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- 1. Multiple Choice
What role did vases play in the Ancient Greek Olympic games?
The vases were used to hold flowers as decoration for the Olympic games.
The vases were used to carry drinking water for the athletes.
The vases were used as 1st place trophies for winners of events.
The vases were used to break over an opponent's head in wrestling matches.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The images on the Olympic vases were painted in a silhouette-like style called what?
orange figure
red figure
gold figure
black figure
- 3. Multiple Choice
While analyzing images painted on Greek Olympic vases, we noticed that men were portrayed in the nude. What was the reason for this?
Weather in Greece was too hot for clothing.
So the athletes could show off their muscular bodies.
The clothing they had was not very comfortable to wear while competing.
They didn't want to tear their clothing while competing.
- 4. Multiple Choice
In Greek art, men are typically portrayed with exaggerated body features such as overly-buff thigh muscles. However, they didn't actually look this way in real life. What is the reason for the exaggerated paintings?
The Greeks were uncomfortable with their real bodies.
It made them feel more powerful.
The paintings represented the Greeks' idea of the perfect ideal body.
The artists didn't know what the athletes actually looked like.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Although Greek vases were beautiful, they were not just for decoration. They had other purposes in which they could be useful for a task, such as carrying water. What is the term that describes this type of art?
decorative
functional
documentational
historical
- 6. Multiple Choice
What ancient Olympic event is portrayed on this vase?
javelin throw
wrestling
chariot racing
boxing
- 7. Multiple Choice
What ancient Olympic event is portrayed on this vase?
chariot racing
running races
discus
boxing
- 8. Multiple Choice
What ancient Olympic event is portrayed on this vase?
long jump
javelin throw
running races
wrestling
- 9. Multiple Choice
What ancient Olympic event is portrayed on this vase?
chariot racing
javelin throw
long jump
running races
- 10. Multiple Choice
What ancient Olympic event is portrayed on this vase?
wrestling
boxing
discus
running races
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