Final Quiz Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

Which Gallic chief did Caesar beat in -52, therefore bringing Gaul inside the Roman Empire after its fall?

Ambiorix Vercingetorix Brutus Brennus

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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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These portraits of dignitaries are …

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

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Name the goddess who has an owl with her.

Zeus Hera Aphrodite Athena

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What technique is used here?

Pointillism Ceramics Engraving Mosaics

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What was the Greek sculptors’ preferred material from the classical era onwards?

Bronze. Ceramics. Marble. Plaster.

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Circus games are a … tradition

Roman which is exported throughout the Empire Roman uninterested in the rest of the Empire Egyptian, exported to Rome Greek, that the Romans did not much appreciate

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

Lysippe Aristotle Praxiteles Phidias

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What is the “canon” in the history of art?

A body proportioned so that its total vertical height is six times that of the head An ideal of beauty, which has remained the same since Archaic Greek art An ideal of beauty which changes from era to era A work that it was difficult to transport

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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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