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G-T-2 Early Art Test Questions Review

Gerard Bowles, rev. 9/27/05

Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman

MATCHING
Match the name or term on the left with the identification or definition on the right. Use only letters! There may be more answer words than questions.

Aegean
1. ___ sea between Greece and Asia Minor
2. ___ Minoan capital city
3. ___ Mycenaean fortified city
4. ___ fortress that commands a city
5. ___ metal working technique
6. ___ projecting part of a fortification
7. ___ ancient culture on Crete
8. ___ Early period in Greece mainland c. 3000-1100 B.C.
Greek
9. ___ slight convex curvature of a column
10. ___ drinking cup
11. ___ fifth-century Athenian statesman
12. ___ triangular space formed by roof and cornice
13. ___ architects of Parthenon
14. ___ Greek entrance gateway
15. ___ storage jar with egg-shaped body
16. ___ Greek name for goddess of love
17. ___ sculptor of the Discobolos
18. ___ female figure used as a column
19. ___ sculptor of Hermes and Dionysos
20. ___ directed sculpture of Parthenon
21. ___ spread Greek culture through his conquests
22. ___ developed classic canon of proportions (art: Doryphorus)
Etruscan and Roman
23. ___ burial coffin
24. ___ animal used as symbol of founding of Rome
25. ___ fired clay
26. ___ large amphitheater or arena
27. ___ public square in a Roman city
28. ___ early second-century emperor who conquered Dacia and rebuilt much of Rome
29. ___ Roman emperor who recognized Christianity
30. ___ rectangular Roman building used for tribunals with entrance on long side
31. ___ painting technique using hot wax
32. ___ altar of peace dedicated by Augustus
33. ___ four rulers who divided rule of the Empire

Aegean
a. citadel
b. repousse
c. bastion
d. Helladic
e. Knossos
f. Tiryns
g. Aegean
h. Minoan
Greek
i. entasis
j. amphora
k. Propylaia
l. Kylix
m. Phidias
n. Polykleitos
o. Pericles
p. Myron
q. Praxiteles
r. Alexander the Great
s. Aphrodite
t. Iktinos and Kallikrates
u. caryatid
v. pediment
Etruscan and Roman
w. terracotta
x. sarcophagus
y. Capitoline Wolf
z. Ara Pacis
aa. Colosseum
bb. forum
cc. basilica
dd. Constantine
ee. encaustic
ff. tetrarchs
gg. Trajan
hh. fresco
ii. Arch of Titus

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the response that best matches the question.
Aegean
34. ___ Extensive restoration has been done on the Minoan frescoes from	a. Knossos, c. Mycenae, b. Troy, d. Miletus
35. ___ Numbers of elegant marble figurines from the Early Bronze Age have been found in	a. Mycenae, b. the Cyclades Islands, c. Troy, d. Knossos
36. ___ It is thought that Homer's lliad and Odyssey celebrated the heroes of	a. Minoan Crete, b. Helladic Cyclades, c. Mycenaean Greece, d. Neolithic Thera
Greek
37. ___ A Greek two-handed storage jar is known as a	a. hydria, b. kylix, c. krater, d. amphora
38. ___ The most important patron of Athenian art was	a. Plato, b. Pericles, c. Alexander, d. Euripides
39. ___ The Erechtheion was located at	a. Athens, b. Aegina, c. Epidauros, d. Pergamon
40. ___ A good example of a building in the Ionic style is the	a. Parthenon, b. Temple of Poseidon, Paestum, c. Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis
41. ___ A good example of a building in the Doric style is the	a. Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, b. Parthenon, c. Temple of Poseidon, Paestum
42. ___ A nude standing figure of a young man is known in Greek art as a	a. kore, b. kouros, c. stele
43. ___ The politician most responsible for building the Parthenon was	a. Pericles, b. Aristotle, c. Alexander, d. Philip of Macedon
44. ___ The so-called Geometric period of Greek art was in the	a. 4th., b. 5th., c. 6th., d. 7th., e. 8th. century B.C.
45. ___ When compared to the Classical style, Greek Hellenistic art could be characterized as	a. more realistic, b. less apt to express emotion, c. more rigid
46. ___ A figure used as an architectural support was known as a	a. kore, b. kouros, c. caryatid, d. column
47. ___ Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of the	a. Hellenistic Greeks, b. Etruscans, c. republican Romans, d. Egyptians
48. ___ Of the following materials, which was preferred by the Etruscans for sculpture?	a. marble, b. gold, c. terracotta, d. limestone
49. ___ The style of the Etruscans can best be described as having	a. motion and vitality, b. stability and calm, c. rigid frontality and symmetry, d. cylindrical forms
50. ___ The Roman first painting style is	a. Architectural, b. Intricate, c. Masonry, d. Ornate
51. ___ Pompeian wall paintings of the Second Style are characterized by	a. fantastic architecture based on the theater, b. the wall seemingly opening up into an illusionistic landscape
52. ___ Romans excelled in innovative architecture, including the Colosseum, using the material	a. sandstone, b. brick, c. concrete, d. schist
53. ___ The Pont du Gard at Nlmes served as a bridge and	a. a temple, b. a fortress, c. a public bath, d. an aqueduct
54. ___ The strongest influence of Greek Classical art can be seen in work done for	a. the Roman Republic, b. the Emperor Augustus, c. Trajan, d. Constantine
55. ___ The figures from the famous frieze of the Villa of the Mysteries are thought to depict an initiation into	a. the cult of Demeter and Persephone, b. Christianity, c. the cult of Dionysos or Bacchus, d. the cult of Sol Invictus

SHORT ANSWERS

56. What probably distroyed the Minoan and Crete civilization?

57. review- List two fifth-century Greek sculptors.

