Question 1

How did the Romans impose human will on nature in the construction of the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Palestrina?

Accepted Answer

The innovative use of concrete allowed t

Question 2

Which of the following was the first to break with tradition and use his portrait on Roman coinage?

Accepted Answer

A) Caesar Augustus 
B) Pompey the Great 
C) Julius Caesar 
D) Tiberius 
A) Caesar Augustus 
B) Pompey the Great 
C) Julius Caesar 
D) Tiberius

Question 3

Which of the following describes the Temple of Portunus, Rome?

Accepted Answer

A) Pseudo-peripteral 
B) Peripteral 
C) Marble facade 
D) Placed on a stylobate 
A) Pseudo-peripteral 
B) Peripteral 
C) Marble facade 
D) Placed on a stylobate

Question 4

At Al-Khazneh (the "Treasury") located at Jordan, the architect used Greek architectural elements ____.

Accepted Answer

A) in a purely ornamental fashion 
B) with regard for classical rules 
C) to emphasize power 
D) because of its function as a temple 
A) in a purely ornamental fashion 
B) with regard for classical rules 
C) to emphasize power 
D) because of its function as a temple

Question 5

Roman temple design during the Republican period reflected the colossal design of the Greek Hellenistic style. This can be seen in which of the following temples?

Accepted Answer

A) Temple of Portunus, Rome 
B) Temple of Vesta, Tivoli 
C) Pantheon, Rome 
D) Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina 
A) Temple of Portunus, Rome 
B) Temple of Vesta, Tivoli 
C) Pantheon, Rome 
D) Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina

Question 6

What is a groin vault?

Accepted Answer

A groin vault result

Question 7

Which style of wall painting was least characteristic of Roman wall painting?

Accepted Answer

A) Architectural frames 
B) Illusionism 
C) Mathematical linear perspective 
D) Eclecticism 
A) Architectural frames 
B) Illusionism 
C) Mathematical linear perspective 
D) Eclecticism

Question 8

A large palace/fort was built at Split in Yugoslavia by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Julius Caesar 
B) Trajan 
C) Diocletian 
D) Constantine 
A) Julius Caesar 
B) Trajan 
C) Diocletian 
D) Constantine

Question 9

How did the Pax Augusta (Augustan Peace) or Pax Romana influence the arts?

Accepted Answer

During this time emperors comm

Question 10

Compare and contrast the Arch of Titus with the Arch of Constantine. What are the similarities and differences? How does each monument represent the emperor and his century?

Accepted Answer

The Arch of Titus and the Arch of Consta

Question 11

In portraying the personality of the emperor, and, in particular his sense of concern about the weakened state of the Empire, the portraits of ____ began a new trend in portraiture.

Accepted Answer

A) Augustus 
B) Pompey the Great 
C) the Julio-Claudians 
D) Marcus Aurelius 
A) Augustus 
B) Pompey the Great 
C) the Julio-Claudians 
D) Marcus Aurelius

Question 12

The artist of the spoils from Jerusalem from the Arch of Titus ____ to create the illusion of depth.

Accepted Answer

A) colored the background 
B) used different levels of relief 
C) introduced allegorical figures 
D) placed the figures in a landscape 
A) colored the background 
B) used different levels of relief 
C) introduced allegorical figures 
D) placed the figures in a landscape

Question 13

Contrast the veristic preferences in Republican portraiture with Imperial portraiture. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Veristic preferences in Republican portr

Question 14

Explain the techniques used by Roman architects and describe the types of buildings they created. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Roman architects used a variety of techn

Question 15

The allegorical figures in the Triumph of Titus allude to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) his imperial virtues 
B) the protection of the gods 
C) his defeat of the Dacians 
D) the reign of Nero 
A) his imperial virtues 
B) the protection of the gods 
C) his defeat of the Dacians 
D) the reign of Nero

Question 16

Describe the art created for nonimperial patrons. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Art created for nonimperial patrons ofte

Question 17

Which of the following best describes and distinguishes the Fourth Style of Roman painting?

Accepted Answer

A) Masonry 
B) Linear fantasies 
C) Dissolution of confining walls 
D) The reintroduction of architectural vistas 
A) Masonry 
B) Linear fantasies 
C) Dissolution of confining walls 
D) The reintroduction of architectural vistas

Question 18

The palace at Tivoli was constructed for which of the following emperors?

Accepted Answer

A) Augustus 
B) Nero 
C) Constantine 
D) Hadrian 
A) Augustus 
B) Nero 
C) Constantine 
D) Hadrian

Question 19

Republican portraits are usually of older men. Which of the following explains the lifelike verism of these portraits?

Accepted Answer

A) The Hellenistic tradition of portraiture 
B) The Etruscan tradition of funereal sculpture 
C) The tradition of the treasured household imagines 
D) The new Republican tradition of portraiture 
A) The Hellenistic tradition of portraiture 
B) The Etruscan tradition of funereal sculpture 
C) The tradition of the treasured household imagines 
D) The new Republican tradition of portraiture

Question 20

Coffering was a useful architectural device in that it performed what function?

Accepted Answer

A) Helped expand interior space 
B) Helped lighten the weight of a dome or arch 
C) Supplied an accurate means of measurement for the Romans 
D) Enabled extensive road systems to be built 
A) Helped expand interior space 
B) Helped lighten the weight of a dome or arch 
C) Supplied an accurate means of measurement for the Romans 
D) Enabled extensive road systems to be built

Exam 7: The Roman Empire

How did the Romans impose human will on nature in the construction of the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Palestrina?

Which of the following was the first to break with tradition and use his portrait on Roman coinage?

Which of the following describes the Temple of Portunus, Rome?

At Al-Khazneh (the "Treasury") located at Jordan, the architect used Greek architectural elements ____.

Roman temple design during the Republican period reflected the colossal design of the Greek Hellenistic style. This can be seen in which of the following temples?

What is a groin vault?

Which style of wall painting was least characteristic of Roman wall painting?

A large palace/fort was built at Split in Yugoslavia by ____.

How did the Pax Augusta (Augustan Peace) or Pax Romana influence the arts?

Compare and contrast the Arch of Titus with the Arch of Constantine. What are the similarities and differences? How does each monument represent the emperor and his century?

In portraying the personality of the emperor, and, in particular his sense of concern about the weakened state of the Empire, the portraits of ____ began a new trend in portraiture.

The artist of the spoils from Jerusalem from the Arch of Titus ____ to create the illusion of depth.

Contrast the veristic preferences in Republican portraiture with Imperial portraiture. Use examples to support your essay.

Explain the techniques used by Roman architects and describe the types of buildings they created. Use examples to support your essay.

The allegorical figures in the Triumph of Titus allude to ____.

Describe the art created for nonimperial patrons. Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following best describes and distinguishes the Fourth Style of Roman painting?

The palace at Tivoli was constructed for which of the following emperors?

Republican portraits are usually of older men. Which of the following explains the lifelike verism of these portraits?

Coffering was a useful architectural device in that it performed what function?

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