Ancient Greece Quiz PDF

Name__________________________________ Score: _____ / 88 points QUIZ #5- ANCIENT GREECE Multiple choice (1 point each...

Name__________________________________ Score: _____ / 88 points QUIZ #5- ANCIENT GREECE Multiple choice (1 point each) 1. The method used to create the Seated Boxer was a. the lost wax technique b. red figure c. abrasion d. hand-building 2. The earliest known example of the use of contrapposto in sculpture is __________. a. Kriosos From Anavysos b. Kritios Boy c. Diskobolos d. Apoxyomenos 3. The Delian League consisted of a. high-ranking Athenian officials b. an alliance between Hellenic city-states c. a school of virtuoso artists d. an alliance meant to destroy the Athenians 4. The result of the Persian war altered the Athenians' mindset and made them a. fearful, prompting them to create heavy fortifications b. emotional and prone to make art depicting the weak c. egotistical and prideful d. weary, creating an economic decline 5. To emphasize realism in The Seated Boxer, the artist used a. gold to symbolize the boxer’s victory over his opponents b. ivory to highlight the tousled nature of his hair during combat c. copper to indicate wounds on the hands and face d. silver bruising to give a sense of physical and emotional weariness 6. The function of Kroisos from Anayvsos was to a. mark the grave a young man b. worship a god c. celebrate a military victory d. honor athletes from the Olympics 7. What was one key difference between a Greek kouros (plural, kouroi) and a kore (plural, korai) statue? a. Kouroi depicted the warrior elite, whereas korai represented commoners and farmers b. Kouroi were depicted with the “archaic smile,” whereas korai were somber c. Kouroi were highly idealized, whereas korai were more realistic d. Kouroi were typically nude, whereas korai were clothed in drapery 8. Polykleitos is credited with creating a. contrapposto b. a 1:8 canon of proportions c. the Parthenon d. a 1:7 canon of proportions 9. The technique of painting with pigmented wax is called a. contrapposto b. lost-wax process c. doric d. encaustic 10. The design and shape of triglyphs recall a. The sacred number 3, important in Greek culture b. The shape of stepped pyramids in Egypt c. A time when temples were made out of wood, and in these spots the ends of planks (beams) would have been seen d. Decorative high-relief sculpture 11. Which term means a temple with columns on all 4 sides? a. peripteral b. peristyle c. tholos d. pedimentary 12. The slight bulging of Greek columns and ⅔ of the way down is called a. stasis b. entasis c. encasing d. entropy 13. Besides the beauty of geometry, what else are the Greeks thinking about when designing their temples? a. keeping costs down b. the scarcity of marble c. extreme weather d. human visual perception/perspective ______ / 13 14. The Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun is notable because a. it was the first mosaic ever created b. it depicts Athens defeating Sparta c. it is believed to be a copy of Greek painting d. colors were painted on using the encaustic technique Fill in the blank (1 point each) 15. Since many motifs were borrowed from the Egyptians and Mesopotamians during the 7th century, art historians have dubbed it the ____________________________________ period. 16. ___________________________ were used as grave markers during the Geometric period. 17. The Peloponnesian war was between Athens and _______________________________. 18. ___________________________ was the sculptor of the original, bronze, Diskobolos (Discus Thrower). 19. Nike Adjusting Her Sandal was located on the ____________________________ of the Temple of Athena Nike in the Acropolis. 20. _____________________________ was a great sculptor of the Late Classical period and introduced a new canon of proportions in which the head was 1/8th of the body. 21. The Hellenistic period begins with the death of ________________________________________. 22. The Panathenaic Procession would have passed through the ______________________________ or gateway into the Acropolis. 23. The gateway of the Acropolis was designed by ______________________________ 24. The Pinakotheke is thought to have been an _____________________________ 25. The oldest of the Greek orders is __________________________ 26. The Greek order considered most masculine is ________________________ True or False (1 point each) 27. Free men and women were allowed to participate in Athenian Democracy. True / False 28. Greek statues were brightly painted. True / False 29. A tholos style temple is round with columns. True / False 30. Archaic smiles were added to sculptures to portray emotion and happiness. True / False 31. Contrapposto first appears in sculpture during the Severe period. True / False 32. Athena Battling Alkyoneos is a detail from the frieze on the Parthenon in Athens. True / False 33. Athena Battling Alkyoneos is an example of the late classical style. True / False 34. The Grave Stele of Hegeso includes some architectural elements, such as pilasters. True / False 35. The Grave Stele of Hegeso is significant because it shows the substantial power and influence Greek women had on society. True / False _____ / 22 For Question numbers 36-54, refer to the following plan. Some words repeat. (each worth ½ a point) 36. A. ________________________________ 46. B._____________________________________ 37. C. ________________________________ 47. D. _____________________________________ 38. E. ________________________________ 48. F. _____________________________________ 39. G. ________________________________ 49. H. _____________________________________ 40. I. _________________________________ 50 J. _____________________________________ 41. K. _________________________________ 51. L. _____________________________________ 42. M. ________________________________ 51. N._____________________________________ 43. O. ________________________________ 52. P. _____________________________________ 44. Q. ________________________________ 53. R. _____________________________________ 45. S. _________________________________ 54. T. _____________________________________ _____ / 10 Short Answers Answers for questions #55-63 can be written in bullet point format. 55. Who was The Erechtheion built for/what was its purpose? What two sacred spots was it literally built around? What is special about the columns on the south porch, and what are they called? (4 points) 56. Who sculpted Apoxyomenos (The Scraper) and in what way is it significant or different from sculptures before it? (2 points) 57. Who sculpted Aphrodite of Knidos and in what way is it significant/different from sculptures before it? (2 points) 58. List three ways in which Greek ARCHAIC sculpture differs from Egyptian prototypes. (3 points) - - - 59. Give a full credit line for the piece depicted below. (1) Name the TYPE of vase and what it would have been used for. (1) Explain the subject matter on BOTH sides. (2) Explain two ways in which this piece is significant. (2) (6 points total) _____ / 17 60. Answer the following about the Parthenon: - 3 functions of the Parthenon (1) - The patron (1) - Architects (1) - Sculptural designer (1) - Why is it located on an acropolis? (1) - What is depicted on the two pediments? (2) - What is depicted on the metopes? (1) - What is depicted on the frieze? (1) - Explain TWO ways in which the architecture compensates for visual perception/perspective. (2) - Explain TWO ways in which the Parthenon honors Athena (2) (13 points total) ` _____ / 13 For the following three questions, name what style/time period you believe the work of art falls under (I don’t need the actual date). Support your answer with at least two specific reasons. Answers can be listed in bullet form. (2 points per question) 61. 62. 63. _____ / 6 Questions from Ancient Near East and Egypt Quiz (1 point each) 64. What two objects is King Tutankhamun depicted holding on his innermost coffin? a. _________________________________ b._____________________________________ 65. In addition to Amun-Re’s, Karnak also had precincts for the gods ______________________ and ________________________. 66.. Ziggurats were made of ________________________________ 67. The main room of a temple is called a ________________________________________ 68. During mummification, organs of the deceased were taken out and stored in _______________________________. 69. The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin is noteworthy artistically because a. it shows humans depicted anatomically correct b. it rejected the use of narrative registers and instead depicts figures in a landscape setting c. the angled throne shows the beginnings of foreshortening d. it was the first time a ruler is depicted in art 70. The Code of Hammurabi is noteworthy artistically because a. it shows humans depicted anatomically correct b. it makes use of narrative registers c. the angled throne shows the beginnings of foreshortening d. is the first time a ruler is depicted in art _____ / 7