Deck 2: Ancient Greece

Question 1

Which term does NOT apply to the Lady of Auxerre?

A) Daedalic
B) kore
C) Archaic
D) caryatid

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Mycenaean culture flourished around ____.

A) 1000 BCE
B) 1500 BCE
C) 2000 BCE
D) 2500 BCE

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Minoan art and architecture was created in the

A) first millennium BCE
B) second millennium BCE
C) third millennium BCE
D) four millennium BCE

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Mycenaean funerary mask was one of the first attempts at ____ by Greek artists.

A) a life-sized human face
B) repoussé
C) rendering the human face
D) metalwork

Question 5

Cycladic art was made in the ____.

A) first millennium BCE
B) second millennium BCE
C) third millennium BCE
D) four millennium BCE

Question 6

The tholos at Mycenae was a ____.

A) throne room
B) temple
C) treasury
D) tomb chamber

Question 7

Why do some scholars believe the Snake Goddess is a deity?

A) She displays power over animals.
B) She wears the Minoan goddess dress.
C) She is posed frontally.
D) She was found in a temple.

Question 8

Which Athenian politician reconstructed the Athenian Acropolis?

A) Pausanius
B) Polykleitos
C) Xerxes
D) Pericles

Question 9

The Classical period of Greek art began around ____.

A) 570 BCE
B) 520 BCE
C) 480 BCE
D) 400 BCE

Question 10

The so-called Archaic smile likely signified ____.

A) life
B) joy
C) personality
D) perfection

Question 11

The relieving triangle above the Lion Gate at Mycenae was caused by the ____.

A) cantilevered stones of the corbeled arch
B) scale of the Cyclopean masonry
C) bulbous capitals of the columns
D) shape of the citadel's walls

Question 12

Mycenaean masonry is called Cyclopean because of its ____.

A) color
B) size
C) texture
D) pattern

Question 13

Which term best describes Minoan palaces?

A) fortified
B) cyclopean
C) Doric
D) labyrinthine

Question 14

Cycladic figurines were found in ____.

A) homes
B) graves
C) caves
D) citadels

Question 15

Which part of the Greek temple contained sculpture?

A) stylobate
B) architrave
C) pediment
D) cornice

Question 16

Greek temples reveal the influence of ____.

A) Minoan palace plans
B) Neolithic shrines
C) Egyptian columnar halls
D) Persian citadels

Question 17

Which sculpture employs contrapposto?

A) Kroisos
B) Kritios Boy
C) Lady of Auxerre
D) Peplos kore

Question 18

By the end of the Archaic period,Greek artists began to experiment with depicting ____.

A) nude female figures
B) three-dimensional space
C) narrative scenes
D) stories from mythology

Question 19

Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.

A) tapering shape and bulbous capitals
B) pronounced swelling in the center
C) bud-shaped capitals
D) bull-shaped capitals

Question 20

Minoan painting introduced the first ____.

A) scenes of daily life
B) pure landscape
C) representations of animals
D) ruler portraits

Question 21

What features of the architecture of the palace at Knossos are thought to have given rise to the Greek myth of the labyrinth?

Question 22

Explain how corbeled vaults and corbeled domes are created.

Question 23

Evaluate the difference between the early Greek Archaic kouros figures and their Egyptian prototype.

Question 24

How is the Snake Goddess distinctly Minoan?

Question 25

The Altar of Zeus celebrates the ____.

A) victory of Attalos I over the Gauls
B) life of Alexander the Great
C) birth of Zeus
D) lapiths' defeat of the centaurs

Question 26

Polykleitos used the sculpture known as Doryphoros to demonstrate ____.

A) his skill at rendering the human figure
B) his interest in storytelling
C) the canon of proportion
D) symmetria

Question 27

In addition to honoring the goddess Athena,the Parthenon was also meant to celebrate:

A) The god Apollo
B) The goddess Hera
C) The Athenian's victory over the Persians
D) Greek independence from the Egyptian pharaohs

Question 28

How is the Parthenon imperfect?

A) The columns are not perpendicular to the ground.
B) The pediments are not triangular.
C) The cella is not square.
D) The stylobate is not straight.

