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Question 1 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which two conflicting trends increase in prominence in Hellenistic sculpture?
- Realistic and abstract
- Classical and anti-Classical
- Organic and geometric
- Conservative and liberal
Question 2 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
What device is used inside the dome of the Pantheon to lighten its weight?
- Coffers
- Columns
- Groin vaults
- Pilasters
Question 3 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
What does the Arch of Titus commemorate?
- Titus’s coronation as Emperor
- Titus’s birth
- Titus’s death
- Titus’s capture of Jerusalem
Question 4 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which of the following is a style of ancient Greek pottery in which the objects are black and the background is red?
- Red-figure
- Geometric
- Black-figure
- Niello
Question 5 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which of the following characteristics of Greek art became more pronounced during Hellenistic times?
- It became more idealized.
- It became more all-encompassing.
- It was more individual and emotional.
- It was more calm and aloof.
Question 6 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
The theme of wall paintings in the Villa of Mysteries is probably:
- a Roman orgy.
- divine justice.
- initiation into the cult of Bacchus.
- the Greek play Oedipus Rex.
Question 7 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which is our source of Etruscan temples?
- Etruscan homes
- Writings of Roman architect, Vitruvius
- The one remaining at Cerveteri
- Models in Etruscan tombs
Question 8 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Praxiteles’ Aphrodite of Knidos was considered daring because it:
- broke the canon of Polykleitos.
- showed the goddess as an old woman.
- was brightly painted.
- was nude.
Question 9 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
When was the Geometric style dominant in Greece?
- 900 to 700 BCE
- 600 to 480 BCE
- 3000 to 1000 BCE
- 320 to 30 BCE
Question 10 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
As seen in the mosaic, An Unswept Floor, to fool the viewer with a great sense of detail and realism is known as:
- cameo.
- trompe l’oeil.
- dado.
- veristic.
Question 11 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which civilization had the most fortifications?
- Cycladic
- Minoan
- Mycenaean
- Harappan
Question 12 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Two equal intersecting barrel vaults form a(n):
- exedra.
- spandrel.
- groin vault.
- corbeled vault.
Question 13 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
In the Doric order, which of the following are alternating panels in the frieze, which are sometimes sculpted?
- Metopes
- Triglyphs
- Palmettes
- Volutes
Question 14 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
What is the striking difference between depictions of the Greek procession on the Parthenon and the Roman procession on the Ara Pacis?
- The Greek figures are nude.
- The Roman one is longer.
- The Greek cutting is much deeper.
- The Roman one shows actual people.
Question 15 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which of the following is a “great room” or large audience hall in a Mycenaean ruler’s residence?
- Tholos
- Peristyle
- Megaron
- Pronaos
Question 16 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
The Romans could build faster and cheaper because they developed the use of:
- mass production.
- concrete.
- slave labor.
- modular construction.
Question 17 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which did the Minoans practice?
- Bullfighting
- Leaping over a bull
- Running of the bulls
- Bull wrestling
Question 18 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Minoan culture gets its name from:
- the Island Minos.
- King Minos.
- the Mountain Minos.
- Queen Minos.
Question 19 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
What does “archaic” mean?
- Advanced
- Unique
- Common
- Antiquated
Question 20 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which of the following is a slow-drying type of plaster?
- Enamel
- Skene
- Stucco
- Slip