Cal Poly Art 112 Midterm 1 - Greece

Contrapposto means:

"set against"

About when was the Metropolitan Kouros statue made?

600 BC

What is meant in Snyder's article by the phrase "gender construction"?

Artistic representations of men and women "construct" the assumptions about gender roles that predominate in a given culture

This work, Gods and Goddesses was made around the same time as:

Athena Nike

This Doryphoros statue was created around the same time that

Democracy was introduced to Athens

Which of the following is TRUE about the passage you read from Plato's Symposium?

Plato says that the perception of physical beauty is a step toward the goal of perceiving 'absolute beauty'

What seems to be Snyder's point in referring to Alma-Tadema's nineteenth-century painting of Sappho?

That, as in the ancient Greek vases, in this painting Sappho again appears in an inactive role

What event took place just before the Acropolis was rebuilt?

The army of the Persian King destroyed the temples on the Acropolis

This Discobolus statue is (in regards to material):

a copy in marble of a bronze original

What is depicted in this image of Gods and Godesses?

a group of gods attending a parade held by the Athenians

This Discobolus statue is best characterized as:

a harmonizing of energetic, athletic action and stable, balanced forms

The inscription at the base of the Anavysos Kouros statue is best described as:

a mournful tribute to the deceased person's bravery in battle

The sculptor Polykleitos is known to have written:

a treatise on perfect proportions in the human body

Which of these did NOT occur in Classical Greece? a. the Athenian philosopher Democritus led a return to supernatural beliefs b. the Athenian statesman Pericles developed early theories of democracy c. a stylistic turn toward naturalism in art d. the Persian arm destroyed the Athenian Acropolis

a. the Athenian philosopher Democritus led a return to supernatural beliefs

What is the goddess Nike shown doing of relief of from the Temple of Athena Nike

adjusting her shoelace

The key to the contropposto formula for posing a figure is:

alternation of relaxed and engaged limbs

Compared to Egyptian art, in Greek art the gods:

appear in more casual poses

Plato makes what argument in his Symposium?

beauty is the quality that physically attractive people and correct moral actions have in common

Which of the following best approximates a point that Plato makes in his Symposium?

beauty is the quality that physically attractive people and persons of virtuous character have in common

Which part of a classical entablature helps to keep rain off the parts beneath it?

cornice

Which of the following does Plato refer to as examples of 'beautiful' entities? a. Scientific ideas b. Human bodies c. Laws d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Statues like this (Metropolitan Kouros) functioned as: a. grave markers honoring the deceased b. votive offerings c. vessels for the deceased person's spirit d. both a and b e. both a and c

d. both a and b

Which of the following, according to Snyder, is Sappho never shown doing in depictions of her in ancient vase painting? a. Eating b. Sleeping c. Writing d. Singing

d. singing

Plato says that 'absolute beauty' is:

eternal and unchanging

Which part of a classical entablature is often decorated with relief sculpture or an inscription?

frieze

Quintilian's remarks in this passage suggest that he would value which of the following qualities in a work of art:

innovation

Which of the classical orders is employed in the temple of Athena Nike?

ionic

This figure (Anavysos Kouros) is closest to the Egyptian statue of Menkaure with respect to:

its pose

Compared to the Anavysos Kouros, Polykleitos's Doryphoros is:

later in date and more naturalistic

Compared to the Metropolitan Kouros, the Anavysos Kouros is:

later in date and more naturalistic

Why does Aristotle suggest that exposure to 'ribaldry' can be permitted to those who have reached maturity?

mature persons are protected by the wisdom they derive from the education they receive in youth

Compared with the Egyptian statue of Menkaure this (Metropolitan Kouros) figure is

more abstract

Compared to the poses of the figures in Hunefer's Book of the Dead, the poses in the figures of the Parthenon frieze exhibit:

more variation

In our comparison between architecture and jeans, what feature of both are we focusing on?

proportion

The Acropolis was an area of Athens that primarily served what kind of purpose?

religious

In this passage, Quintilian compares the art of writing and speaking to the art of:

sculpture

"Doryphoros" means

spear-bearer

In this passage, Aristotle:

suggests that 'indecent' paintings and sculptures can be permitted in some cases

In Greek, the term kouros means:

young man