Chapter 13: Classical Art

Test Bank

Multiple Choice Questions

1.The Pantheon
A. Greek B. Roman*

2.The Parthenon
A. Greek* B. Roman

3.Kouros and kore figures
A. Greek* B. Roman

4.Aqueducts
A. Greek B. Roman*

5.Polykleitos
A. Greek* B. Roman

6.Invention of the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural orders
A. Greek* B. Roman

7.Extensive use of the arch
A. Greek B. Roman*

8.Marcus Aurelius
A. Greek B. Roman*

9.Latin
A. Greek B. Roman*

10.Extensive use of the dome
A. Greek B. Roman*

11.The Laocoön Group
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic*

12.The Parthenon in Athens
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical* D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic

13.Theatricality in sculpture
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic*

14.Polycleitos' canon of proportions
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical* D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic

15.Myron's Discobolus (Discus Thrower)
A. Archaic B. Early Classical* C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic

16.Peplos Kore
A. Archaic* B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic

17.Hermes and Dionysos by Praxiteles
A. Archaic B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical* E. Hellenistic

18.The François Vase
A. Archaic* B. Early Classical C. Classical D. Late Classical E. Hellenistic

19.Entasis
A. architecture* B. sculpture C. vase painting

20.Weight-shift
A. architecture B. sculpture* C. vase painting

Completion/Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

21.______reflects the Greek love for nature and an acute sense of observation
{{naturalism}}

22.The representation of forms according to an accepted notion of beauty or perfection is called ______
{{idealism}}

23.There were three styles, or orders, in Greek architecture: the ______, the Ionic, and Corinthian.
{{Doric}}

24.In Greek temples, the nonstructural members of the building were often ornamented with ______
{{sculpture}}

25.The Greek Archaic period ended with the invasion of Greece by the ______
{{Persians}}

26.The Early Classical style of Greek art is sometimes called the ______style.
{{severe}}

27.The most significant development is Early Classical Greek art was the introduction of implied ______in figure sculpture.
{{movement}}

28.The dominating personal force behind the achievements of Classical Athens was the statesman ______
{{Pericles}}

29.The Athenian Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess ______
{{Athena}}

30.Few of the Parthenon's ______are strictly vertical or horizontal.
{{lines}}

31.The swelling of the shaft of a column is called ______
{{entasis}}

32.The Late Classical period of Greek art brought a more humanistic and ______style.
{{naturalistic}}

33.In the Hermes and Dionysos of Praxiteles we see use of a double weight-shift principle that results in a stance known as an ______
{{S-curve}}

34.______was court sculptor to Alexander the Great.
{{Lysippos}}

35.Greek art entered the Hellenistic period under the reign of ______
{{Alexander the Great}}

36.The Dying Gaul illustrates the Hellenistic preoccupation with high ______and unleashed passion.
{{drama}}

37.In 146 BCE, the Romans sacked ______; from this point Greek power waned and Roman power expanded.
{{Corinth}}

38.The most important pre-Roman civilization on the Italian peninsula was the ______.
{{Etruscan}}

39.The interiors of Etruscan tombs were constructed to resemble ______.
{{domestic dwellings or houses}}

40.In Roman portraiture we see Rome's unique contribution to the arts--that of ______.
{{realism}}

Discussion Questions

41.Discuss how weight shift makes the Doryphoros (Spearbearer) by Polykleitos look different from Archaic Greek statues and from the Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian statues we examined.

42.Using the Parthenon to illustrate, explain what your book means when it says, "it appears as if the Greeks conceived their architecture as large, free-standing sculpture."

43.What is the difference between naturalism and idealism? How do both play a part in Classical Greek sculpture?

44.Explain how Roman realism in portrait sculpture is related to Roman practices surrounding death.

45.What features of the Roman temple (such as the Temple of Fortuna Virilis) are Greek-derived, Etruscan-derived, and wholly of Roman invention?

46.There are no names of important women artists recorded in ancient Greece. Yet there is plenty of evidence that women did have outlets for creative expression. Explain.

47.While the Greeks tended to use a single architectural order for each building, the Romans were more than willing to combine the orders on a building. However, the Romans were systematic in using the combined orders. Describe that system as it was applied to the Roman Colosseum.

48.Describe how the Roman concept of the relationship between space and mass differed from earlier architecture.

49.Compare and contrast the Doryphoros and the Augustus of Prima Porta.

50.Defend this assertion: The colossal Head of Constantine the Great is an announcement that a period of history has ended.