Fine Arts Unit 3 Test

Which statement best describes one way that Classical Greek sculpture influenced Roman sculptors?

• Roman artists created the same sense of drama and emotion that is seen in Classical Greek sculpture.

• Roman artists borrowed the Classical Greek technique of using cement casts in lifelike molds.

• Roman artists used the contrapposto pose that is seen in Classical Greek sculptures.

Which sentence best describes similarities in these Greek and Roman relief sculptures?

• They are done in sunken relief and have shading to emphasize form.

• They depict processions, and each has figures that look realistic.

• They depict figures with exaggerated proportion to emphasize strength.

What basic materials do artists use to make a fresco?

• colored chalks and plaster

• tesserae and grout

• paint and plaster

Which of the following is a characteristic of Roman sculpture exemplified by Augustus of Primaporta?

• As an official portrait, it depicts an exact likeness of the emperor.

• The idealized depiction emphasizes the emperor’s youth, strength, and authority.

• The emperor used it as propaganda to show the importance of religion.

Which of the following is a characteristic of ancient Roman relief sculpture?

• Figures are carved in high relief with deep undercutting.

• Artists added details using a thin veneer of richly colored tesserae.

• Sculptures are carved into the marble surfaces of column shafts.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Roman architecture?

• Roman buildings depend solely on post-and-lintel construction.

• Roman architects used concrete to create open spaces unencumbered by columns or supports.

• Roman architects borrowed features from Mesopotamian architecture.

Which sentence correctly describes black-figure Greek vases?

• The artists made the vases using a hollow-bronze casting method, and then painted the vases.

• The artists filled in the figures with slip, and then carved details with a stylus.

• The artists painted black slip on the background and then added foreground details with red slip.

Which sentence best describes Greek sculpture created during the Classical period?

• Figures have idealized beauty and perfect proportions.

• Figures have dynamic poses and photographic likenesses.

• Figures have stiff poses and exaggerated proportions.

Which of the following are characteristics of ancient Greek relief sculpture?

• Figures show that the artists carefully observed the human body.

• Sculptures were carved into the marble surface of column shafts.

• Artists used all the colors of the visual spectrum.

Which of the following are characteristics of ancient Greek architecture?

• variety and contrasting textures

• asymmetry and organic forms

• beauty, harmony, and proportion