Final Quiz Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

The Lady from Auxerre, with her rigid posture, is typical of … art

Classical. Hellenistic. Archaic. Ancient.

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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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This is an example of …

Cameo. Marquetry. Engraving on wood. Intaglio engraving.

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

Bronze. Ceramics. Marble. Plaster.

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What "order" did these columns belong to?

None of the three Corinthian Ionic Doric

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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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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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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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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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The Parthenon columns are …

Doric Composite Ionic Corinthian

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