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The Aegean civilizations include |
| | A) | Egypt, Santorini, and Mycenae |
| | B) | Greece, Egypt, and Thera |
| | C) | Cycladic, Egyptian, and Greek |
| | D) | Mycenaean, Cycladic, and Minoan |
| | E) | Cycladic, Minoan, and Greek |
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The Cyclades are |
| | A) | mythical giants |
| | B) | marble idols |
| | C) | islands |
| | D) | bodies of water |
| | E) | Minoan cities |
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Cycladic idols are generally found in |
| | A) | temples |
| | B) | graves |
| | C) | storage jars |
| | D) | caves |
| | E) | the sea |
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The Aegean is named after |
| | A) | Aegisthus |
| | B) | Zeus |
| | C) | the father of Theseus |
| | D) | the Minotaur |
| | E) | the daughter of Minos |
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Minoan civilization is generally dated |
| | A) | 4000 to 1000 B.C. |
| | B) | 3000 to 1100 B.C. |
| | C) | 3500 to 1000 B.C. |
| | D) | 2500 to 1500 B.C. |
| | E) | 4500 to 2000 B.C. |
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The Palace at Knossos was not fortified because |
| | A) | the inhabitants of Crete were peace-loving |
| | B) | the Minoans thought of themselves as invincible |
| | C) | Crete is an island |
| | D) | Crete ruled the Aegean |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Minoan frescoes were |
| | A) | fresco secco |
| | B) | more stylized than in Egypt |
| | C) | more abstract than in Egypt |
| | D) | more numerous than in Egypt |
| | E) | true fresco |
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As far as one can tell, the most sacred animal on Minoan Crete was |
| | A) | the lion |
| | B) | the bull |
| | C) | the griffin |
| | D) | the snake |
| | E) | the duck |
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Which is true of Minoan scripts? |
| | A) | Linear A was used for lists and Linear B was the written script |
| | B) | Linear A and Linear B have not been deciphered |
| | C) | Linear B and Linear A were Egyptian scripts |
| | D) | Linear B was used for records and Linear A was the written language |
| | E) | Linear A was used on papyrus and Linear B was inscribed on tablets |
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The statue of the so-called Snake Goddess is made of |
| | A) | porcelain |
| | B) | fresco |
| | C) | marble |
| | D) | faïence |
| | E) | serpentine |
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The Minoan column has |
| | A) | a lotus capital, a straight shaft, a square base |
| | B) | a floral capital, a tapering shaft, a round base |
| | C) | a round capital, a round base, a tapering shaft |
| | D) | a papyrus capital, a round base, a tapering shaft |
| | E) | a bull capital, a round base, a tapering shaft |
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The Harvester Vase is a |
| | A) | snake |
| | B) | core |
| | C) | Kamares jar |
| | D) | rhyton |
| | E) | tholos |
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Which is not a Minoan site? |
| | A) | Mycenae |
| | B) | Phaistos |
| | C) | Palaikastro |
| | D) | Knossos |
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The modern name for Thera is |
| | A) | Knossos |
| | B) | Cairo |
| | C) | Anatolia |
| | D) | Santorini |
| | E) | Atlantis |
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The most likely interpretation of the Boxing Children is as |
| | A) | a Cycladic sport |
| | B) | a personal dispute |
| | C) | a theatrical performance |
| | D) | an initiation ritual |
| | E) | a religious ritual |
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The term "Helladic" comes from |
| | A) | Helen of Troy |
| | B) | the Greek name for Greece |
| | C) | the Greek name for Helen |
| | D) | the islands of the Hellades |
| | E) | the Greek name for Troy |
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Mycenaean shrines were |
| | A) | on hillsides |
| | B) | in temples |
| | C) | in palaces |
| | D) | at the edge of the sea |
| | E) | on hilltops |
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Agamemnon and Klytemnestra were the parents of |
| | A) | Electra, Orestes, Kassandra |
| | B) | Iphigenia, Kassandra, Orestes |
| | C) | Electra, Iphigenia, Kassandra |
| | D) | Electra, Orestes, Iphigenia |
| | E) | Electra, Kassandra, Iphigenia |
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Mycenaean civilization was discovered by |
| | A) | Evans |
| | B) | Schliemann |
| | C) | Marinatos |
| | D) | Aeschylos |
| | E) | Euripides |
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"Cyclopaean" refers to |
| | A) | a group of islands |
| | B) | a kind of wall |
| | C) | a citadel |
| | D) | a style of painting |
| | E) | a grave circle |
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