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Ancient Art History 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The images on the Olympic vases were painted in a silhouette-like style called what?

a)

orange figure

b)

red figure

c)

gold figure

d)

black figure

2.

In Greek art, men are typically portrayed with exaggerated body features such as overly-buff thigh muscles. However, they didn't actually look this way in real life. What is the reason for the exaggerated paintings?

a)

The Greeks were uncomfortable with their real bodies.

b)

It made them feel more powerful.

c)

The paintings represented the Greeks' idea of the perfect ideal body.

d)

The artists didn't know what the athletes actually looked like.

3.

Almost all ancient Greek marble statues and friezes were once brightly colored.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The way this figure is standing with more weight on one leg and the torso twisted somewhat is called a _____ stance.

a)

entasis

b)

contrapposto

c)

foreshortening

d)

kore

5.
The Column of Trajan was built to commemorate his victory over the Dacians, and does so by
a)
Gold leaf decorations  
b)
A spiral relief narrative all the way up the column
c)
Panels on the base proclaiming his victories  
d)
A chaotic battle scene with Romans and Goths
6.
Official portraits of Augustus Caesar portray him  
a)
As an aging man of wisdom
b)
As a wrinkled statesman  
c)
A Godlike, youthful figure
d)
As a humble serf
7.
What two very important things allowed the Romans to create an architecture of space rather than an architecture of form?  
a)
The arch and highways  
b)
The arch and concrete  
c)
Concrete and the groin vault  
d)
Concrete and aqueducts
8.

It is a temporary art forms that are applied on the skin using dyes.

a)

Mehndi

b)

Tattoo

c)

Heinna

d)

all of the above

9.

In your own words, describe Ancient Indian Art.

4 lines
10.

Forming cloth by interlacing strands of fiber

a)

architecture

b)

sculpture

c)

pottery

d)

weaving

11.

The Olmec carved huge heads from the basalt stone. These heads are usually referred to as....

a)

bobble heads

b)

colossal heads

c)

big heads

d)

snow man

12.

Which of these Mesoamerican civilizations is considered the 'mother culture' of all Mesoamerican nations?

a)

The Aztecs

b)

The Olmecs

c)

The Mayans

d)

The Zapotecs