Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » Unit 4 Quiz The Prehistoric Aegian

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Question #1
Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.
A.   tapering shape and bulbous capitals
B.   bud-shaped capitals
C.   pronounced swelling in the center
D.   bull-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.   Mycenae
C.   Troy
D.   the Cyclades Islands
Question #3
Who or what was the Minotaur?
A.   The king of Crete
B.   Half bull, half man
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.   narrative cycle
B.   pure landscape
C.   image to depict a real hunt
D.   Minoan religious image
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 in the grave
C.   Standing by the sarcophagus
D.   Placed on their backs
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.   Corbelled arch
B.   Barrel arch
C.   Pointed arch
D.   Triangular 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 preference for landscape
C.   their relationship to Egypt

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