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4. Cretan (Aegean) Art

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of painting is depicted here?
a)
Mosaic
b)
Fresco
c)
Oil
d)
Acrylic
2.
What is the title of this image?
a)
Minoan Octopus Jar
b)
Mycenaean Octopus Jar
c)
Amphora black-figure ware
d)
Hydria black-figure ware
3.
What is the title of this image?
a)
Kouros boy
b)
Fisherman
c)
Bull Dance
d)
Fish
4.

The Mycenaeans were mainly:

a)

Merchant

b)

Sailors

c)

Warriors

d)

Merchant and Sailors

5.

The Minoans were mainly:

a)

Farmers

b)

Warriors

c)

Builders

d)

Merchants and Sailors

6.
What mythological creature was said to reside in the Labyrinth?
a)
Medusa
b)
Centaur
c)
Cyclops
d)
Minotaur
7.
What animal was sacred to the Minoans?
a)
Griffin
b)
Bull
c)
Horse
d)
Dolphin
8.
Where the the Minoans live?
a)
Island of Greece
b)
Island of Crete
c)
Mainland Greece
d)
Mainland of Crete
9.
Where did the Mycenaeans live?
a)
Island of Greece
b)
Island of Crete
c)
Mainland of Greece
d)
Mainland of Crete
10.

What is bronze?

a)

a mineral

b)

stone

c)

a metal

d)

all three of the above

11.

What is bronze made of?

a)

iron and steel

b)

superglue and plastic

c)

copper and tin

d)

aluminium and tin

12.

Crete is a part of:

a)

Europe

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Greece

13.

Identify Frescoes

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
14.

It is a beast that has the head of a bull and the body of a human.

a)

Minotaur

b)

Minutaor

c)

Minhotuur

d)

Minataur

15.

Knossos was...?

a)

A religious temple.

b)

The largest palace on Crete.

c)

The Greece term for house.

d)

A fishing village on Crete.

16.

Aegean Art consisted of both Minoan and Mycenaean cultures.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

This vase is:

a)

Egyptian

b)

Prehistoric

c)

Minoan

d)

Mycenaean

18.

This vase is:

a)

Egyptian

b)

Prehistoric

c)

Minoan

d)

Mycenaean

19.

Frescoes are:

a)

pots, dishes, and other articles made of fired clay.

b)

a painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling

c)

can be done by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

d)

a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint.

20.

Aegean (Cretan) art was a precursor to (came before) Greek Art.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

During this period, individual artists are still unknown and often made images to celebrate their worshipping of their gods.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Palace of Knossos is an example of:

a)

a sculpture

b)

a painting

c)

architecture

d)

a fresco

23.
What is the title of this image?
a)
Palace of Minos
b)
Palace of Knossos
c)
Parthenon
d)
Panthenon
24.

The Minoans showed the art of painting in two media- in ______ and pottery.

a)

dancing

b)

rituals

c)

frescoes

d)

sculpting

25.
What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?
a)
Dorians and Hebrews
b)
Minoans and Mycenaeans
c)
Trojans and Olympians
d)
Sumerians and Athenians