Study Guide for Etruscan and Roman Art...

PART I: ETRUSCAN ART

1) Which of the following is true of Etruscan temples?
A) the podium was usually no wider than the cella.
B) They had a stone foundation; the buildings themselves were mostly built of wood.
C) They had a deep porch.
D) the cella was generally divided into three compartments.
E) All of the above are true.

2) To which culture is the Etruscan alphabet linked?
A) Sumerians
B) Romans
C) Greeks
D) Minoans
E) Egyptians

3) Where does much of our information about Etruscan art originate?
A) From examining the many Etruscan homes and temples
B) From reading Sumerian texts about the Etruscans
C) From reading Etruscan texts
D) From Roman writings and Etruscan tombs
E) All of the above

4) What material was used to make the She -Wolf sculpture?
A) Carved granite
B) Cast bronze
C) Carved marble
D) Terra-cotta
E) None of the above

5) Which culture felt the most influence on its architecture from Etruscan architecture?
A) Romans
B) Near Eastern
C) Greeks
D) Villanovans
E) Mycenaeans

6) Where is the wall painting Musician and Two Dancers located?
A) In a treasury
B) In a tomb
C) In a fortress
D) In a palace
E) In a temple

7) When were the Etruscans at the peak of their power?
A) 6th-5th centuries BCE
B) 4th-3rd centuries BCE
C) 7th-6th centuries BCE
D) 8th-7th centuries BCE
E) 5th-4th centuries BCE

8) Which is true of Etruscan temples?
A) They were built level with the ground and had no need for steps.
B) They had steps on two sides only.
C) They had steps on the south side only.
D) They had steps on all four sides, like Greek temples.

9) The flowering of Etruscan civilization coincides with which period of Greek civilization?
A) Pre-Hellenistic
B) Archaic
C) Classical
D) Hellenistic
E) None of the above

10) Life-sized reclining terra-cotta figures atop sarcophagi are typical of which culture?
A) Egyptian
B) Assyrian
C) Greek
D) Mycenaean
E) Etruscan

PART II: ROMAN ART

1) Wax death masks led to the development of what?
A) Narrative reliefs
B) The advent of bronze casting
C) Triumphal arches
D) Wall mosaics
E) Portrait sculpture

2) Which of the following does not result from the arch?
A) Barrel vault
B) Groin vault
C) Apse
D) Dome
E) Lintel

3) Which of the following is not Roman?
A) The Pantheon
B) Widespread use of concrete
C) Widespread use of vaults
D) The Parthenon
E) Civic buildings such as baths, colosseums, aqueducts and forums

4) Which of the following civilizations produced realistic portrait busts?
A) Archaic Greek
B) Roman
C) Hellenistic
D) Byzantine
E) Classical Greek
5) Which of the following sculptures was done on a colossal scale?
A) Faustina the Younger
B) Augustus from Primaporta
C) Philippus the Arab
D) Constantine the Great
E) Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

6) Which is true of the Pantheon?
A) It had a dome atop a drum.
B) It was a form of basilica.
C) It had an apse on each end.
D) It supported a dome with pendentives.
E) It was barrel vaulted.

7) What does the Column of Trajan illustrate?
A) The Roman military campaign against the Dacians
B) Emperor Trajan’s life story, from birth until death
C) The Roman victory in the Olympic games against the Greeks
D) General Trajan’s political campaign to become emperor
E) Emperor Trajan’s military career, from his early political career until his death

8) Which civilization first made widespread use of concrete as a building material?
A) Byzantine
B) Roman
C) Greek
D) Egyptian
E) Early Christian

9) Which is true of the Colosseum?
A) It had decorative engaged columns and pilasters on its facade.
B) It was covered with a huge barrel vault.
C) It was covered with a huge dome.
D) It used primarily post-and-lintel construction.
E) It used pendentives.

10) What is the term for the round extension at the end of the Roman basilica hall?
A) Bay
B) Atrium
C) Apse
D) Narthex
E) Cella

BONUS: Draw and name the five classical orders, giving their society of origin

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