ARTH 1001 Final Exam

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ARTH 1001 Final Exam | Sp' 24

Due: SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024 by 11:59 pm
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Review slide presentations and/or Gardner's chapters 4 to 7 and 15 to 19.

Check the answer that most accurately defines the question/statement. Read carefully.

Female nudes with arms folded across the waist, and toes extended are typical of: *

1 point

A. Egyptian art

B. Cycladic art

C. Minoan art

D. Sumerian art

Minoans coated the rough surface of their rubble walls with a fine white lime plaster that required rapid execution and great skill to paint such works as the Theran 'Flotilla Fresco. ' Which painting method was used with this type of fabrication?: *

1 point

A. Watercolor

B. Buon fresco

C. Encaustic

D. Tempera

The 'Octopus Vase' like much of Minoan pottery, centers its subject matter on: *

1 point

A. the Minoan affinity for organic forms and sea life

B. the rigid Minoan canon of geometric proportions

C. the Minoan preoccupation with siege warfare

D. the Minoan religious beliefs related to fertility

What term is used for the stone fortification walls seen at Mycenae with its sculpted relief guardian figures on the Lion Gate?
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1 point

A. Tower walls

B. Cyclopean masonry

C. Giantoid masonry

D. Skygod courses

The statue of which deity was inside the Parthenon? *

1 point

A. Zeus

B. Perikles

C. Xerxes

D. Athena

Which of the following describes the characteristics of Greek gods and goddesses? *

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A. Omniscient and selfless

B. Omnipotent and fair

C. Immortal and behaving in very human ways

D. Mortal and jealous

Which style produced statues of nude male youths standing rigidly with the left foot forward, clenched fists and a stylized smile? *

1 point

A. Hellenistic, Greek

B. Roman, Republican

C. Early Christian

D. Archaic, Greek

For which style is the contrapposto stance an important characteristic? *

1 point

A. Archaic, Greek

B. Classical, Greek

C. Aegean, Mycenaean

D. Egyptian, Amarna

What style is black-figure ceramics? *

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A. Orientalizing

B. Archaic

C. Classical

D. Hellenistic

The Greek pediment: *

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A. often contains sculpture

B. is in the cella

C. was designed by Imhotep

D. is part of an acanthus

Sculpture that is often very emotional, individualized and realistic is typical of which style? *

1 point

A. Archaic Greek

B. Classical Greek

C. Hellenistic

D. Mycenaean

Elevation Plan

The Greek Architectural Orders

Based on the elevation plan (diagram) above, identify each of the components numbered below. (See Greek Art slide presentation)

PLEASE BE SURE TO CORRECTLY SPELL EACH TERM.

1 The elevation of which Greek order is depicted above *

1 point

3 of the elevation plan above is a(n) *

1 point

4 of the elevation plan above is a(n) *

1 point

14 of the elevation plan above is a(n) *

1 point

15 of the elevation plan above is a(n) *

1 point

16 of the elevation plan above is a(n) *

1 point

17 of the elevation plan above is a(n) *

1 point

Where does much of our information about Etruscan art originate? *

1 point

A. From reading Etruscan texts

B. From examining the many Etruscan homes and temples

C. From reading Sumerian texts about the Etruscans

D. From Roman writings and Etruscan tombs

What tomb type appears in the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri?
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1 point

A. Cista

B. Sarcophagus

C. Tumulus

D. Pyramid

The fibula from the Regolini-Galassi tomb justifies the fame Etruscan artists enjoyed in what medium? *

1 point

A. Goldsmithing

B. Casting bronze

C. Sculpting marble

D. Modeling terra-cotta

What type of structure did Etruscan tombs imitate? *

1 point

A. Residential interiors

B. Royal palaces

C. Rock-cut caves

D. Lavish temples

The Etruscans preferred to use which of the following materials for their sculpture?
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1 point

A. Marble

B. Terracotta

C. Gold

D. Granite

Most architectural sculpture was made to decorate what part of the Etruscan temple?

1 point

A. The pediment

B. The entryway

C. The colonnades

D. The roof

Which of the following is NOT Roman? *

1 point

D. The Pantheon

A. widespread use of concrete

B. widespread use of vaults

C. The Parthenon

What was the purpose of imperial portrait statues such as that of Augustus?
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A. To provide an objective record

B. To mold public opinion

C. To give a sense of the emperor's omniscience

D. To have a unified program of presentation

What does the narrative relief sculpture of the Column of Trajan illustrate? *

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A. Emperor Trajan's life story, from birth until death

B. Emperor Trajan's military career, from his early political career until his death

C. The Roman military campaigns against the Dacians

D. The Roman victory in the Olympic games against the Greeks

Which is true of the Pantheon? *

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A. It was a form of basilica

B. It supported a dome with pendentives

C. It had an apse on each end

D. It had a dome atop a drum

What building appears in this image? *

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A. The Flavian Amphitheatre

B. Pantheon

C. Forum of Augustus

D. Temple of Vesta

The choice of which material in the 'Portrait Group of Tetrarchs' speaks to imperial power? *

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A. Porphyry

B. Marble

C. Lapis lazuli

D. Gold

The Indus Civilization arose in what is now what country?
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A. Afghanistan

B. Iraq

C. Pakistan

D. China

Which feature of this small seal discovered in the Indus Valley references the Indian practice of meditation?
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A. Figure is making the meditation gesture

B. Figure appears in a yogic posture

C. Figure is Shiva as lord of the beasts

D. Figure is Buddha in his first incarnation

This rare Indus Civilization statue was found at which site?

1 point

A. Khaju-raho

B. Sumer

C. Mohenjo-daro

D. Badami

The Neolithic Majiayao Culture of China is notable for which art form?

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A. Bronzes

B. Jades

C. Calligraphy

D. Pottery

Under which dynasty were these elaborate cast-bronze vessels, a guang, produced?

1 point

A. Qin

B. Shang

C. Han

D. Tang

What material makes up this Chinese bi disk with dragon?

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A. Ceramic

B. Bronze

C. Jade

D. Sandstone

Which country provided the cultural link between China and Japan?
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A. Mongolia

B. Siberia

C. Korea

D. India

Which early art-producing culture in Japan produced this flame-style vessel?
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A. Kamakura

B. Heian

C. Yayoi

D. Jomon

Which of the following groups is often referred to as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerican Mexico?
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A. Aztecs

B. Olmecs

C. Maya

D. Mixtecs

Which of the following has been proposed as the identity of the giant Mesoamerican Olmec heads from La Venta, Mexico?
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A. Maya overlords

B. Rulers

C. Deities

D. Monsters

In the Adena culture of Ohio, what treasured item was often buried with the deceased as seen here?

1 point

A. Shield

B. Celt

C. Knife

D. Pipe

Which early period provides the greatest numbers of rock art images from all over the continent of Africa?

1 point

A. Early Stone Age

B. Neolithic

C. Mesolithic

D. Paleolithic

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Nok style in ceramic sculpture, the earliest African sculpture 'in the round' discovered in West Africa, Nigeria?
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1 point