Etruscan Art
Chapter 9
THE ETRUSCANS
ASSIGNMENTS/ WEEK 5
MULTIPLE CHOICE: ENCIRCLE YOUR ANSWER
1. The Etruscans shared a common linguistic heritage and religious reliefs, but they lacked which of the following?
a. political cohesion b. being ruled by a king c. extensive international trade experience d. a strong navy for defense and trade
2. Which of the following allowed Etruscan society to transform itself in the 7th century BCE?
a. an alliance with Republican Rome b. an alliance with Greek colonies in the South c. great mineral wealth d. a strong navy
3. The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the Orient. Which of the following is one of the Oriental motifs?
a. walking lions b. standing ibexes c. she-wolf d. galloping centaurs
4. The column used on Etruscan temples is similar to which type of Greek column?
a. Doric b. Ionic c. Corinthian d. Composite
5. During the sixth century BCE, Etruscans favored monumental sarcophagi that contained which of the following?
a. bones of the deceased b. bones of the entire family c. ashes of the deceased d. ashes of the deceased and his or her slaves
6. The typical tomb form found at Cerveteri is which of the following?
a. mausoleum b. tumulus c. tomb-shrine d. small Etruscan house-shaped terracotta
7. Pedimental sculpture is extremely rare in Etruscan temple architecture. Normally the Etruscans placed their narrative statuary on which of the following elements?
a. the peaks of the temple roof b. the double niches on the porches c. only in interior niches in the cella d. only in niches next to the entrance
8. In Etruscan iconography, which of the following symbolized regeneration?
THE ETRUSCANS
ASSIGNMENTS/ WEEK 5
MULTIPLE CHOICE: ENCIRCLE YOUR ANSWER
1. The Etruscans shared a common linguistic heritage and religious reliefs, but they lacked which of the following?
a. political cohesion b. being ruled by a king c. extensive international trade experience d. a strong navy for defense and trade
2. Which of the following allowed Etruscan society to transform itself in the 7th century BCE?
a. an alliance with Republican Rome b. an alliance with Greek colonies in the South c. great mineral wealth d. a strong navy
3. The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the Orient. Which of the following is one of the Oriental motifs?
a. walking lions b. standing ibexes c. she-wolf d. galloping centaurs
4. The column used on Etruscan temples is similar to which type of Greek column?
a. Doric b. Ionic c. Corinthian d. Composite
5. During the sixth century BCE, Etruscans favored monumental sarcophagi that contained which of the following?
a. bones of the deceased b. bones of the entire family c. ashes of the deceased d. ashes of the deceased and his or her slaves
6. The typical tomb form found at Cerveteri is which of the following?
a. mausoleum b. tumulus c. tomb-shrine d. small Etruscan house-shaped terracotta
7. Pedimental sculpture is extremely rare in Etruscan temple architecture. Normally the Etruscans placed their narrative statuary on which of the following elements?
a. the peaks of the temple roof b. the double niches on the porches c. only in interior niches in the cella d. only in niches next to the entrance
8. In Etruscan iconography, which of the following symbolized regeneration?