Deck 2: (AP) Art History: Ancient Mediterranean

Question 1

Which of the following is a system of writing in which the strokes are formed in an arrow-head shape or a wedge?

A)Hieroglyphics
B)Cuneiform
C)Japanese characters, or Kanji
D)Mayan

Answer 1

Cuneiform

Question 2

In which civilization was it common for the artwork to include large relief sculptures of kings and other royalty hunting lions?

A)Rome
B)Greece
C)Assyria
D)Persia

Answer 2

Assyria

Question 3

In Egyptian thought, what is the name for the soul of a human being that either resides in an Egyptian statue or ascends to heaven?

A)Ra
B)Ka
C)Pharaoh
D)Necropolis

Answer 3

Ka

Question 4

What is the name for art that was created during the reign of Akhenaton and features a more relaxed figure style than that seen in Old and New Kingdom art?

A)In situ
B)Hypostyle
C)Mastaba
D)Amarna style

Question 5

Judgment before Osiris, a papyrus depicting Anubis, the god of embalming, is an illustration from what great text?

A)The Bible
B)Book of the Dead
C)The Talmud
D)The Iliad

Question 6

Why was Queen Hatshepsut an unusual figure in Egyptian art?

A)Because she was rather strange looking
B)Because she was only ever shown as a mummy
C)Because she was often portrayed as a baby
D)Because she was often portrayed as a man

Question 7

In Greek art, what was the amphora most likely used for?

A)Mixing water with wine
B)A drinking cup
C)A cooking pot
D)A portable vessel to hold oil, water, or wine

Question 8

To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?

A)Zeus
B)Apollo
C)Athena
D)Hades

Question 9

In Roman art, what is the name of the term for a graceful arrangement of the body based on tilted shoulders and hips and bent knees?

A)Encaustic
B)Contrapposto
C)Impluvium
D)Veristic

Question 10

In a Greek temple, what is the name for the main room where the god is housed?

A)Ornice
B)Kylix
C)Acropolis
D)Cella

Question 11

What Roman temple, situated in Nîmes, France, was used as the model for Jefferson's State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia?

A)The Pantheon
B)Aula Palatina
C)Maison Carrée
D)House of the Vettii

Question 12

Where was the Minoan civilization centered?

A)In what is now Turkey
B)In what is now Jordan
C)Near Sparta on the Greek mainland
D)On Crete

Question 13

Which great work of Roman architecture bears the inscription, "Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, having been consul three times, built it"?

A)Hadrian's Villa
B)The Pantheon
C)The Colosseum
D)The Arch of Constantine

Question 14

Fill in the blanks: "In a Greek temple, ________ project over the tops of columns and a(n) ________ separates the upper and lower parts of the temple."

A)Triglyphs, metope
B)Shafts, capital
C)Entablatures, architrave
D)Pediments, cornice

Question 15

Who are the two main figures depicted on this Greek amphora?

A)Zeus and Alexander
B)Ajax and Achilles
C)Theseus and Thetis
D)Alexander and Achilles

Question 16

What was the impluvium?

A)Where Romans gathered rainwater in their homes
B)The room where Roman senators gathered to discuss business
C)The Roman market
D)The name for the most crowded area in the Roman forum

Question 17

What type of construction uses rough, massive blocks of stone that are piled on top of one another without mortar, commonly used in Aegean Art?

A)Repoussé
B)Corbel arch
C)Megaron
D)Cyclopean masonry

Question 18

Which of the following ancient civilizations was unearthed by Sir Arthur Evans in the early twentieth century?

A)Crete
B)Troy
C)The Ancient Greeks
D)Sparta

Question 19

What is the main reason that modern humans know as much as they do about Roman art and civilization?

A)Roman customs and art have been passed down from generation to generation.
B)When Mount Vesuvius erupted, it preserved a good portion of the local art and civilization.
C)All Roman art has been well-preserved, as it was generally recognized that it would eventually be extremely important.
D)Modern humans do not really know much about Roman art and civilization.