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1
Etruscan civilization flourished
A)between c. 1200 and 300 B.C.
B)between c. 1400 and 600 B.C.
C)between c. 800 and 100 B.C.
D)between c. 1000 and 300 B.C.
E)between c. 1000 and 100 B.C.
2
"Etruscan" is from a term used by the
A)Lydians.
B)Romans.
C)Greeks.
D)Tyrrhenians.
3
The Etruscan script was an adaptation of
A)the Anatolian alphabet.
B)the Latin alphabet.
C)the Greek alphabet.
D)Egyptian hieroglyphs.
E)Linear B.
4
The Capitoline Wolf was made
A)with the lost-wax method.
B)by baking terra-cotta in a kiln.
C)by carving stone.
D)by modeling clay.
5
The Capitoline Wolf is closest in style to
A)Greek Classical sculpture.
B)Greek Hellenistic sculpture.
C)Mycenaean goldwork.
D)Greek Archaic sculpture.
E)Greek black-figure.
6
Which of the following make the best pair?
A)tombs and temples
B)mirrors and media
C)urns and sarcophagi
D)frescoes and finials
7
Which of the following is NOT a correct match?
A)Hera and Herakles
B)Uni and Hera
C)Aplu and Apollo
D)Nethuns and Neptune
8
Which is LEAST likely to be found in large-scale Etruscan tombs?
A)mirrors
B)chairs
C)frescoes
D)ashes
9
Etruscans thought of their tombs or burial places as
A)pyramids.
B)houses for the dead.
C)storage spaces until a future rebirth.
D)underground temples for ancestor worship.
10
Which is NOT true of the sarcophagus from Cerveteri featured in this chapter?
A)It is made of terra-cotta.
B)It dates to around 520 B.C.
C)It is close to Greek Archaic in style.
D)It is now in Rome.
E)It shows a sleeping couple on the lid.
11
Etruria was located in what today is
A)west-central Italy.
B)southern Italy.
C)northern Italy.
D)southwestern Italy.
E)Sicily.
12
A popular Etruscan building material was
A)concrete.
B)tufa.
C)travertine.
D)terra-cotta.
13
A necropolis is
A)someone who likes dead people.
B)an underground city.
C)a city beneath the sea.
D)a city of the dead.
14
Etruscan women were
A)more fashion-conscious than Greek women.
B)more likely to appear in public than Greek women.
C)more likely to benefit from good dentistry than were Greek women.
D)more fashion-conscious, more likely to appear in public, and more likely to benefit from good dentistry when compared with Greek women.
E)more fashion-conscious and more likely to appear in public than Greek women, but not more likely to benefit from good dentistry.
15
Etruscan architects used
A)stone podiums and columns.
B)wattle-and-daub construction.
C)plans based on Egyptian prototypes.
D)a lighter, more delicate aesthetic than their Greek counterparts.





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