Architectural Sculpture Quiz

Construction on the (a)   started in 437 BC

Which of the following features at least one giant?

• The Temple of Aphaia at Aegina

• The Temple of Artemis at Corcyra

• The Temple of Zeus at Olympia

• The Siphnian Treasury

Which does NOT feature Herakles?

• Temple C at Selinus

• Temple of Zeus at Olympia

• The Parthenon

• Siphnian Treasury

Which is the earliest piece of architectural sculpture that we study?

• The temple of Zeus at Olympia

• Temple of Artemis at Corcyra

• The Siphnian Treasury

• Temple C at Selinus

How many metopes does the Parthenon have?

• 12

• 24

• 48

• 92

Which temple features ordinary and not mythical mortals?

• The Temple of Artemis at Corcyra

• The Parthenon

• The Temple of Zeus at Olympia

• Temple C at Selinus

About which piece of architectural sculpture does Woodford say “ebbing life, slipping away is powerfully suggested”?

• Dying warrior, east pediment

• Dying warrior, west pediment

• The giants on the Siphnian Treasury

• The lapith women on the Temple of Zeus at Olympia

Archaic architectural sculpture could not depict any emotions

• True

• False

Which statement(s) is/are false?

• Oinomaos is a king

• Pelops is a suitor for the hand of Sterope

• Hippodameia is the daughter of Oinomaos

• The Temple of Aphaia at Aegina depicts a running race

Who does not have a head on the temple of Zeus at Olympia?

• Apollo

• Theseus

• Perithoos

• Zeus