Question 1

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What is the subject of the two inner rings of the "Great Dish" from the Mildenhall Treasure, shown here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dionysus and maenads 
B)  Jupiter and dolphins 
C)  Oceanus and Nereids 
D)  Neptune and putti 
A)  Dionysus and maenads 
B)  Jupiter and dolphins 
C)  Oceanus and Nereids 
D)  Neptune and putti C

Question 2

What biblical figure was the focus of the mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus 
B)  Jonas 
C)  Virgin Mary 
D)  King David 
A)  Jesus 
B)  Jonas 
C)  Virgin Mary 
D)  King David C

Question 3

In what role was Christ depicted in much Early Christian art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sol Invictus 
B)  Good Shepherd 
C)  Enthroned emperor 
D)  Pantokrator 
A)  Sol Invictus 
B)  Good Shepherd 
C)  Enthroned emperor 
D)  Pantokrator B

Question 4

The plan of the church of Santa Costanza is a forerunner of which regional variant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western basilica 
B)  Western catacomb 
C)  Northern monastery 
D)  Eastern central-plan building 
A)  Western basilica 
B)  Western catacomb 
C)  Northern monastery 
D)  Eastern central-plan building

Question 5

Who was the Ostrogothic patron of the church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justinian 
B)  Alaric 
C)  Theodoric 
D)  Trajan Decius 
A)  Justinian 
B)  Alaric 
C)  Theodoric 
D)  Trajan Decius

Question 6

What change was introduced in the mosaics of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of tesserae 
B)  Architectural fantasies 
C)  Gold background 
D)  Natural landscape 
A)  Use of tesserae 
B)  Architectural fantasies 
C)  Gold background 
D)  Natural landscape

Question 7

Which of the following has a basilica form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Santa Costanza 
B)  Old Saint Peter's 
C)  Saints Peter and Marcellinus 
D)  Saint Callixtus 
A)  Santa Costanza 
B)  Old Saint Peter's 
C)  Saints Peter and Marcellinus 
D)  Saint Callixtus

Question 8

Who was a popular subject in early Christian art because he was seen as a prefiguration of Christ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses 
B)  King David 
C)  Jeremiah 
D)  Jonah 
A)  Moses 
B)  King David 
C)  Jeremiah 
D)  Jonah

Question 9

How did one recognize a Christian sarcophagus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The name of the person buried was carved in its central panel. 
B)  The iconography in its reliefs is predominantly Christian. 
C)  The crucifixion always appeared among the relief scenes. 
D)  Sarcophagi were used for burial only by Christians. 
A)  The name of the person buried was carved in its central panel. 
B)  The iconography in its reliefs is predominantly Christian. 
C)  The crucifixion always appeared among the relief scenes. 
D)  Sarcophagi were used for burial only by Christians.

Question 10

Which term describes the cross-inscribed halo of a Christian saint?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cruciform 
B)  Nimbus 
C)  Attribute 
D)  Sanctus 
A)  Cruciform 
B)  Nimbus 
C)  Attribute 
D)  Sanctus

Question 11

What is the term that describes the identifying objects or garments accompanying saints and other figures as a means of identifying them to the viewer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type 
B)  Figuration 
C)  Attribute 
D)  Relic 
A)  Type 
B)  Figuration 
C)  Attribute 
D)  Relic

Question 12

In 380 CE, who declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alaric 
B)  Theodore 
C)  Theodosius I 
D)  Honorius 
A)  Alaric 
B)  Theodore 
C)  Theodosius I 
D)  Honorius

Question 13

What is the earliest datable Christian art?

Accepted Answer

A)  First century CE 
B)  Fifth century CE 
C)  Sixth century CE 
D)  Mid-third century CE 
A)  First century CE 
B)  Fifth century CE 
C)  Sixth century CE 
D)  Mid-third century CE

Question 14

Which early church gives prominence to the life of the Virgin Mary in its decorative program?

Accepted Answer

A)  San Vitale 
B)  Santa Maria Maggiore 
C)  Santa Sabina 
D)  Hagios Giorgios 
A)  San Vitale 
B)  Santa Maria Maggiore 
C)  Santa Sabina 
D)  Hagios Giorgios

Question 15

What is the correct term for the entrance porch of Old Saint Peter's in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atrium 
B)  Narthex 
C)  Nave 
D)  Bema 
A)  Atrium 
B)  Narthex 
C)  Nave 
D)  Bema

Question 16

Why did Constantine locate the earliest public Christian churches on the outskirts of Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  To comply with Roman law 
B)  To promote Christianity 
C)  To avoid confrontations 
D)  To keep religious structures in the same part of city 
A)  To comply with Roman law 
B)  To promote Christianity 
C)  To avoid confrontations 
D)  To keep religious structures in the same part of city

Question 17

Why are there very few depictions of the crucifixion in early Christian art?

Accepted Answer

A)  The episode was not known until the circulation of the Gospels in the fourth century. 
B)  Artists emphasized the divinity of Christ through his life as a teacher and miracle worker. 
C)  Christians were afraid to make accusations of murder against the Roman government. 
D)  Christians did not want to emphasize his suffering and martyrdom. 
A)  The episode was not known until the circulation of the Gospels in the fourth century. 
B)  Artists emphasized the divinity of Christ through his life as a teacher and miracle worker. 
C)  Christians were afraid to make accusations of murder against the Roman government. 
D)  Christians did not want to emphasize his suffering and martyrdom.

Question 18

Which scene on the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus is an allusion to the crucifixion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entry into Jerusalem 
B)  Christ enthroned 
C)  Christ before Pilate 
D)  Christ between Saints Peter and Paul 
A)  Entry into Jerusalem 
B)  Christ enthroned 
C)  Christ before Pilate 
D)  Christ between Saints Peter and Paul

Question 19

What architectural term names the vestibule area of a Christian church?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apse 
B)  Atrium 
C)  Transept 
D)  Narthex 
A)  Apse 
B)  Atrium 
C)  Transept 
D)  Narthex

Question 20

The illustrated book had a long history in the ancient world. When did the tradition of placing pictures in manuscripts first begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical Greece 
B)  Pharaonic Egypt 
C)  Sumerian cuneiform 
D)  Republican Rome 
A)  Classical Greece 
B)  Pharaonic Egypt 
C)  Sumerian cuneiform 
D)  Republican Rome

Exam 8: Late Antiquity

​ What is the subject of the two inner rings of the "Great Dish" from the Mildenhall Treasure, shown here?

What biblical figure was the focus of the mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore?

In what role was Christ depicted in much Early Christian art?

The plan of the church of Santa Costanza is a forerunner of which regional variant?

Who was the Ostrogothic patron of the church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna?

What change was introduced in the mosaics of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo?

Which of the following has a basilica form?

Who was a popular subject in early Christian art because he was seen as a prefiguration of Christ?

How did one recognize a Christian sarcophagus?

Which term describes the cross-inscribed halo of a Christian saint?

What is the term that describes the identifying objects or garments accompanying saints and other figures as a means of identifying them to the viewer?

In 380 CE, who declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

What is the earliest datable Christian art?

Which early church gives prominence to the life of the Virgin Mary in its decorative program?

What is the correct term for the entrance porch of Old Saint Peter's in Rome?

Why did Constantine locate the earliest public Christian churches on the outskirts of Rome?

Why are there very few depictions of the crucifixion in early Christian art?

Which scene on the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus is an allusion to the crucifixion?

What architectural term names the vestibule area of a Christian church?

The illustrated book had a long history in the ancient world. When did the tradition of placing pictures in manuscripts first begin?

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Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

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