True or False: Ancient Greek sculpture was oftentimes brightly painted.
We don't know because absolutely no sculpture from this period survives.
True
False
QUESTION 2
The Parthenon's architecture contains subtle distortions because
they contribute to an illusion of perfection
this culture celebrated imperfection
the builders made small miscalculations and mistakes
later restoration of the building distorted the original perfection
QUESTION 3
The Parthenon was originally built as a
pagan temple dedicated to Athena
Christian church named after St. Parthenon
a library and treasury
both a law court and place to cast a vote
QUESTION 4
A corbeled arch is best defined as an arch which:
is formed by courses of stones, each of which projects beyond the lower course until the space is enclosed
connects the wall piers on both sides of an interior space, up and over a square stone vault
supports a complex post-and-lintel system of architecture located above it
features a semi-circular shape and is adorned by both relief sculpture and sculpture in the round
QUESTION5
The scene depicting the Bull Leaping suggests that ancient Aegeans had:
been terrorized by bulls and other wild animals
discovered the wheel and used it to make carts
established rituals involving the interaction between humans and animals
a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle
QUESTION 6
The Spear Bearer by Polykleitos features _______ which results in _____________.
contrapposto / a counterbalancing of the figure's weight
corbelling / the expression of relief seen on the face
relief sculpture / the figure being fully attached to a background
all of the answers listed here
QUESTION 7
The source of the story in the amphora by Exekias is
The Illiad
The Odyssey
The Bible
The Torah
QUESTION 8
The New York Kouros shows the influence of
Egyptian art
Roman art
Chinese art
Hellenistic art
QUESTION 9
The New York Korous is thought to have served as a
grave marker
specific portrait of an individual
both of the above
neither of the above
QUESTION 10
The Lion Gate features which of the following:
post-and-lintel, sculpture in the round, dome
contrapposto, red-figure painting, corbelling
ziggurat, corbelling, and lost-wax-bronze
corbelling, post-and-lintel, and relief sculpture
QUESTION 11
The Dying Gaul is characteristic of _______ art because it shows __________.
Hellenistic / raw emotion and suffering
Classical / serene calm and harmony
Archaic / geometric patterns and abstract shapes
Archaic / strong influence of Egyptian art
QUESTION 12
The Spear Bearer by Polykleitos was originally made of:
papyrus
bronze
stucco
wood