Art History Ch 6

29 August 2022
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Most architectural sculpture was made to decorate what part of the Etruscan temple?
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the roof
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How were Etruscan cemeteries arranged?
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They were arranged around a center pyramid
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Unlike Greek temples, Etruscan temples were not meant to be seen as sculptural masses. Which of the following architectural elements would this?
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The entrance was centered at the front of the structure
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Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?
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6th Century BCE
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In Etruscan iconography, which of the following symbolized regeneration?
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egg
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Which of the following works of art illustrates how Romanized the Etruscans became in the 1st century BCE?
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Aule Metele
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The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?
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three cellas
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Etruscan artisans particularly excelled at which of the following?
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metalworking
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Which of the following describes Etruscan art?
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it was a combination of motion and vitality
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The banquet setting seen in the Tomb of the Leopards takes place in which of the following settings?
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the open air
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The Etruscans became citizens of which of the following in the first century BCE?
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Rome
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The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?
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terracotta
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Which century marks the incorporation of Etruria into the Roman Empire?
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1st century BCE
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The wide overhang roof of the Etruscan temple could function as which of the following?
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a place of shelter
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The Etruscans preferred which of the following materials for sculpture?
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terracotta
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The independent spirit and relative freedom Etruscan women enjoyed horrified which of the following?
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Greco-Roman male authors
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The Etruscans preferred what building material(s) for their temples?
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wood and mudbrick
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Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?
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monumental sarcophagi
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The theme celebrated in both the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing is which of the following?
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the joy of life
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How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?
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in subterranean rooms arranged along a network of streets in a city of the dead