Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2020 » Unit 4 Quiz The Prehistory Aegean

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Question #1
Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.
A.   bull-shaped capitals
B.   pronounced swelling in the center
C.   bud-shaped capitals
D.   tapering shape and bulbous capitals
Question #2
Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in ____.
A.   Mycenae
B.   Knossos
C.   the Cyclades Islands
D.   Troy
Question #3
Who or what was the Minotaur?
A.   Achilles’ pet
B.   The king of Crete
C.   Half bull, half man
D.   A bull with eagle’s wings
Question #4
Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.
A.   Minoan religious image
B.   narrative cycle
C.   image to depict a real hunt
D.   pure landscape
Question #5
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?
A.   Suspended from the sarcophagus
B.   Standing by the sarcophagus
C.   Placed on their backs
D.   Standing in the grave
Question #6
Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?
A.   Thick walls composed of cement
B.   Little attention paid to rainwater drainage
C.   Single-story building rambled across the landscape
D.   Placement of clusters of rooms of similar function around the central court
Question #7
What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?
A.   Triangular arch
B.   Barrel arch
C.   Corbelled arch
D.   Pointed arch
Question #8
Found in Grave Circle A, the inlaid dagger blades attest to the wealth of the Mycenaean kings as well as ____.
A.   their relationship to Egypt
B.   artistry
C.   their warlike nature
D.   their preference for landscape

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