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The name "Doryphoros" translates to
Perfection
Spearbearer
Athlete
Warrior
2
What is an acropolis?
A treasury building
A temple complex
A military complex
A fortified hill
3
What are the three classical architectural orders?
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
Doric, Ionic, and Tuscan
Ionic, Composite, and Hellenistic
Doric, Tuscan, and Composite
4
What is unique about the Temple of Athena Nike?
It was built after the Parthenon was destroyed
It featured a cult statue of a wingless Athena
It featured no cult statue
It combines both Ionic and Doric orders
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What subject appears on the Parthenon's ionic frieze?
The contest between Athena and Poseidon
The Panathenaic Procession
The battle between Athena and the Titans
The birth of Athena
6
What was the function of the kouros figures?
Representations of Ares
Grave markers
Portraits of soldiers killed in battle
Votive statues used in temples
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The name "kouros" refers to...
the Greek word for "nude"
the name of the god pictured in this statue
the Greek word for "youth"
a god commonly depicted in funerary art
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This statue is from what period?
Hellenistic
Dynastic
Archaic
Classical
9
The Parthenon was a temple for which aspect of Athena?
Victory
Virginity
Wisdom
War
10
This sculpture is made out of what two materials?
Marble and paint
Bronze and copper
Copper and paint
Bronze and gold
11
What is the name of this sculpture?
New York Kouros
Athena Kore
Peplos Kore
Lady of Auxerre
12
What marked the beginning of the "Classical" period?
The death of Alexander
The discovery of marble in Greece
The founding of Athens
The Persian sack of Athens
13
Where was the Great Altar of Zeus originally located?
Turkey
Italy
Iran
Greece
14
How would this statue have appeared in ancient Greece?
It would have been brightly painted.
It would have stood on a raised altar in a temple.
It would have been covered in clothes and jewelry.
It would have been part of a larger group of sculptures.
15
The Doryphoros is a statue depicting
Polykleitos
Heracles
Apollo
Achilles
16
How do the female "kore" differ from the male "kouros"?
They're female, duh.
They were accurate likenesses of individuals.
They were never painted.
They are shown wearing clothes.
17
Which direction were Greek temples oriented?
North and South
East and West
18
Where was this statue of Athena originally located?
The frieze of the Parthenon
The parapet around the Temple of Athena Nike
The cella of the Temple of Athena Nike
The east pediment of the Parthenon
19
What was the function of the Athenian agora?
It was an agricultural site
It was a large temple complex
It was a city center
It was where the king's palace was
20
When we study Ancient Greece, how many periods (typically) are there?
Two
Three
Five
Four
