Question 1

The independent spirit and relative freedom enjoyed by Etruscan women was shocking to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Egyptian scribes
B)   Etruscan male authors
C)   Greco-Roman male authors
D)   The Roman pantheonE) None of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 2

In what century did Etruria become fully absorbed by Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Second century CE
B)   First century BCE
C)   Fifth century BCE
D)   Third century CEE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

What is the decoration of the Tomb of the Reliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reliefs showing portraits of the ancestors
B)   Painted friezes of dancing people
C)   Reliefs showing everyday household items
D)   Landscape scenes carved along the wallsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Apulu ( Apollo of Veii )  is made of which of the following materials?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bronze
B)   Marble
C)   Terracotta
D)   WoodE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The theme celebrated in both the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   The sorrow of death
B)   Victory in battle
C)   The joy of life
D)   Yearning for deathE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

What art historical term best describes the Chimera of Arezzo ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Heraldic creature
B)   Composite creature
C)   Gorgoneion
D)   Colossal creatureE) None of the above
F) All of the above B

Question 7

The wall painting in the Tomb of the Leopards portrays which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hunting scene
B)   Banqueting scene
C)   Funeral procession
D)   Birds and waterfowlE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which city was the production center for the bronze cista industry?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rome
B)   Palestrina
C)   Tarquinia
D)   VeiiE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The Etruscans preferred to use which of the following materials for their sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marble
B)   Terracotta
C)   Gold
D)   GraniteE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Most architectural sculpture was made to decorate what part of the Etruscan temple?

Accepted Answer

A)   The pediment
B)   The entryway
C)   The colonnades
D)   The roofE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

In Etruscan iconography, which of the following symbolized regeneration?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wine
B)   Bird
C)   Bee
D)   EggE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Medusa and Perseus
B)   Lapiths and centaurs
C)   The gods versus the giants
D)   The ArgonautsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

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To which period of Etruscan art does this sarcophagus belong?

Accepted Answer

A)   Villanovan
B)   Hellenistic
C)   Archaic
D)   OrientalizingE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

What aspect of the bronze statue of Aule Metele is Etruscan?

Accepted Answer

A)   Short toga
B)   Raised arm
C)   High boots
D)   Inscribed nameE) None of the above
F) A) and D) D

Question 15

What was the most common means of disposing of the dead in early Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Burial at sea
B)   Ossuaries
C)   Cremation
D)   IntermentE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

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What is the name of the Etruscan tomb from Cerveteri?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tomb of the Leopards
B)   Tomb of Hunting and Fishing
C)   Tomb of the Shields and Chairs
D)   Tomb of the ReliefsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Etruscan artisans were particularly skillful in which art form?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marble sculpture
B)   Intarsia
C)   Metalworking
D)   WeavingE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

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What is the name of this bronze statue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerberus of Veii
B)   Chimera of Arezzo
C)   Capitoline Wolf
D)   Chimera of CaereE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following works of art illustrates how Romanized the Etruscans had become by the first century BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sarcophagus with reclining couple
B)   Aule Metele
C)   Apollo of Veii
D)   Chimera of ArezzoE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

At which Etruscan city site have archaeologists been able to work with periscopes to identify tombs with painted murals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerveteri
B)   Arezzo
C)   Tarquinia
D)   PerugiaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: The Etruscans

The independent spirit and relative freedom enjoyed by Etruscan women was shocking to which of the following?

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In what century did Etruria become fully absorbed by Rome?

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What is the decoration of the Tomb of the Reliefs?

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Apulu ( Apollo of Veii ) is made of which of the following materials?

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The theme celebrated in both the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing is which of the following?

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What art historical term best describes the Chimera of Arezzo ?

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The wall painting in the Tomb of the Leopards portrays which of the following?

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Which city was the production center for the bronze cista industry?

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The Etruscans preferred to use which of the following materials for their sculpture?

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Most architectural sculpture was made to decorate what part of the Etruscan temple?

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In Etruscan iconography, which of the following symbolized regeneration?

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Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista ?

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​ To which period of Etruscan art does this sarcophagus belong?

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What aspect of the bronze statue of Aule Metele is Etruscan?

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What was the most common means of disposing of the dead in early Italy?

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​ What is the name of the Etruscan tomb from Cerveteri?

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Etruscan artisans were particularly skillful in which art form?

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​ What is the name of this bronze statue?

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Which of the following works of art illustrates how Romanized the Etruscans had become by the first century BCE?

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At which Etruscan city site have archaeologists been able to work with periscopes to identify tombs with painted murals?

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