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Art History - Multiple Question Answers

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  • Question 1

  • 2 out of 2 points

  • [pic 1]
  • The figure of Hermes on the vase by Euphronios can be identified by
  •      His caduceus                

  • Question 2

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 2]
  • Euphronios constructed his scene of Sarpedon very carefully so he could          
  •     Show his skill at depicting anatomy                

  • Question 3

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 3]
  • What is one way in which Greek temples differed from those of the Egyptians?         
  •  
  •   Greek temple columns were fluted not carved                  

  • Question 4

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 4]
  • What is the title of this work?          
  • [pic 5]
  •                        
  • Doryphoros

  • Question 5

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 6]
  • The Nike of the Samothrace was by Polykleitos.  
  •  
  • False                    

  • Question 6

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 7]
  • What is the title of this work?          
  • [pic 8]
  •     Laocoon                  

  • Question 7

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 9]
  • What was an influence on this work?        
  • [pic 10]
  •    The Parthenon sculpture                  

  • Question 8

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 11]
  • We know the names of many ancient potters and vase painters because they signed their work.    
  •  
  •                        
  • True

  • Question 9

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 12]
  • Who were the architects of the Parthenon?          
  •  
  •     Iktinos and kallicrates                  

  • Question 10

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 13]
  • This dates from which time period?          
  • [pic 14]
  •                        
  • Hellenistic

  • Question 11

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • Many works of art we consider Greek, such as Diskobolos, are really Roman copies.            
  •  
  • True                      

  • Question 12

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 15]
  • Which mythic cycle does this story come from?  
  • [pic 16] 
  •                        
  • The Trojan War

  • Question 13

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 17]
  • What does Euphronios do to make Sarpedon look more realistic?    
  •  
  •     Uses foreshortening on his leg                  

  • Question 14

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 18]
  • Why is the site of the Siphnian Treasury important?       
  •  
  •                        
  • it was the place of the Oracle of Apollo

  • Question 15

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 19]
  • Who was Euphronios?         
  •  
  •    A famous 6th century vase painter                  

  • Question 16

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 20]
  • Where is the Siphnian Treasury?  
  •  
  •     Delphi                  

  • Question 17

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 21]
  • What was the subject of the sculpture of the east pediment of the Parthenon?           
  •  
  •      Athena, Herakles and Atlas                 
  • The Birth of Athena (应该选这个）

  • Question 18

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 22]
  • What building is this relief from?    
  • [pic 23]
  •   The Parthenon    

  • Question 19

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 24]
  • The image of Medusa was fixed and unchanging through the entire Greek Period.  
  •  
  •   False                    

  • Question 20

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 25]
  • The Parthenon is a Doric temple.  
  •  
  •  True                      

  • Question 21

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 26]
  • Only small statues could be cast in bronze.           
  •  
  •  F                     

  • Question 22

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 27]
  • The Peplos Kore is one of the first Greek female nude statues.  
  •  
  •   F                    

  • Question 23

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 28]
  • In the Ionic architectural order the column rests on a base.       
  •  
  • T                      

  • Question 24

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • The Geometric krater from the Dipylon cemetery was used to hold human remains.            
  •  
  • T       
  • 正确答案是F                

  • Question 25

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 29]
  • Where was the Riace Warrior found?        
  •  
  •     Under the water off the coast                  

  • Question 26

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 30]
  • The Mosaic of Alexander Fighting Darius III is            
  •        thought to be based on a painting               

  • Question 27

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 31]
  • What was Polykleitos known for?  
  •  
  •   A treatise on the ‘ canon of proportions’                     

  • Question 28

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 32]
  • What was one distinguishing feature of the Siphnian Treasury ?          
  •  
  • caryatid columns                      

  • Question 29

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • The subjects of the pediments of the Parthenon had reference to the myth of Heracles.       
  •  
  • T                       
  • 正确答案应该选F

  • Question 30

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 33]
  • One important point about this work is
  • [pic 34] 
  •                        
  • It is signed by the artist

  • Question 31

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 35]
  • Who is this work associated with?  
  • [pic 36]
  •   D Polykleitos              

  • Question 32

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 37]
  • What is the title of this work?          
  • [pic 38]
  •      E The Battle of the Gods and Giants                

  • Question 33

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 39]
  • Bronze -cast statues were only rarely produced in ancient Greece.      
  •  
  •                        
  • B False

  • Question 34

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 40]
  • What is important about the east and west pediments of the Parthenon?        
  •  
  •                        
  • B They depicted important episodes from the life of Athena

  • Question 35

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 41]
  • The Presentation of the Peplos is the central image of the Parthenon's west pedimental sculpture.            
  • B False
  •                        

  • Question 36

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 42]
  • What was an important artistic innovation introduced here.      
  • [pic 43]
  •      B   Commensurability of parts              

  • Question 37

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 44]
  • The builders of the Parthenon made some subtle adjustments for the sake of visible perfection and proportion.    
  •  
  •       A  Ture              

  • Question 38

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 45]
  • Which part of the building is this relief from?      
  • [pic 46]
  •                        
  • A. pediment

  • Question 39

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 47]
  • The Parthenon's large size was designed to accommodate the citizens of Athens within its walls.  
  •  
  •                        
  • False

  • Question 40

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 48]
  • An important element of the Apoxymenos is        
  •  
  •                        
  • It breaks out of the frontal space

  • Question 41

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 49]
  • Figures with the off-balance S-curve pose was typical of the sculpture of Phidias.  
  •  
  • False                      

  • Question 42

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 50]
  • Greek statues were usually painted.           
  •  
  •  True                      

  • Question 43

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • Athletic sculpture was popular in ancient Greece.            
  •  
  •                        
  • True

  • Question 44

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 51]
  • What is significant about the pediment of the Temple of Artemis at Corfu?     
  •  
  • it used Medusa’s figure as an apotropaic device                       

  • Question 45

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 52]
  • What is one change from the sculpture of earlier periods in Greek history in this work?      
  • [pic 53]
  • it was carved from several pieces of marble (x)                     

  • Question 46

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 54]
  • The imagery on the Funerary Krater from Dipylon suggests the Greek belief in the afterlife as a paradise to which the dead are welcomed.        
  •  
  • False                      

  • Question 47

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 55]
  • The Panathenaic Festival included such things as; poetry recitation, games, plays, athletic contests and:    
  •  
  •      a procession to the Acropolis                  

  • Question 48

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 56]
  • What is one reason this work is significant?        
  • [pic 57]
  •                        
  • it was the first time figures were shown in action (X)

  • Question 49

  • 2 out of 2 points
  • [pic 58]
  • The influence on vase painting during the Orientalizing Period came from    
  •  the Near East
  •                        

  • Question 50

  • 0 out of 2 points
  • [pic 59]
  • The Parthenon can be said to      
  •  emphasize the power of Persia (X)
  •                        

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 5:48:20 PM MST

14. The Oracle of the God Apollo was a female prophetess.

True

17.What is one characteristic that the Greek kouros figure shares with Egyptian statues?  

nudity

18. What was significant about the Aphrodite of Knidos?  

It is the earliest nude female

23. The citizens of Athens are depicted on the Parthenon frieze.    

True

25. The Delian League was formed by the Greek city-states to fight off the threat of the Spartans.  

F

29. The Nike of the Samothrace can be described as theatrical or dramatic.  

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