Question 1

Which of the following is a horizontal lintel consisting of three other horizontal elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  architrave
B)  entablature
C)  echinus
D)  metopesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

How does the altar from Pergamon highlight the characteristics of Hellenistic art?

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Question 3

How does the Aphrodite of Melos combine fourth-century styles with Hellenistic styles?

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Essay responses should include these points: 
•	Aphrodite of Melos was based on Praxiteles’ Aphrodite of Knidos.
•	The head and gaze of the figure is serene and dreamy, reminiscent of the Classical style.
•	The twisting stance and strong projection of the knee is typically Hellenistic.
•	The heightened drama shown through the shading in the drapery is Hellenistic.

Question 4

Which of the following is a "great room" or large audience hall in a Mycenaean ruler's residence?

Accepted Answer

A)  tholos
B)  peristyle
C)  megaron
D)  pronaosE) None of the above
F) A) and B) C

Question 5

In architecture,what is a regulated decorative system called?

Accepted Answer

A)  a stylobate
B)  an order
C)  a peristyle
D)  a forumE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is a gold-working technique in which minute granules are fused in a pattern to a larger surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  niello
B)  granulation
C)  inlay
D)  bracketingE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following architectural orders has an acanthus leaf motif?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doric
B)  Ionic
C)  Corinthian
D)  TuscanE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

The Parthenon is a Greek temple dedicated to

Accepted Answer

A)  Poseidon.
B)  Athena.
C)  Aphrodite.
D)  Zeus.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following is the term given to female figures acting as columns?

Accepted Answer

A)  caryatids
B)  metopes
C)  kouros
D)  koreE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which two conflicting trends increased in prominence in Hellenistic sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic and abstract
B)  Classical and anti-Classical
C)  organic and geometric
D)  conservative and liberalE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) B

Question 11

What subtle adjustments or refinements were made in the Parthenon that gave it a more organic appearance? Speculate about the possible reasons for these refinements.

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Question 12

Which of the following is the oldest Aegean civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minoan
B)  Mycenaean
C)  Cycladic
D)  GreekE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

The Minoan writing that has been deciphered is

Accepted Answer

A)  hieroglyphic.
B)  Linear A.
C)  Linear B.
D)  cuneiform.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which event marked the beginning of the Classical period in Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the Persian Wars
B)  the death of Alexander the Great
C)  the Greek conquest of Egypt
D)  the Roman conquest of GreeceE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Where are Cycladic figurines usually found?

Accepted Answer

A)  in and around graves
B)  in megarons
C)  in temples
D)  in homesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Before the Romans built the Pantheon,the largest unobstructed interior space in Europe was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Palace at Knossos.
B)  Parthenon,Athens.
C)  Temple of Olympian Zeus,Athens.
D)  Treasury of Atreus.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Noblemen from which cultural group wore Torcs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Celts
B)  Greeks
C)  Neo-Babylonians
D)  PersiansE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following characteristics of Greek art became more pronounced during Hellenistic times?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became more idealized.
B)  It became more all-encompassing.
C)  It was more individual and emotional.
D)  It was more calm and aloof.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The Panathenaic festival procession is depicted on the Parthenon's

Accepted Answer

A)  Ionic frieze.
B)  west pediment.
C)  northern metopes.
D)  cella doors.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is an aspect of the Lion Gate at Mycenae that shows a Minoan influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lions
B)  the column
C)  the plinth
D)  the bullsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Where are Cycladic figurines usually found?

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Before the Romans built the Pantheon,the largest unobstructed interior space in Europe was the

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Which of the following characteristics of Greek art became more pronounced during Hellenistic times?

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