Deck 7: The Art of Ancient Greece

Question 1

What feature, analogous to the contrapposto, did the Greeks add to the Mycenaean megarons when designing their temples?

A) an apse
B) a nave
C) a colonnade
D) a sea portico

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The sculptures of Lysippos differed from those of the Classical period in all of the following ways EXCEPT

A) their livelier stances.
B) their increased surface movement.
C) their more stylistic approach.
D) the thinner bodies and smaller heads.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The best-preserved Greek theater, which reveals the Greeks' understanding of acoustics, is located where?

A) Athens
B) Epidauros
C) Samothrace
D) Skene

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The overall lintel of the post-and-lintel system of an architectural order is known as

A) a stylobate.
B) a cornice.
C) an entablature.
D) an echinos.

Question 5

The "nike" in Winged Nike and the temple of Athena Nike is the Greek word for what?

A) virgin
B) war
C) wisdom
D) victory

Question 6

The statue of Athena in the Parthenon was made of chryselephantine, a combination of

A) gold and ivory.
B) ivory and bronze.
C) ivory and marble.
D) gold and marble.

Question 7

The Corinthian column is most easily distinguished by which feature?

A) its elongated stereobate
B) the acanthus-leaf design of its capital
C) the individual drums that compose its shaft
D) its fluting

Question 8

The Parthenon's four Doric metopes all depict scenes of

A) religious rituals performed in honor of Athena.
B) battles between forces of order and disorder.
C) the Greek gods ruling from Mount Olympus.
D) agriculture, industry, commerce, and domestic life.

Question 9

Classical Greek sculptures like those of Polykleitos generally demonstrate all of the following qualities EXCEPT

A) proportional and symmetrical bodies.
B) a sense of organic animation.
C) idealized, youthful bodies.
D) pronounced personality and expression.

Question 10

What did ancient Greeks call the region we call Greece?

A) Hellas
B) Phoenicia
C) Anatolia
D) Sicily

Question 11

Hellenistic sculpture differs from Classical Greek sculpture in all of the following ways EXCEPT

A) Hellenistic sculpture's lesser iconographic diversity.
B) Hellenistic sculpture's greater theatricality and emotionalism.
C) Hellenistic sculpture's attention to the inner character of figures.
D) Hellenistic sculpture's emphasis on formal realism.

Question 12

Which of the following structures is NOT a part of the Acropolis?

A) the Erechtheum
B) the Parthenon
C) the Altar of Zeus
D) the temple of Athena Nike

Question 13

Whose (initially scandalous) Aphrodite of Knidos, which is posed with a curving stance named after its creator, brought the female nude into the canon of beauty in Greek art?

A) Praxiteles
B) Phidias
C) Perikles
D) Lysippos

Question 14

Like most ancient temples, the interiors of Greek temples primarily served what function?

A) housing gods
B) housing altars for animal sacrifices
C) housing congregations of worshippers gathered to listen to a priest's sermon
D) housing congregations gathered in silent prayer

Question 15

The columns of the Erechtheum are sculpted in the shape of women and are known as

A) volutes.
B) korai.
C) echinus.
D) caryatids.

Question 16

A row of columns such as those that surround the Parthenon are known as a colonnade or a

A) pronaos.
B) naos.
C) opisthodomos.
D) peristyle.

Question 17

Compared to other columns, the those of the Corinthian Order were considered more

A) bulky.
B) regal.
C) feminine.
D) suited for use on the exterior of structures.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the cult statue of Athena in the Parthenon is true?

A) it is life-size
B) it depicts Athena in her aspect of the goddess of wisdom
C) its stands above a reflective pool of water
D) it was carved out of materials chosen for their durability rather than their intrinsic value

Question 19

Who was chiefly responsible for overseeing the sculptural decorations of the Parthenon?

A) Perikles
B) Phidias
C) Kallikrates
D) Iktions

Question 20

The inner sanctuary of the Parthenon where the statue of Athena is located in known as the

A) naos.
B) peristyle.
C) pronaos.
D) opsithodomos.

Question 21

Greek statuary generally depicted men and women alike in the nude.

Question 22

At the heart of ancient Greek art was

A) the individual human being.
B) the majesty of the gods.
C) the abiding influence of stylization.
D) the polis above all else.

Question 23

The lost-wax method facilitated the production of sculptures out of

A) marble.
B) terra-cotta.
C) bronze.
D) concrete.

Question 24

What is the most striking difference between the Archaic New YorkKouros and Egyptian statues like that of Menkaure that influenced it?

A) the frontal pose of the Kouros
B) the clenched fists of the Kouros
C) the left-leg extension of the Kouros
D) the nudity of the Kouros

Question 25

Compared to the work of Polykleitos, Laocoön and His Two Sons is more

A) symmetrical.
B) melodramatic.
C) restrained.
D) inert.

Question 26

Which sculptor from Argos exemplified the Classical style in works such as the Doryphoros?

A) Euripedes
B) Polykleitos
C) Ikitinos
D) Phidias

Question 27

An important development in Early Classical statuary was the

A) increased reliance on stylization.
B) adoption of naturalistic poses.
C) adoption of smiling visages.
D) abandonment of idealized forms.

Question 28

The term contrapposto refers to

A) the size of a sculpted figure.
B) the region of Greece in which a sculpture was produced.
C) the material from which a sculpture is made.
D) the stance of a sculpted form.

Question 29

An important development in Late Archaic and Early Classical pottery was

A) an emphasis on abstract patterns.
B) the first use of human figures.
C) the depiction of natural landscapes.
D) the introduction of mythological tropes.

Question 30

Women enjoyed an exalted status in Classical Athens, and were recognized as important figures in politics and society.

Question 31

Black-figure vases such as Achilles and Ajax Playing a Board Game are associated with what Greek style?

A) Archaic
B) Classical
C) Geometric
D) Orientalizing

Question 32

The Temple of Athena Nike was designed before the Parthenon but completed after it.

Question 33

Plato believed that artists were the only people who could uncover the underlying "truth" at which material reality only hinted.

Question 34

Because of its devotion to democracy, Athens alone among ancient Mediterranean cultures refused to practice slavery.

Question 35

Greek artists may have been the first in the Western world to regularly sign their works.

Question 36

The figures of the Parthenon's Ionic frieze are isocephalic, meaning that all of the figures' heads are at approximately the same level.

Question 37

The color of figures in black-figure vases comes primarily from the clay with which the vases were made, whereas the color of figures in red-figure vases comes primarily from the paint used to create images on the vases.

Question 38

The names of the architects who designed the Parthenon are unknown.

Question 39

Greece did not develop a strong sense of national identity until after it overcame an invasion by Persians in the fifth century
B.C.

Question 40

Which pottery design style is associated with the predominance of meander patterns?

A) Orientalizing
B) Archaic
C) Geometric
D) Classical

Question 41

What features did Greek kouroi share with Egyptian statues, and how did they differ? What do the differences suggest about Greek culture?

Question 42

What is meant by the phrase, "man is the measure of all things"? How did the principle embodied in this phrase affect Greek art?

Question 43

What techniques were used to achieve formal and narrative unity in the Parthenon's architecture and sculptures?

Question 44

Identify the five broad stylistic categories of Greek art as seen in painting and pottery. What are the characteristics of each style? What does the progression from one style to the next reveal about Greek culture?

Question 45

Compare the art of the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods. What qualities did they share and what differentiated them?

Question 46

How did Greek art change as it entered the Early Classical style? What factors helped to bring those changes about?

Question 47

Discuss the position of women in ancient Greece. How was their status reflected in art?