Question 1

What were Emperor Leo III's motivations for instituting a program of iconoclasm?

Accepted Answer

A)  He argued that the Ten Commandments prohibited the use of icons and that the use of such images encouraged idolatry. 
B)  Byzantine traditions preferred sculpture over mosaic images. 
C)  The limited materials within the region meant that there would not be enough to make more icons. 
D)  The early Church wanted to use liturgical music instead of visual art. 
A)  He argued that the Ten Commandments prohibited the use of icons and that the use of such images encouraged idolatry. 
B)  Byzantine traditions preferred sculpture over mosaic images. 
C)  The limited materials within the region meant that there would not be enough to make more icons. 
D)  The early Church wanted to use liturgical music instead of visual art.

Question 2

Who served as bishop of Hippo and wrote Confessions and The City of God?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ambrose 
B)  Jerome 
C)  Augustine 
D)  Boethius 
A)  Ambrose 
B)  Jerome 
C)  Augustine 
D)  Boethius

Question 3

Which Jewish historian wrote Jewish War,outlining Jewish history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Josephus 
B)  Pompey 
C)  Maccabean 
D)  Flavius Silva 
A)  Josephus 
B)  Pompey 
C)  Maccabean 
D)  Flavius Silva

Question 4

Which of the following is the Arab word for God?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam 
B)  Allah 
C)  shahadah 
D)  hajj 
A)  Islam 
B)  Allah 
C)  shahadah 
D)  hajj

Question 5

Which of the following archangels delivered the recitations from God to Muhammad,later forming the scriptures of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michael 
B)  Raphael 
C)  Uriel 
D)  Gabriel 
A)  Michael 
B)  Raphael 
C)  Uriel 
D)  Gabriel

Question 6

Discuss the artistic results of the early Christian practice known as syncretism.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of destroying religious images?

Accepted Answer

A)  tesserae 
B)  minaret 
C)  pendentive 
D)  iconoclasm 
A)  tesserae 
B)  minaret 
C)  pendentive 
D)  iconoclasm

Question 8

Which feature in the Christian church housed the altar?

Accepted Answer

A)  nave 
B)  narthex 
C)  clerestory 
D)  apse 
A)  nave 
B)  narthex 
C)  clerestory 
D)  apse

Question 9

Where did the cult of Mithras originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persia 
B)  Egypt 
C)  China 
D)  Britain 
A)  Persia 
B)  Egypt 
C)  China 
D)  Britain

Question 10

Which of the following is the English translation of Hagia Sophia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holy Water 
B)  Holy Wisdom 
C)  Holy Family 
D)  Holy Peace 
A)  Holy Water 
B)  Holy Wisdom 
C)  Holy Family 
D)  Holy Peace

Question 11

Buddha is shown symbolically through a wheel,footprints,and

Accepted Answer

A)  elephants. 
B)  a fish. 
C)  Chi Rho. 
D)  Alpha and Omega. 
A)  elephants. 
B)  a fish. 
C)  Chi Rho. 
D)  Alpha and Omega.

Question 12

Which of the following identifies the Jewish philosophical sect that included a group of Jews who lived at Qumran and are associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Essenes 
B)  Sadducees 
C)  Pharisees 
D)  Sanhedrin 
A)  Essenes 
B)  Sadducees 
C)  Pharisees 
D)  Sanhedrin

Question 13

In the typical early Christian church,by what name was the entrance hall known?

Accepted Answer

A)  apse 
B)  nave 
C)  narthex 
D)  clerestory 
A)  apse 
B)  nave 
C)  narthex 
D)  clerestory

Question 14

Describe the political circumstances that led to the spread of Buddhism from India to China.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 15

The term "gospel" is translated to mean

Accepted Answer

A)  good news. 
B)  angel. 
C)  figure. 
D)  evangelize. 
A)  good news. 
B)  angel. 
C)  figure. 
D)  evangelize.

What were Emperor Leo III's motivations for instituting a program of iconoclasm?

Who served as bishop of Hippo and wrote Confessions and The City of God?

Which Jewish historian wrote Jewish War,outlining Jewish history?

Which of the following is the Arab word for God?

Which of the following archangels delivered the recitations from God to Muhammad,later forming the scriptures of Islam?

Discuss the artistic results of the early Christian practice known as syncretism.

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of destroying religious images?

Which feature in the Christian church housed the altar?

Where did the cult of Mithras originate?

Which of the following is the English translation of Hagia Sophia?

Buddha is shown symbolically through a wheel,footprints,and

Which of the following identifies the Jewish philosophical sect that included a group of Jews who lived at Qumran and are associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls?

In the typical early Christian church,by what name was the entrance hall known?

Describe the political circumstances that led to the spread of Buddhism from India to China.

The term "gospel" is translated to mean

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

The Greek World

Empire

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

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Exam 4: The Flowering of Religion

What were Emperor Leo III's motivations for instituting a program of iconoclasm?

Who served as bishop of Hippo and wrote Confessions and The City of God?

Which Jewish historian wrote Jewish War,outlining Jewish history?

Which of the following is the Arab word for God?

Which of the following archangels delivered the recitations from God to Muhammad,later forming the scriptures of Islam?

Discuss the artistic results of the early Christian practice known as syncretism.

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of destroying religious images?

Which feature in the Christian church housed the altar?

Where did the cult of Mithras originate?

Which of the following is the English translation of Hagia Sophia?

Buddha is shown symbolically through a wheel,footprints,and

Which of the following identifies the Jewish philosophical sect that included a group of Jews who lived at Qumran and are associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls?

In the typical early Christian church,by what name was the entrance hall known?

Describe the political circumstances that led to the spread of Buddhism from India to China.

The term "gospel" is translated to mean

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

The Greek World

Empire

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

Filters