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Compare the Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) (Fig. 5-43) by Polykleitos and Hermes and the Infant Dionysos (Fig. 5-53) by Praxiteles.

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1. Both show perfect athleticism and bal...

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What was Hippodamos's idea of a perfect city structure?

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Hippodamos believed that cities should b...

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Alexander the Great's teacher was the philosopher


A) Pythagoras.
B) Aristotle.
C) Kallikrates.
D) Socrates.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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A specialty of Greek goldsmiths was the design of earrings in tiny forms of


A) sculpture.
B) tondo.
C) flowers.
D) abacus.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which term means a city on top of a hill?


A) Parthenon
B) akropolis
C) Erechtheion
D) metropolis

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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What were the many purposes of Greek theater?

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Greek theater was a vehicle for the comm...

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Which period is named for the influence of Egypt, the Near East, and Asia Minor on Greek art?


A) Suma-Eastern
B) Hellenistic
C) Proto-Egyptian
D) Orientalizing

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Olpe (Pitcher) (Fig. 5-4) is an early example of the technique called


A) red-figure.
B) white-figure.
C) black-figure.
D) incising.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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How did Perikles lead the High Classical Period?

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Perikles intended to create a visual exp...

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Which vase shape is exemplified by the beautiful black-figure vase of Dionysos with Maenads (Fig. 5-25) by the Amasis Painter?


A) olpe
B) amphora
C) lekythos
D) krater

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Upright stone slabs used in cemeteries as gravestones are called


A) stelai.
B) fillets.
C) cella.
D) volutes.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Trace the development of pottery from black-figure to red-figure to white ground.

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1. Black-figure was developed first in t...

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The practice of painting and fitting marble sculpture with bronze accessories reflects the Greeks' desire for art that shows a heightened sense of


A) luxury.
B) decoration.
C) emotionalism.
D) reality.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The Sanctuary at Delphi was the sacred home of the Greek god


A) Hermes.
B) Achilles.
C) Apollo.
D) Mars.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which period is exemplified by the sculpture Man and Centaur (Fig. 5-3) ?


A) Hellenistic
B) Oriental
C) Geometric
D) Classical

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which earlier style influenced the Hellenistic sculpture Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de Milo) (Fig. 5-68) ?


A) Geometric
B) Minoan
C) Archaic
D) Classical

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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What extraordinary artifacts are contained in the Erechtheion?

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The Erechtheion stands on the site of th...

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What two trends did Hellenistic sculptors create?

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One trend emulated earlier Classical mod...

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By encouraging the viewer to move around the statue Man Scraping Himself (Apoxyomenos) (Fig. 5-55) , Lysippos demonstrated a new use of


A) space.
B) proportion.
C) scale.
D) modeling.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What defined the early Greek city-state?

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Each city-state was an autonomous region...

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