Minoan columns are distinguished by ____.                                                     

1. pronounced swelling in the center
2. tapering shape and bulbous capitals
3. bud-shaped capitals
4. bull-shaped capitals

Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in ____.                                                                        

1. the Cyclades Islands
2. Knossos
3. Mycenae
4. Troy

Who or what was the Minotaur?                                                                          

1. The king of Crete
2. “Half bull, half man”
3. Achilles’ pet
4. A bull with eagle’s wings

Landscape with swallows (Spring fresco) is significant because it is the first ____.

1. pure landscape
2. image to depict a real hunt
3. Minoan religious image
4. narrative cycle

“It has been suggested that Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings. Based on their schematized representation and size, how might they have been placed in the graves?”  

1. Standing by the sarcophagus
2. Placed on their backs
3. Suspended from the sarcophagus
4. Standing in the grave

Which of the following elements showed that the new palace at Knossos was carefully planned?             

1. Placement of clusters of rooms of similar function around the central court
2. Single-story building rambled across the landscape
3. Thick walls composed of cement
4. Little attention paid to rainwater drainage

What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?                                                

1. Corbelled arch
2. Barrel arch
3. Triangular arch
4. Pointed arch

“Found in Grave Circle A, the inlaid dagger blades attest to the wealth of the Mycenaean kings as well as ____.”                                                               

1. their warlike nature
2. their preference for landscape
3. their relationship to Egypt