Question 1

____ was the typical tomb type found at the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mausoleum 
B)  Tumulus 
C)  Tomb-shrine 
D)  Small Etruscan house-shaped terracotta 
A)  Mausoleum 
B)  Tumulus 
C)  Tomb-shrine 
D)  Small Etruscan house-shaped terracotta

Question 2

Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  Porta Marzia 
B)  Cistae 
C)  Monumental sarcophagi 
D)  Fibulae 
A)  Porta Marzia 
B)  Cistae 
C)  Monumental sarcophagi 
D)  Fibulae

Question 3

The wall painting in the Tomb of the Leopards portrays which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Roman invasion 
B)  Centaurs and lapiths 
C)  Banqueters and musicians 
D)  Funeral processions 
A)  The Roman invasion 
B)  Centaurs and lapiths 
C)  Banqueters and musicians 
D)  Funeral processions

Question 4

The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  An ionic frieze 
B)  A false porch 
C)  No roof 
D)  Three cellas 
A)  An ionic frieze 
B)  A false porch 
C)  No roof 
D)  Three cellas

Question 5

Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Argonauts 
B)  Medusa and Perseus 
C)  Lapiths and centaurs 
D)  The gods versus the giants 
A)  The Argonauts 
B)  Medusa and Perseus 
C)  Lapiths and centaurs 
D)  The gods versus the giants

Question 6

The Etruscans preferred what building material(s)for their temples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marble 
B)  Limestone 
C)  Wood and mudbrick 
D)  Glazed brick 
A)  Marble 
B)  Limestone 
C)  Wood and mudbrick 
D)  Glazed brick

Question 7

The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bronze 
B)  Terracotta 
C)  Marble 
D)  Wood 
A)  Bronze 
B)  Terracotta 
C)  Marble 
D)  Wood

Question 8

Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Second century BCE 
B)  Sixth century BCE 
C)  First century BCE 
D)  Ninth century BCE 
A)  Second century BCE 
B)  Sixth century BCE 
C)  First century BCE 
D)  Ninth century BCE

Question 9

The theme celebrated in both the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The joy of life 
B)  The gloom of death 
C)  Victory in battle 
D)  The sorrow of death 
A)  The joy of life 
B)  The gloom of death 
C)  Victory in battle 
D)  The sorrow of death

Question 10

The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Orient 
B)  Rome 
C)  Greece 
D)  India 
A)  Orient 
B)  Rome 
C)  Greece 
D)  India

Question 11

What contributed to the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

Accepted Answer

A)  An alliance with Republican Rome 
B)  An alliance with Greek colonies in the South 
C)  Great mineral wealth 
D)  A strong navy 
A)  An alliance with Republican Rome 
B)  An alliance with Greek colonies in the South 
C)  Great mineral wealth 
D)  A strong navy

Question 12

How were Etruscan cemeteries arranged?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were arranged around a center pyramid. 
B)  They were arranged in a haphazard manner. 
C)  They were arranged in an orderly manner. 
D)  There were no cemeteries;burials were allowed in the home garden of the deceased. 
A)  They were arranged around a center pyramid. 
B)  They were arranged in a haphazard manner. 
C)  They were arranged in an orderly manner. 
D)  There were no cemeteries;burials were allowed in the home garden of the deceased.

____ was the typical tomb type found at the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri.

Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

The wall painting in the Tomb of the Leopards portrays which of the following?

The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?

Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista?

The Etruscans preferred what building material(s)for their temples?

The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?

Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

The theme celebrated in both the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing is which of the following?

The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the ____.

What contributed to the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

How were Etruscan cemeteries arranged?

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Gothic Europe

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South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

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Exam 6: The Etruscans

____ was the typical tomb type found at the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri.

Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

The wall painting in the Tomb of the Leopards portrays which of the following?

The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?

Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista?

The Etruscans preferred what building material(s)for their temples?

The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?

Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

The theme celebrated in both the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing is which of the following?

The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the ____.

What contributed to the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

How were Etruscan cemeteries arranged?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

Egypt Under the Pharaohs

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300

Africa Before 1800

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