Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » Unit 6 Quiz. The Etruscans

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Question #1
One aspect of Etruscan society that contributed to their downfall was the lack of ____?
A.   political cohesion
B.   wealth
C.   trade
D.   skilled artisans
Question #2
What contributed to the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?
A.   An alliance with Republican Rome
B.   A strong navy
C.   An alliance with Greek colonies in the South
D.   Great mineral wealth
Question #3
Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?
A.   Fibulae
B.   Monumental sarcophagi
C.   Porta Marzia
D.   Cistae
Question #4
____ was the typical tomb type found at the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri.
A.   Tomb-shrine
B.   Mausoleum
C.   Tumulus
D.   Small Etruscan house-shaped terracotta
Question #5
Pedimental sculpture is extremely rare in Etruscan temple architecture. Normally, the Etruscans placed their narrative statuary on which of the following elements?
A.   Only in interior niches in the cella
B.   Only in niches next to the entrance
C.   The double niches on the porches
D.   The peaks of the temple roof
Question #6
Unlike Greek temples, Etruscan temples were not meant to be seen as sculptural masses. Which of the following architectural elements would this?
A.   Narrowed staircases were found on all four sides of the structure.
B.   The entrance was centered at the front of the structure.
C.   Columns completely encircled the structure.
D.   The front and rear of the structure were indistinguishable.
Question #7
The banquet setting seen in the Tomb of the Leopards takes place in which of the following settings?
A.   The council chambers of the king
B.   The open air
C.   A palace dining room
D.   A private house
Question #8
Which century marks the incorporation of Etruria into the Roman Empire?
A.   Second century CE
B.   Fifth century BCE
C.   Third century CE
D.   First century BCE
Question #9
The Etruscans preferred which the following materials for sculpture?
A.   Marble
B.   Terracotta
C.   Gold
D.   Limestone
Question #10
How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?
A.   On high mountaintops
B.   In subterranean rooms arranged along a network of streets in a city of the dead
C.   In catacombs outside the city walls
D.   In columbaria within the city limits
Question #11
The Etruscans preferred what building material(s) for their temples?
A.   Marble
B.   Limestone
C.   Glazed brick
D.   Wood and mudbrick
Question #12
Most architectural sculpture was made to decorate what part of the Etruscan temple?
A.   The roof
B.   The entryways
C.   The pediment
D.   The sides

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