Deck 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean

Question 1

The wall painting Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to ____________.

A) a woman's entry into adolescence
B) domestic role of women
C) the harvesting of food
D) marriage

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the Harvester Rhyton the men might have been marching to the beat of a __________.

A) drum
B) flute
C) trumpet
D) sistrum

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT an architectural feature of the "palace" complex at Knossos?

A) wooden columns
B) fortified outer walls
C) multiple levels
D) flat roofs

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The archeologist __________ located and excavated Troy.

A) Elgin
B) Carter
C) Schliemann
D) Evans

Question 5

Cycladic marble figures were originally ___________.

A) clothed
B) painted
C) adorned with jewelry
D) all of the above

Question 6

In about 1450 BCE, people called the __________, from mainland Greece, arrived in Crete and overtook the Minoans.

A) Spartans
B) Athenians
C) Mycenaeans
D) Macedonians

Question 7

Wall paintings found at Akrotiri demonstrate in color and detail the sophisticated decorative sense characteristic of _________ art

A) Minoan
B) Trojan
C) Mycenaean
D) Cycladic

Question 8

The potter's wheel was introduced to the Minoan world somewhere in the early part of the __________ millennium BCE.

A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth

Question 9

Female figurines holding serpents may have been associated with __________, regenerative power, and protection of the home.

A) water
B) animal husbandry
C) ritualistic killing
D) ritualistic healing

Question 10

The technique of painting on a wet plaster surface is called __________.

A) buon fresco
B) al prima
C) fresco secco
D) fresco prima

Question 11

The years 1700 to 1450 BCE marks the __________ Palace period in Minoan art.

A) Old
B) Middle
C) New
D) Late

Question 12

Scholars who think a confederation of aristocrats ruled Minoan civilization during the Old Palace period interpret the "palace" complex at Knossos as _____________.

A) the residences of several ruling families
B) sites of religious ceremony or ritual
C) an administrative complex
D) a commercial district

Question 13

Which of the following is characteristic of Kamares ware?

A) painted military scenes
B) its extreme thinness
C) delicate glazing
D) female figurines holding serpents

Question 14

About 3,500 years ago, the city of __________, now called Santorini, was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

A) Thera
B) Akrotiri
C) Knossos
D) Malia

Question 15

The stones used in the citadel of Mycenae are so massive that they are called __________.

A) megalithic
B) megarons
C) cyclopean
D) pylons

Question 16

The term _________describes the precisely cut blocks used to build Mycenaean tholos tombs.

A) rhyton
B) ashlar
C) faience
D) cyclopean

Question 17

The large aboveground burial places of Mycenae are called tholos tombs, or __________.

A) beehive tombs
B) Agamemnon tombs
C) Vapheio chambers
D) shaft tombs

Question 18

Minoan cities were generally unfortified; on the other hand, the Mycenaeans constructed strongholds of megaliths called __________ to protect their palaces.

A) towers
B) citadels
C) crenellations
D) bunkers

Question 19

What have archaeologists found most helpful in determining dates for their Aegean finds?

A) Pottery
B) The volcanic eruption on Thera
C) Geographic descriptions in the Illiad
D) Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean

Question 20

Cycladic sculptors created marble statues of nude women that ALL ______________

A) are the same size
B) depict nude women
C) conform to the same design system
D) were found in graves

Question 21

What building method was used to create the conical roof structure that characterizes tholos tombs?

A) post and lintel
B) groin vaulting
C) mortise and tenon
D) corbelling

Question 22

Unique wooden columns, which_________, became a standard feature in Aegean palace architecture.

A) were decorated with carved reliefs
B) tapered at the bottom
C) were faced with dressed stone
D) served no functional purpose

Question 23

The term "Labyrinth" applied to the "palace" at Knossos originally referred to the building's____________.

A) sophisticated plumbing system
B) underground passageways
C) complicated layout
D) double-axe decorative motif

Question 24

Aegean artists created exquisite luxury goods from imported _________.

A) gold
B) beeswax
C) glass
D) marble

Question 25

Mycenaean tholos tombs are popularly called ______tombs because of their rounded, conical shape.

A) mound
B) corbelled
C) beehive
D) shaft

Question 26

The Flotilla Fresco was once thought to represent__________.

A) the battle at Troy
B) a long distance voyage of a martial flavor
C) the siege of Pylos
D) Mycenaeans overtaking Knossos

Question 27

The walls of the city of _______________ were rebuilt three times.

A) Knossos
B) Mycenae
C) Pylos
D) all of the above

Question 28

The archeologist __________ found the palace of Knossos on Crete and named the civilization Minoan after the mythological king Minos.

A) Piet de Jong
B) Heinrich Schliemann
C) Sir Arthur Evans
D) Thomas Strasser

Question 29

Archeologists believe the intended destination for visitors to the citadel at Mycenae would have been the _________.

A) courtyard
B) grave circle
C) megaron
D) cyclopean masonry

Question 30

The Bull's-Head Rhyton would have been used _____________.

A) to pour ritual libations
B) as a votive statue
C) to carry water
D) as a tomb guardian

Question 31

What is a key problem with fresco secco?

A) It forces painters to work quickly
B) It cannot be reworked
C) The pigment may eventually flake off
D) All of the above

Question 32

The Statuette of a Male Figure was ___________.

A) made from clay
B) a multi-media work
C) life-size
D) similar to Egyptian faience

Question 33

The largest of the Aegean islands, __________ became a wealthy sea power.

