Module 2 Test

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"Daidoumenos" means

"tying something around his head"

Goddess of Love

Aphrodite

God of Music and Light

Apollo

Goddess of the Hunt

Artemis

Why did architects model buildings in Washington DC on the classical style of the Parthenon?

As a symbol of democracy

Goddess of Wisdom and War

Athena

The goddess who sprang fully grown and armed for battle out of her father's head was

Athena

Which statement is NOT true of both these sculptures from the Parthenon? Both use drapery to highlight anatomy. Both are examples of relief sculpture. Both would have originally been brightly painted. Both are now in the British Museum.

Both are now in the British Museum.

Which term refers to an ideal standard that could be studied and replicated?

Canon

The father of Zeus was

Cronus

The New York Kouros shows the influence of _________ art. Egyptian Roman Neolithic Prehistoric

Egyptian

Creating black figure designs in pottery using the ancient Greek method is very simple. True False

False

The Iliad, an ancient war story, has nothing in common with the battlefield of today. True False

False

God of the Underworld

Hades

What is Socrates saying in this passage? I am far from making a defense on my behalf, as any one might think, but I do so on your own behalf, lest by condemning me you should offend at all with respect to the gift of the deity to you. For, if you should put me to death, you will not easily find such another, though it may be ridiculous to say so, altogether attached by the deity to this city as to a powerful and generous horse, somewhat sluggish from his size, and requiring to be roused by a gad-fly; so the deity appears to have united me, being such a person as I am, to the city, that I may rouse you, and persuade and reprove every one of you, nor ever cease besetting you throughout the whole day.

He is saying that the deity attached him to the city as an agent to needle it into thinking critically,the way a horsefly stings a sleepy horse and goads it into action.

Who is guilty of killing Patroclus?

Hector

Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth

Hera

completed 12 labors, including killing the Nimean lion, whose skin he wore from then on

Heracles

Messenger God

Hermes

What was the original function of this large vase in ancient Greece?

It was a grave marker in a cemetery.

Based on the speakers' comments, how would this sculpture have appeared differently in ancient Greece?

It would have been brightly painted.

Which of the following was NOT a sport seen in the ancient Olympics?

Marathon Chariot Race

had his sailors stop their ears with wax and tie him to the mast so that he could hear the song of the Sirens without succumbing to them

Odysseus

The new leader who rebuilt Athens during the Golden Age of Greece was

Pericles

cut off the head of the Medusa, the sight of whom was so horrifying that one look would kill

Perseus

Who was the artist responsible for the sculptural program decorating the Parthenon?

Phidias

God of the Sea

Poseidon

The god who created man was

Prometheus

The restrained naturalism of the Kritios Boy embodies which period of Greek art?

Severe (or Transitional)

Why do some scholars posit the Battle of Marathon important to the stylistic developments in sculptures like the Kritios Boy?

The Greek victory at Marathon led to an increased sense of self resulting in greater naturalism in art.

What subject appears on the Parthenon's ionic frieze?

The Panathenaic Procession

Which of the following was NOT used in the Parthenon to create the illusion of physical perfection?

The columns are the same width all the way up and down their length

The most current research on the Peplos Kore shows that

The figure may represent the goddess Artemis.

killed the Minotaur - half man, half bull - who lived in a labyrinth on the island of Crete and demanded a sacrifice of children each year

Theseus

How do female Kore figures differ from their male counterparts?

They are shown wearing clothes.

Which of the following was NOT one of the functions of archaic kouros figures?

They were portraits of soldiers who died in battle.

Which statement is accurate as regards Polykleitos's "Doryphoros"?

This is a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture from the Classical period.

King of the Gods, God of the Sky

Zeus

The victor in the war for kingship of the gods of Mount Olympus was

Zeus

Proof that bulls played a major role in Minoan life can be found in

a dramatic wall painting showing a figure engaging in the sport of bull-leaping

The kouros (standing male figure) may have been used as (select all that apply) a debt marker a grave marker an offering to a god a signpost

a grave marker an offering to a god

In literary terminology, "epic" means

a long poem, written in an elevated style, that tells the adventures of a hero and expresses the values of its culture

According to Aristotle, "catharsis" is

a purging of the emotions of fear and pity

"Meritocracy" means

a system in which one can rise to power through talent and not rank

The term "kouros" refers to __________

a type of monumental nude sculpture from the Archaic period in ancient Greece the Greek word for "youth"

What subject is depicted in the Doryphoros?

a warrior

Unlike the geometric designs of previous pottery, "orientalizing" motifs featured

animals and flowers

The style and name of the Kritios Boy implies a relationship to the Greek technique of _________

bronze casting

The only participants who were clothed during the ancient Olympics were the

charioteers

Contrapposto is demonstrated in the ________ created by weight bearing and relaxed limbs of this figure.

