Question 1

Which Roman temple design during the Republican period reflected the colossal design of the Greek Hellenistic style?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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What technique was used to create the hairstyle of this portrait?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lost wax 
B)  Carving 
C)  Repoussé 
D)  Drilling 
A)  Lost wax 
B)  Carving 
C)  Repoussé 
D)  Drilling D

Question 3

What is the primary function of architectural coffering?

Accepted Answer

A)  To expand interior space 
B)  To lighten weight of dome or arch 
C)  To help build roads 
D)  To enable accurate measurements 
A)  To expand interior space 
B)  To lighten weight of dome or arch 
C)  To help build roads 
D)  To enable accurate measurements B

Question 4

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What is the find context of this garden fresco?

Accepted Answer

A)  House of the Vetii 
B)  Villa of Livia 
C)  Samnite House 
D)  Villa of Agrippa Postumus 
A)  House of the Vetii 
B)  Villa of Livia 
C)  Samnite House 
D)  Villa of Agrippa Postumus

Question 5

The palace at Tivoli was constructed for which emperor?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which emperor was responsible for the construction of the Pantheon in Rome?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

In contrast to Greek temples, what was the usual architectural scheme of Roman temples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stylobate foundation 
B)  Built into hillside 
C)  Wood building material 
D)  Pseudoperipteral 
A)  Stylobate foundation 
B)  Built into hillside 
C)  Wood building material 
D)  Pseudoperipteral

Question 8

Where would an oculus be found?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the wall of a temple 
B)  At the upper center of a dome 
C)  At the center of a Roman peristyle 
D)  In the apse of a basilica 
A)  In the wall of a temple 
B)  At the upper center of a dome 
C)  At the center of a Roman peristyle 
D)  In the apse of a basilica

Question 9

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What important Roman figure is portrayed here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mars 
B)  Hadrian 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Augustus 
A)  Mars 
B)  Hadrian 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Augustus

Question 10

What accounts for the increasing presence of sarcophagi in Roman art after the time of Augustus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change in emperor cult 
B)  Influx of Egyptian stoneworkers 
C)  More land usable for burial 
D)  Increasing popularity of Christianity 
A)  Change in emperor cult 
B)  Influx of Egyptian stoneworkers 
C)  More land usable for burial 
D)  Increasing popularity of Christianity

Question 11

The exterior of the Colosseum combined the Greek post-and-lintel structure of columns and entablature with what Roman form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groin vault 
B)  Podium 
C)  Caldarium 
D)  Arch 
A)  Groin vault 
B)  Podium 
C)  Caldarium 
D)  Arch

Question 12

What was the purpose of imperial portrait statues?

Accepted Answer

A)  To provide an objective record 
B)  To mold public opinion 
C)  To give a sense of the emperor's omniscience 
D)  To have a unified program of presentation 
A)  To provide an objective record 
B)  To mold public opinion 
C)  To give a sense of the emperor's omniscience 
D)  To have a unified program of presentation

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT built by Augustus in his program to make the monuments of Rome the equal of those of Periclean Athens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altar 
B)  Forum 
C)  Palace 
D)  Temple 
A)  Altar 
B)  Forum 
C)  Palace 
D)  Temple

Question 14

What earlier monument is a model for the procession of the imperial family on the Ara Pacis Augustae?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina 
B)  Tomb of the Leopards 
C)  Altar of Zeus at Pergamon 
D)  Panathenaic frieze from the Parthenon 
A)  Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina 
B)  Tomb of the Leopards 
C)  Altar of Zeus at Pergamon 
D)  Panathenaic frieze from the Parthenon

Question 15

Why did many freed slaves order portrait reliefs for their tombs?

Accepted Answer

A)  To celebrate their immortality via portraiture 
B)  As a reminder of their former status as slaves 
C)  To maintain their new status in the afterlife 
D)  To commemorate their status as Roman citizens 
A)  To celebrate their immortality via portraiture 
B)  As a reminder of their former status as slaves 
C)  To maintain their new status in the afterlife 
D)  To commemorate their status as Roman citizens

Question 16

The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia relied on which structural component?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long stretches of post-and-lintel groups 
B)  Monumental concrete barrel vaults 
C)  Ashlar masonry overlaid by plaster 
D)  Interwoven apsidal and rectangular forms 
A)  Long stretches of post-and-lintel groups 
B)  Monumental concrete barrel vaults 
C)  Ashlar masonry overlaid by plaster 
D)  Interwoven apsidal and rectangular forms

Question 17

What influence is apparent in the lifelike verism of Roman Republican portraits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hellenistic portraiture tradition 
B)  Etruscan funereal sculpture 
C)  Roman household imagines 
D)  Egyptian pharaonic portraiture 
A)  Hellenistic portraiture tradition 
B)  Etruscan funereal sculpture 
C)  Roman household imagines 
D)  Egyptian pharaonic portraiture

Question 18

What Roman building type was the home of the vast majority of citizens of Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insula 
B)  Basilica 
C)  Domus 
D)  Bath 
A)  Insula 
B)  Basilica 
C)  Domus 
D)  Bath

Question 19

The figures from the frieze of the Villa of Mysteries are thought to be taking part in an initiation into the cult of which divine figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persephone 
B)  Dionysus 
C)  Sol Invictus 
D)  Mithras 
A)  Persephone 
B)  Dionysus 
C)  Sol Invictus 
D)  Mithras

Question 20

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Which component of a Roman house plan is the focus of this image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubiculum 
B)  Caldarium 
C)  Atrium 
D)  Triclinium 
A)  Cubiculum 
B)  Caldarium 
C)  Atrium 
D)  Triclinium

Exam 7: The Roman Empire

Which Roman temple design during the Republican period reflected the colossal design of the Greek Hellenistic style?

​ What technique was used to create the hairstyle of this portrait?

What is the primary function of architectural coffering?

​ What is the find context of this garden fresco?

The palace at Tivoli was constructed for which emperor?

Which emperor was responsible for the construction of the Pantheon in Rome?

In contrast to Greek temples, what was the usual architectural scheme of Roman temples?

Where would an oculus be found?

​ What important Roman figure is portrayed here?

What accounts for the increasing presence of sarcophagi in Roman art after the time of Augustus?

The exterior of the Colosseum combined the Greek post-and-lintel structure of columns and entablature with what Roman form?

What was the purpose of imperial portrait statues?

Which of the following was NOT built by Augustus in his program to make the monuments of Rome the equal of those of Periclean Athens?

What earlier monument is a model for the procession of the imperial family on the Ara Pacis Augustae?

Why did many freed slaves order portrait reliefs for their tombs?

The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia relied on which structural component?

What influence is apparent in the lifelike verism of Roman Republican portraits?

What Roman building type was the home of the vast majority of citizens of Rome?

The figures from the frieze of the Villa of Mysteries are thought to be taking part in an initiation into the cult of which divine figure?

​ Which component of a Roman house plan is the focus of this image?

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What technique was used to create the hairstyle of this portrait?

What is the find context of this garden fresco?

What important Roman figure is portrayed here?

Which component of a Roman house plan is the focus of this image?