Chapter 4 (Aegean Art)
1. Cycladic idols depicting female figures are always portrayed __________.
a. sitting down or playing a musical instrument
b. in a very naturalistic manner
c. standing up or reclining
d. with left foot extending forward
2. The ________ is depicted on the Octopus Vase from Crete.
a. red-figure style
b. marine style
c. black-figure style
d. geometric style
3. The Lion Gate at Mycenae exhibits ________ masonry.
a. stone
b. terra cotta
c. Cyclopean
d. Minoan
4. While the exact function of Cycladic figures (4.2) is not known, it is probable that
they were associated with _______.
a. Shamanism
b. magic
c. early art studios
d. burials
5. The scene depicted in the Grandstand Fresco (4.7) might have taken place in the
______ of the palace at Knossos.
a. central court
b. Corridor of the Procession
b. Hall of the Double Axes
c. north entrance
6. The excavator of the palace complex at Knossos was _________.
a. Heinrich Schliemann
b. Carl Blegen
c. Sir Arthur Evans
d. Howard Carter
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7. Which of the following two techniques were found at the Bronze Age site of
Mycenae?
a. The use of the ratio of proportions and caryatids.
b. The use of tholos tombs and the corbel arch.
c. The use of menhirs and cromlechs.
d. The use of marble and plaster casts.
8. Choose which one of the terms is not associated with the palace at Tiryns (4.19).
a. propylea
b. courtyard
c. megaron
d. cella
9. Define megaron.
a. a large rectangular audience hall
b. exterior fortifications for a palace
c. a small inner room
d. a large open courtyard
10. The palace at Mycenae (4.17) is associated with ________.
a. Alexander the Great
b. Agamemnon
c. Perikles
d. Minos
11. Identify one possible meaning of the scene depicted in the Toreador Fresco (4.16).
a. It suggests the value placed on education.
b. It suggests the importance of children in the Minoan period.
c. It depicts a Minoan wedding ceremony.
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Answer: d. (p. 93)
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_______ function.
a. medicinal
b. funerary
c. ritual
d. utilitarian
13. The Inlaid dagger blade (4.28) was originally found in a ________.
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a. temple
b. palace
c. tomb
d. home
14. The tholos
a. round
b. rectangular
c. cylindrical
d. square
15. The Lioness Gate (4.22) was the principal entrance into
a. Pylos
b. Phaistos
c. Knossos
d. Mycenae