Deck 4: Greek Classicism and Hellenism

Question 1

The best soldiers in Greece came from __________.

A) Athens
B) Thessaly
C) Sparta
D) Solon
E) Thebes

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The age after Alexander's death is called __________.

A) Classical
B) Archaic
C) Imperial
D) Historia
E) Hellenistic

Answer 2

E

Question 3

__________ style is an approach to art characterized by individuality,virtuosity,and emotion.

A) Platonic
B) Ionic
C) Classical
D) Ionic
E) Hellenistic

Answer 3

E

Question 4

__________ was the city from which Hellenistic culture flowed.

A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Thebes
D) Tyre
E) Alexandria

Question 5

The Persian War effectively ended after the Greek victory at __________.

A) Delos
B) Thessaly
C) Plataea
D) Salamis
E) Marathon

Question 6

The __________ order is characterized by columns employing an elaborate leaf motif in the capital.

A) Ionic
B) Corinthian
C) Hellenistic
D) Doric
E) Platonic

Question 7

Plato believed that art derived primarily from the skill of knowing and making,or __________.

A) catharsis
B) aporia
C) historia
D) logos
E) techne

Question 8

The __________ order is characterized by columns with scroll-like capitals and circular bases.

A) Ionic
B) Corinthian
C) Hellenistic
D) Doric
E) Platonic

Question 9

The Greek ship used at the battle of Salamis is called a __________.

A) platea
B) schooner
C) trireme
D) techne
E) catharsis

Question 10

__________ refers to the fusion of diverse religious beliefs and practices.

A) Emotionalism
B) Internationalism
C) Syncretism
D) Hubris
E) Phenomenalism

Question 11

__________ carried Athenian culture further than ever before.

A) Philip
B) Alexander
C) Macedon
D) Ptolomie
E) Herodotus

Question 12

Plato's Theory of __________ held that material reality was only a copy of a perfect,universal reality that can only be grasped by reason.

A) Gods
B) Reason
C) Forms
D) Senses
E) Art

Question 13

Herodotus believed the loss of the Persians was a result of their __________.

A) small numbers
B) poor leadership
C) scarce supplies
D) religion
E) hubris

Question 14

__________ called artistry a form of "divine madness."

A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Diogenes
D) Thucydides
E) Thales

Question 15

__________ achieved dominance in intellectual and aesthetic Greek life.

A) Thessaly
B) Athens
C) Sparta
D) Thebes
E) Solon

Question 16

For __________,proper art depends upon the "moral ends of the polis."

A) Aristotle
B) Diogenes
C) Plato
D) Myron
E) Amyntas

Question 17

__________ is a style of art relying on the fundamentals of simplicity,clarity of structure,and appeal to the intellect.

A) Hellenism
B) Expressionism
C) Classicism
D) Realism
E) Anti-classicism

Question 18

__________ was the first to view history as a specialized discipline.

A) Herodotus
B) Hippocrates
C) Socrates
D) Protagoras
E) Thucydides

Question 19

__________ is a type of government run by the few,especially by a small faction of persons or families.

A) Democracy
B) Plutocracy
C) Monarchy
D) Oligarchy
E) Sophistry

Question 20

__________ is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art and their relation to human beings.

A) Ethics
B) Epistemology
C) Metaphysics
D) Physics
E) Aesthetics

Question 21

Aristotle believed that the art could produce a "purging" of emotions,an effect he called __________.

A) techne
B) poiesis
C) catharsis
D) idealization
E) poetics

Question 22

__________ Classical style sculpture emphasizes emotion to a greater degree than had earlier styles.

Question 23

At the end of the Peloponnesian Wars,__________ had gained political dominance.

Question 24

By placing some figures higher than others,fifth century B.C.E Greek vase painters suggested __________.

Question 25

The stern look on the faces of Greek __________ sculpture expresses rational self-control.

A) Hellenistic
B) Archaic
C) Transitional
D) Classical
E) Post-classical

Question 26

Diogenes was leader of the philosophers called __________.

Question 27

The __________ is the greatest Greek temple and the prototype of all classical buildings since.

A) Pantheon
B) Parthenon
C) Acropolis
D) Temple of Athena Nike
E) Temple of Olympian Zeus

Question 28

__________ would sit in the Athenian agora and question passersby,especially the rich and powerful.

Question 29

The sculptures once on the east pediment of the Parthenon are now sometimes called the "__________."

Question 30

Hellenistic sculptors turned away from __________.

A) public display
B) idealization
C) marble
D) Greece
E) nudity

Question 31

The Classical Greek Temple uses a __________ structure.

A) brick
B) pilaster
C) post-and-lintel
D) wooden
E) column

Question 32

__________ architecture sought to produce an overpowering emotional experience.

A) Corinthian
B) Hellenistic
C) Archaic
D) Classical
E) Late-Classical

Question 33

An artwork's color scheme is referred to as its __________.

A) harmony
B) tone
C) design
D) composition
E) palette

Question 34

"Man is the measure of all things," according to __________.

Question 35

__________ developed a set of rules for constructing the ideal human figure,which he laid out his treatise The Canon.

A) Polydorus
B) Polyclitus
C) Phidias
D) Myron
E) none of these

Question 36

Greek classical sculpture begins with the sculptors Myron and __________ in the middle of the fifth century B.C.E.

Question 37

Among the four characteristics of Greek __________ painting is the portrayal of figures in simple line drawings.

A) mural
B) sculpture
C) devotional
D) vase
E) none of these

Question 38

Much surviving Greek art is actually a __________ copy.

A) British
B) French
C) Ottoman
D) Italian
E) Roman

Question 39

The __________ in Alexandria became the focal point of the Hellenistic intellectual world.

Question 40

__________ sculpted the Discus Thrower (or Discobolus).

Question 41

Who was the first (and perhaps greatest)Greek tragedian?

Question 42

Hubris refers to excessive pride or ambition.

Question 43

The Sophists preached faith to reason.

Question 44

Plato invented aesthetics as a branch of philosophy.

Question 45

Socrates believed that knowledge created virtuous behavior.

Question 46

Zeno was the founder of Stoicism.

Question 47

The Dying Gaul exemplifies __________ style.

Question 48

Although talented in many things,the Greeks produced no major mathematicians.

Question 49

Ptolemy I sought to unite Egyptians and Greeks by founding a new god.

Question 50

The paired spiral shaped forms on the capital of an Ionic column are called __________.

Question 51

After the sack of Athens by the Persians,the Acropolis was rebuilt by __________.

Question 52

In general,what did the philosophy and aesthetics of the Greeks focus on?

Question 53

Greek temples had little open __________ space.

Question 54

The histories of Thucydides are polemical and biased.

Question 55

What is unique about the frieze on the Temple of Athena Nice?

Question 56

Greek astronomers were aware the earth is a sphere.

Question 57

The figure of the Cnidian Aphrodite sways to the left in the famous Praxitelean __________.

Question 58

Why do we study Greek vase painting instead of wall painting?

Question 59

Some Buddhist sculpture in India shows Hellenistic influence.

Question 60

In what context would one have seen Greek theatre?

Question 61

Analyze the design of the Greek Parthenon.What values does it suggest? What does this tell us about Greek life and thinking at the time? How did Greek religion differ from other religions with which you are familiar,such as Christianity?

Question 62

Compare and contrast a Classical Greek sculpture and a Hellenistic Greek sculpture.Use visual evidence to hypothesize changes in Greek society,political life,and culture.

Question 63

Choose an example of Greek tragedy.Explain where one would have seen the play performed,and use Aristotle's theory of tragedy to explain its composition and effect.