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

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