Question

Which item listed below is NOT a way to determine the age of a piece of pottery?
(1 point)
Responses

To examine the style in which it is painted
To examine the style in which it is painted

Consider the use of color in both design and background
Consider the use of color in both design and background

Examine the shape and uses of a piece
Examine the shape and uses of a piece

Consider the size of a piece

Answer 1

What pattern listed below is not a distinguishing favorite pattern on Greek vases?
(1 point)
Responses

Bead patterns
Bead patterns

Fleur de lis patterns
Fleur de lis patterns

Drop patterns
Drop patterns

Scroll patterns

Answer 2

The lines of the _______________ flower were altered into separate patterns, recombined in conventional forms of exceeding gracefulness.
(1 point)
Responses

Acanthus
Acanthus

Rigid lotus
Rigid lotus

Orientalizing
Orientalizing

Amphora

Answer 3

Many leaves and flowers first copied from nature were arranged as ______________ or border patterns, indicating a new interest in the art of ornamentation.
(1 point)
Responses

figures
figures

metopes
metopes

wreaths
wreaths

symbols
symbols

Answer 4

Which of the following is NOT a style of early Greek decorated vases?
(1 point)
Responses

Red-figured
Red-figured

Geometric
Geometric

Black-Figured
Black-Figured

Sicyon

Answer 5

After abandoning the notion of using this art form for religious symbolism, what idea was introduced?
(1 point)
Responses

Using pottery to illustrate stories
Using pottery to illustrate stories

Using pottery for practical purposes only
Using pottery for practical purposes only

Using pottery to display portraits
Using pottery to display portraits

None of the above

Answer 6

________________ practiced the art of illustration for 2000 years before the Greeks.
(1 point)
Responses

The Etruscans
The Etruscans

The Phoenicians
The Phoenicians

The Egyptians
The Egyptians

The Romans

Answer 7

During what time period was most of the Red-figured and Black-figured styles of Greek vase painting attributed?
(1 point)
Responses

The Archaic Period, 700-480 BCE
The Archaic Period, 700-480 BCE

The Classical Period, 480-323 BCE
The Classical Period, 480-323 BCE

The Geometric Period, 900-700 BCE
The Geometric Period, 900-700 BCE

The Hellenistic Period, 323-31 BCE

Answer 8

What were the favored colors in Greek pottery?
(1 point)
Responses

Red and white
Red and white

Red and black
Red and black

Black and white
Black and white

Green and black

Answer 9

Which of the following is true about Greek pottery?
(1 point)
Responses

It gives us a clue about the Greek way of life.
It gives us a clue about the Greek way of life.

We can establish a chronology based on the styles and modes.
We can establish a chronology based on the styles and modes.

Its styles changed as a result of influences from the east.
Its styles changed as a result of influences from the east.

All of the above.