Question 1

Which of the following structures, located in the forum, housed the law court for a Roman city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stoa 
B)  Temple 
C)  Rostrum 
D)  Basilica 
A)  Stoa 
B)  Temple 
C)  Rostrum 
D)  Basilica

Question 2

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Whose triumphal arch appears in this image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Titus 
B)  Septimius Severus 
C)  Antoninus Pius 
D)  Constantine 
A)  Titus 
B)  Septimius Severus 
C)  Antoninus Pius 
D)  Constantine

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the subject of Fourth Style Roman wall painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Architectural vistas 
B)  Linear fanatasies 
C)  Stone panels 
D)  Mixture of previous styles 
A)  Architectural vistas 
B)  Linear fanatasies 
C)  Stone panels 
D)  Mixture of previous styles

Question 4

Pompeian wall paintings of the Second Style are characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Painted copies of inlaid stonework 
B)  Walls dissolving into an illusionistic landscape 
C)  Fantastical architecture based on the theater 
D)  Decoratively painted architectural sections 
A)  Painted copies of inlaid stonework 
B)  Walls dissolving into an illusionistic landscape 
C)  Fantastical architecture based on the theater 
D)  Decoratively painted architectural sections

Question 5

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This figure is holding portrait heads representing which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  His fellow consuls 
B)  His children 
C)  His ancestors 
D)  His political enemies 
A)  His fellow consuls 
B)  His children 
C)  His ancestors 
D)  His political enemies

Question 6

Which emperor built a large palace/fort at Split in present-day Croatia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine 
B)  Justinian 
C)  Diocletian 
D)  Hadrian 
A)  Constantine 
B)  Justinian 
C)  Diocletian 
D)  Hadrian

Question 7

What was emphasized in Flavian portraits, in a departure from Republican portraiture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman virtues and nobility 
B)  The divine nature of the sitter 
C)  The full Roman ancestry of the sitter 
D)  Beauty shown through current fashion trends 
A)  Roman virtues and nobility 
B)  The divine nature of the sitter 
C)  The full Roman ancestry of the sitter 
D)  Beauty shown through current fashion trends

Question 8

What are the allegorical figures in the Triumph of Titus relief meant to invoke?

Accepted Answer

A)  The protection of the gods 
B)  The power of victory 
C)  The imperial virtues 
D)  The goodwill of previous emperors 
A)  The protection of the gods 
B)  The power of victory 
C)  The imperial virtues 
D)  The goodwill of previous emperors

Question 9

Which of the following monuments was NOT a product of the Pax Augusta?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ara Pacis Augustae 
B)  Pantheon 
C)  Maison Carrée 
D)  Pont-du-Gard 
A)  Ara Pacis Augustae 
B)  Pantheon 
C)  Maison Carrée 
D)  Pont-du-Gard

Question 10

Which of the following is not a component of Roman wall painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illusionism 
B)  Agricultural scenes 
C)  Architectural framing devices 
D)  Eclecticism 
A)  Illusionism 
B)  Agricultural scenes 
C)  Architectural framing devices 
D)  Eclecticism

Question 11

How did the architect use architectural elements in the facade of Al-Khazneh (the "Treasury") at Petra?

Accepted Answer

A)  With careful regard for classical conventions 
B)  In a purely ornamental fashion 
C)  To highlight its function as a temple 
D)  In a way that emphasized power and grandeur 
A)  With careful regard for classical conventions 
B)  In a purely ornamental fashion 
C)  To highlight its function as a temple 
D)  In a way that emphasized power and grandeur

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Dipteral 
B)  Pseudoperipteral 
C)  Distyle in antis 
D)  Peripteral 
A)  Dipteral 
B)  Pseudoperipteral 
C)  Distyle in antis 
D)  Peripteral

Question 13

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What building appears in this image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parthenon 
B)  Pantheon 
C)  Forum of Augustus 
D)  Temple of Vesta 
A)  Parthenon 
B)  Pantheon 
C)  Forum of Augustus 
D)  Temple of Vesta

Question 14

Which emperor chose to recognize Christianity as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diocletian 
B)  Constantine 
C)  Marcus Aurelius 
D)  Justinian 
A)  Diocletian 
B)  Constantine 
C)  Marcus Aurelius 
D)  Justinian

Question 15

What technique did the artist of the spoils from Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus use to create the illusion of depth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coloring the relief background 
B)  Arranging figures in a landscape 
C)  Carving different heights of relief 
D)  Following strict linear perspective 
A)  Coloring the relief background 
B)  Arranging figures in a landscape 
C)  Carving different heights of relief 
D)  Following strict linear perspective

Question 16

What structure did the Roman emperor Nero have the architects Severus and Celer build after the great fire of 64 CE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forum 
B)  Palace 
C)  Colosseum 
D)  Market 
A)  Forum 
B)  Palace 
C)  Colosseum 
D)  Market

Question 17

The Pantheon was one of the most influential designs in the history of architecture. It brought new meaning to the concept of "architectural space." Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the design of the Pantheon?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is based on the intersection of two squares. 
B)  It is based on the intersection of a circle and a rectangle. 
C)  It is based on sections of an ellipse. 
D)  It is based on the intersection of two circles. 
A)  It is based on the intersection of two squares. 
B)  It is based on the intersection of a circle and a rectangle. 
C)  It is based on sections of an ellipse. 
D)  It is based on the intersection of two circles.

Question 18

What standard imperial scene appears on the base of the column of Antoninus Pius?

Accepted Answer

A)  Triumphal march 
B)  Birth of emperor 
C)  Apotheosis 
D)  Coronation 
A)  Triumphal march 
B)  Birth of emperor 
C)  Apotheosis 
D)  Coronation

Question 19

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Who is pictured in this wall painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poet Homer 
B)  The hero Achilles 
C)  The poet Menander 
D)  The statesman Alcibiades 
A)  The poet Homer 
B)  The hero Achilles 
C)  The poet Menander 
D)  The statesman Alcibiades

Question 20

What did First Style wall painting at Pompeii imitate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mosaic panels 
B)  Theater scenery 
C)  Costly marble panels 
D)  Cyclopean masonry 
A)  Mosaic panels 
B)  Theater scenery 
C)  Costly marble panels 
D)  Cyclopean masonry

Exam 7: The Roman Empire

Which of the following structures, located in the forum, housed the law court for a Roman city?

​ Whose triumphal arch appears in this image?

Which of the following best describes the subject of Fourth Style Roman wall painting?

Pompeian wall paintings of the Second Style are characterized by which of the following?

​ This figure is holding portrait heads representing which group?

Which emperor built a large palace/fort at Split in present-day Croatia?

What was emphasized in Flavian portraits, in a departure from Republican portraiture?

What are the allegorical figures in the Triumph of Titus relief meant to invoke?

Which of the following monuments was NOT a product of the Pax Augusta?

Which of the following is not a component of Roman wall painting?

How did the architect use architectural elements in the facade of Al-Khazneh (the "Treasury") at Petra?

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

​ What building appears in this image?

Which emperor chose to recognize Christianity as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE?

What technique did the artist of the spoils from Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus use to create the illusion of depth?

What structure did the Roman emperor Nero have the architects Severus and Celer build after the great fire of 64 CE?

The Pantheon was one of the most influential designs in the history of architecture. It brought new meaning to the concept of "architectural space." Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the design of the Pantheon?

What standard imperial scene appears on the base of the column of Antoninus Pius?

​ Who is pictured in this wall painting?

What did First Style wall painting at Pompeii imitate?

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