Chapter 13: Classical Art
Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Pantheon
A. Greek B. Roman*
2.
The Parthenon
A. Greek* B. Roman
3.
Kouros and kore figures
A. Greek* B. Roman
4.
Aqueducts
A. Greek B. Roman*
5.
Polykleitos
A. Greek* B. Roman
6.
Invention of the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural orders
A. Greek* B. Roman
7.
Extensive use of the arch
A. Greek B. Roman*
8.
Marcus Aurelius
A. Greek B. Roman*
9.
Latin
A. Greek B. Roman*
10.
Extensive use of the dome
A. Greek B. Roman*
11.
The Laocoön Group
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic*
12.
The Parthenon in Athens
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical* D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic
13.
Theatricality in sculpture
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic*
Polycleitos' canon of proportions
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical* D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic
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15.
Myron's Discobolus (Discus Thrower)
A. Archaic B. Early Classical* C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic
16.
Peplos Kore
A. Archaic* B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic
17.
Hermes and Dionysos by Praxiteles
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical* E. Hellenistic
18.
The François Vase
A. Archaic* B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic
19.
Entasis
A. architecture* B. sculpture C. vase painting
20.
Weight-shift
A. architecture B. sculpture* C. vase painting
Completion/Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
21. ____________ reflects the Greek love for nature and an acute sense of
observation
{{naturalism}}
22.
The representation of forms according to an accepted notion of beauty or
perfection is called ____________
{{idealism}}
23.
There were three styles, or orders, in Greek architecture: the ____________, the
Ionic, and Corinthian.
{{Doric}}
24.
In Greek temples, the nonstructural members of the building were often
ornamented with ____________
{{sculpture}}
25.
The Greek Archaic period ended with the invasion of Greece by the
____________
{{Persians}}
26.
The Early Classical style of Greek art is sometimes called the ____________
style.
{{severe}}
27.
The most significant development is Early Classical Greek art was the
introduction of implied ____________ in figure sculpture.
{{movement}}
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28.
The dominating personal force behind the achievements of Classical Athens was
the statesman ____________
{{Pericles}}
29.
The Athenian Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess ____________
{{Athena}}
30.
Few of the Parthenon's ____________ are strictly vertical or horizontal.
{{lines}}
31.
The swelling of the shaft of a column is called ____________
{{entasis}}
32.
The Late Classical period of Greek art brought a more humanistic and
____________ style.
{{naturalistic}}
33.
In the Hermes and Dionysos of Praxiteles we see use of a double weight-shift
principle that results in a stance known as an ____________
{{S-curve}}
34.
____________ was court sculptor to Alexander the Great.
{{Lysippos}}
35.
Greek art entered the Hellenistic period under the reign of ____________
{{Alexander the Great}}
36.
The Dying Gaul illustrates the Hellenistic preoccupation with high ____________
and unleashed passion.
{{drama}}
37.
In 146 BCE, the Romans sacked ____________; from this point Greek power
waned and Roman power expanded.
{{Corinth}}
38.
The most important pre-Roman civilization on the Italian peninsula was the
____________.
{{Etruscan}}
39.
The interiors of Etruscan tombs were constructed to resemble ____________.
{{domestic dwellings or houses}}
40.
In Roman portraiture we see Rome's unique contribution to the arts--that of
____________.
{{realism}}
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Discussion Questions
41. Discuss how weight shift makes the Doryphoros (Spearbearer) by Polykleitos look
different from Archaic Greek statues and from the Ancient Near Eastern and
Egyptian statues we examined.
42.
Using the Parthenon to illustrate, explain what your book means when it says, "it
appears as if the Greeks conceived their architecture as large, free-standing
sculpture."
43.
What is the difference between naturalism and idealism? How do both play a part
in Classical Greek sculpture?
44.
Explain how Roman realism in portrait sculpture is related to Roman practices
surrounding death.
45.
What features of the Roman temple (such as the Temple of Fortuna Virilis) are
Greek-derived, Etruscan-derived, and wholly of Roman invention?
There are no names of important women artists recorded in ancient Greece. Yet
there is plenty of evidence that women did have outlets for creative expression.
Explain.
46.
47.
While the Greeks tended to use a single architectural order for each building, the
Romans were more than willing to combine the orders on a building. However,
the Romans were systematic in using the combined orders. Describe that system
as it was applied to the Roman Colosseum.
48.
Describe how the Roman concept of the relationship between space and mass
differed from earlier architecture.
49.
Compare and contrast the Doryphoros and the Augustus of Prima Porta.
50.
Defend this assertion: The colossal Head of Constantine the Great is an
announcement that a period of history has ended.
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