counterbalance

The citadel of Mycenae is on the top of a large hill so that

enemy can be seen for miles

Principles shared by the ancient Athenian democracy and democratic principles of today are (select all that apply) gender equality equality before the law elected representatives no able person's ability is lost through lack of wealth

equality before the law no able person's ability is lost through lack of wealth

The contrapposto of the Kritios Boy can be seen in all of the following EXCEPT...?

facial expression

All scholars agree that Homer, the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, is definitely a real historical person. True False

false

Cycladian art is very realistic. True False

false

Socrates, a very literate man, wrote down all of his speeches and left them for posterity. True False

false

The golden mask discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in Mycenae is really the death mask of Agamemnon, one of the heroes of Homer's Iliad. True False

false

what is slip?

fine clay mixed with water used to decorate pottery

The following were highly valued by the ancient Greeks ... (select all that apply) freedom, democracy women harmony and balance individuality

freedom, democracy harmony and balance indivduality

What is the prize of war that Agamemnon takes away from Achilles and, in so doing, causes Achilles to become insulted and enraged? a sword a horse jewels a girl

girl

According to Aristotle, moral virtue is the result of _______. genetics habit environment punishment

habit

In "The Apology," Socrates is accused of what crimes (check all that apply)? corrupting the youth impiety to the gods starting a war vagrancy

impiety to the gods corrupting the youth

Since its creation in the 5th century B.C.E., the Parthenon has served all of the following functions EXCEPT a mosque a law court a treasury to store gunpowder

law court

Which of the following is NOT one of Plato's key ideas? Think more. Reform society. Decode the message of beauty. Make money. Let your lover change you.

make money

In order to take part in the democracy of Athens, a citizen had to be ______ and ______.

male, Athenian

Using bronze instead of marble allows this artist to create an image of Zeus (or Poseidon) that is more open because

no struts or bridges are needed

The walls of stone at Mycenae were known as "Cyclopian masonry" because

only the Cyclops was large enough to move stones that big

Which of the following features are NOT typical of kouros figures? clenched hands ornate jewelry stylized knees high-arched eyes

ornate jewelry

In the Athenian democracy, a citizen could be banished through the process of _______.

ostracism

The word "democracy" is derived from the Greek words meaning

people and power

The Acropolis was the setting for

religion, philosophy, and politics

Which object from the Parthenon best reflects the Greek privileging of civilization over chaos and disorder?

see pic in quiz 8

Odysseus takes his cleverness too far when he

shouts out mockingly to Polyphemus as he is leaving on this ship

What did Shelley mean when he said, "We are all Greeks"?

that we inherited our most cherished values of art, philosophy, and politics from the Greeks

The name Peplos Kore refers to

the clothing worn by the figure.

What indicates that this is a funerary scene?

the figures are pulling at their hair

The Parthenon is a temple on the Acropolis that was used in ancient times to worship

the goddess Athena

The Greeks based their ideal of beauty on

the harmony of mathematical proportions

In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," the sun represents

the light of reason

Which detail is NOT characteristic of all archaic kouros figures?

the naturalism and rounded anatomical forms

In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," the people in the cave see

the shadows of objects

What feature of this sculpture reflects its original placement in the Parthenon?

the triangular composition

According to Aristotle, "the golden mean" is

the virtue that is poised between two extremes of negative behavior

What leads scholars to believe this figure is a representation of the goddess Artemis?

the visual difference from other kore at the site and the color and decoration of the figure's costume

The statues from the early Cycladic period have largely been found in the art market rather than in archaeological sites. This creates a problem because

there are no scientific records to prove authenticity and thus some statues may be forgeries

After he has killed Hector, what does Achilles do with his body?

ties it to his chariot and drags it around the walls of Troy

When Heinrich Schliemann discovered the Palace and Grave Circle A at Mycenae, he was searching for

troy

"Post and lintel" construction is when two posts are stood upright and a cross piece, or "lintel," is laid on top of them True False

true

In The Odyssey, Homer sends the message to the ancient Greeks that they are wrong if they think that they can find meaning and happiness in fame True False

true

In the Golden Age of Athens, the agora was the site of public discourse. True False

true

Plato believed that the world would not be set right until kings were philosophers and philosophers were kings. True False

true

Pottery was a key component in the economic life of the ancient world. True False

true

The Geometric period of 900-700 BC saw the formation of the Greek city-state (polis), the Greek alphabet, new opportunities for trade and colonization, and large temples and sanctuaries dedicated to the Olympian gods. true false

true

The New York kouros is not a portrait of a real man, but an idealized figure, perhaps used as a grave marker. True False

true

The kouros (standing male figure) was an idealized representation of youth, beauty, and autonomy. True False

true

The sculptor Myron sought to achieve the balance and harmony of the ideal in "The Discus Thrower," and the sculpture suggests the potential of the mind and body to become more noble. True False

true

The sculpture of the Lion Gate is considered to be the "great grandfather" of the sculpture and architecture of the Greeks. True False

true

The ancient Greeks used ______ in the long jump.

weights

Art historians could better identify the Peplos Kore if only they knew

what was in her outstretched hand.


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