A) Crete
B) Pylos
C) Thera
D) Hissarlik

Question 34

Gail Hoffman has argued that the ________ on Head with Remains of Painted Decoration were related to mourning the dead.

A) painted eyes
B) presence of a necklace
C) red lines
D) floral motif

Question 35

The great lions of the Lion Gate at Mycenae were inserted into the _________.

A) the posts
B) the lintel
C) the corbelled arch
D) the flanking walls

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a technique used in Aegean metalworking?

A) filigree
B) repoussé
C) faience
D) niello

Question 37

The __________ casts doubt on the authenticity of the "Mask of Agamemnon".

A) stylistic differences to other masks from the same site
B) material of the mask
C) placement of the mask on a woman
D) stylistic similarities to modern fashion

Question 38

The metalworking skills used to make the Vapheio Cup suggests the influence of __________artists on mainland Greece.

A) Minoan
B) Mycenaean
C) Egyptian
D) Near Eastern

Question 39

Scholars believe the Bull Leaping mural from the palace of Knossos on Crete represents _____________.

A) a popular form of entertainment
B) a scene from Minoan legend
C) a fertility ritual or initiation practice
D) none of the above

Question 40

The earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece are _________, deep vertical pits where ruling families laid out their dead.

A) tholos tombs
B) shaft graves
C) beehive tombs
D) passage graves

Question 41

The column and entablature on the Lion Gate most likely _____________.

A) suggests it was built by Minoans
B) were brought from Egypt
C) symbolize a palace or temple
D) were not part of the original monument

Question 42

The Statuette of a Male Figure has been interpreted as a ____________.

A) Mycenaean soldier
B) prisoner
C) cult statue of a young god
D) bull-leaping athlete

Question 43

Depictions of sea life decorating works like Octopus Flask characterize the __________in Minoan pottery.

A) flotilla
B) rhyton
C) Marine style
D) kamares ware

Question 44

The years 1900 to 1700 BCE marks the __________ Palace period in Minoan art.

A) New
B) Theran
C) Old
D) Pylos

Question 45

The archeologist __________, who excavated the site of Mycenae, is also credited with the discovery of Troy.

A) Ulu Burun
B) Howard Carter
C) Heinreich Schliemann
D) Leonard Woolley

Question 46

Famed for its thin walls and use of color, the ceramic work called __________was named after the cave on Mount Ida where it was first discovered.

A) Kamares ware
B) marine style
C) palace style
D) filigree

Question 47

In comparison to the Harvester Rhyton, the figures on the Warrior Krater do not have the _________.

A) majestic scale
B) vibrant energy
C) static march
D) calm expression

Question 48

Thomas Strasser identified the subject of the so-called "Flotilla Fresco" as __________.

A) an animal hunt
B) a specific seascape viewed from Thera
C) a volcanic eruption
D) the approach of a Mycenaean warship

Question 49

The beautiful Harvester Rhyton may have been covered with _________.

A) niello
B) gold leaf
C) serpentine
D) fresco

Question 50

Sir Arthur Evans named the Minoan civilization after the legend of __________, whose half-man, half-bull son was said to live in a maze below the palace.

A) Europa
B) Paris
C) Apollo
D) King Minos

Question 51

The leader of the Greek army that conquered the city of Troy was called __________.

A) Patroclus
B) Agamemnon
C) Paris
D) Achilles

Question 52

The metalworking technique that fuses minute balls of precious metal to the surface is called ____________.

A) fresco
B) relief
C) filigree
D) granulation

Question 53

How did we determine the date for the volcanic eruption on Thera?

Question 54

What types of materials were traded during the Aegean Bronze Age?

Question 55

Archeologists use the term __________ to designate the Aegean Bronze age on mainland Greece.

A) Cretan
B) Minoan
C) Cycladic
D) Helladic

Question 56

The technique of painting on a dry plaster surface is called __________.

A) filigree
B) buon fresco
C) niello
D) fresco secco

Question 57

The first example of dressed stone in the Aegean is at__________.

A) Thera
B) Knossos
C) Akrotiri
D) Mycenae

Question 58

In the city of Mycenae, there was a large audience hall called a __________, or great room.

A) store room
B) ritual room
C) Hall of the Double Axes
D) megaron

Question 59

What is the Minoan legend of the Minotaur?

Question 60

A __________ is a large bowl for mixing water and wine.

A) krater
B) sistrum
C) rhyton
D) megaron

Question 61

Trace the development of the Aegean world from the Cyclades Islands to Crete and then to the Greek mainland.

Question 62

Why are Minoan metalwork and ceramics techniques so sophisticated?

Question 63

What is exceptional about the materials of the Statuette of a Male Figure and how may it have functioned?

Question 64

Why is the term Labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?

Question 65

What kinds of metalwork were found in the shaft graves of Mycenae?

Question 66

What continuity exists in the art and architecture from the Old Palace period to the New Palace period?

Question 67

What are two reasons why the Harvester Rhyton is exceptional?

Question 68

What was the layout of the city of Mycenae and how did it maximize defensive qualities?

Question 69

What imagery appears on the Lion Gates at Mycenae, and what was its possible significance?

Question 70

What scene is shown in the various Bull Leaping murals?

Question 71

How would you compare and contrast the art of the Minoans with the art of the Mycenaeans?

Question 72

How did the Mycenaean tomb develop from the shaft grave to the tholos tomb?

Question 73

During the Old Palace period, how did the Minoans dress the exterior of their buildings?

Question 74

What makes Minoan wall painting an eloquent art form?

Question 75

How would you compare the "palace" complex of Knossos with the Mycenaean citadel?