Question 1

According to your textbook, the first large sculptures in Europe since Roman times can be found on Romanesque churches

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over the central doorway

Question 2

The Greek 'kore' is

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an idealized female youth

Question 3

'Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game' is best described as an example of

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Greek pottery painting

Question 4

The 'Riace Warrior' is a statue that shows how much classical period Greek art is like earlier Egyptian art, including the platform needed to help the figure stand upright

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false

Question 5

The Roman amphitheater borrowed the same design, and had the same use, as a Greek theater--only bigger

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false

Question 6

The following is the best description of the Athenian Acropolis and Parthenon:

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The sacred precinct or 'high city' in Athens with temples dedicated to Athena, the Greek goddess of war. The Parthenon was the main temple and includes all the elements of the ideal classical Greek temple, including: balance, symmetry, evenly-spaced columns, a pitched roof, and high relief sculpture on the exterior

Question 7

The term 'contrapposto' is exemplified by

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the 'Kritios youth'

Question 8

The term 'Venus pudica' is exemplified by

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Aphrodite' (Venus de Milo

Question 9

The 'Gallic chieftain and his dead wife' is an example of the way in which the Greeks showed their enemies in a heroic way

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true

Question 10

The 'Capitoline Wolf' relates to the important Roman foundational myth of

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Romulus and Remus, and personal sacrifice for the sake of duty

Question 11

The 'Republican bust portrait' is best described as an example of

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the Roman political system in which the father is honored as the 'Pater Familias'

Question 12

The 'Nok head' from Nigeria is made of

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terracotta

Question 13

The 'Terracotta Warriors' were commissioned by

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the first emperor of the Qin, to protect his grave

Question 14

'Teotihuacan main structures' are an example of

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pyramids in the ancient Americas

Question 15

'Augustus as General' shows the first Roman Emperor in two important ways, in order to validate his power: as commander-in-chief, and as associated with the gods

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true

Question 16

The Great Stupa is associated with earlier burial mounds and includes abstract or non-figural representations of the Buddha

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true

Question 17

In Jewish art, figural imagery is strictly forbidden, this is demonstrated in the 'Synagogue of Dura-Europas' which includes only abstract decorative patterns

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false

Question 18

The 'Pantheon' was a Roman temple that

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employed concrete technology, an oculus, and was dedicated to all the gods

Question 19

The 'Colosseum' in Rome was

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the largest of the Roman amphitheaters, and used for bloodsport; it promoted the idea of Rome as 'caput mundi' and was used to both terrify and entertain the people

Question 20

'The 'Gardenscape from the Villa Livia' exemplifies the Roman Empire as dominating the nature world; as such, it was the great builder of cities in Europe, and made important advancements in architecture

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true

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