Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » Unit 5 Quiz Ancient Greece

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
A standing nude figure of a young man is known in Greek art as which of the following?
A.   Kore
B.   Stele
C.   Ka
D.   Kouros
Question #2
The depiction of Greeks on the Ionic frieze of the Parthenon was exceptional because ____.
A.   no human event had been depicted on a temple
B.   they appeared to be wearing the costumes of deities
C.   they were defeated in battle
D.   they were shown as allies of the Spartans
Question #3
In the statue of Athena Parthenos, what did she hold that made an overt reference to the Athenian victory over the Persians in 479 BC?
A.   Small Persian soldier at her feet
B.   The helmet with the headless Persian
C.   The shield with head of Xerxes
D.   A winged Nike figure
Question #4
The earliest known example of the use of contrapposto is the sculpture known as the ____.
A.   Diskobolos
B.   Kritios Boy
C.   Kouros from Tenea
D.   Doryphoros
Question #5
The Hellenistic image of Athena battling Alkyoneos on the Altar of Zeus has ____ not found in earlier sculpture.
A.   a narrower range of subject matter
B.   static and rigid qualities
C.   an emotional intensity
D.   coloristic properties
Question #6
The ____ is the historical event that ushered in the beginning of the Classical period.
A.   Greek capture of Egypt
B.   construction of the Temple of Hera I
C.   defeat of the Persians
D.   death of Alexander the Great
Question #7
The rigidly frontal pose of archaic statues reflects the influence of ____.
A.   Egyptian art
B.   Cycladic figures
C.   the Geometric period
D.   the Minoans
Question #8
A female statue column used as an architectural support was known as a ____.
A.   gorgon
B.   caryatid
C.   kore
D.   kouros
Question #9
In contrast to earlier pediments, the pedimental sculptures of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina feature ____.
A.   a unified theme and consistent scale
B.   composite creatures
C.   Medusa and her children
D.   a gigantic statue of Zeus in the center
Question #10
In his ____, Praxiteles took the unprecedented step of representing a female nude.
A.   Diana and Actaeon
B.   Caryatid A
C.   Peplos Kore
D.   Aphrodite of Knidos
Question #11
In the gigantomachy of the Altar of Zeus, Pergamon alludes to a victory of the Pergamenes over the ____ in the third century BCE.
A.   Gauls
B.   Persians
C.   Athenians
D.   Romans
Question #12
The sculptor Polykleitos imposed order on human movement in his Doryphoros by ____.
A.   conveying the personality and emotional qualities of the individual
B.   extending the figure into the surrounding space
C.   creating a system of cross balances
D.   copying Egyptian statues of pharaohs
Question #13
What event is chronicled on the frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike detailing victory over the Persians?
A.   battle of Thermopylae
B.   battle of Sparta
C.   battle at Marathon
D.   battle at Persepolis

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here