Deck 4: Aegean Art

Question 1

Aegean civilization has been known from epic poems by:

A) Odysseus
B) Sir Arthur Evans
C) King Minos
D) Homer

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is a frequent subject in Minoan wall paintings?

A) nature
B) war
C) royalty
D) gods

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Where was the culture located that was named for King Minos?

A) On the Greek mainland
B) On the Cycladic Islands
C) On the island of Crete
D) In Mesopotamia

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Toreador Fresco probably depicts what kind of event?

A) Bullfight
B) Ritual game
C) Religious ceremony
D) Mythological battle

Question 5

Female nudes with arms folded across the waist, and toes extended are typical of:

A) Mycenaean art
B) Cycladic art
C) Minoan art
D) Sumerian art

Question 6

The seemingly confused and haphazard plan of which architectural site explains why the Greeks mythologized that it was the legendary home of the Minotaur?

A) The Palace at Knossos
B) The Treasury of Atreus
C) Grave Circles A and B
D) The Lion Gate

Question 7

The Minoan architecture that the legend of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is believed to be based upon was a:

A) fortress
B) temple
C) palace
D) tomb

Question 8

The Treasury of Atreus was a:

A) tomb
B) bank
C) civic building
D) temple

Question 9

Aegean megarons were large rectangular audience halls.

Question 10

The Cycladic culture:

A) emerged on the islands between the Greek mainland and Crete
B) developed on the Greek peninsula
C) was based in the Peloponnese
D) had its capitol in the city of Troy

Question 11

What refers to where and how objects were found and their subsequent histories?

A) provenance
B) principality
C) procreation
D) provincialism

Question 12

The so-called "Treasury of Atreus" was originally a Mycenaean royal residence.

Question 13

The _________________ conquered Crete in about 1450 BCE.

A) Mycenaeans
B) Minoans
C) Trojans
D) Minotaurs

Question 14

The Octopus Vase:

A) shows the Minoan affinity for organic forms and sea life
B) reflects the rigid Minoan canon of geometric proportions
C) demonstrates the Minoan preoccupation with siege warfare
D) reveals the Minoan religious beliefs related to fertility

Question 15

A fresco is:

A) a Mediterranean breeze
B) an ancient Minoan sculpture
C) a form of sculpture
D) a wall painting

Question 16

The Treasury of Atreus was constructed with:

A) post and lintel
B) corbelling
C) a Cyclopean lintel with heraldic imagery in carved relief above the doorway
D) hypostyle halls

Question 17

Beehive tombs are typical of the architecture of:

A) Egypt
B) Persia
C) Crete
D) Mycenae

Question 18

Where have Cycladic sculptures commonly been found?

A) Burial sites
B) Palaces
C) Trading centers
D) Temples

Question 19

The Mycenaeans themselves referred to their method of wall construction as "Cyclopean" masonry because the Cyclops was one of their legendary figures.

Question 20

The Theran Flotilla Fresco:

A) reflects the importance of sea transportation in the ancient Aegean
B) is a large-scale ceiling mural
C) depicts the myth of Theseus and the minotaur
D) was highly esteemed by the artists of the 19th century

Question 21

Describe the architecture of Mycenae.

Question 22

Describe the style of architecture in Minoan Crete including the palace at Knossos.

Question 23

The Mediterranean Sea effectively served to separate and isolate ancient cultures.

Question 24

Compare and contrast the treatment of the human form in the Cycladic figurines and the so-called Snake Goddesses?

Question 25

Heinrich Schliemann mused that he saw the face of Agamemnon in one gold mask that he had excavated from the Mycenaean period.

Question 26

Describe the subject matter and style of fresco paintings found on Minoan Crete.

Question 27

Compare the architecture at Mycenae and Crete. What do the differing types of structures found reveal about these two cultures?

Question 28

Describe the method of construction of a beehive tomb. What type of structures preceded its development?