Question 1

Which best defines an icon?

Accepted Answer

A)  a frontal image in a church 
B)  an image on a wood panel 
C)  an image of Christ 
D)  any religious image 
E)  a purely devotional image 
A)  a frontal image in a church 
B)  an image on a wood panel 
C)  an image of Christ 
D)  any religious image 
E)  a purely devotional image E

Question 2

Christ took on attributes of the emperor after the early 4th century.This meant Christ had (a)

Accepted Answer

A)  halo 
B)  royal purple 
C)  throne 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  halo 
B)  royal purple 
C)  throne 
D)  all of the choices are correct. D

Question 3

The most unusual feature of the Dura Europos synagogue is

Accepted Answer

A)  its Greek inscriptions 
B)  its naturalistic images 
C)  its figurative images 
D)  its Christian images 
A)  its Greek inscriptions 
B)  its naturalistic images 
C)  its figurative images 
D)  its Christian images C

Question 4

The 12 followers of Christ are called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Evangelists 
B)  Prophets 
C)  Apostles 
D)  Disciples 
A)  Evangelists 
B)  Prophets 
C)  Apostles 
D)  Disciples

Question 5

Galla Placidia was

Accepted Answer

A)  an empress 
B)  a mausoleum 
C)  an Early Christian church 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
E)  an empress and a mausoleum 
A)  an empress 
B)  a mausoleum 
C)  an Early Christian church 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
E)  an empress and a mausoleum

Question 6

A dome can be supported by

Accepted Answer

A)  a cylindrical drum 
B)  pendentives 
C)  squinches 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  a cylindrical drum 
B)  pendentives 
C)  squinches 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 7

A mandorla is

Accepted Answer

A)  a Far Eastern chant 
B)  an oval aureole 
C)  the plan of a Hindu temple 
D)  a halo around the head of a saint 
A)  a Far Eastern chant 
B)  an oval aureole 
C)  the plan of a Hindu temple 
D)  a halo around the head of a saint

Question 8

Which feature of Hagia Sophia was not part of the original design?

Accepted Answer

A)  the dome 
B)  the pendentives 
C)  the minarets 
D)  the atrium 
E)  the narthex 
A)  the dome 
B)  the pendentives 
C)  the minarets 
D)  the atrium 
E)  the narthex

Question 9

Which is not true of the Christian altar?

Accepted Answer

A)  it was originally a table 
B)  in most churches it is in the western end 
C)  it is the site of the Eucharist in the Mass 
D)  It often supports a Crucifix 
A)  it was originally a table 
B)  in most churches it is in the western end 
C)  it is the site of the Eucharist in the Mass 
D)  It often supports a Crucifix

Question 10

A significant new architectural feature of Old Saint Peter's was

Accepted Answer

A)  the transept 
B)  the nave 
C)  the atrium 
D)  the clerestory 
A)  the transept 
B)  the nave 
C)  the atrium 
D)  the clerestory

Question 11

Typology refers primarily to

Accepted Answer

A)  prefiguration and fulfillment 
B)  genealogical history 
C)  Adam and Eve 
D)  prophets and prophecy 
A)  prefiguration and fulfillment 
B)  genealogical history 
C)  Adam and Eve 
D)  prophets and prophecy

Question 12

The Holy Family refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary, Christ, and God 
B)  Christ, God, and the Holy Ghost 
C)  Joseph, Mary, and the Holy Ghost 
D)  God, Joseph, Mary, and Christ 
E)  Christ, Mary, and Joseph 
A)  Mary, Christ, and God 
B)  Christ, God, and the Holy Ghost 
C)  Joseph, Mary, and the Holy Ghost 
D)  God, Joseph, Mary, and Christ 
E)  Christ, Mary, and Joseph

Question 13

Which is not a feature of San Vitale?

Accepted Answer

A)  a transept 
B)  a narthex 
C)  an ambulatory 
D)  an apse 
A)  a transept 
B)  a narthex 
C)  an ambulatory 
D)  an apse

Question 14

Which is least likely to be represented in a Byzantine mosaic?

Accepted Answer

A)  frontality 
B)  contrapposto 
C)  outlined figures 
D)  repeated poses 
E)  flattened forms 
A)  frontality 
B)  contrapposto 
C)  outlined figures 
D)  repeated poses 
E)  flattened forms

Question 15

The components of Byzantine mosaics are

Accepted Answer

A)  pigments 
B)  marble squares 
C)  semi-precious jewels 
D)  tesserae 
E)  polished stones 
A)  pigments 
B)  marble squares 
C)  semi-precious jewels 
D)  tesserae 
E)  polished stones

Question 16

Which is not a feature of the Early Christian basilica?

Accepted Answer

A)  nave 
B)  apse 
C)  aisle 
D)  clerestory 
E)  none of the choices are correct. 
A)  nave 
B)  apse 
C)  aisle 
D)  clerestory 
E)  none of the choices are correct.

Question 17

Dura Europos housed

Accepted Answer

A)  a synagogue 
B)  a Christian house 
C)  a catacombs 
D)  a synagogue and a Christian house 
A)  a synagogue 
B)  a Christian house 
C)  a catacombs 
D)  a synagogue and a Christian house

Question 18

The pagan god most often associated with Christ was

Accepted Answer

A)  Dionysos 
B)  Apollo 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Hermes 
E)  Zeus 
A)  Dionysos 
B)  Apollo 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Hermes 
E)  Zeus

Question 19

Which is not true of San Vitale?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is on the east coast of Italy 
B)  it was the personal Church of Justinian 
C)  it is filled with mosaics 
D)  its exterior is plain brick 
A)  it is on the east coast of Italy 
B)  it was the personal Church of Justinian 
C)  it is filled with mosaics 
D)  its exterior is plain brick

Question 20

One result of the Iconoclastic Controversy was

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in painted images 
B)  a decline in mosaics 
C)  a decline in architectural innovation 
D)  a decline in sculpture 
A)  a decline in painted images 
B)  a decline in mosaics 
C)  a decline in architectural innovation 
D)  a decline in sculpture

Exam 8: Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Which best defines an icon?

Christ took on attributes of the emperor after the early 4th century.This meant Christ had (a)

The most unusual feature of the Dura Europos synagogue is

The 12 followers of Christ are called the

Galla Placidia was

A dome can be supported by

A mandorla is

Which feature of Hagia Sophia was not part of the original design?

Which is not true of the Christian altar?

A significant new architectural feature of Old Saint Peter's was

Typology refers primarily to

The Holy Family refers to

Which is not a feature of San Vitale?

Which is least likely to be represented in a Byzantine mosaic?

The components of Byzantine mosaics are

Which is not a feature of the Early Christian basilica?

Dura Europos housed

The pagan god most often associated with Christ was

Which is not true of San Vitale?

One result of the Iconoclastic Controversy was

The Art of Prehistory

The Ancient Near East

Ancient Egypt

The Aegean

The Art of Ancient Greece

The Art of the Etruscans

Ancient Rome

The Early Middle Ages

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Precursors of the Renaissance

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance in Italy

Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy

Sixteenth-Century Painting in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo and the Eighteenth Century

Neoclassicism: The Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Romanticism: The Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Nineteenth-Century Realism

Nineteenth-Century Impressionism

Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

Turn of the Century: Early Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Fantasy, and The United States Between the Wars

Abstract Expressionism

Pop Art, OP Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Innovation, Continuity, and Globalization

Filters

Christ took on attributes of the emperor after the early 4^th century.This meant Christ had (a)