Arts Toolkit: Visual Arts Handout

Multiple-Choice Questions

Greek Functional Art

Note to teachers: Students will need to have read the information about the Calyx Krater in the Kentucky Virtual Art Museum to answer these questions.

1. The classical period in Greece is the ancient era when
   1. the Greek city of Athens was at its most influential.
   2. the city of Thebes was in ruins.
   3. King Phillip of Macedon was gaining power.
   4. the Persians triumphed over Athens in 479 BCE.
   
   
2. The Greek ideal of beauty held that beauty
   1. is in the eye of the beholder.
   2. can be achieved through logic, order, reason, and moderation.
   3. can be achieved through a virtuous life.
   4. is more important than truth.
   
   
3. During the classical period in Greece, many objects used in daily life
   1. were used only a few times, then discarded.
   2. reflected the Greeks’ understanding of ideal beauty.
   3. were taken from people they had captured.
   4. reflected the Greeks’ interest in abstract mosaics.
   
   
4. A krater is
   1. a vessel used for mixing wine with water.
   2. the hole in the middle of a volcano.
   3. a large platter for serving company.
   4. the cup-like outer leaves of a flower bud.
   
   
5. The decorative design on the Calyx Krater is an example of
   1. arabesque.
   2. minimalism.
   3. romanticism.
   4. symmetry.

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