Classical Greece and Hellenistic Art

Question 1

Statues in early Classical Greece were made using what process?

Accepted Answer

hollow casting bronze

Question 2

This marble beauty is called:

Accepted Answer

Nike of Samothrace

Question 3

Who was the leader of Athens who ordered the large building project on top of the Acropolis?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 4

A "himation" is a...

Accepted Answer

cloak/outer garment worn over left shoulder by both sexes

Question 5

A parapet is a:

Accepted Answer

low wall

Question 6

A female figure used as an architectural support was known as a:

Accepted Answer

caryatid

Question 7

In the Late Classical period who beats Athens?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 8

This marble Roman copy of "Dying Gallic Trumpeter shows "pathos", meaning:

Accepted Answer

quality that evokes pity or sadness

Question 9

This staue is by Myron and called:

Accepted Answer

Diskobolus (Discus Thrower)

Question 10

The Temple of Athena Nike is the earliest ___________ temple.

Accepted Answer

Ionic

Question 11

The design of the columns on the Parthenon is called:

Accepted Answer

Doric

Question 12

This sculpture depicts an episode from what war:

Accepted Answer

Trojan War

Question 13

The Acropolis was the sanctuary for these two gods:

Accepted Answer

Athena and Poseidon

Question 14

This statue called "Aphrodite of Knidos" is by:

Accepted Answer

Praxiteles

Question 15

This statue was most likely done by three sculptors and is found where:

Accepted Answer

Vatican City

Question 16

The entrance or gateway to the Acropolis is called the:

Accepted Answer

Propylaia

Question 17

Which of these is NOT found at the Acropolis?

Accepted Answer

Temple of Zeus

Question 18

This is a picture of what type of column:

Accepted Answer

Corinthian

Question 19

A parapet, or wall surrounding the Acropolis has a relief of Athena doing what?

Accepted Answer

adjusting her sandal

Question 20

The period of time between Alexander the Great's death and the Roman take-over is called:

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic

Question 21

How does the sculpture, Riace Warrior, demonstrate a good example of Early Classical sculpture?

Accepted Answer

use of bronze and idealized body

Question 22

This grave marker shows a mature Athenian woman and her maidservant and is called:

Accepted Answer

Grave Stele of Hegeso

Question 23

Who designed a statue like this in the Parthenon? (He also was the main designer.)

Accepted Answer

Phidias

Question 24

Dionysus was the god of:

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fertility and wine

Question 25

This statue entitled "Old Woman" shows that during the Hellenistic period...

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artists represented people from all levels of society

Question 26

This Hellenistic marble statue is entitled:

Accepted Answer

Laocoon and his sons

Question 27

Who came up with a canon or set of mathematical laws for human sculpture?

Accepted Answer

Polykeitos

Question 28

In this statue called "The Scraper" by Lysippos what is he doing?

Accepted Answer

scraping perspiration, dirt or oil off of his body

Question 29

This frieze of "Athena Attacking the Giants" is a _________.

Accepted Answer

high relief

Question 30

All of these were differences between the Classical period to the Hellenistic period except:

Accepted Answer

from realism to idealism

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