Deck 4: Minos and the Heroes of Homer

Question 1

What led the German amateur archaeologist,Heinrich Schliemann,to uncover Troy?

A) Homer's Tale of the Gods
B) Homer's Iliad
C) Agamemnon's Story of Helen
D) Minos's Tale of the Minotaur

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Treasury of Atreus is an excellent example of a(n):

A) Mycenaean fortification
B) beehive tomb
C) Minoan sarcophagus
D) temple treasury

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?

A) thick walls composed of cement
B) little attention paid to rainwater drainage
C) single story building rambled across the landscape
D) attention paid to illumination and ventilation

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Cycladic figurines having the same form took on different meanings in different contexts.What accounts for this?

A) found in both cemeteries and settlements
B) found in royal houses and royal cemeteries
C) specific figurines were buried in urns
D) only those standing figurines had a different identity

Question 5

Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in:

A) Mycenae
B) the Cyclades Islands
C) Troy
D) Knossos

Question 6

The guardian figure design of the Lion Gate can also be found in miniature on ______________.

A) Cretan seals
B) Mycenaean vases
C) Mycenaean dagger blades
D) Cretan vases

Question 7

Which one of the following works of art provides information about the Minoan religion?

A) Hagia Triada sarcophagus
B) Spring fresco, Thera
C) La Parisienne fresco, Knossos
D) Octopus Jar, Palaikastro

Question 8

Who or what was the Minotaur?

A) the king of Crete
B) half bull, half man
C) a bull with eagle's wings
D) Achilles' pet

Question 9

The Lion Gate is the gateway to:

A) Tiryns
B) Knossos
C) Mallia
D) Mycenae

Question 10

The Old Palace Period in Minoan art came to an end around 1700 BCE.What was the probable cause?

A) invasion by the Egyptians
B) invasion by the Mycenaeans
C) tidal wave
D) earthquake

Question 11

The funerary practice of the Mycenaeans,covering the faces of the dead with gold masks,recalls what other culture?

A) Egyptians
B) Cycladic peoples
C) Minoans
D) Greeks

Question 12

During the Mycenaean Period large-scale figural art on the Greek mainland was _________________.

A) very abundant
B) found only in temples
C) very rare
D) found only in palaces

Question 13

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 14

Tiryns was:

A) a fortified citadel
B) an Egyptian outpost
C) a market
D) a shrine to the Minoan goddess

Question 15

What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?

A) barrel arch
B) corbelled arch
C) triangular arch
D) pointed arch

Question 16

Spring is the first pure landscape.Which of the following best defines landscape?
A) It has no humans and a narrative element.

A) It has no humans and no narrative element.
B) It has a narrative element.
D) It has no humans.

Question 17

It has been suggested that Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings.Based on their schematized representation and size,how might they have been placed in the graves?

A) standing by the sarcophagus
B) standing in the grave
C) placed on their backs
D) suspended from the sarcophagus

Question 18

The Kamares style of Minoan pottery exhibited:

A) sophisticated shapes and monochromatic style
B) naive shapes and polychromatic style
C) sophisticated shapes and polychromatic style
D) naive shapes and monochromatic style

Question 19

Minoans coated the rough surface of their rubble walls with a fine white lime plaster that required rapid execution and great skill.Which painting method was used with this type of fabrication?

A) watercolor
B) fresco secco
C) true fresco
D) tempera

Question 20

Which of the following is a palace on Crete?

A) Knossos
B) Troy
C) Tiryns
D) Sparta

Question 21

What is the Iliad,and how did it impact the art history of the Aegean?

Question 22

Describe the differences between Minoan and Mycenaean palace architecture.

Question 23

How do the frescoes found on the island of Santorini (ancient Thera)shape our understanding of Minoan fresco painting?

Question 24

Evaluate the importance of "context" in archaeology and art history.

Question 25

When was the potter's wheel introduced,and how did it influence the shape of pottery?

Question 26

The Lion Gate is reminiscent of the ___________.

A) soundbox of Ur
B) Standard of Ur
C) lamassu figures of Assyria
D) Pu-abi Cylinder seal

Question 27

Evaluate the difference between Minoan palace frescoes and the Hagia Triada sarcophagus.

Question 28

It is said the Warrior Vase is a simplified narrative with a repetitious pattern,a far cry from the variety and anecdotal details evident in earlier works.Which of the following would be an example of an earlier work?

A) Harvester Vase
B) Octopus Vase
C) Kamares Ware Jar
D) Fleet Vase

Question 29

Define labrys and its importance in Minoan architecture.

Question 30

Describe the palaces that were rebuilt during the Minoan New Palace Period.

Question 31

Explain the significance of the Avaris murals.

Question 32

What impact did the volcanic eruption on the island of Santorini (ancient Thera)have on the chronology of Minoan art works?

Question 33

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

Question 34

Who was Frank Calvert?

Question 35

What was the subject matter seen on the largest dagger found in the tomb from Grave Circle A--an image that was borrowed from the ancient Near East?

A) king riding in a chariot
B) king killing enemies
C) hunters attacking lions
D) king making a libation

Question 36

Evaluate and describe the architectural differences between the Citadel of Tiryns and the Palace at Knossos.What geographic and historical factors may account for these differences? Consider the societal components as well in your essay.

Question 37

Describe the megaron and its importance in Aegean architecture.

Question 38

Who was Harriet Boyd Hawes?

Question 39

Explain the uniqueness of the Harvester Vase.

Question 40

What ancient painting convention was followed to distinguish men from women?

Question 41

Compare and contrast Cycladic sculpture and Minoan sculpture.Consider context and society when relevant.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 42

Discuss the impact of trade between Egypt and Knossos.How did this trade affect the art of the Aegean? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 43

Evaluate the development of Mycenaean architecture.What effect did Minoan civilization have on this development? What subsequent contributions were made by Mycenaean architecture? Use examples to support your essay

Question 44

Construct an argument concerning the significance of Minoan ceramic shape,design,and decorative elements.What relationship did these design elements have with other media? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 45

Evaluate Heinrich Schliemann's work.What did he find? What sources did he use to make his archeological discoveries? Why is this significant to art history?

Question 46

Evaluate the impact the art market had on the archaeology of Cycladic figural sculpture.Consider the relationship between archaeology and art history.How did these relationships affect scholarship in the Cyclades?

Question 47

Evaluate the differences between Minoan fresco painting and Egyptian frescoes of the New Kingdom.Discuss both stylistic features and where and why they were painted.Why are these differences significant?

Question 48

Compare and contrast the figural sculpture of the Cyclades,Minoans,and Mycenaeans.Include in your essay social,religious and historical implications.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 49

Develop an argument for the demise of the Minoan civilization.How does the evidence support your argument? Why is this significant?