Final Quiz Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

Trajan’s column depicts …

Military victories. Trajan’s wedding. The founding of Rome. The Greek gods.

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Which city, ravaged in - 79 by a volcanic eruption, preserved many traces of Ancient Roman civilisation?

Palermo Pompeii Naples Corinth

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Which period in Greek art remained the absolute reference for Western artists for centuries?

Archaic art Classical art Ionic art Corinthian art

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This sculpture dates …. of the Ancient Greek period.

From the last half From the end From the middle From the end of the beginning

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Why are there so few examples of classical sculptures in bronze?

Because bronze has poor resistance to the passing of time. Because the Romans were jealous and destroyed a lot of them. Because many works have been melted down to reuse the bronze. Because sculptors preferred working with marble.

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In what form did the Romans often represent major historical events?

In the form of carved friezes In the form of cameos They never represented them In the form of reconstructions in wax

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Which fifth century AD sculptor probably orchestrated the decoration of the Parthenon?

Lysippe Aristotle Praxiteles Phidias

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These portraits of dignitaries are …

Copies of Greek style. Of Egyptian inspiration. In the Palmyra style. In pure Roman style.

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Venus was the goddess of …

Marriage and fertility in Celtic mythology. Arts in Roman mythology. Hunting in Greek mythology. Love and beauty in Roman mythology.

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Why were so many works of Ancient art found in Pompeii?

Because the Pompeians buried them underground to protect them. Because a volcanic eruption in -79 preserved them. Because the Roman Empire lasted till the 19th century in Pompeii. Because it was the largest artistic centre in the Roman Empire.

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In the 19th century it was discovered that Ancient Greek art …

Was covered with very brightly coloured paint. Was made of plaster and not marble. Was copied from Roman art. Was finally neither Ancient nor Greek.

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Which of these innovations is purely Roman?

Bronze sculptures Mosaics The sculpted portrait Cameo

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