Final Quiz Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

What "order" did these columns belong to?

None of the three Corinthian Ionic Doric

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Name the goddess who has an owl with her.

Zeus Hera Aphrodite Athena

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The gods of Roman mythology …

Can be counted on the figures of one hand. Are mainly copies of those of Greek mythology, except for the name. Are copies of those in Greek mythology, including the name. Are vaguely inspired from those of Greek mythology.

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

Lysippe Aristotle Praxiteles Phidias

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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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In the Classical Greek Canon (Polykletos Canon of Proportions) the body must measure … times the vertical length of the head.

Nine or ten times Seven or eight times Five times Five and a half times

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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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