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.   bud-shaped capitals
B.   pronounced swelling in the center
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.   Knossos
B.   Mycenae
C.   Troy
D.   the Cyclades Islands
Question #3
Who or what was the Minotaur?
A.   Achilles’ pet
B.   Half bull, half man
C.   A bull with eagle’s wings
D.   The king of Crete
Question #4
Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.
A.   image to depict a real hunt
B.   Minoan religious image
C.   pure landscape
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.   Standing by the sarcophagus
B.   Standing in the grave
C.   Placed on their backs
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.   Thick walls composed of cement
C.   Placement of clusters of rooms of similar function around the central court
D.   Single-story building rambled across the landscape
Question #7
What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?
A.   Pointed arch
B.   Corbelled arch
C.   Triangular 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 relationship to Egypt
B.   their warlike nature
C.   their preference for landscape

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