Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Marble
B)   Limestone
C)   Wood and mudbrick
D)   Glazed brickE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

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 joy of life
B)   The gloom of death
C)   Victory in battle
D)   The sorrow of deathE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)   The Roman invasion
B)   Centaurs and lapiths
C)   Banqueters and musicians
D)   Funeral processionsE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

What contributed to the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

Accepted Answer

A)   An alliance with Republican Rome
B)   An alliance with Greek colonies in the South
C)   Great mineral wealth
D)   A strong navyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Second century BCE
B)   Sixth century BCE
C)   First century BCE
D)   Ninth century BCEE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Orient
B)   Rome
C)   Greece
D)   IndiaE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Argonauts
B)   Medusa and Perseus
C)   Lapiths and centaurs
D)   The gods versus the giantsE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

____ was the typical tomb type found at the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mausoleum
B)   Tumulus
C)   Tomb-shrine
D)   Small Etruscan house-shaped terracottaE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   An ionic frieze
B)   A false porch
C)   No roof
D)   Three cellasE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bronze
B)   Terracotta
C)   Marble
D)   WoodE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

How were Etruscan cemeteries arranged?

Accepted Answer

A)   They were arranged around a center pyramid.
B)   They were arranged in a haphazard manner.
C)   They were arranged in an orderly manner.
D)   There were no cemeteries;burials were allowed in the home garden of the deceased.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)   Porta Marzia
B)   Cistae
C)   Monumental sarcophagi
D)   FibulaeE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: The Etruscans

____ was the typical tomb type found at the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri.

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What contributed to the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

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Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista?

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The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?

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The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the ____.

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Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

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How were Etruscan cemeteries arranged?

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

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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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The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?

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

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Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

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____ was the typical tomb type found at the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri.

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What contributed to the transformation of Etruscan society in the Orientalizing period?

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Which of the following mythical scenes decorated the Ficoroni Cista?

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The Apulu of Veii is made of which of the following materials?

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The fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb illustrates motifs borrowed from the ____.

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Terracotta sarcophagi showing life-sized reclining figures are most typical of which of the following centuries?

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How were Etruscan cemeteries arranged?

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

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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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The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?

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

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Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

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