Deck 4: The Aegean

Question 1

The statue of the so-called Snake Goddess is made of

A)terracotta.
B)fresco.
C)marble.
D)faïence.
E)Kamares.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Cycladic idols are generally found in

A)temples.
B)graves.
C)storage jars.
D)caves.
E)the sea.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The modern name for Thera is

A)Knossos.
B)Cairo.
C)Anatolia.
D)Santorini.
E)Atlantis.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which is true of Minoan scripts?

A)Linear A was used for lists and Linear B was the written script.
B)Linear A and Linear B were written scripts.
C)Linear B and Linear A were Egyptian scripts.
D)Linear B was used for records and Linear A was the written language.
E)Linear A was used on papyrus and Linear B was inscribed on tablets.

Question 5

Which is NOT a Minoan site?

A)Mycenae
B)Phaistos
C)Palaikastro
D)Knossos

Question 6

The Cyclades are

A)mythical giants.
B)marble idols.
C)islands.
D)bodies of water.
E)Minoan cities.

Question 7

Minoan Civilization is generally dated A.4000 to 1000 B.C.
B)3000 to 1500 B.C.
C)3500 to 1000 B.C.
D)2500 to 1500 B.C.
E)4500 to 2000 B.C.

Question 8

Which is NOT a Theran fresco?

A)the Ship Fresco.
B)the Boxing Children.
C)the Toreador Fresco.
D)the Crocus Gatherer.

Question 9

The Aegean civilizations include

A)Egypt, Santorini, and Mycenae.
B)Greece, Egypt, and Thera.
C)the Cycladic, Egyptian, and Greek.
D)the Mycenaean, Cycladic, and Minoan.

Question 10

Cycladic civilization is prehistoric because

A)it had not invented the wheel.
B)it did not have monumental architecture.
C)it did not have a writing system.
D)it had no agriculture.

Question 11

Minos was the son of

A)the Minotaur and Europa.
B)Zeus and Ariadne.
C)Theseus and Ariadne.
D)Europa and Theseus.
E)Zeus and Europa.

Question 12

As far as one can tell,the most sacred animal on Minoan Crete was

A)the lion.
B)the bull.
C)the griffin.
D)the snake.
E)the duck.

Question 13

The Aegean is named after

A)Aegisthus.
B)Zeus.
C)the father of Theseus.
D)the Minotaur.
E)the daughter of Minos.

Question 14

The Minoan column has

A)a lotus capital, a straight shaft, and a square base.
B)a floral capital, a tapering shaft, and a pillow base.
C)a pillow capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft.
D)a papyrus capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft.
E)a bull capital, a round base, and a tapering shaft.

Question 15

Kamares ware can be characterized as

A)monochrome.
B)decorated with dynamic designs.
C)organic.
D)figurative.
E)decorated with Linear B script.

Question 16

Cycladic idols can be described as

A)geometric.
B)organic.
C)naturalistic.
D)non-figurative.
E)non-representational.

Question 17

The Minoan civilization was discovered by

A)Schliemann.
B)Evans.
C)Marinatos.
D)Plato.
E)Theseus.

Question 18

The Palace at Knossos was not fortified because

A)the inhabitants of Crete were peace-loving.
B)the Minoans thought of themselves as invincible.
C)Crete is an island.
D)Crete ruled the Aegean.

Question 19

The Minotaur was

A)the king of Crete.
B)half bull, half man.
C)the son of Icarus and Daedalus.
D)a hero of many happy legends.

Question 20

Minoan frescoes were

A)fresco secco.
B)more stylized than in Egypt.
C)more abstract than in Egypt.
D)more numerous than in Egypt.
E)true fresco.

Question 21

The heroes of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey may have come from

A)Minoan Crete.
B)Athens.
C)Mycenaean Greece.
D)Santorini.

Question 22

The general dates for the Mycenaean civilization are A.1800 to 1600 B.C.
B)1600 to 1400 B.C.
C)1400 to 1200 B.C.
D)1800 to 1400 B.C.
E)1600 to 1200 B.C.

Question 23

Thera seems to have been destroyed by a volcanic eruption in A.1628 B.C.
B)1400 B.C.
C)1250 B.C.
D)1500 B.C.

Question 24

Minoan features suggest that although found in Mycenae,the ________ is/are Minoan.

A)the Vapheio Cups.
B)the Harvester Vase.
C)the Octopus Vase.
D)the Agamemnon Mask.

Question 25

Which of the following was NOT a Trojan?

A)Priam.
B)Paris.
C)Menelaus.
D)Kassandra.

Question 26

Schliemann found

A)Knossos.
B)Mycenae.
C)Troy.
D)both Mycenae and Troy.

Question 27

Mycenaean civilization was discovered by

A)Evans.
B)Schliemann.
C)Marinatos.
D)Aeschylos.
E)Euripides.

Question 28

Mycenaean shrines were

A)on hillsides.
B)in temples.
C)in palaces.
D)at the edge of the sea.
E)on hilltops.

Question 29

A pinched waist,profile pose,and "floating" forms are typical of the frescoes of

A)Assyria.
B)Crete.
C)Egypt.
D)Rome.

Question 30

Cyclopaean refers to

A)a group of islands.
B)a kind of wall.
C)a citadel.
D)a style of painting.
E)a grave circle.

Question 31

A corbeled vault is

A)concentric stone rings piled to make an arch or domed room.
B)a means of transporting water.
C)a kind of tomb.
D)the level of windows above the central passageway to let light in from outside.

Question 32

Polyphemos was

A)a Greek artist.
B)a Greek city.
C)a Greek hero.
D)a Cyclops.
E)a friend of Odysseus.

Question 33

The most likely interpretation of the Boxing Children is as

A)a Cycladic sport.
B)a personal dispute.
C)a theatrical performance.
D)an initiation ritual.
E)a religious ritual.

Question 34

The term Helladic comes from

A)Helen of Troy.
B)the Greek name for Greece.
C)the Greek name for Helen.
D)the islands of the Hellades.
E)the Greek name for Troy.

Question 35

Agamemnon and Klytemnestra were the parents of

A)Elektra, Orestes, and Kassandra.
B)Iphigenia, Kassandra, and Orestes.
C)Elektra, Iphigenia, and Kassandra.
D)Elektra, Orestes, and Iphigenia.

Question 36

The column flanked by lions at the entrance to the citadel at Mycenae symbolized

A)a phallus.
B)a tree.
C)a goddess.
D)a building.
E)an altar.

Question 37

Niello is

A)a ceremonial dagger.
B)an alloy that contains sulfur and silver.
C)a decorative inlay.
D)an alloy of copper and tin also known as bronze.
E)the original name for Crete.