Chapter 14: Classical Art

Question 1

The 4 periods of _____ Art are: Geometric; Archaic; Classical, and Hellenistic

Answer 1

Greek

Question 2

Kouros and kore figures

a. Greek
b. Roman

Answer 2

a. Greek

Question 3

Polykleitos

a. Greek
b. Roman

Answer 3

a. Greek

Question 4

The architecture of the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens is an example of

a. Doric order
b. Ionic order
c. Corinthian order

Answer 4

a. Doric order

Question 5

There were three styles, or orders, in Greek architecture: the _______, the Ionic, and Corinthian.

Answer 5

Doric

Question 6

_______________________ from the east pediment of the Parthenon is typical of the Phidian style, where the bodies of the figures are weighty and well articulated, and their poses and gestures are naturalistic.

a. The Three Goddesses
b. Doryphoros
c. Constantine

Answer 6

a. The Three Goddesses

Question 7

Because of the Olympics the most significant development in Classical Greek art was the introduction of implied movement in figure sculpture, and the quest for the ideal figure.

a. True
b. False

Answer 7

a. True

Question 8

Using the canon of proportions Polykleitos’s ______________________ is more perfect and beautiful—by imposing the weight-shift principle or contrapposto. The athlete rests his weight on the right leg, which is planted firmly on the ground, and lends naturalism to the figure.

a. The Three Goddesses
b. Doryphoros
c. Constantine

Answer 8

a. The Three Goddesses

Question 9

Greek art entered the Hellenistic period under the reign of _________.

Answer 9

Alexander the Great

Question 10

The most important pre-Roman civilization on the Italian peninsula was the _____________

a. Greeks
b. Etruscans
c. Romans

Answer 10

b. Etruscans

Question 11

In Roman portraiture we see Rome’s unique contribution to the arts–that of _____.

Answer 11

realism

Question 12

The Colosseum in Rome is from the Early Empire period, and was built primarily using _________________.

a. bronze
b. concrete
c. brick

Answer 12

b. concrete

Question 13

Roman engineering genius can be seen most clearly in the ________________, a brick and concrete structure, which combines the simple geometric elements of a circle and a rectangle.

a. Pantheon
b. San Vitale
c. Chartres Cathedral

Answer 13

a. Pantheon

Question 14

14. The 1st Roman emperor to accept Christianity was
    a. Caesar
    b. Caligula
    c. Constantine

Answer 14

c. Constantine