AP Art History Mrs. Wiener The Test on Greek art 2010: Part I. Multiple choice.

Circle the best answer for each question. 1. The cornice on a Greek temple is part of the a) stylobate b) entabulature c) pediment d) friezes e) cella 2. __________ temples have triglyphs and metopes. a) Doric b) Ionic c) A mix of Doric and Ionic d) Tholos 3. The Aphrodite of Knidos is from a) the Archaic era b) the Early Classical era c) the High Classical era d) the Late Classical era e) the Hellenistic era 4. The Aphrodite of Knidos was made by a) Lysippos b) Myron c) Exekias d) Praxiteles e) Alexander the Great 5. Laocoon is from a) the Archaic era b) the Early Classical era c) the High Classical era d) the Late Classical era e) the Hellenistic era 6. The Parthenon is from a) the Geometric era b) the Orientalizing era c) the Archaic era d) the Early Classical era e) the High Classical era

7. The temple on the Acropolis that featured a goddess engaged in the very human task of adjusting her sandal is the a) Propylaia b) Erechtheion c) Parthenon d) Temple of Athena Nike 8. Warrior taking leave of his wife, by the Achilles painter, is an example of a) a red-figure lekythos b) a white-figure lekythos c) a calyx krater d) an amphora in the style of Exekias 9. Many Greek sculptures are known to us from a) historical documents that mention them b) bronzes found in Italy c) mosaics made in Italy d) Roman marble copies 10. The sculpture celebrated for being in motion while at rest and a harmony of opposites is a) Diskobolos b) Doryphoros c) Aphrodite of Knidos d) Weary Herakles e) Athena battling Alkyoneos 11. A Late Classical sculpture which shows Greek arts new shift towards a focus on the moment after the action and suffering and pain is a) Diskobolos b) Doryphoros c) Aphrodite of Knidos d) Weary Herakles e) Athena battling Alkyoneos 12. Which work is from the Altar of Zeus from Pergamon? a) Diskobolos b) Doryphoros c) Aphrodite of Knidos d) Weary Herakles e) Athena battling Alkyoneos

13. The first time the Corinthian column appeared on the exterior of a Greek building is a) the Temple of Apollo b) the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon c) the Choragic Monument of Lysikrates d) the Parthenon 14. All of the following were media used by the Greeks except a) marble b) mosaic c) concrete d) bronze e) chryselephantine 15. All of the following are Hellenistic works except a) Apoxyomenos b) the Nike of Samothrace c) the Venus de Milo d) Stag hunt, from Pella e) Laocoon 16. An artwork with over 200 labeled figures in six registers and dealing with the exploits of Peleus and his son Achilles is a) Stag hunt, from Pella b) The Battle of Issus c) Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game d) Herakles wrestling Antaios e) Francois Vase 17. ____________is the technique whereby an artist uses perspective to represent the apparent visual contraction of an object that extends back in space at an angle to the perpendicular plane of sight. a) The contrapposto pose b) The use of twisted perspective c) A canon d) Foreshortening 18. The Greek sculptors who established canons were a) Exekias and Kritios b) Kritios and Polykleitos c) Polykleitos and Myron d) Myron and Lysippos e) Lysippos and Polykleitos 19. The pedimental friezes on the Parthenon depict a) the birth of Poseidon and the birth of Athena

b) a gigantomachy and a centauromachy c) The Sack of Troy and the Laocoon and his sons being eaten by snakes d) the birth of Athena and the contest between Athena and Poseidon e) the contest between Athena and Poseidon and the PanAthenaic procession

20. In the Pan-Athenaic procession, a) the gods watch Athenians in a parade b) the Athenians watch the gods in a parade c) both the gods and the Athenians participate in a parade d) none of the above 21. Which of the following buildings had caryatid columns? a) Temple of Artemis, Corfu, Greece b) Siphnian Treasury, Delphi, Greece c) Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece d) Temple of Hera II, Paestum, Italy 22. Select the correct chronological order for the following sculptures: a) Peplos kore, Three goddesses, Aphrodite of Knidos, Nike of Samothrace b) Peplos kore, Aphrodite of Knidos, Three goddesses, Nike of Samothrace c) Aphrodite of Knidos, Peplos kore, Nike of Samothrace, Three goddesses d) Three goddesses, Peplos kore, Nike of Samothrace, Aphrodite of Knidos e) Three goddesses, Peplos kore, Aphrodite of Knidos, Nike of Samothrace 23. __________________ introduced the contropposto pose to the world. a) Kouros b) Kritios Boy c) Doryphoros d) Discobolos e) Apoxyomenos 24. Seated boxer depicts a moment a) before the action b) during the action

c) after the action d) of great happiness 25. The ______________ era has been termed a baroque era in Greek art. a) Archaic b) Early Classical c) High Classical d) Late Classical e) Hellenistic

Part II. Short answer. Answer the following questions on the images from Greek art. 1.

Name and date the artworks. In what way(s) are the two artworks similar? In what way(s) do they differ? What are the innovations each work shows for its time?

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Name and date both artworks. Describe the subject matter of each work. What do the artworks have in common? In what ways do the artworks differ? 3.

What is Hellenistic about this temple? Describe the main features of the temple. Where would worshippers in ancient Greece stand? What was the main purpose of the Greek temple? How does the Greek temple plan reveal the values of the culture which produced it?

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Name the artist and work and date the artwork. What is significant about the depiction of the figures on the artwork? What type of vessel is the artwork? Describe the type of color used on the artwork. What is it called when more than one color is employed on a Greek vase?

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Name and date the artwork. Name the artist. How does the artwork reveal the new eroticism of the time in which it was made? Name another characteristic of the movement in which the artwork was made. Briefly describe the progression of the way the female form was depicted in Greek art. Finally, state how women were viewed in ancient Greece.