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.   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.   Troy
B.   the Cyclades Islands
C.   Mycenae
D.   Knossos
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.   Minoan religious image
B.   image to depict a real hunt
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 in the grave
B.   Suspended from the sarcophagus
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.   Single-story building rambled across the landscape
C.   Little attention paid to rainwater drainage
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.   Barrel arch
C.   Triangular arch
D.   Corbelled 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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