Question 1

It has been suggested that Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings.Based on their schematized representation and size,how might they have been placed in the graves?

Accepted Answer

A)   Standing by the sarcophagus
B)   Standing in the grave
C)   Placed on their backs
D)   Suspended from the sarcophagusE) B) and C)
F) All of the above C

Question 2

Who was Sir Arthur Evans?

Accepted Answer

He was an Englishman who began...

Question 3

What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Barrel arch
B)   Corbelled arch
C)   Triangular arch
D)   Pointed archE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Tiryns was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   a fortified palace
B)   an Egyptian outpost
C)   a market
D)   a shrine to the Minoan goddessE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Minoan religious image
B)   narrative cycle
C)   pure landscape
D)   image to depict a real huntE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following works of art provides information about the Minoan religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hagia Triada sarcophagus
B)   Spring Fresco,Thera
C)   La Parisienne fresco,Knossos
D)   Octopus flask,PalaikastroE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered in his excavations ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the palace at Knossos
B)   cities described by Homer
C)   Atlantis
D)   the labyrinth of the MinotaurE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   tapering shape and bulbous capitals
B)   pronounced swelling in the center
C)   bud-shaped capitals
D)   bull-shaped capitalsE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Found in Grave Circle A,the inlaid dagger blades attest to the wealth of the Mycenaean kings as well as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   their relationship to Egypt
B)   artistry
C)   their warlike nature
D)   their preference for landscapeE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

____ is a style of Minoan pottery in which creamy white and reddish-brown motifs were applied to a black background.

Accepted Answer

A)   Harvester
B)   Cycladic motifs
C)   Kamares ware
D)   MarineE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The rendition of the body of Cycladic figures is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   highly schematized
B)   naturalistic
C)   curvilinear
D)   monumentalE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The Old Palace period in Minoan art came to an end around 1700 BCE.What was the probable cause?

Accepted Answer

A)   Invasion by the Egyptians
B)   Invasion by the Mycenaeans
C)   Tidal wave
D)   EarthquakeE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

The Lion Gate is the gateway to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Tiryns
B)   Knossos
C)   Malia
D)   MycenaeE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

The Treasury of Atreus is an excellent example of a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mycenaean fortification
B)   tholos tomb
C)   Minoan sarcophagus
D)   temple treasuryE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The Mycenaean practice of placing death masks over the deceased's face is reminiscent of the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egyptians
B)   Cycladic peoples
C)   Minoans
D)   GreeksE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

What is the Iliad,and how did it impact the art history of the Aegean?

Accepted Answer

Considered by many to be the finest epic...

Question 17

The guardian figure design of the Lion Gate can also be found in miniature on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cretan seals
B)   Mycenaean vases
C)   Mycenaean dagger blades
D)   Cretan vasesE) B) and D)
F) All of the above A

Question 18

Who was Frank Calvert?

Accepted Answer

British archaeologist postulated Hissarlik (on the northwest coast of Turkey)was the Homeric city of Troy.

Question 19

Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mycenae
B)   the Cyclades Islands
C)   Troy
D)   KnossosE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

During the Mycenaean period,large-scale figural art on the Greek mainland was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   very abundant
B)   found only in temples
C)   very rare
D)   found only in palacesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 4: The Prehistoric Aegean

It has been suggested that Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings.Based on their schematized representation and size,how might they have been placed in the graves?

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Who was Sir Arthur Evans?

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What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?

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Tiryns was ____.

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Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.

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Which of the following works of art provides information about the Minoan religion?

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German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered in his excavations ____.

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Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.

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Found in Grave Circle A,the inlaid dagger blades attest to the wealth of the Mycenaean kings as well as ____.

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____ is a style of Minoan pottery in which creamy white and reddish-brown motifs were applied to a black background.

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The rendition of the body of Cycladic figures is ____.

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The Old Palace period in Minoan art came to an end around 1700 BCE.What was the probable cause?

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The Lion Gate is the gateway to ____.

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The Treasury of Atreus is an excellent example of a ____.

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The Mycenaean practice of placing death masks over the deceased's face is reminiscent of the ____.

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What is the Iliad,and how did it impact the art history of the Aegean?

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The guardian figure design of the Lion Gate can also be found in miniature on ____.

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Who was Frank Calvert?

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Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in ____.

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During the Mycenaean period,large-scale figural art on the Greek mainland was ____.

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