Final Quiz Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

What was the Greek sculptors’ preferred material from the classical era onwards?

Bronze. Ceramics. Marble. Plaster.

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The Parthenon columns are …

Doric Composite Ionic Corinthian

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Which period in Greek art remained the absolute reference for Western artists for centuries?

Archaic art Classical art Ionic art Corinthian art

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This sculpture dates …. of the Ancient Greek period.

From the last half From the end From the middle From the end of the beginning

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Which Gallic chief did Caesar beat in -52, therefore bringing Gaul inside the Roman Empire after its fall?

Ambiorix Vercingetorix Brutus Brennus

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Why are there so few examples of classical sculptures in bronze?

Because bronze has poor resistance to the passing of time. Because the Romans were jealous and destroyed a lot of them. Because many works have been melted down to reuse the bronze. Because sculptors preferred working with marble.

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Trajan’s column depicts …

Military victories. Trajan’s wedding. The founding of Rome. The Greek gods.

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Which fifth century AD sculptor probably orchestrated the decoration of the Parthenon?

Lysippe Aristotle Praxiteles Phidias

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These portraits of dignitaries are …

Copies of Greek style. Of Egyptian inspiration. In the Palmyra style. In pure Roman style.

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The gods of Roman mythology …

Can be counted on the figures of one hand. Are mainly copies of those of Greek mythology, except for the name. Are copies of those in Greek mythology, including the name. Are vaguely inspired from those of Greek mythology.

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What is the “canon” in the history of art?

A body proportioned so that its total vertical height is six times that of the head An ideal of beauty, which has remained the same since Archaic Greek art An ideal of beauty which changes from era to era A work that it was difficult to transport

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Name the goddess who has an owl with her.

Zeus Hera Aphrodite Athena

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