Question 1

The use of guardian figures on the Lion Gate is reminiscent of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  The palace of Gudea 
B)  Minoan palaces 
C)  Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt 
D)  Mycenaean tombs 
A)  The palace of Gudea 
B)  Minoan palaces 
C)  Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt 
D)  Mycenaean tombs

Question 2

Through a simplified narrative and use of repetitious pattern,the ____ differs from earlier Minoan and Mycenaean art.

Accepted Answer

A)  WarriWarrior vase 
B)  octopus flask 
C)  Kamares Ware Jar 
D)  Fleet vase 
A)  WarriWarrior vase 
B)  octopus flask 
C)  Kamares Ware Jar 
D)  Fleet vase

Question 3

Which of the following is a palace on Crete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knossos 
B)  Troy 
C)  Tiryns 
D)  Sparta 
A)  Knossos 
B)  Troy 
C)  Tiryns 
D)  Sparta

Question 4

Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thick walls composed of cement 
B)  Little attention paid to rainwater drainage 
C)  Single-story building rambled across the landscape 
D)  Placement of clusters of rooms of similar function around the central court 
A)  Thick walls composed of cement 
B)  Little attention paid to rainwater drainage 
C)  Single-story building rambled across the landscape 
D)  Placement of clusters of rooms of similar function around the central court

Question 5

Who or what was the Minotaur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king of Crete 
B)  Half bull,half man 
C)  A bull with eagle's wings 
D)  Achilles' pet 
A)  The king of Crete 
B)  Half bull,half man 
C)  A bull with eagle's wings 
D)  Achilles' pet

Question 6

Minoans coated the rough surface of their rubble walls with a fine white lime plaster that required rapid execution and great skill.Which painting method was used with this type of fabrication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watercolor 
B)  Fresco secco 
C)  True fresco 
D)  Tempera 
A)  Watercolor 
B)  Fresco secco 
C)  True fresco 
D)  Tempera

The use of guardian figures on the Lion Gate is reminiscent of ____.

Through a simplified narrative and use of repetitious pattern,the ____ differs from earlier Minoan and Mycenaean art.

Which of the following is a palace on Crete?

Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?

Who or what was the Minotaur?

Minoans coated the rough surface of their rubble walls with a fine white lime plaster that required rapid execution and great skill.Which painting method was used with this type of fabrication?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

Egypt Under the Pharaohs

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

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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Exam 4: The Prehistoric Aegean

The use of guardian figures on the Lion Gate is reminiscent of ____.

Through a simplified narrative and use of repetitious pattern,the ____ differs from earlier Minoan and Mycenaean art.

Which of the following is a palace on Crete?

Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?

Who or what was the Minotaur?

Minoans coated the rough surface of their rubble walls with a fine white lime plaster that required rapid execution and great skill.Which painting method was used with this type of fabrication?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

Egypt Under the Pharaohs

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

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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