Deck 5: The Art of Ancient Greece

Question 1

The main Greek media used by sculptors were

A)bronze and iron.
B)marble and terracotta.
C)terracotta and bronze.
D)bronze and marble.
E)gold and marble.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A Greek two-handled storage jar is known as a(n)

A)hydria.
B)kylix.
C)krater.
D)amphora.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following do NOT belong together?

A)Zeus - thunderbolt
B)Juno - peacock
C)Hephaistos - hearth
D)Neptune - trident
E)Hermes - caduceus

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a famous woman in ancient Greece?

A)Sappho of Lesbos.
B)Iaia of Kyzikos.
C)Aspasia.
D)Artemisia.

Question 5

Which of the following did NOT take part in the Trojan War?

A)Achilles
B)Ajax
C)Odysseus
D)Sophokles
E)Agamemnon

Question 6

Apollo's sacred island was

A)Thera.
B)Crete.
C)Delphi.
D)Delos.
E)Atlantis.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a Greek god or goddess?

A)Ares
B)Artemis
C)Hestia
D)Poseidon
E)Venus

Question 8

Greek Geometric art was seen in the A.9th century B.C.
B)7th century B.C.
C)6th century B.C.
D)5th century B.C.

Question 9

The Greek alphabet came from

A)Egypt.
B)Mycenae.
C)Crete.
D)Phoenicia.
E)Syria.

Question 10

The lively,rectilinear meander patterns circling the body of a vase is typical of

A)changes from the Archaic to Hellenistic style.
B)the Geometric style.
C)the Classical style.
D)the Orientalizing style.

Question 11

Greek history first becomes well-documented around A.1200 B.C.
B)1000 B.C.
C)900 B.C.
D)800 B.C.
E)450 B.C.

Question 12

A Greek drinking cup was called a(n)

A)krater.
B)amphora.
C)lekythos.
D)kylix.

Question 13

The Classical Greek style can best be described as

A)stylized and organic.
B)stylized and idealized.
C)figurative and non-representational.
D)idealized but non-figurative.
E)naturalistic but idealized.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a correct pairing of Greek god with its Roman counterpart?

A)Zeus and Jupiter
B)Dionysos and Bacchus
C)Demeter and Ceres
D)Hades and Hebe
E)Athena and Minerva

Question 15

"Know Thyself" was inscribed in stone at

A)Athens.
B)Olympia.
C)Delphi.
D)Delos.
E)Eleusis.

Question 16

Which best describes Greek government during the Classical period?

A)democracy
B)autocracy
C)tyranny
D)monarchy
E)aristocracy

Question 17

Black-figure pottery is from the

A)Geometric period.
B)late Classical period.
C)Archaic or early Classical period.
D)Hellenistic period.

Question 18

The Pythian Games originated at

A)Delos.
B)Olympia.
C)Athens.
D)Delphi.
E)Pylos.

Question 19

A nude standing figure of a young man is known in Greek art as a(n)

A)kore.
B)entasis.
C)lapith.
D)kouros.

Question 20

An oracle was a

A)temple.
B)shrine.
C)altar.
D)priest.
E)magician.

Question 21

Which is NOT part of the Parthenon plan?

A)naos
B)treasury
C)pronaos
D)propylaea
E)peristyle

Question 22

Which is NOT part of the Erechtheum?

A)the Ionic Order
B)caryatids
C)Doric columns
D)an irregular plan

Question 23

To the Greeks,"barbarians" were

A)cannibals.
B)Persians.
C)Egyptians.
D)Scythians.
E)foreigners.

Question 24

Which set is correct? A.Nike Temple (427-424 B.C.)
B)Parthenon (439-419 B.C.)
C)Erechtheum (421-405 B.C.)
D)Propylaea (480-450 B.C.)

Question 25

The earliest example of the use of contrapposto was in the sculpture of the

A)Kouros from Tenea.
B)KritiosBoy.
C)Laocoön.
D)Perikles.

Question 26

The Riace bronzes were found in

A)Riace.
B)a cave.
C)the sea.
D)a grave.
E)a temple.

Question 27

"Classical" means

A)old-fashioned and valuable.
B)traditional and of high quality.
C)out-of-date and trite.
D)traditional and stylized.
E)idealized and valuable.

Question 28

The general who commissioned the Parthenon was

A)Alkiabiades.
B)Sophokles.
C)Herodotos.
D)Xenophon.
E)Perikles.

Question 29

What subject was portrayed on the frieze around the Parthenon?

A)the Great Panathenaic procession
B)the Great Dionysiac procession
C)the labors of Herakles
D)the Battle of Gods and Giants

Question 30

Which is found in the Parthenon sculptures?

