1. Which item listed below is NOT a way to determine the age of piece of pottery?
a. To examine the style in which it is painted
b. Consider the use of color in both design and background
c. Examine the shape and uses of a piece
d. Consider the size of a piece
2. What pattern listed below is not a distinguished favorite patter on Greek vases?
a. Bead patterns
b. Fleur de lis patterns
c. Drop patterns
d. Scroll patterns
3. Many leaves and flowers first copied from nature were arranged as _________ or border patterns, indicating a new interest in the art of ornamentation.
a. Figures
b. Metopes
c. Wreaths
d. Symbols
4. Which of the following is NOT a style of early Greek decorated vases?
a. Red-figured
b. Geometric
c. Black-figured
d. Sicyon
5. After abandoning the notion of using this art form for religious symbolism, what idea was introduced?
a. Using pottery to illustrate stories
b. Using pottery for practical purposes only
c. Using pottery to display portraits
d. None of the above
6. ___________ practiced the art of illustration for 2000 years before the Greeks.
a. The Etruscans
b. The Phoenicicans
c. The Egyptians
d. The Romans
7. During what time period was most of the Red-figured and Black-figured styles of Greek vase painting attributed?
a. The Archaic Period, 700-480 BCE
b. The Classical Period, 480-323 BCE
c. The Geometric Period, 900-700 BCE
c. The Hellenistic Period, 323-31 BCE
8. What were the favored colors in Greek pottery?
a. Red and white
b. Red and blank
c. Black and white
d. Green and black
9. Which of the following is true about Greek pottery?
a. It gives us a clue about the Greek way of life.
b. We can establish a chronology based on the styles and modes.
c. Its styles changed as a result of influences from the east.
d. All of the above.
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2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. B
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2. Fleur
3. Rigid Lotus
4. Weaths
5. Sicyon
6. Using pottery to illustrate stories
7. The egyptians
8. The archiac Period
9. Red and black
10. All of the above