Question 1

What Latin term was used to describe a manuscript in scroll form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Folio 
B)  Codex 
C)  Rotulus 
D)  Vellum 
A)  Folio 
B)  Codex 
C)  Rotulus 
D)  Vellum

Question 2

What is the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia most notable for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exterior marble revetment 
B)  Interior frescoes 
C)  Exterior sculptural program 
D)  Interior mosaic program 
A)  Exterior marble revetment 
B)  Interior frescoes 
C)  Exterior sculptural program 
D)  Interior mosaic program

Question 3

What architectural element was introduced in the church of Santa Costanza?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mausoleum 
B)  Ambulatory 
C)  Narthex 
D)  Dome 
A)  Mausoleum 
B)  Ambulatory 
C)  Narthex 
D)  Dome

Question 4

Where have archaeologists found the oldest-known Christian iconographical program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Via Latina Catacomb, Rome 
B)  Community house, Dura-Europos 
C)  Old Saint Peter's, Rome 
D)  Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna 
A)  Via Latina Catacomb, Rome 
B)  Community house, Dura-Europos 
C)  Old Saint Peter's, Rome 
D)  Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna

Question 5

Scenes from which artistic group accompany the Christian images in the mural program at Santa Costanza?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illustrated Vergil manuscripts 
B)  Roman funerary art 
C)  Roman narrative reliefs 
D)  Greek mythology 
A)  Illustrated Vergil manuscripts 
B)  Roman funerary art 
C)  Roman narrative reliefs 
D)  Greek mythology

Question 6

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How is the figure of Jesus depicted here on the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the Good Shepherd 
B)  As a wise teacher 
C)  Like a Roman emperor 
D)  Like the Pantokrator 
A)  As the Good Shepherd 
B)  As a wise teacher 
C)  Like a Roman emperor 
D)  Like the Pantokrator

Question 7

From where and to where did Honorius, Emperor of the West, move his capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome to Constantinople 
B)  Ravenna to Thesssaloniki 
C)  Rome to Ravenna 
D)  Milan to Ravenna 
A)  Rome to Constantinople 
B)  Ravenna to Thesssaloniki 
C)  Rome to Ravenna 
D)  Milan to Ravenna

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately explains why the diptych of the Nicomachi and the Symmachi is significant to the art tradition of fourth-century Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  It initiated the traditional religious subjects in ivory carving. 
B)  It deliberately continued the classical tradition. 
C)  It adapted classical tradition for a Christian wedding gift. 
D)  The diptych becomes a certificate of marriage. 
A)  It initiated the traditional religious subjects in ivory carving. 
B)  It deliberately continued the classical tradition. 
C)  It adapted classical tradition for a Christian wedding gift. 
D)  The diptych becomes a certificate of marriage.

Question 9

Why did the Roman state persecute the Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christians fomented revolt against the Roman state. 
B)  Christians refused to pay homage to the state's gods. 
C)  Romans knew the Christians would be their downfall. 
D)  Romans didn't approve of anything originating in Judea. 
A)  Christians fomented revolt against the Roman state. 
B)  Christians refused to pay homage to the state's gods. 
C)  Romans knew the Christians would be their downfall. 
D)  Romans didn't approve of anything originating in Judea.

Question 10

Where was the Mildenhall Treasure found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  England 
C)  Syria 
D)  Italy 
A)  Egypt 
B)  England 
C)  Syria 
D)  Italy

Exam 8: Late Antiquity

What Latin term was used to describe a manuscript in scroll form?

What is the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia most notable for?

What architectural element was introduced in the church of Santa Costanza?

Where have archaeologists found the oldest-known Christian iconographical program?

Scenes from which artistic group accompany the Christian images in the mural program at Santa Costanza?

​ How is the figure of Jesus depicted here on the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus?

From where and to where did Honorius, Emperor of the West, move his capital?

Which of the following statements accurately explains why the diptych of the Nicomachi and the Symmachi is significant to the art tradition of fourth-century Rome?

Why did the Roman state persecute the Christians?

Where was the Mildenhall Treasure found?

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