2: Greek and Roman temples

Which of the following is the name for the steps leading up to a temple?

• Stereobate

• Stylobate

• Peripteral

• Colonnade

Which of the following is NOT a decorative feature on the outside of a temple

• Metope

• Triglyph

• Naos

• Pediment

Which names are given to the central part of temple that functions as the god's house?

• Naos

• Pronaos

• Opisthodomos

• Cella

What is the name of number 6 and what was it for?

• Pronaos

• Housing the cult statue

• Treasury

• Opisthodomos

What type of columns does the Parthenon have?

• Doric

• Ionic

• Corinthian

• Engaged

What words are associated with this image?

• Volutes

• Ionic

• Capital

• Architrave

What are metopes?

• Another word for the stone pillars that support the temple with a post and lintel structure

• Triangular spaces at the tope of the temple, often containing sculpture

• Square slabs, often containing sculpture, situated above the architrave

• Rectangular slabs with grooves carved into them, situated above the architrave

To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?

• Parthians

• Minerva

• Poseidon

• Athena

To whom was the temple at Olympia dedicated?

• Artemis

• Zeus

• Hera

• Dionysus

Which temple has Corinthian columns?

• Zeus at Olympia

• Zeus at Athens

• Parthenon

• Temple of Nike on the acropolis