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2-1. Representations of _____ are among the earliest forms of art.
a. harvest festivals
b. marketplaces
c. mother goddesses
d. birth ceremonies
e. none of the above
2-2. In antiquity, the horned ox often symbolized
a. the ready womb
b. a virile male
c. the ripe grains
d. goods resource management
e. none of the above
2-3. Greek figure compositions echo those of
a. Rome
b. Sudan
c. Egypt
d. Algeria
e. all of the above
2-4. Kouroi represent the
a. decadent enemies of the Greeks
b. Macedonian warriors
c. ideal Greek citizens
d. Persian pantheon
e. none of the above
2-5. The mythological female being named Medusa was a
a. druid
b. gnome
c. centaur
d. lapith
e. none of the above
2-6. In order to sculpt complex figures who appear to move, Greeks turned to a strong material called
a. porphyry
b. marble
c. granite
d. diorite
e. none of the above
2-7. Chipping away at stone is a ____________ process
a. reductive
b. additive
c. subtractive
d. a and c
e. all of the above
2-8. The Romans incorporated aspects of _____ into their religion
a. Greek myth
b. Greek deities
c. Greek legends
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
2-9. Christianity became a ΓÇ£political force to be reckoned withΓÇ¥ during the reign of
a. Vespasian
b. Titus
c. Marcus Aurelius
d. Augustus Octavian
e. none of the above
2-10. Small colored tiles of glass or ceramic used in mosaics are called
a. frescas
b. rulas
c. tetrarchs
d. curias
e. none of the above
2-11. In the 14th century, Christian artists began to focus on images of JesusΓÇÖ _______
a. birth
b. death
c. ideology
d. philosophy
e. none of the above
2-12. In Masaccio 15th century fresco, what additional type of figure is included in the image?
a. people who paid for the work
b. local magistrate
c. mayor of Florence
d. b and c
e. none of the above
2-13. The undulating pose of a yakshi is called
a. tribhanga
b. haniwa
c. haleakala
d. mauna kea
e. none of the above
2-14. The Buddhist process of reincarnation is called
a. gautama
b. samsara
c. unisha
d. bodhi
e. none of the above
2-15. The Aztec earth goddess is named
a. Coyolxauhqui
b. Coatlicue
c. Conquistador
d. Chinampas
e. none of the above