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3. 1. White ground is which of the styles ?
1. First Major Style
2. Second Major Style
3. Third Major Style
4. Fourth Major Style

4. 2. By the 5th Century BC White Ground was primarily used for…?
1. Panathenaic Amphora
2. Funery Lekythoi
3. Kylix cups
4. Oinichoe

5. 3. This vase is dated to? 1. 450 - 440 BC 2. 470 – 460 BC

6. 4. A pyxis is…? 1. Jewellery box 2. Snuff box 3. Pandora’s box
4. Funeral box

7. 5. Who is this…?
1. Hermes
2. Priam
3. Patroclus
4. Paris

8. 6. Who is this…?
1. Hermes
2. Priam
3. Patroclus
4. Paris

9. 7. Which three goddesses have gathered on this vase?
1. Athena, Hera, Artemis
2. Artemis, Hera, Aphrodite
3. Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite
4. Athena, Hera, Aphrodite

10. 8. How many sections are there on the base of this vase?
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Six

11. 9. Why is this unlike later white ground funerary lekythoi?
1. Fired BEFORE painting to preserve decoration
2. Fired AFTER painting to preserve decoration
3. Fired THREE times to preserve decoration
4. Fired TWO times to preserve decoration

12. 10. How is Paris depicted? 1. A humble shepherd 2. A conqueror of Troy
3. A humble prince
4. A conqueror of the gods

13. 11. What is Paris wearing? 1. A chiton and petassos
2. A sakkos and peplos
3. A peplos and chlamys
4. A chlamys and petassos

14. 12. How is Hermes identified?
1. The Sceptre of Troy
2. The Caducceus
3. The snake stick of Medusa
4. The Cadusseus

15. 13. How do we identify Athena on this vase?
1. Caducceus and aegis
2. Aegis, spear and helmet
3. Spear and helmet
4. Aegis and helmet

16. 14. How do we identify Hera on this vase?
1. A peacock
2. A peacock and a diadem
3. A Diadem
4. Diadem and staff

17. 15. How do we identify Aphrodite in this vase?
1. Accompanied by Hepheastos
2. Accompanied by Eros
3. Accompanied by Cupid
4. She is naked

18. 16. How do you distinguish a married woman from a single woman on this vase?
1. She is wearing a veil
2. She is in the kitchen
3. She is by her husband
4. She is naked

19. 17. Who is Aphrodite married to?
1. Ares
2. Hephaestos
3. Poseidon
4. Peleus

20. 18. Who wins in the Judgement of Paris?
3. Hera
1. Aphrodite
4. Artemis
2. Athena

21. 19. What did Aphrodite offer Paris?
The most beautiful man in the world
2. The most beautiful woman in the world
3. The most beautiful goat in the world
4. The most beautiful women in the world

22. 20. In which wedding did Eris, goddess of discord, throw the apple?
1. Hercules and Helen
2. Thetis and Paris
To the fairest
3. Peleus and Athena
4. Peleus and Thetis