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ARCH History Exam 1 (clicker questions)
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10/17/2011

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The Palace at Knossos resembles the Temple of Amun at Karnark in its


a. Axiality
b. Bilateral symmetry
c. Orthogonal planning
d. Organic design
Definition
The Palace at Knossos resembles the Temple of Amun at Karnark in its Orthogonal planning.
Term
The myth of the Minotaur appears to have some basis in fact based on the labyrinthine quality of Palace of Knossos.

a. True
b. False
Definition
The myth of the Minotaur appears to have some basis in fact based on the labyrinthine quality of Palace of Knossos. True
Term
Which is not true of the Lion Gate?

a. It is located at Pylos
b. It features a monolithic stone lintel
c. It depicts two lions on either side of a column
d. The column resembles those at Knossos
Definition
The Lion Gate is not located at Pylos
Term
The bulge in the middle of a Doric column is called:

a. Arris
b. Echinus
c. Entasis
d. In antis
Definition
The bulge in the middle of a Doric column is called Entasis.
Term
Triglyphs and metopes are associated with the:

a. Doric Order
b. Corinthian Order
c. Ionic Order
Definition
Triglyphs and metopes are associated with the Doric Order
Term
The architects of the Parthenon were:

a. Mnesikles and Kallikrates
b. Phidias and Iktinos
c. Iktinos and Kallikrates
d. Kallikrates and Perikles
Definition
The architects of the Parthenon were Iktinos and Kallikrates
Term
How would you describe the Parthenon?


a. 6 x 15 peripteral
b. 8 x 17 peripteral
c. 8 x 16 dipteral
Definition
8 x 17 peripteral
Term
The defeat of the Persians by the Athenians marks the beginning of the Classical Period or Golden Age of ancient Greece.

a. True
b. False
Definition
True it does mark the beginning of the golden age of ancient Greece
Term
Which of the following was built first?

a. The Propylaia
b. The Parthenon
c. The Temple of Athena Nike
d. The Erechtheion
Definition
The Parthenon was built first
Term
The Erechtheion is less a single temple and more an assemblage of shrines. Who does it honor?

1. Athena
2. Caryatids
3. Poseidon
4. Kekrops
5. Erechtheus

a. 1, 2, and 5
b. 1, 3, and 4
c. 1, 3, 4, and 5
d. All of the above
Definition
1, 3, 4, and 5
The Erechtheion assemblage of shrines honored Athena, Poseidon, Kekrops, and Erectheus
Term
Roman temples differ from Greek temples in their:

1. Axial orientation
2. Use of engaged columns
3. Prevalence of Ionic columns
4. Use of a podium


a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. All of the above
Definition
1, 2, 4

Roman temples differ from Greek temples in their:
-Axial orientation
- Use of engaged columns
- Use of a podium
Term
Which of the following were built during the Roman Republic?

1. The Pantheon
2. The Maison Carree
3. The Baths of Caracalla
4. The Pont du Gard

a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 4
c. 3 and 4
d. None of the above
Definition
2 and 4

The Pont du Gard & he Maison Carree
Term
Which is the correct spelling of the contemporary name of this amphitheater?
a. Colisseum
b. Coliseum
c. Colloseum
d. Colosseum
Definition
Colosseum
Term
Which emperor built it the colossuem?

a. Trajan
b. Vespasian
c. Flavius
d. Hadrian
Definition
Vespasian
Term
Name the three Orders of Architecture used in the Colosseum –from the ground floor up.

a. Doric, Composite, Ionic
b. Tuscan, Doric, Corinthian
c. Ionic, Doric, Tuscan
d. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Definition
Doric > Ionic > Corinthian
Term
What is the name of awning at the colosseum?

a. Sailorium
b. Velarium
c. Vestibulum
d. Triclinium
Definition
Velarium
Term
The exits in a Roman amphitheater such as the Colosseum were called:

a. Exitatseum
b. Corridoria
c. Liberati
d. Vomitoria
Definition
Vomitoria
Term
Entertainments not provided in the Colosseum were:

a. Animal contests
b. Naval battles
c. Gladiator contests
d. Chariot races
Definition
Chariot races
Term
The ancestral Puebloan Cultural groups of the southwest:

1.Were prehistoric peoples
2.Were ancestors of many Native American tribes of the southwest
3.Originally dwelled in pit houses
4.Believed in origin myths that said their ancestors came from the south


a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above
Definition
1, 2, and 3


The ancestral Puebloan Cultural groups of the southwest were prehistoric peoples, were ancestors of many Native American tribes of the southwest, and originally dwelled in pit houses.
Term
The breaking of a pot in Puebloan Culture was considered an offering to the gods because the object was no longer usable in this world:

a. True
b. False
Definition
True
Term
A kiva is a sacred space, often round in shape, whose cosmological design provided a connection with the underworld below and the heavens above.

a. True
b. False
Definition
True
Term
Which of the following describes Fajada Butte

1.It the location of the Sun Dagger site
2.The Sun Dagger site tracks solar equinoxes and solstices, as well as lunar minimum and maximum extremes
3.The Sun Dagger site has two spirals, one large and one small, carved into the rock
4.It has numerous carvings and petroglyphs besides the Sun Dagger site


a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above
Definition
All of the above

Fajada Butte facts:
- it is the location of the sun dagger site
- it tracks the solar equinoxes and solstices
- it tracks the lunar minimum and maximum
-has two spiral carvings (one big one small)
- has numerous petroglyphs
Term
The city of Teotihucan was:

1. A major religious center
2. Built by the Mayans
3. Laid out to align with magnetic north
4. The location of the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon

a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 3, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above
Definition
1, 3, and 4

The city of Teotihucan was a major religious center laid out to align with magnetic north. It is the location of the pyramid of the sun and the pyramid of the moon.
Term
Meso-American architecture is generally characterized by:

1. Large, steeply built temples, often with stairs on all four sides
2. Tablero and talud design
3. Ballcourts that served to reenact Mayan myth
4. The use of the true arch

a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. All of the above
Definition
Meso-American architecture is generally characterized by large, steeply built temples, often with stairs on all sides. It is the Tablero and talud design. They have Ball courts that served to reenact Mayan myth.
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