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1
Which of the following is NOT an innovation in the Neolithic period?
Domesticated Animals
Agriculture
Narrative Art
Religious Spaces in Settlements
2
Most of what we know about the Egyptian culture comes from their tombs
False
True
3
What is the name for an Archaic Greek Statue of a nude young man?
Pediment
Bilingual
Kouros
Cella
4
What do archaeologists think is the inspiration for this work of art?
Oral tradition of the Tale of Gilgamesh
Neolothic veneration of bulls
Assyrian mythology about the Creation
The Book of the Dead
5
What order does this temple use?
Doric AND Ionic
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
6
What part of a Doric temple would this sculpture decorate?
The Pediment
A Metope
A Captital
A Triglyph
7
Artistic production in humans predates the development of speech
False
True
8
Which is the correct statement about the difference between the Minoan and Helladic cultures?
The Minoans built palace cities, the Hellades built heavily fortified towns
The Minoans were constantly prparing for war, the Hellades were not
The Minoans made no pottery, the Hellades did
The Minoans went to great pains to build elaborate tombs, unlike Helladic
9
Which of these statements about Paleolithic cave painting is NOT true?
The paints were all made from minerals
The painters used the contours of the walls as inspiration
Once the caves were painted, they were closed and abandonded forever
It is now believed that cave paintings have religious significance
10
What is the optical adjustment used to make columns look straight called?
Doric
Metope
Entasis
Kouros
11
What is the name of a post with both black and red figure designs?
Bisexual
Bilingual
Bilateral
Bofa
12
What is the function of a ziggurat?
It is the palace of the Sumerian priest-ruler
It is the temple in which Sumerian people came to worship
It is the tomb of the Sumerian kings
It is where the Sumerian god stayed when he came to earth
13
What distinguishes Greek sculpture (and art) from Egyptian art?
The presence of paint
How rapidly it evolved
The contents of artwork
How slowly it evolved
14
The Ishtar Gate decorated...
The Zigurrat of Nanna
Nebuchadnezzar's city of Babylon
The Apadana of Darius and Xerxes
The citadel of Sargon II
15
The reliefs on this vase (the Warka Vase) illustrate...
The Sumerian story of the Creation
The Sumerian myth of the New Year
The Tale of Gilgamesh
The Sumerian Story of the Great Flood
16
The term "Prehistory" signifies the era before the creation of narrative art
False
True
17
True/False: Greek marble sculptures were always painted
False
True
18
Which of these elements would NOT be found on a Doric temple?
round column capitals
bases on the columns
triglyphs
metopes
19
Which of these is NOT true about the Minoan culture?
They had a religious cult involving bulls
They had elaborate tombs based on their great wealth
Their art was closely linked to marine life due to their maritime trade
They lived in surprisingly modern palace cities
20
The characteristic swelling in a Greek column is called...
Entasis
Distention
Restasis
Stereobate
21
The art of Mesopotamia is similar to Paleolithic art in that...
They both utilize twisted perspective
They are both only painted art
They are both used to decorate dwellings
All of The Above
22
What is a Doric frieze composed of?
architraves and pediments
metopes and triglyphs
metopes and entablatures
triglyphs and stereotypes
23
"bas" relief means a relief that is very shallow
False
True
24
What did the Cycladic culture use their sculptures for?
To contain the souls of the dead
To record the features of the dead person
To lay on the grave of the deceased
To decorate their temples
25
True/False: The Minoans waged war on each other
False
True
26
What is a commemorative column or upright stone called?
A stele (stee-lee)
Metopes
Apadana
Cuneiform
27
What is the name of the Mesopotamian writing system?
Ziggurat
Lamassu
Apadana
Cuneiform
28
Cave painting is the oldest art we have found
True
False
29
The Great Temple of Amun at Karnak has...
A Peristyle
The Palace of Akhenaten
The Tomb of Tutankhamun
A Hypostyle Hall
30
What architectural form is most associated with the Persian Empire?
The Ziggurat
The Pyramid
The Apadana
All of The Above
31
The Lion Gate at Mycenae is an example of...
Tholos Masonry
Cyclopic Masonry
Cycladic Masonry
Ashlar Masonry
32
True/False: Stonehenge uses corbelling to create the monument
False
True
33
The first religious spaces archaeologists have found are in the Sumerian period
True
False
34
What is the middle element of a doric entablature, where metopes and triglyphs are located?
