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.   tapering shape and bulbous capitals
B.   bud-shaped capitals
C.   bull-shaped capitals
D.   pronounced swelling in the center
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.   A bull with eagle’s wings
B.   The king of Crete
C.   Half bull, half man
D.   Achilles’ pet
Question #4
Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.
A.   pure landscape
B.   Minoan religious image
C.   image to depict a real hunt
D.   narrative cycle
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.   Placed on their backs
B.   Standing in the grave
C.   Standing by the sarcophagus
D.   Suspended from the sarcophagus
Question #6
Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?
A.   Little attention paid to rainwater drainage
B.   Single-story building rambled across the landscape
C.   Thick walls composed of cement
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.   Pointed arch
B.   Triangular arch
C.   Corbelled arch
D.   Barrel 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 preference for landscape
B.   their relationship to Egypt
C.   artistry
D.   their warlike nature

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