A standing nude figure of a young man is known in Greek art as which of the following?                 

1. Kouros
2. Stele
3. Kore
4. Ka

The depiction of Greeks on the Ionic frieze of the Parthenon was exceptional because ____.              

1. they were shown as allies of the Spartans
2. no human event had been depicted on a temple
3. they were defeated in battle
4. they appeared to be wearing the costumes of deities

“In the statue of Athena Parthenos, what did she hold that made an overt reference to the Athenian victory over the Persians in 479 BC?”                                                               

1. The shield with head of Xerxes
2. A winged Nike figure
3. Small Persian soldier at her feet
4. The helmet with the headless Persian

The earliest known example of the use of contrapposto is the sculpture known as the ____.              

1. Kritios Boy
2. Doryphoros
3. Diskobolos
4. Kouros from Tenea

The Hellenistic image of Athena battling Alkyoneos on the Altar of Zeus has ____ not found in earlier sculpture.                                                                    

1. coloristic properties
2. an emotional intensity
3. static and rigid qualities
4. a narrower range of subject matter

The ____ is the historical event that ushered in the beginning of the Classical period.       

1. defeat of the Persians
2. construction of the Temple of Hera I
3. Greek capture of Egypt
4. death of Alexander the Great

The rigidly frontal pose of archaic statues reflects the influence of ____.               

1. the Geometric period
2. Egyptian art
3. the Minoans
4. Cycladic figures

A female statue column used as an architectural support was known as a ____.                 

1. caryatid
2. gorgon
3. kouros
4. kore

“In contrast to earlier pediments, the pedimental sculptures of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina feature ____.”                                                 

1. Medusa and her children
2. a unified theme and consistent scale
3. a gigantic statue of Zeus in the center
4. composite creatures

“In his ____, Praxiteles took the unprecedented step of representing a female nude.”      

1. Aphrodite of Knidos
2. Peplos Kore
3. Caryatid A
4. Diana and Actaeon

“In the gigantomachy of the Altar of Zeus, Pergamon alludes to a victory of the Pergamenes over the ____ in the third century BCE.”                                             

1. Gauls
2. Persians
3. Romans
4. Athenians

The sculptor Polykleitos imposed order on human movement in his Doryphoros by ____.                             

1. creating a system of cross balances
2. conveying the personality and emotional qualities of the individual
3. copying Egyptian statues of pharaohs
4. extending the figure into the surrounding space

What event is chronicled on the frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike detailing victory over the Persians?     

1. battle at Persepolis
2. battle at Marathon
3. battle of Sparta
4. battle of Thermopylae