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WorksheetsArt History 1: Aegean Multiple Choice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is the oldest Aegean Civilization?
Minoan
Mycenaen
Cycladic
Greek
Where are Cycladic figurines usually found?
In and around graves.
In megarons.
In temples.
In homes.
Which of the following best describes Cycladic sculpture?
It has been reduced to geometric essentials.
It is rounded and fleshy.
They are in the shape of houses, boats, birds, and animals.
Their glazes are splashed freely over them and allowed to run.
The Mycenaean writing that has been deciphered is:
Hieroglyphic
Linear A
Linear B
Cuneiform
Minoan culture gets its name from:
The Island Minos
King Minos
The Mountain Minos
Queen Minos
Which did the Minoans practice?
Bull Fighting.
Leaping over a bull.
Running of the bulls.
Bull wrestling.
Which of the following is a gold working technique where minute granules are fused in a pattern to a larger surface?
Niello
Granulation
Inlay
Bracketing
The _____ is depicted on the Octopus Vase from Crete.
Red-figure Style.
Marine Style.
Black-figure Style.
Geometric Style.
The Lion Gate at Mycenae exhibits _____ masonry.
Stone.
Terra Cotta.
Cyclopean.
Minoan.
Cycladic idols depicting female figures are always portrayed _____.
Sitting down or playing a musical instrument.
In a very naturalistic manner.
Standing up or reclining.
With left foot extending forward.
While the exact function of Cycladic figures is not known, it is probable that they are associated with:
Shamanism
Magic
Early Art Studios
Burials
The scene depicted in the Grandstand Fresco might have taken place in the _____ of the palace at Knossos.
Central Court.
Corridor of the Procession.
Hall of the Double Axes.
North Entrance.
The excavator of the palace complex at Knossos was:
Heinrich Schliemann
Carl Blegen
Sir Arthur Evans
Howard Carter
Which of the following two techniques were found at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae?
The use of the ratio of proportions and caryatids.
The use of tholos tombs and the corbel arch.
The use of menhirs and cromlechs.
The use of marble and plaster casts.
Choose which one of the terms is not associated with the palace at Tiryns.
Propylea.
Courtyard.
Megaron.
Cella.
Define megaron.
A large rectangular audience hall.
Exterior fortifications for a palace.
A small inner room.
A large open courtyard.
The palace at Mycenae is associated with:
Alexander the Great.
Agamemnon.
Perikles.
Minos.
Identify one possible meaning of the scene depicted in the Toreador Fresco.
It suggests the value placed on education.
It suggests the importance of children in the Minoan period.
It depicts a Minoan wedding ceremony.
It depicts a "coming-of-age" initiation ceremony.
The Rhyton in the shape of a bull's head from Knossos probably served a _____ function.
Medicinal.
Funerary.
Ritual.
Utilitarian.
The Inlaid Dagger Blade was found in a:
Temple.
Palace.
Tomb.
Home.
The tholos tomb, such as the "Treasury of Atreus", is _____ in form.
Round
Rectangular
Cylindrical
Square
The Lioness Gate was the principal entrance into:
Pylos
Phaistos
Knossos
Mycenae
