Module 6 (part I): Greece II

Greece II

by Dan Ault

Multiple Choice

A canon of proportions refers to ________________.

• A standardized formula that is used by sculptors of human figures to determine the sizes of the parts to the whole.

• A very large weapon that fires heavy iron balls

• A series of laws that led to the development of Democracy in Athens

• A long narrow walkway that led Athenians from one temple to another that was used during religious festivals

Multiple Choice

This is a Roman copy of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. The original Greek statue that was created by Praxiteles in the Late Classical Period was radically different than earlier Greek statues of women because ________.

• She is nude

• She is larger than life-size

• She has a shorter hair style

• She is not holding a child

Multiple Choice

The late style of Greek art that displays more varied poses and emotion than the the Classical period is called ____________________.

• Hellenistic

• Archaic

• Proto-Roman

• Orientalizing

Multiple Choice

What does the Winged Victory of Samothrace have in common with the female figures on the Parthenon pediment?

• The lively multitude of folds shown in the drapery

• They are all shown in standing poses

• Their facial expressions

• The delicate details shown in their hands

Multiple Choice

What is the subject matter that is depicted on the Pergamon Altar?

• The battle between the Olympian gods and the Titans

• The seven labors of Herakles

• The story of the Trojan War

• Important events from the Peloponnesian War

Multiple Choice

What method was used to create the Boxer at Rest sculpture?

• The lost wax process

• Carved marble

• Modeled Clay

• Plaster over an amature

Multiple Choice

The Roman mosaic of Alexander was a copy of an ancient Greek _______________.

• wall painting

• vase paintings

• marble relief

• drawing on papyrus

Multiple Choice

Another name for a Beehive Tomb is a _______________.

• Tholos

• Cella

• Caryatid

• Broken Pediment

Multiple Choice

The examples of the Sleeping Eros and Old Market Woman statues show that in the Hellenistic period there was a movement away from the strict ___________ of the classical period.

• idealism

• emotionalism

• stylization

• romanticism

Multiple Choice

The Hellenistic sculpture Laocoon and His Sons which was found in the 16th century was for many years mistakenly thought to come from the _____________ period in Greek art.

• Classical

• Mycenaean

• Archaic

• Geometric