A)contrapposto
B)isocephaly
C)symmetry
D)all of these: contrapposto, isocephaly, and symmetry
E)None of these answers is correct.

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT a correct definition?

A)hydria - water jar
B)amphora - storage jar
C)krater - flask for pouring oil
D)kylix - drinking cup
E)oenochoe - jug for pouring wine

Question 32

Which was NOT a technique or process used by the Greeks?

A)lost-wax
B)black-figure
C)red-figure
D)white ground
E)mummification

Question 33

Contrapposto is

A)a twist at the neck.
B)a counter position.
C)a twist at the waist.
D)stepping forward.
E)standing at attention.

Question 34

Which is NOT a correct pairing?

A)pediment - triangle
B)metope - trapezoid
C)triglyph - vertical
D)shaft - cylinder
E)architrave - rectangle

Question 35

The Parthenon metopes represented

A)the battle between Greeks and Trojans.
B)the battle between Lapiths and Centaurs.
C)the battle between the gods and Titans.
D)the battle between Greeks and Amazons.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 36

Which is NOT an aspect of Athena?

A)virginity
B)victory
C)fertility
D)war
E)wisdom

Question 37

The statue of Athena in the Parthenon naos was made of

A)marble and bronze.
B)ivory and bronze.
C)ivory and marble.
D)gold and marble.
E)gold and ivory.

Question 38

Which do NOT belong together?

A)volute, shaft, base, flutes
B)abacus, volute, base, frieze
C)metope, triglyph, abacus, echinus
D)abacus, volute, echinus, metope
E)stylobate, drum, echinus, metope

Question 39

Which do NOT belong together? A.Exekias - Geometric style
B)Myron - Early Classical style
C)Polykleitos - Classical style
D)Lysippos - fourth century B.C.
E)Phidias - Classical style

Question 40

The supervisor of the sculptural decorative work of the Parthenon was

A)Praxiteles.
B)Polykleitos.
C)Myron.
D)Phidias.

Question 41

The priest who warned the Trojans not to bring in the giant wooden horse was

A)Herakles.
B)Laocoön.
C)killed by snakes.
D)both Laocoön and killed by snakes.

Question 42

Plato's spokesman in the Dialogues was

A)Perikles.
B)Herodotos.
C)Sophokles.
D)Demosthenes.
E)Socrates.

Question 43

Greek theater began

A)inside of temples.
B)outside of temples.
C)in the hills.
D)by the sea.
E)around trees.

Question 44

The first known Greek artist to celebrate the female nude was

A)Praxiteles.
B)Phidias.
C)Perikles.
D)Lysippos.
E)Exekias.

Question 45

The Trojan War took place around A.800 B.C.
B)1000 B.C.
C)1200 B.C.
D)900 B.C.
E)600 B.C.

Question 46

Which of the following was NOT a Greek tragedian?

A)Aristophanes
B)Sophokles
C)Aeschylos
D)Euripides

Question 47

Who wrote the The Oresteia?

A)Aeschylos
B)Sophokles
C)Euripides
D)Herodotos
E)Plato

Question 48

A female figure used as a column is known as a

A)caryatid.
B)kore.
C)kouros.
D)atlantid.

Question 49

Who wrote The Republic?

A)Homer
B)Plato
C)Socrates
D)Perikles
E)Herodotos

Question 50

Which of the following is true?

A)Homer wrote The Laws.
B)Plato wrote the Iliad.
C)Socrates wrote Dialogues.
D)Demosthenes wrote speeches.
E)Euripides wrote comedies.

Question 51

Alexander the Great was

A)an Athenian.
B)a Persian.
C)a Pergamene.
D)a Macedonian.
E)a Mycenaean.

Question 52

Winged Victory was found in

A)Sparta.
B)Athens.
C)Macedon.
D)Samothrace.
E)Rhodes.

Question 53

Greek Hellenistic art

A)is realistic.
B)conveys inner character.
C)is more passionate.
D)All these answers are correct.

Question 54

Which is NOT part of Greek theater architecture?

A)orchestra
B)pronaos
C)proscenium
D)skene
E)parados

Question 55

Troy was located in

A)East Greece.
B)the Cyclades.
C)Persia.
D)Anatolia.
E)Mycenae.

Question 56

Which of the following was NOT a Greek sculptor?

A)Praxiteles
B)Myron
C)Phidias
D)Polykleitos
E)Exekias

Question 57

Demosthenes was

A)a tragedian.
B)an orator.
C)a historian.
D)a poet.
E)a sculptor.