Freed slaves often ordered portrait reliefs for their tombs. Why?

Celebrate their immortality via portraiture

Animals portrayed on the walls of Lascaux cave were painted using?

Hollowed bones and chewed reeds

Stele with law code of Hammurabi represents?

The gods granting the right to codify the law

How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?

In subterranean rooms carved in the tufa ground

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1
Stucco is fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations
True
False
2
Apulu of Veii was made from what materials?
tufa
metal
marble
terra cotta
3
The woman "Venus" of Willendorf is thought to be?
Goddess figure
Good luck charm
Woman's portrait
Fertility figure
4
The Warka Vase from Uruk Iraq is not a relief sculpture.
True
False
5
What does the seated statue of Gudea have on his robe?
Hieroglypichs
The alphabet
Cuineform
Drawings
6
The Ishtar Gate is Babylonian.
False
True
7
Freed slaves often ordered portrait reliefs for their tombs. Why?
Reminder of their former status as slaves
Commemorate their status as Roman citizens
Celebrate their new status as free
Celebrate their immortality via portraiture
8
The Great Sphinx is located in front of the pyramid belonging to?
Khafre
Menkaure
Djoser
Khufu
9
The temple of Amen-Re is an example of what type of hall?
Corridor
Hypostyle
Clerestry
Pseuadoperipteral
10
What triumphal arch is this?
Arch of Hadrian
Arch of Constantine
Arch of Titus
Arch of Flavian
11
A typical tomb form found in Cerveteri was?
tumulus
tomb-shrine
tholos
mauseleum
12
What is the subject of this piece?
The battle of Alexander the horrible
The battles of Issues
The battle of Issus
The battle of 1407
13
An over ground water system is called an?
Aquaduct
Vault
Oculus
Atrium
14
A circle of megaliths like those at Stonehenge are called?
Menhir
Post and lintel
Cromlech
Totem
15
The palace at Tivoli was constructed for which of the following emperors?
Augustus
Constantine
Hadrian
Nero
16
This is a Krater.
True
False
17
The central reception room of a Roman house that is partly open to the sky?
Atrium
Ala
Impluvium
Fauces
18
The Etruscans preferred which of the following materials for sculpture?
Terracotta
Limestone
Gold
Marble
19
The Altar of Zeus at Pergamon features a frieze of what subject?
Gods and Giants
gods and minataurs
gods and centaurs
gods and men
20
Some scholars think the negative hand prints on cave paintings are?
Graffiti
Signatures
Illusions
Mistakes
21
What kind of figurine is this?
Assyrian
Mycenaean
Cycladic
Minoan
22
An Etruscan and Roman temple sits on a?
podium
stairway
stylobate
peristyle
23
A facade is the front of a building or the other sides when they're emphasized architecturally.
True
False
24
The Bull Leaping-Knossos represents a?
Fresco Secco technique
Cycladic influence
Mycenaean influence
True fresco technique
25
What Pompeian style is this?
First
Fourth
Third
Second
26
Most Greek statuary is?
painted
unpainted
frescoed
gold plated
27
Animals portrayed on the walls of Lascaux cave were painted using?
Oil paints
Hollowed bones and chewed reeds
Sable paint brushes
Cans of spray paint
28
The painting "Deer Hunt" found at Catal Huyuk is considered to be the first _____ scene in art?
Narrative
Painting
Plastered
Incesed
29
The Spring Fresco is the first pure what?
Narrative
Landscape
Illustration
Persuasive
30
The Treasury of Atreus is an excellent example of a?
Beehive tomb
Temple treasury
Minoan sarcophagus
Mycenaen fortification
31
The Lion Gate is the gateway to?
Tiryns
Knossos
Mallia
Mycenae
32
The Pantheon was commissioned by?
Nero
Trajan
Hadrian
Augustus
33
Stele with law code of Hammurabi represents?
The gods granting the right to rule
The work of Sumer and Babylon
The gods granting the right to codify the law
The coronation of the ruler
34
The building on the Acropolis that's irregularly designed and has a back porch of caryatids is?
Erectheion
Parthenon
Propylaia
Temple of Athena Nike
35
The Lamassu is a winged human headed bull from the citadel of Sargon II.
True
False
36
This is a?
Kratore
Amphora
Metope
Pediment
37
The ______ is a long covered colonnade used in Hellenistic Greek cities to house shops?
Pediment
Stoa
Frieze
Metope
38
The Old Saint Peter's Basilica is a central plan.
True
False
39
The subject of the frieze on the outer wall of the Parthenon is?
The Ara Pacis
The Persian Procession
The Elgin Marbles
The Panethelaic Procession
40
What are the half circles on a ceiling in a catacomb called?
Lunar Eclipse
Semicircle Thing
Loanette
Lunette
41
The entrance way to the Acropolis was called?
