Question 1

The technique of painting on a wet plaster surface is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   buon fresco
B)   al prima
C)   fresco secco
D)   fresco primaE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Minoan cities were generally unfortified; on the other hand, the Mycenaeans constructed strongholds of megaliths called __________ to protect their palaces.

Accepted Answer

A)   towers
B)   citadels
C)   crenellations
D)   bunkersE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

The earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece are _________, deep vertical 	pits where ruling families laid out their dead.

Accepted Answer

A)   tholos tombs
B)   shaft graves
C)   beehive tombs
D)   passage gravesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Wall paintings found at Akrotiri demonstrate in color and detail the sophisticated decorative sense characteristic of _________ art

Accepted Answer

A)   Minoan
B)   Trojan
C)   Mycenaean
D)   CycladicE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The Statuette of a Male Figure was ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   made from clay
B)   a multi-media work
C)   life-size
D)   similar to Egyptian faienceE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

What are two reasons why the Harvester Rhyton is exceptional?

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Question 7

The term "Labyrinth" applied to the "palace" at Knossos originally referred to the building's____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sophisticated plumbing system
B)   underground passageways
C)   complicated layout
D)   double-axe decorative motifE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The years 1900 to 1700 BCE marks the __________ Palace period in Minoan art.

Accepted Answer

A)   New
B)   Theran
C)   Old
D)   PylosE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The years 1700 to 1450 BCE marks the __________ Palace period in Minoan art.

Accepted Answer

A)   Old
B)   Middle
C)   New
D)   LateE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The largest of the Aegean islands, __________ became a wealthy sea power.

Accepted Answer

A)   Crete
B)   Pylos
C)   Thera
D)   HissarlikE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The archeologist __________, who excavated the site of Mycenae, is also credited with the discovery of Troy.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ulu Burun
B)   Howard Carter
C)   Heinreich Schliemann
D)   Leonard WoolleyE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

What building method was used to create the conical roof structure that characterizes tholos tombs?

Accepted Answer

A)   post and lintel
B)   groin vaulting
C)   mortise and tenon
D)   corbellingE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

What kinds of metalwork were found in the shaft graves of Mycenae?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which of the following was NOT an architectural feature of the "palace" complex at Knossos?

Accepted Answer

A)   wooden columns
B)   fortified outer walls
C)   multiple levels
D)   flat roofsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The wall painting Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a woman's entry into adolescence
B)   domestic role of women
C)   the harvesting of food
D)   marriageE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

The __________ casts doubt on the authenticity of the "Mask of Agamemnon".

Accepted Answer

A)   stylistic differences to other masks from the same site
B)   material of the mask
C)   placement of the mask on a woman
D)   stylistic similarities to modern fashionE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

The potter's wheel was introduced to the Minoan world somewhere in the early part of the __________ millennium BCE.

Accepted Answer

A)   first
B)   second
C)   third
D)   fourthE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The Flotilla Fresco was once thought to represent__________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the battle at Troy
B)   a long distance voyage of a martial flavor
C)   the siege of Pylos
D)   Mycenaeans overtaking KnossosE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Scholars who think a confederation of aristocrats ruled Minoan civilization during the Old Palace period interpret the "palace" complex at Knossos as _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the residences of several ruling families
B)   sites of religious ceremony or ritual
C)   an administrative complex
D)   a commercial districtE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

What is exceptional about the materials of the Statuette of a Male Figure and how may it have functioned?

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Exam 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean

The technique of painting on a wet plaster surface is called __________.

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Wall paintings found at Akrotiri demonstrate in color and detail the sophisticated decorative sense characteristic of _________ art

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The term "Labyrinth" applied to the "palace" at Knossos originally referred to the building's____________.

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The Statuette of a Male Figure was ___________.

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Which of the following was NOT an architectural feature of the "palace" complex at Knossos?

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The wall painting Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to ____________.

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The largest of the Aegean islands, __________ became a wealthy sea power.

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What kinds of metalwork were found in the shaft graves of Mycenae?

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The __________ casts doubt on the authenticity of the "Mask of Agamemnon".

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The Flotilla Fresco was once thought to represent__________.

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The years 1900 to 1700 BCE marks the __________ Palace period in Minoan art.

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The years 1700 to 1450 BCE marks the __________ Palace period in Minoan art.

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Minoan cities were generally unfortified; on the other hand, the Mycenaeans constructed strongholds of megaliths called __________ to protect their palaces.

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The potter's wheel was introduced to the Minoan world somewhere in the early part of the __________ millennium BCE.

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The archeologist __________, who excavated the site of Mycenae, is also credited with the discovery of Troy.

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Scholars who think a confederation of aristocrats ruled Minoan civilization during the Old Palace period interpret the "palace" complex at Knossos as _____________.

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What are two reasons why the Harvester Rhyton is exceptional?

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The earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece are _________, deep vertical pits where ruling families laid out their dead.

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What building method was used to create the conical roof structure that characterizes tholos tombs?

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What is exceptional about the materials of the Statuette of a Male Figure and how may it have functioned?

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