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.   pronounced swelling in the center
B.   bud-shaped capitals
C.   tapering shape and bulbous capitals
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.   the Cyclades Islands
B.   Knossos
C.   Mycenae
D.   Troy
Question #3
Who or what was the Minotaur?
A.   A bull with eagle’s wings
B.   Achilles’ pet
C.   Half bull, half man
D.   The king of Crete
Question #4
Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.
A.   pure landscape
B.   Minoan religious image
C.   narrative cycle
D.   image to depict a real hunt
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 by the sarcophagus
C.   Suspended from the sarcophagus
D.   Standing in the grave
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.   Thick walls composed of cement
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.   Pointed arch
C.   Barrel 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 relationship to Egypt
B.   their preference for landscape
C.   their warlike nature

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