Question 29

What does Minoan art and architecture reveal about life on Knossos?

Question 30

Which material is not used for hollow-cast sculpture?

A) wax
B) clay
C) marble
D) bronze

Question 31

Compare and contrast Minoan and Mycenaean architecture.

Question 32

Which work belongs to the Hellenistic period?

A) Kritios Boy
B) Doryphoros
C) Apollo of Veii
D) Nike of Samothrace

Question 33

Unlike Classical sculptors,Hellenistic artists created ____.

A) monumental images
B) a variety of physical types
C) idealized figures
D) relief and full-round sculpture

Question 34

How did Greek artists revive the art of storytelling?

Question 35

Hellenistic art and architecture began to be produced in ____.

A) 408 BCE
B) 372 BCE
C) 323 BCE
D) 287 BCE

Question 36

The Roman poet Vergil described the ____.

A) Laocoön
B) Barberini Faun
C) Venus de Milo
D) Altar of Zeus

Question 37

Throughout the Parthenon there are pronounced deviations from the strictly vertical and horizontal lines,the basis of all Greek post-and-lintel structures.Explain why the Greek architects constructed the building this way.

Question 38

Identify the Ionic and Doric elements in the Parthenon.

Question 39

Unlike their Early Classical predecessors,Late Classical artists focused on ____.

A) community values
B) mathematical perfection
C) real world appearances
D) Polykleitos' canon

Question 40

What did Roman patrons demand from Greek artists?

A) Portraits of deceased rulers
B) Pediment sculpture and friezes
C) Vases painted in black- and red-figure
D) Copies of Classical and Hellenistic sculpture

Question 41

What does this monument reveal about ancient Greek society and gender roles?

Question 42

Using at least five examples,explain what Greek art tells us about everyday life in ancient Greece.

Question 43

How is this work representative of its period? How is it innovative?

Question 44

Describe and analyze the architectural differences between the citadel of Tiryns and the palace at Knossos.What social,geographic,and historical factors may account for these differences?

Question 45

One of these temples is Archaic,and the other is Classical.Identify them,describe their architecture,and account for the similarities and differences that can be seen.

Question 46

What is the function of this building? How does its form relate to its function?

Question 47

How does the Parthenon represent the culmination of Doric temple design and how is it the ideal solution of the Greek architect's quest for perfect proportions? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 48

Explain how the surviving objects and monuments created by and for Mycenaean kings embodied their power.Use at least four examples from different media.

Question 49

You have discovered a prehistoric Aegean burial.Explain how you would determine whether the burial belonged to the Cycladic,Minoan,or Mycenaean civilization.

Question 50

Describe the style and theme of this work.

Question 51

Compare the structure and function of Egyptian,Sumerian,and Greek temples.Be sure to cite specific examples to illustrate your discussion.

Question 52

Discuss the changes in vase painting from the Geometric Period to the Classical era in Greece.Include both techniques and motifs in your discussion as well as specific examples to support your essay.

Question 53

How does this sculptural work reflect the age in which it was created?

Question 54

Describe the features of each work and how are they different.Then explain how they reflect the artistic and social interests of their time.

Question 55

Describe the differences in style between these two reliefs.

Question 56

How did Hellenistic sculptors treat the representation of human emotion differently than their Classical counterparts?

Question 57

What are the differences between Minoan fresco painting and Egyptian frescoes? Discuss differences of style,content,and function.Why are these differences significant?

Question 58

How does this work reflect Minoan culture?

Question 59

In what way does this figure mark a turning point in the depiction of the human figure?

Question 60

Assess the significance of the grave stele of Hegeso.

Question 61

Select a single piece of sculpture (you may include pediment sculpture)that you believe best reflects the stylistic principles of Greek art from the Classical period.Describe these principles and how the work reflects them.

Question 62

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date.Give the reasons for your attributions,using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.

Question 63

Discuss the representation and role of the male form in Greek sculpture.Note particularly the changing proportions,the depiction of motion,and the conception of the figure in space.Cite specific examples to illustrate your discussion.