Relieving Triangle
Cyclopic
Stereobate
Frieze
35
Which monument is NOT associated with funerals and burials?
The Great Lyre of Ur
The White Zigurrat of Nanna
Stonehenge
The Newgrange Mound
36
What technique protected Helladic masonry gates and doorways from the enormous weight of the wall above?
The use of iron reinforcements
The use of a special Mortar
The use of strong, heavy stones
The use of relieving triangles
37
This work was painted by...
The Community Shaman
A Designated Sacrafice Victim
An Entire Community
The Community Artist
38
What is the name of the row of columns that surrounds a Greek temple?
the peristyle
the hypostyle
the stylobate
the cella
39
This image was made from...
Alabaster
Diorite
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli
40
In which period did people begin to domesticate animals and grow crops?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Persian
Sumerian
41
What originally were these ruins?
A Neolithic Henge
A Paleolithic Temple
A Mesopotamian Ziggurat
A Neolithic Tomb
42
What is the feature in the center of this Greek temple called?
The Stereobate
The Peristyle
The pediment
The Frieze
43
What is the base of a Greek temple called?
Entasis
Helladic
Stereobate
Tholos
44
What is the name of the triangular element at the top of a Greek temple facade?
Triglyph
Doric
Capital
Pediment
45
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Greek art evolved so quicky?
Independent artists competing with each other
Expansion of the art market to include people other than the very rich
They needed to produce artworks quickly
Greek attitudes about the power of logic and the human mind
46
This tomb is called a...
Royal Tomb
Necropolis
Kylix Tomb
Tholos Tomb
47
This statue was originally located in...
Over a Gate
A Ka Niche
A Temple
A Palace
48
What is the "Lintel" section of a Greek post and lintel construction called?
Tholos
Entablature
Intrinsic
Frieze
49
What is the name of the aegean culture that started the trojan war?
Helladic
Doric
Kouros
Egyptian
50
Paleolithic cave paintings were meant to...
we don't really know what they were meant for
Be used for fertility magic
Be used to decorate dwellings
Be sealed up forever after they were completed
51
What was the kouros used for?
Grave markers and votive statues in temples
The archaic smile
Rapid evolution of art
The intrinsic artistic value of sculptures
52
This wall sculpture is...
Sumerian
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Assyrian
53
What culture initially influenced Greek sculpture?
Doric
Archaic
Helladic
Egyptian
54
Which statement is NOT true about this building?
It was built after Athens was sacked by the Persians
It was built using optical adjustments to counteract optical illusions
It was built to celebrate Athen's victory in the Peleponnesian War
It was probably built to proportions approximating the Golden Ratio
55
What is a Greek vessel made for mixing wine and water called?
Metope
Cyclopic
A Krater
Cycladic
56
What is Polykleitos' Canon?
A treatise written by the sculptor Polykleitos on proportions
The cross-balancing of supporting and free elements in a figure
The adjustments made in Greek temple architecture to fight optical illusion
A column in the form of a standing woman
57
True/False: The face of a kouros was a portrait of the dead person it represented
False
True
58
Which came first, black figure or red figure pottery?
Black Figure
Red Figure
59
Which of these aspects of Paleolithic cave painting is NOT true?
Animals were only painted on the walls, never the floors or ceiling
People returned to previous sites and painted over earlier works
Artists used the natural contours of the stone as inspiration
Humans were rarely painted
60
What is the element in a doric frieze with three verticle grooves?
Frieze
Triglyph
Geometric
Stereobate
61
What is the ceremonial hall in a persian palace called?
A Triglyph
A Metope
An Apadana
A Freize
62
The part of the Egyptian sour that did NOT need a mummy on earth was...
The Ba
The Ka
The Ahk
All of The Above
63
What is the name of the stepped base of a Greek temple?
Entasis
Cella
Entablature
Stereobate
64
Stonehenge is part of an enormous complex of henges, roads, and work areas covering a vast area
True
False
65
Which is the earliest aegean culture?
Doric
Egyptian
Cycladic
Capital
66
Lamassu...
Are beneficial spirits
All of The Above
Are composite mythical beasts
Protects gates
67
The concept of "idealization" or idealized art is based on the philosophy of Aristotle
False
True
68
What is a caryatid?
