Deck 5: Art of Ancient Greece

Question 1

The treatise by sculptor Polykleitos that specified a set of rules for constructing what he considered to be the ideal human figure was called

A) the Doryphoros.
B) the Canon.
C) the Contrapposto.
D) the Symmetria.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which medium did the Greeks prefer to use for figurative sculpture because it allowed for complex action poses?

A) bronze
B) wood
C) marble
D) terra cotta

Answer 2

A

Question 3

By encouraging the viewer to move around the statue Man Scraping Himself (Apoxyomenos) (Fig. 5-55), Lysippos demonstrated a new use of

A) space.
B) proportion.
C) scale.
D) modeling.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which period is exemplified by the sculpture Man and Centaur (Fig. 5-3)?

A) Hellenistic
B) Oriental
C) Geometric
D) Classical

Question 5

Which term refers to presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis, a convention that dominates Greek Classical art?

A) pronaos
B) contrapposto
C) cantilevering
D) idealization

Question 6

Which of the following features distinguishes the Doric order in Greek architecture?

A) a column that stands directly on the stylobate
B) fluted and elongated columns
C) a continuous frieze on the entablature
D) a peristyle colonnade with cistern

Question 7

Which vase shape is exemplified by the beautiful black-figure vase of Dionysos with Maenads (Fig. 5-25) by the Amasis Painter?

A) olpe
B) amphora
C) lekythos
D) krater

Question 8

The term Pausian refers to

A) mosaic copies of painted originals
B) opulent floral borders in paintings and mosaics
C) hunting scenes with foreshortening.
D) textiles that incorporate symmetrical balance.

Question 9

The practice of painting and fitting marble sculpture with bronze accessories reflects the Greeks' desire for art that shows a heightened sense of

A) luxury.
B) decoration.
C) emotionalism.
D) reality.

Question 10

Which term means a city on top of a hill?

A) Parthenon
B) akropolis
C) Erechtheion
D) metropolis

Question 11

Which period is named for the influence of Egypt, the Near East, and Asia Minor on Greek art?

A) Suma-Eastern
B) Hellenistic
C) Proto-Egyptian
D) Orientalizing

Question 12

Upright stone slabs used in cemeteries as gravestones are called

A) stelai.
B) fillets.
C) cella.
D) volutes.

Question 13

According to some scholars, the Greeks' defeat of the Persians in 480 BCE had what effect on Greek art?

A) It accelerated artistic developments that led to the Classical Period.
B) Near Eastern traditions became more acceptable in Greek art.
C) Greek art was used as propaganda against the Persians.
D) Greek language and literature became dominant in the Near East and Egypt.

Question 14

What feature do Greek kouroi and standing figures in Egyptian art have in common?

A) full nudity
B) the Archaic smile
C) a rigid stance
D) realistic proportion

Question 15

Which early form of a temple order is illustrated in the Parthenon (Fig. 5-37A)?

A) Ionic
B) Caryatid
C) Corinthian
D) Doric

Question 16

The Propylaia was a monumental entrance to the Athenian Akropolis, which also housed one of the earliest known

A) museums.
B) temples.
C) libraries.
D) theaters.

Question 17

What did the artist do to contribute to the realism in the Battle Between the Gods and the Giants (Fig. 5-8)?

A) overlapped the figures
B) included landscape elements
C) created orthogonals
D) stacked the pictorial motifs

Question 18

Which bronze sculpture was created as an illustration of the principles set out in the Canon of Polykleitos?

A) Charioteer (Fig. 5-29)
B) Warrior (Fig. 5-30)
C) Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) (Fig. 5-43)
D) Aphrodite of Knidos (Fig. 5-54)

Question 19

The Sanctuary at Delphi was the sacred home of the Greek god

A) Hermes.
B) Achilles.
C) Apollo.
D) Mars.

Question 20

Which mathematical ratio contributed to the harmony and balance of the Parthenon?

A) 10:16
B) 6:12
C) 8:17
D) 4:9

Question 21

What two trends did Hellenistic sculptors create?

Question 22

What happened to Alexander the Great's empire following his death?

Question 23

According to Greek legend, what is the story of creation?

Question 24

Which earlier style influenced the Hellenistic sculpture Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de Milo) (Fig. 5-68)?

A) Geometric
B) Minoan
C) Archaic
D) Classical

Question 25

What defined the early Greek city-state?

Question 26

How did Perikles lead the High Classical Period?

Question 27

Compare the Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) (Fig. 5-43) by Polykleitos and Hermes and the Infant Dionysos (Fig. 5-53) by Praxiteles.

Question 28

What purpose did the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi serve?

Question 29

A specialty of Greek goldsmiths was the design of earrings in tiny forms of

A) sculpture.
B) tondo.
C) flowers.
D) abacus.

Question 30

What extraordinary artifacts are contained in the Erechtheion?

Question 31

In contrast to Egyptian temples, Greek temples encouraged the visitor to

A) walk around the exterior.
B) stay outside.
C) pass through a gate.
D) admire guardian figures.

Question 32

Alexander the Great's teacher was the philosopher

A) Pythagoras.
B) Aristotle.
C) Kallikrates.
D) Socrates.

Question 33

Which is an opaque, water-based medium mixed with glue or egg white, which was used on white-ground lekythoi like the Woman and Maid vase (Fig. 5-52)?

A) mosaic
B) slip
C) tempera
D) gilding

Question 34

What was Hippodamos's idea of a perfect city structure?

Question 35

Olpe (Pitcher) (Fig. 5-4) is an early example of the technique called

A) red-figure.
B) white-figure.
C) black-figure.
D) incising.

Question 36

Trace the development of pottery from black-figure to red-figure to white ground.

Question 37

What were the many purposes of Greek theater?

Question 38

Compare and contrast the kore and kouros with Egyptian royal sculpture.

Question 39

Discuss the development of the figure in Greek art from the Archaic Period through the Hellenistic Period.

Question 40

How does the Warrior (Fig. 5-30) combine idealized anatomical forms and naturalistic details?

Question 41

Why is the theater at Epidauros characteristic of the fourth century BCE?