tholos
metope
propylaia
stylobate
42
The central room of a Greek temple is called?
pediment
entablature
cella
nave
43
This is not the Francois vase.
False
True
44
A kouros would be found in a?
market
temple
tholos
cemetery
45
The true name of the Colosseum was?
Nero's golden theatre
Circus Maximus
Flavian Amphitheatre
Trajan's Amphitheatre
46
How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?
In columbaria within the city limits
On high mountaintops
In subterranean rooms carved in the tufa ground
In catacombs outside the city walls
47
The columns used on Etruscan temples is similar to which type of Greek column?
Composite
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
48
A chamber in Early Christian catacombs that served as a mortuary chapel?
Tablinium
Tholos
Triclinium
Cubiculum
49
This temple is the?
Temple of Hera
The Erechtheion
Temple of Athena Nike
Temple of Aphaia
50
What painting technique is this?
Encaustic
Fresco
Brittle
Thible
51
Santa Constanza had a ________ mausoleum.
Post and Lintel
Tholos
Corbeled
Drolos
52
What is a large stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures?
Grave marker
Menhir
Megalith
Stone
53
Unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance of the figures in the artwork?
Cuneiform
Hierarchy of Scale
Hierarchy of Wale
The A list
54
The Column of Trajan narrates the tale of Trajan's victory over the?
barbarians
Greeks
Dacians
Jews
55
The markets of Trajan were primarily constructed of _________ faced with brick?
Concrete
Carrara Marble
Travertine
Marble
56
The statue of the 4 tetrarches is located on the outside wall of this building?
St. Marks
Ara Pacis
Pantheon
Trajan's market
57
The acknowledged master of black figure painting is?
Polykleitus
Mycenea
Daedelus
Exekias
58
The earliest known example of contraposta stance is?
diskobolis
kritios boy
the canon
kouros
59
Columns decorated with acanthus leaves reflect what style?
corinthian
doric
engaged
ionic
60
The Sphinx was built of?
Plaster
Mud brick
Diorite
Solid Stone
61
The change in religion is visible in art, for ex. in the statues of Akhenaton and Nerfetiti.
True
False
62
What led the English amateur archaeologist, Arthur Evans, to uncover Knossos?
Homer's Iliad
Homer's Tale of the Gods
Mino's Tale of the Minotaur
Story of the Helen of Troy
63
A column that is not free standing and attached to a wall is a?
Engaged column
Pylon column
Hypostyle column
Reserve column
64
The Capitoline Wolf is an Etruscan sculpture about?
Romulus and Remus
wolves and centaurs
gods and giants
Athena hunting wolves
65
A female figure used as a architectural support is called?
gorgon
caryatid
kouros
Kore
66
Super realistic portraits of old men were the norm in early Rome. This style is called?
Relief
Verism
Contrapposto
Negativism
67
Etruscan artisans particularly excelled at the following?
intarsia
stonework
metal work
weaving
68
Which of the following best describes the Standard of Ur?
Early example of historical narrative
Early example of mythological narrative
Early example of an official account of the rulers of Sumer
Early example of an official account of import goods
69
The emperor Trajan commissioned which of the following?
The Arch of Triumph now in Paris
The column depicting his victories
The Colosseum
The Ara Pacis
70
What mausoleum is this?
Galla Placidia
Santa Costanza
Hagia Sophia
St. Peters
71
The base of the Colosseum's construction was?
tufa
mud brick
lime stone
concrete
72
This is an amphora.
True
False
73
The Pont Du Gard is an?
forum
triumphal arch
aquaduct
temple
74
This is a reconstruction of?
The Erechthenonian
Siphnian Treasury
The twin sisters tomb
Summerian Treasury
75
The Arch of Titus commemorated his victory over?
Asia Minor
Judea
Gaul
Egypt
76
What sculpture is this?
The dying warrior
The dying Gaul
Diskobolis
A dying student
77
The statue of the 4 Tetrarches is made from?
Terra Cotta
Porphyry
Lime stone
Lapis Lazuli
78
Most archaeologists consider Stonehenge to be an accurate?
Astronomical observatory
Royal cementery
Stock exchange
Palace system
79
The Discus Thrower by the famous sculptor Myron was an example of sculpture from the?
Hellenistic Period
Classical Period
Geometric Period
Orientalizing Period
80
A ziggurat is made from?
Plaster
Cement
Mud brick
Mountain Rocks
81
What kind of ceiling is this?
Geometric
Apes
Coffying
Coffered
82
What kind of art are the Gudea Statues?
Greek
Sumerian
Mycenean
Babylonian
83
The tomb of leopards is a?
Buon Freso
Fresco Secco
burial for leapords
celebrates the death of a person
84
Early Christian churches are?
Extravagant
