers. 
D)  abacus. 
A)  sculpture. 
B)  tondo. 
C)  flowers. 
D)  abacus.

Question 9

What did the artist do to contribute to the realism in the Battle Between the Gods and the Giants ?

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A)  overlapped the figures 
B)  included landscape elements 
C)  created orthogonals 
D)  stacked the pictorial motifs 
A)  overlapped the figures 
B)  included landscape elements 
C)  created orthogonals 
D)  stacked the pictorial motifs

Question 10

What two trends did Hellenistic sculptors create?

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One trend emulated earlier Classical mod

Question 11

Which is an opaque,water-based medium mixed with glue or egg white,which was used on white-ground lekythoi like the Woman and Maid vase ?

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A)  mosaic 
B)  slip 
C)  tempera 
D)  gilding 
A)  mosaic 
B)  slip 
C)  tempera 
D)  gilding

Question 12

What feature do Greek kouroi and standing figures in Egyptian art have in common?

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A)  full nudity 
B)  the Archaic smile 
C)  a rigid stance 
D)  realistic proportion 
A)  full nudity 
B)  the Archaic smile 
C)  a rigid stance 
D)  realistic proportion

Question 13

Which term refers to presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis,a convention that dominates Greek Classical art?

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A)  pronaos 
B)  contrapposto 
C)  cantilevering 
D)  idealization 
A)  pronaos 
B)  contrapposto 
C)  cantilevering 
D)  idealization

Question 14

Which medium did the Greeks prefer to use for figurative sculpture because it allowed for complex action poses?

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A)  bronze 
B)  wood 
C)  marble 
D)  terra cotta 
A)  bronze 
B)  wood 
C)  marble 
D)  terra cotta

Question 15

The term Pausian refers to

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A)  mosaic copies of painted originals 
B)  opulent floral borders in paintings and mosaics 
C)  hunting scenes with foreshortening. 
D)  textiles that incorporate symmetrical balance. 
A)  mosaic copies of painted originals 
B)  opulent floral borders in paintings and mosaics 
C)  hunting scenes with foreshortening. 
D)  textiles that incorporate symmetrical balance.

Question 16

Discuss the development of the figure in Greek art from the Archaic Period through the Hellenistic Period.

Accepted Answer

1.Archaic Greek figures were stiff and r

Question 17

According to some scholars,the Greeks' defeat of the Persians in 480 BCE had what effect on Greek art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It accelerated artistic developments that led to the Classical Period. 
B)  Near Eastern traditions became more acceptable in Greek art. 
C)  Greek art was used as propaganda against the Persians. 
D)  Greek language and literature became dominant in the Near East and Egypt. 
A)  It accelerated artistic developments that led to the Classical Period. 
B)  Near Eastern traditions became more acceptable in Greek art. 
C)  Greek art was used as propaganda against the Persians. 
D)  Greek language and literature became dominant in the Near East and Egypt.

Question 18

Which bronze sculpture was created as an illustration of the principles set out in the Canon of Polykleitos?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charioteer 
B)  Warrior 
C)  Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) 
D)  Aphrodite of Knidos 
A)  Charioteer 
B)  Warrior 
C)  Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) 
D)  Aphrodite of Knidos

Question 19

How does the Warrior combine idealized anatomical forms and naturalistic details?

Accepted Answer

The figure was created from smooth bronz

Question 20

Why is the theater at Epidauros characteristic of the fourth century BCE?

Accepted Answer

1.The theater at Epidauros is semicircul

Exam 5: Art of Ancient Greece

Olpe (Pitcher)is an early example of the technique called

What happened to Alexander the Great's empire following his death?

Trace the development of pottery from black-figure to red-figure to white ground.

Which mathematical ratio contributed to the harmony and balance of the Parthenon?

The treatise by sculptor Polykleitos that specified a set of rules for constructing what he considered to be the ideal human figure was called

Upright stone slabs used in cemeteries as gravestones are called

Which vase shape is exemplified by the beautiful black-figure vase of Dionysos with Maenads by the Amasis Painter?

A specialty of Greek goldsmiths was the design of earrings in tiny forms of

What did the artist do to contribute to the realism in the Battle Between the Gods and the Giants ?

What two trends did Hellenistic sculptors create?

Which is an opaque,water-based medium mixed with glue or egg white,which was used on white-ground lekythoi like the Woman and Maid vase ?

What feature do Greek kouroi and standing figures in Egyptian art have in common?

Which term refers to presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis,a convention that dominates Greek Classical art?

Which medium did the Greeks prefer to use for figurative sculpture because it allowed for complex action poses?

The term Pausian refers to

Discuss the development of the figure in Greek art from the Archaic Period through the Hellenistic Period.

According to some scholars,the Greeks' defeat of the Persians in 480 BCE had what effect on Greek art?

Which bronze sculpture was created as an illustration of the principles set out in the Canon of Polykleitos?

How does the Warrior combine idealized anatomical forms and naturalistic details?

Why is the theater at Epidauros characteristic of the fourth century BCE?

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