Question 1

What was the layout of the city of Mycenae and how did it maximize defensive qualities?

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Question 2

What is a key problem with fresco secco?

Accepted Answer

A)   It forces painters to work quickly
B)   It cannot be reworked
C)   The pigment may eventually flake off
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The term _________describes the precisely cut blocks used to build Mycenaean tholos tombs.

Accepted Answer

A)   rhyton
B)   ashlar
C)   faience
D)   cyclopeanE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The great lions of the Lion Gate at Mycenae were inserted into the _________.

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A)   the posts
B)   the lintel
C)   the corbelled arch
D)   the flanking wallsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The archeologist __________ found the palace of Knossos on Crete and named the civilization Minoan after the mythological king Minos.

Accepted Answer

A)   Piet de Jong
B)   Heinrich Schliemann
C)   Sir Arthur Evans
D)   Thomas StrasserE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

What imagery appears on the Lion Gates at Mycenae, and what was its possible significance?

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The Lion Gate at Mycenae features a reli...

Question 7

The technique of painting on a dry plaster surface is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   filigree
B)   buon fresco
C)   niello
D)   fresco seccoE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What have archaeologists found most helpful in determining dates for their Aegean finds?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pottery
B)   The volcanic eruption on Thera
C)   Geographic descriptions in the Illiad
D)   Shipwrecks in the MediterraneanE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Thomas Strasser identified the subject of the so-called "Flotilla Fresco" as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an animal hunt
B)   a specific seascape viewed from Thera
C)   a volcanic eruption
D)   the approach of a Mycenaean warshipE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The walls of the city of _______________ were rebuilt three times.

Accepted Answer

A)   Knossos
B)   Mycenae
C)   Pylos
D)   all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The Statuette of a Male Figure has been interpreted as a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mycenaean soldier
B)   prisoner
C)   cult statue of a young god
D)   bull-leaping athleteE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

In comparison to the Harvester Rhyton, the figures on the Warrior Krater do not have the _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   majestic scale
B)   vibrant energy
C)   static march
D)   calm expressionE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

How would you compare the "palace" complex of Knossos with the Mycenaean citadel?

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Question 14

The metalworking skills used to make the Vapheio Cup suggests the influence of __________artists on mainland Greece.

Accepted Answer

A)   Minoan
B)   Mycenaean
C)   Egyptian
D)   Near EasternE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

The leader of the Greek army that conquered the city of Troy was called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Patroclus
B)   Agamemnon
C)   Paris
D)   AchillesE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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