Intricate and beautiful in the inside & plain on the outside
Simple
Plain in the inside but intricate on the outside
85
What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?
Barrel arch
Corbelled Arch
Triangular arch
Pointed arch
86
The statue of Augustus of Prima Porta is?
veristic
idealized, heroic
87
A standing nude figure of a young man in Greek art is known as?
kore
kouros
stele
ka
88
Who are depicted playing dice in this krater by Exekias
Ajax and Achilles
Achilles and Augustus
Augustus and Alexander
Alexander and Abraham
89
A large uncut stone erected as a monument in prehistoric times is called _________?
Menhir
Megalith
Cromlech
Trillithon
90
What sarcophagus depicts at least 10 scenes from the bible?
Sarcophagus of Julius Ceaser
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Sarcophagus of Junius Troy
Sarcophagus of Julian Bass
91
Santa Constanza was a central plan building.
True
False
92
The Lascaux caves are located in?
Germany
Bavari
France
Spain
93
What Pompeian style is this?
Fourth
First
Third
Second
94
In the temple of Ramses II, Ramses portrayed himself as different versions of Osirus.
False
True
95
The Pantheon's interior construction forms?
a perfect circle
a coffer
a square
an oculus
96
A method of construction in which two posts support a horizontal beam is called _________?
Arch
Apse
Post and Lintel
Corbeled vault
97
Ara Pacis Augustae means?
Alter of worship
Altar of Augustan Peace
Alter to the Gods
Roman Peace
98
Whose sculpture sits atop of Trajan's column today?
St. Peter
A nude St. Patrick
St. Mark
A nude St. Anthony
99
The Etruscans became citizens of which of the following in the first century BCE?
Paestum
Perugia
Rome
Athens
100
The sculptor who created the standard for statues with his sculpture "the canon" was?
Milos
Exekias
Polykleitus
Pericles
101
Who had the first christian church built over the catacombs where St. Peter was buried?
Constantine
Augustus
Junius Bassus
Hadrian
102
Basilica in roman architecture was used as a public building 4 legal & other civic proceedings
True
False
103
The palette of Narmar depicts _______?
The Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
Khafra fighting a bull
The middle kingdom
A battle with Mesopotamia
104
The greatest in a long line of bathing and recreational complexes for public use was built by?
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
Titus
Caracalla
105
What kind of sculpture is this?
Etruscan
Bust
Contrsposta
Contemporary
106
Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?
A single story building rambled across the landscape
Little attention paid to rainwater drainage
Attention paid to illumination and plumbing
Thick walls composed of cement
107
What are the blue nude babies found in the Santa Constanza called?
Lotti
Tutti
Putti
Smurfs
108
Nero asked to brilliant architects to build his magnificent golden house. They were?
Lysipus and Apollodorus
Titus and Celer
Severus and Celer
Apollodorus of Damascus
109
What kind of technique is this?
Granulation
Tinkering
Repousse
Chiseling
110
The Chroragic Monument of Lysikrates is an example of a?
megaron
tholos
temple
treasury
111
The Parthenon was built to honor Athen's patron God. Who was it?
Athena Parthenos
Jupiter
Mercury
Zues
112
The Cerveteri Sarcophagus was of a reclining man and woman was made of?
terra cotta
lime stone
metal
tufa
113
A good example of a building in the ionic style only is the?
Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis
Parthenon
Temple of Poseidon, Paestum
Basilica, Paestum
114
The center of Roman city life was the?
agora
amphitheatre
forum
atrium
115
Grapevines usually symbolize?
Raisins that Christ ate
Blood of Christ
Blood of Nerffettitti
Wine that Jesus drank
116
What Pompeian style is this?
Third
First
Fourth
Second
117
The change of religion is visible in art, for ex. in the statues of Nerfertiti and Akhenaton.
True
False
118
The Pantheon is a marvel of this type of construction?
lime stone
sandstone
brick
concrete
119
The word Pantheon means?
some of the gods
polytheism
one god
all the gods
120
The Lion Gate is reminiscent of the ______.
Lamassu figures of Assyria
Pu-abi Cylinder seal
Standard of Ur
Sound box of Ur
121
What is an ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling?
Entablature
Metope
Cornice
Frieze
122
What Pompeian style is this?
Fourth
Third
Second
First
123
What kind of temple is this?
Egyptian
Roman
Etruscan
Mycenean
124
A curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening that helps support the weight of structures?
Arch
Art
Post and lintel
Teepee

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