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These areas are covered:
1. The First School of Pergamon focused on the victories of Attalus over surrounding kingdoms
while the Second School focused on
a. the reign of Eumenes II
b. the conquests of Alexander the Great
c. the rise of Gaul as a superpower
d. none of these

2. Styles between the First and Second Schools can be seen in the contradiction of what styles:
a. stone vs. wood sculpture
b. idealism vs. realism
c. morbidity vs. gaiety
d. practical vs. frivolous

3. The antique art form that has endured better than any other form is
a. paintings
b. architecture
c. sculptures
d. musical pieces

4. Which of the following art forms has suffered the most from the ravages of time?
a. paintings
b. architecture
c. sculptures
d. musical pieces

5. Original sculpture from this time period was
a. carved in white marble for its luster of color
b. carved of colored stone to give it color
c. carved in wood or stone and polished for texture
d. carved and left for nature to color

6. The four lines of poetry and musical notation found on the tombstone of Skolion of Seikilos were
from
a. a well-known hymn to the god of the dead
b. an ode to a brave warrior
c. an epic song written by the dead man
d. an old drinking song from the culture

7. While stoicism placed emphasis on world order and determination, Epicureanism emphasized
a. chance and personal freedom
b. fun and entertainment
c. luck and chance
d. careful planning and logic

8. Through the explanations of Epicurus concerning human affairs and natural phenomena he paved
the way for
a. new means of creating arts
b. scientific materialism
c. musical theories
d. none of these

9. The term antiquarianism refers to
a. a respected elder of the society
b. outdated ways of thinking
c. a concern with the old and rare art forms

d. a means of using water to create art
10. Greek music in the Phrygian mode would most likely be played on a(n) ___________.
a. lyre
b. lute
c. harp
d. aulos.

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1. The First School of Pergamon focused on the victories of Attalus over surrounding kingdoms
while the Second School focused on
d. none of these
(I found this at www.encyclopedia.com. "The chief glory of Pergamum was its sculpture, at two periods. The first Pergamene school (c. 250-200) celebrated the decisive victory (c. 230) of Attalus I over the Galatians; the Dying Gaul is an example of the realism of the art. The later period (200-150) produced a frieze for a great altar of Zeus, glorifying especially the defeat (190) of Antiochus III of Syria at Magnesia.")

2. Styles between the First and Second Schools can be seen in the contradiction of what styles:
b. idealism vs. realism
(In what I've read, it appears that the ...

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