Question 1

The Hellenistic sculpture Laocoön and his Sons depicts an ideal young athlete.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Archaic statues of males and females were always nude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Choose three mythical creatures represented in artworks in this Chapter,or from elsewhere in the book.Describe the significance of the creature to its culture.Where was the artwork originally intended to be displayed? Who would have been the viewer of the mythical creature,and what message might it have sent to them?

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Question 4

The Egyptians cremated the bodies of dead pharaohs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In Greek mythology,powerful ruler King Minos was said to have built a small,modest palace on Knossos (Crete)because of his humility toward the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match the artwork with the culture that made it:
-statue of Khafre

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian
B)  Sumerian
C)  Babylonian
D)  Assyrian
E)  Minoan

Question 7

The Sumerian Standard of Ur shows scenes of:

Accepted Answer

A)   life and death
B)   the poor and rich
C)   peace and war
D)   winter and summer
E)   none of the other answers

Question 8

Egyptian statues show a lot of movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

The earliest surviving paintings in the world are found in caves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Egyptian fresco from Nebamun's tomb utilizes:

Accepted Answer

A)   composite view
B)   hierarchical scale
C)   hieroglyphs
D)   all of the previous answers
E)   none of the previous answers

Question 11

Who developed a canon of harmonious proportions to be used for the portrayal of the ideal human body in sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Andokides
B)   Nebamun
C)   Polykleitos
D)   Doryphoros
E)   none of the other answers

Question 12

Match the artwork with the culture that made it:
-Ishtar Gate

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian
B)  Sumerian
C)  Babylonian
D)  Assyrian
E)  Minoan

Question 13

It was possible to decipher hieroglyphs because of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the writings of Herodotus
B)   the Stele of Hammurabi
C)   the Rosetta Stone
D)   their similarity to the English language
E)   we cannot understand hieroglyphs

Question 14

Which of the following cultures did not have a written language?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cycladic
B)   Egyptian
C)   Minoan
D)   all of the other answers
E)   none of the other answers

Question 15

Bulls were often shown in the art of the Babylonians and Minoans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

Carvings of acanthus leaves are found on the top of which kind of columns?

Accepted Answer

A)   Corinthian
B)   Doric
C)   Ionic
D)   all of the other answers
E)   none of the other answers

Question 17

The Greeks often used ideal proportions in their sculpture and architecture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

The written language used by the ________ is hieroglyphics.

Accepted Answer

A)   Babylonians
B)   Egyptians
C)   Greeks
D)   Minoans
E)   Romans

Question 19

Polykleitos's statue Doryphoros,or Spear Bearer,demonstrates a new naturalistic stance called contrapposto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Emperor Constantine I's triumphal arch ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   celebrated his forefathers
B)   proclaimed his place in history
C)   was a purely functional gateway to the city
D)   contained only Christian imagery
E)   none of the other answers

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