| Coverage : The Aetion (4th century BC) Famous Painter Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of this famous painter. The Aetion (4th century BC) Famous Painter Quiz focuses on Aetion ‘s history, life, and artworks. |
| 1. | What country was Aetion from? |
| a. | | Greece |
| b. | | Italy |
| c. | | Gaul |
| d. | | Britannia |
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| 2. | He is most famous for painting the “Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxanne?” |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 3. | Where was this painting shown? |
| a. | | Egyptian Pharaoh’s court |
| b. | | Olympic Games |
| c. | | Temple of Zeus |
| d. | | Socrates’s academy |
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| 4. | It was so popular that one official gave Aetion: |
| a. | | a house |
| b. | | many commissions |
| c. | | his daughter |
| d. | | a medal |
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| 5. | When was this painting completed? |
| a. | | 300 BC |
| b. | | 327 BC |
| c. | | 333 BC |
| d. | | no one knows |
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| 6. | Which museum has one of his paintings? |
| a. | | the Hermitage |
| b. | | the Louvre |
| c. | | the Metropolitan |
| d. | | none of his work survives |
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| 7. | One historian stated that Aetion only used four colors? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 8. | What colors did this historian say Aetion used? |
| a. | | red, white, black, and yellow |
| b. | | red, yellow, blue, and green |
| c. | | black, white, red, and blue |
| d. | | white, red, blue, and yellow |
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| 9. | Which philosopher documented that Aetion used more than four colors? |
| a. | | Socrates |
| b. | | Plato |
| c. | | Aristotle |
| d. | | Cicero |
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| 10. | Who was the best man at Aetion’s wedding? |
| a. | | Plato |
| b. | | Socrates |
| c. | | Alexander the Great |
| d. | | Aristotle |
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| 11. | His name is also spelled as: |
| a. | | Action |
| b. | | Echion |
| c. | | Eetion |
| d. | | none of the above |
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| 12. | Pliney lists one of his paintings as being of the god: |
| a. | | Dionysos |
| b. | | Zeus |
| c. | | Poseidon |
| d. | | Ares |
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