Question 1

The heraldic arrangement of the guardian figures of the Lion Gate can also be found in what group of works?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cretan vases
B)   Theran paintings
C)   Cretan seals
D)   Mycenaean vasesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which culture produced Kamares Ware?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mycenaean
B)   Helladic
C)   Minoan
D)   CycladicE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which fortified Mycenaean site includes the Lion Gate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Malia
B)   Knossos
C)   Mycenae
D)   PylosE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

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Which Mycenaean site includes corbel-vaulted galleries in its fortification walls?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mycenae
B)   Sparta
C)   Pylos
D)   TirynsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which architectural form does the Treasury of Atreus exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)   A Cyclopean fortification
B)   A tholos tomb
C)   A temple treasury
D)   A stone hengeE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

What original decorative component of Cycladic figurines is now almost entirely missing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Textile garments
B)   Added wig
C)   Paint
D)   Gold jewelryE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

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Which earlier culture(s)  also followed the drawing convention of a frontal eye in a profile head for a human figure?

Accepted Answer

A)   Paleolithic
B)   Mesopotamia and Egypt
C)   Paleolithic and Neolithic
D)   EgyptE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which region of Greece has yielded significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens?

Accepted Answer

A)   The island of Crete
B)   The Cyclades
C)   The Peloponnesuos
D)   The Attic planeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following works of art provides information about the Minoan religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Miniature Ships Fresco , Akrotiri
B)   Hagia Triada sarcophagus
C)   Vapheio cup
D)   Syros womanE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The complex and extensive plan of the palace at Knossos gave rise to which myth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Achilles in the labyrinth
B)   Theseus and the horses
C)   Minotaur in the labyrinth
D)   Heracles and the HydraE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

What was the central element of a Mycenaean palace plan?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dromos
B)   Courtyard
C)   Gallery
D)   MegaronE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

What is the subject of much Minoan pottery?

Accepted Answer

A)   Warfare
B)   Nature
C)   Seafaring
D)   ArchitectureE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The use of guardian figures on the Lion Gate is reminiscent of which monument?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Egyptian pylon
B)   Mycenaean tombs
C)   Pylos frescoes
D)   The Akkadian lamassuE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

What is the name art historians give to the style of Minoan pottery in which creamy white and reddish-brown motifs were applied to a black background?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marine Style
B)   Akrotiri Ware
C)   Keros Ware
D)   Kamares WareE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

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What is the term for the feature above the lintel here?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dromos
B)   Beehive
C)   Relieving triangle
D)   PostE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

What was the preferred subject for much Minoan art?

Accepted Answer

A)   War
B)   Religion
C)   Nature
D)   HuntingE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

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Which description best conveys the artist and the findspot of this object?

Accepted Answer

A)   A Minoan artist and an Egyptian find context
B)   A Mycenaean artist and a Minoan find context
C)   A Mycenaean artist and a Cycladic find context
D)   A Minoan artist and Mycenaean find contextE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

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The subject of this inlaid dagger is most prevalent in which culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Minoan
B)   Mesopotamian
C)   Neolithic
D)   Hagar QimE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following elements show that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?

Accepted Answer

A)   Scarce attention given to rainwater collection and drainage
B)   Clusters of rooms of similar function around the central court
C)   Single-story building spread widely across the landscape
D)   Strong thick walls built of granite blocks and cementE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which object differs from earlier Minoan and Greek art in its simplified narrative and use of repetitious pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)   Harvesters Vase
B)   Warrior Vase
C)   Octopus flask
D)   Vapheio cupE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 4: The Prehistoric Aegean

What was the central element of a Mycenaean palace plan?

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Which architectural form does the Treasury of Atreus exemplify?

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​ What is the term for the feature above the lintel here?

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Which object differs from earlier Minoan and Greek art in its simplified narrative and use of repetitious pattern?

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​ Which description best conveys the artist and the findspot of this object?

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What is the subject of much Minoan pottery?

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What original decorative component of Cycladic figurines is now almost entirely missing?

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The use of guardian figures on the Lion Gate is reminiscent of which monument?

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Which of the following works of art provides information about the Minoan religion?

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What is the name art historians give to the style of Minoan pottery in which creamy white and reddish-brown motifs were applied to a black background?

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The heraldic arrangement of the guardian figures of the Lion Gate can also be found in what group of works?

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​ Which Mycenaean site includes corbel-vaulted galleries in its fortification walls?

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What was the preferred subject for much Minoan art?

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Which fortified Mycenaean site includes the Lion Gate?

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Which culture produced Kamares Ware?

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​ The subject of this inlaid dagger is most prevalent in which culture?

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Which region of Greece has yielded significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens?

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The complex and extensive plan of the palace at Knossos gave rise to which myth?

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Which of the following elements show that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?

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​ Which earlier culture(s) also followed the drawing convention of a frontal eye in a profile head for a human figure?

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