A treatise written by the sculptor Polykleitos on proportions
A column in the form of a standing woman
The cross-balancing of supporting and free elements in a figure
The adjustments made in Greek temple architecture to fight optical illusion
69
What area of a Greek temple would be decorated with statues?
The Stereobate
The Architrave
The Metopes
The Pediment
70
This is an example of what style of temple?
Hypostyle
Archaic
Helladic
Peristyle
71
What is the name of the element in cyclopic architecture that protects the lintel from excessive weight?
Frieze
Relieving Triangle
Geometric
Triglyph
72
What is the name for the helladic masonry made with huge stones?
Metope
Krater
Cyclopic
Entablature
73
The earliest surviving Greek temples are found in Italy, not Greece
True
False
74
What feature links the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel to Neolithic monuments?
The monumental statues of the gods and pharaoh
It is empty
The orientation of doorway letting light enter temple the day of solstice
It is a mound tomb
75
What is the name of the room in a Greek temple where the cult statue is displayed?
Krater
Cycladic
Cyclopic
Cella
76
What are Optical Adjustments?
The adjustments made in Greek temple architecture to fight optical illusion
The cross-balancing of supporting and free elements in a figure
A treatise written by the sculptor Polykleitos on proportions
A column in the form of a standing woman
77
What was the Mesopotamian temple called?
Lamassu
Apadana
Metopes
A Ziggurat
78
What is the decorative element at the top of a column called?
Helladic
Capital
Peristyle
Bilingual
79
What is a Contrapposto?
The cross-balancing of supporting and free elements in a figure
A treatise written by the sculptor Polykleitos on proportions
A column in the form of a standing woman
The adjustments made in Greek temple architecture to fight optical illusion
80
What is the composite animal used to guard assyrian gates called?
A Lamassu
A Cuneiform
A Stele (Stee-Lee)
A Metope
81
The wall paintings in the Neolithic settlement of Catal Höyök were meant to be decorations
False
True
82
What is the name of the colonnade (row of columns) running around a Greek temple?
Metope
Krater
Peristyle
Entablature
83
This object was probably used as
A grave marker
A temple decoration
A necklace ornament
A fetish
84
The cella of a Greek temple was used for sacrafice to the gods
True
False
85
This image is from a metal container called "The Harvester's Vase." What culture created it?
Minoan
Archaic Greek
Helladic (Mycenaean)
Egyptian
86
What is the first period in archaic Greek pottery called?
Tholos
Metope
Geometric
Doric
87
What is the name of the first classical order?
Capital
Cyclopic
Stereobate
Doric
88
What is the term for a tomb shaped like a beehive (domed)?
Helladic
Peristyle
Tholos
Entasis
89
What is a lifelike mosaic border featuring garlands of flowers, tendrils, and other organic forms?
Samothrace
Pausian
Epigonos
Polykleitos
90
True/False: The Helladic culture buried their dead with expensive goods
True
False
91
How did archaic sculptors try to give their faces emotion?
Blood and Tears
The Archaic Eyes
The Archaic Smile
Facial Expressions
92
This relief sculpture was...
believed to represent the donation of the new peplos (dress) to Athena
All of The Above
carved to decorate the Erechtheion
carved in the Archaic Period
93
Which culture developed writing first?
The Indus Valley civilization
Mesopotamia
Egypt
They all developed writing at the same time
94
The Great Lyre of Ur demonstrates...
that the Sumerians had a vast trade network
that even non-nobles could afford musical instruments
that wood was a precious commodity in Mesopotamia
that the Sumerians did not know how to work metal
95
What feature do Stonehenge and the Newgrange tomb interior share?
They both were revered by the Druids
They both used astronomy for their alignment
They are both covered with earth
They were both sites for elaborate rituals
96
Which of the following is NOT true about Greek temples?
They were designed to hold the cult statue of a god
They used a peristyle design
They were constructed using marble and mortar
They strove to achieve harmony and proportion in their design
97
Does Greek pottery have extrinsic or intrinsic value?
Extrinsic
Intrinsic
98
What is the panel between the triglyphs of a doric frieze called?
Pediment
Entablature
Metope
Cella
99
This work decorated...
a gateway
a temple
a palace
a tomb
100
The Amarna Period in Ancient Egypt displayed greater naturalism and emotion than during the rest of Egyptian history
True
False