58. review- List two fourth-century Greek sculptors.

59. During which period did Greek sculptors carve with the greatest degree of realism?

60. During which period do most critics believe that Greek sculptors realized the greatest perfection of form?

61. Who did the Etruscans consider their social equal--a practice highly criticized by the Greeks?

62. What is atmospheric perspective?

63. review- Name two NEARBY cultures that MOST strongly influenced the art of Rome.

64. review- What is the advantage of a vault over a post-and-lintel architectural system?

65. In images 34 through 39, which are Classical art (Greek and Roman)? (give only image numbers)

ART RECOGNITION (Only from your textbook) Write in the number of the matching artwork.
66. ___	Lion Gate, c 1550-1330 BC, conglomerate stone. Mycenaean art of mainland Greece.
67. ___	Statue of a Youth (Kouros from Attica), c. 600 BC, marble H 6' 4". Metropolitan Mus. of Art, NY.
68. ___	Myron, Diskobolus (Discus-thrower), Roman copy of a bronze original by Myron. 460-450 BC. 5' 1" high. Museo Nazionale, Rome
69. ___	Praxiteles (active 300s BC): Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, from the Temple of Hera, Olympia, c. 325/40 BC, marble, 85" H. Museum, Olympia.
70. ___	Funeral Mask, c. 1500 BC, beaten gold, 12" H. Mycenaean art of mainland Greece. Image from Yale University
71. ___	Baker and His Wife (Portrait of a Man & His Wife), wall painting from House VII,2,6, (p”m-'pA) Pompeii. c. 70-79 AD. Fresco, approx. 23" x 20 1/2". Museo Nazionale, Naples.
72. ___	Exekias (active c. 540 BC): Ajax & Achilles Playing Draughts (Amphora), c. 540 B.C. 24" high.
73. ___	Apollo, from Veii. c. 510 BC, from the roof of the Portonaccio Temple, in Veii. Painted teracotta, 6' high. Museo Nazionale, Rome.
74. ___	Sarcophagus, husband and wife (from Cerveteri), c. 520 BC. Painted terracotta, 79" long, 45 1/2" high. In the Villa Giulia Museum, Rome, front view
75. ___	Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Meander: Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Melos), upper torso, Hellenistic, c. 150-125 BC (Another Roman copy of Greek original with slight variations).
76. ___	Snake Goddess, made of faience. c. 1600 BC. Heraklion Mus., Crete. Mycenaean.
77. ___	Philoxenos of Eretria: The Battle of Issus (The Alexander Mosiac). c. 1st Century BC, found at Pompeii, mosiac copy from a Greek Hellenistic mosaic or painting of about 330 BC.
78. ___	Kore (from Chios), from the Acropolis, Athens, painted marble, c. 530 BC, ht. 21 1/2".
79. ___	Altar of Temple of Zeus (restored), at Pergamun, west front view of reconstruction, c. 180 BC.
80. ___	Constantine the Great, from the Basilica Nova, Rome, c. 315-330 AD. Marble, 8' 6" high. Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome.
81. ___	Phidias (c. 440 BC), Three Goddesses (Three Fates), (Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite) from East Pediment of Parthenon, (probably by Phidias) 438-432 BC. Marble, greatest height approx. 4' 5". British Mus.
82. ___	Chimera of Arrezzo, c. 400 BC. Bronze, approx. 31 1/2" high. Etruscan. Florence, Mus. Archeology.
83. ___	Hagesandros, Polydoros of Rhodes, and Athanadoros: Laocoon, early 1st C BC. Marble, 8' high, (partially restored). Vatican Museums, Rome.
84. ___	Column of Trajan, 114 AD, marble, Rome
85. ___	Ictinus (c. active 440 BC), and Kallikrates, Parthenon at Acropolis, Athens~ (Temple of Athena Parthenos). (northwest view), Athens, 447-438 BC.
86. ___	Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike of Samothrace), c. 190 BC. Marble, figure approx. 8' 1" high. Louvre, Paris.
87. ___	Wounded Trumpeter, called the "Dying Gaul," Roman marble copy after bronze original of c. 230-220 BC, marble, lifesize, from Pergamun, Turkey
88. ___	Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BC. Marble, height 6'8". Vatican Museums, Rome.
89. ___	Riace Warrior "A". Museo Archeologico, Reggio Calabria.
90. ___	She-Wolf, Etruscan, c. 5th C BC, Capitoline Mus., Rome.
91. ___	The Pantheon, exterior view, 118-128 AD, Rome. Gardner's p. 233. This was the Roman's most successful use of concrete in architectural design.
92. ___	Nike taking off her sandal, from the balustrade of the Temple to Athena Nike, Acropolis (Acropolis Museum), Athens, c. 410 BC. Marble relief, c 427-424 BC. Acropolis Museum, Athens.
93. ___	Pont du Gard, c. 16 BC or early 1st C AD. Nimes, France.
94. ___	Marble statue of a Roman priestess. Roman, about AD 20-50. From Atrapaldo, southern Italy. Height: 205.75 cm (about). British Museum (image from Test 2 Internet study link)
95. ___	Marble statuette of a woman (running/dancing), Hellenistic Greek, 200-100 BC. Said to be from Lato, Crete. Height: 61 cm. British Museum. (image from Test 2 Internet study link)

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