Question 1

The Etruscans preferred to use what building material(s)  for their temples?

Accepted Answer

A)   Glazed brick and cement
B)   Wood and mud-brick
C)   Marble
D)   Limestone

Question 2

What does the inscription on the Ficoroni Cista tell us?

Accepted Answer

A)   Place of manufacture
B)   Names of the figures in the scene
C)   Names of the gods it is dedicated to
D)   Artist and purchaser

Question 3

Which Etruscan tomb is famous for the many luxurious objects it yielded?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tomb of the Reliefs
B)   Tomb of the Leopards
C)   Regolini-Galassi Tomb
D)   Ficoroni Tomb

Question 4

To what period do art historians now date the Capitoline Wolf ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Etruscan Orientalizing
B)   Roman Republican
C)   Early Imperial
D)   Medieval

Question 5

The wide overhang roof of the Etruscan temple could function as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   A sculptural mass
B)   A misunderstanding of a Greek form
C)   A second ceremonial location
D)   A place of shelter

Question 6

Which of the following made a significant contribution to the downfall of the Etruscans?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lack of wealth
B)   Absence of skilled artisans
C)   Lack of access to trade
D)   Political disconnectedness

Question 7

What tomb type appears in the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pyramid
B)   Tumulus
C)   Tholos
D)   Shaft grave

Question 8

What do art historians believe accounts for the somber expression of Lars Pulena on his sarcophagus?

Accepted Answer

A)   The family was Roman and did not follow Etruscan funeral practices.
B)   Solemnity was required in funereal contexts.
C)   The artist was not skilled in portraying emotion via sculpture.
D)   This mood referenced the decline in Etruscan fortunes.

Question 9

Which category best describes the height of the Apollo of Veii ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Miniature (one-third life size) 
B)   Life size
C)   Colossal (five times life size) 
D)   Double size (twice life size)

Question 10

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What is the material of the object shown?

Accepted Answer

A)   Painted marble
B)   Painted wood
C)   Painted terracotta
D)   Faience and niello

Question 11

What provided the impetus for the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

Accepted Answer

A)   An alliance with Greek colonies in Italy
B)   Alliance with Republican Rome
C)   The region's mineral wealth
D)   A strong navy

Question 12

On which part of their temples did the Etruscans place their architectural sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)   The double niches on the porches
B)   In the pediments
C)   In the long friezes
D)   The edges and ridge of the roof

Question 13

Which best describes the lives of Etruscan women and Greek women?

Accepted Answer

A)   Etruscan women stayed in the home, but Greek women accompanied their husbands to banquets and other entertainment.
B)   Greek and Etruscan women accompanied their husbands to banquets and other entertainment.
C)   Greek women stayed in the home, but Etruscan women accompanied their husbands to banquets and other entertainment.
D)   Greek and Etruscan women preferred to stay apart from society.

Question 14

What term do art historians use to denote an engaged column?

Accepted Answer

A)   Daedalic
B)   Pilaster
C)   Retrograde
D)   Tuscan column

Question 15

Which animals appear most prominently in the diver scene from the Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fish
B)   Rabbits
C)   Deer
D)   Birds

Question 16

What is the most likely source for the Orientalizing motifs on fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rome
B)   India
C)   Mesopotamia and Persia
D)   Greece

Question 17

Etruscan terracotta sarcophagi showing life-size reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Second century BCE
B)   First century BCE
C)   Sixth century BCE
D)   Ninth century BCE

Question 18

Which body parts tend to be overlarge and pronounced in Etruscan tomb paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Heads
B)   Eyes
C)   Hands
D)   Noses

Question 19

Which detail of the Porta Marzia (Gate of Mars)  may be termed the most Etrusco-Roman, as opposed to Greek?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pilaster
B)   Marble
C)   Arch
D)   Bronze statues

Question 20

In what component did the Etruscan temple plan most greatly differ from the Greek temple plan?

Accepted Answer

A)   It had a Doric frieze.
B)   It had no roof.
C)   It had no side colonnades.
D)   It had three cellas.

Exam 6: The Etruscans

Which category best describes the height of the Apollo of Veii ?

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Which body parts tend to be overlarge and pronounced in Etruscan tomb paintings?

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Which detail of the Porta Marzia (Gate of Mars) may be termed the most Etrusco-Roman, as opposed to Greek?

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Which of the following made a significant contribution to the downfall of the Etruscans?

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What tomb type appears in the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri?

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Which animals appear most prominently in the diver scene from the Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing?

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In what component did the Etruscan temple plan most greatly differ from the Greek temple plan?

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What provided the impetus for the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

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What do art historians believe accounts for the somber expression of Lars Pulena on his sarcophagus?

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The Etruscans preferred to use what building material(s) for their temples?

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What does the inscription on the Ficoroni Cista tell us?

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On which part of their temples did the Etruscans place their architectural sculpture?

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To what period do art historians now date the Capitoline Wolf ?

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Etruscan terracotta sarcophagi showing life-size reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

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Which Etruscan tomb is famous for the many luxurious objects it yielded?

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Which best describes the lives of Etruscan women and Greek women?

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What is the most likely source for the Orientalizing motifs on fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb?

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What term do art historians use to denote an engaged column?

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The wide overhang roof of the Etruscan temple could function as which of the following?

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