Question 1

The main Byzantine contribution to monumental architecture was

Accepted Answer

A) the pendentive. 
B) the Composite Order. 
C) the dome. 
D) the narthex. 
E) the round arch. 
A) the pendentive. 
B) the Composite Order. 
C) the dome. 
D) the narthex. 
E) the round arch. A

Question 2

The Roman basilica was entered from a door in its side but Old St.Peter's in Rome was entered

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A) through the atrium. 
B) through its narthex. 
C) in the side of the nave. 
D) behind the apse. 
A) through the atrium. 
B) through its narthex. 
C) in the side of the nave. 
D) behind the apse. B

Question 3

The vaulted choir of San Vitale contains a representation of

Accepted Answer

A) angels with Mary. 
B) a bust of San Vitale. 
C) Bishop Ecclesius. 
D) angels with a lamb. 
E) Christ as a shepherd. 
A) angels with Mary. 
B) a bust of San Vitale. 
C) Bishop Ecclesius. 
D) angels with a lamb. 
E) Christ as a shepherd. D

Question 4

The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by

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A) squinches. 
B) pendentives. 
C) vaults. 
D) arches. 
A) squinches. 
B) pendentives. 
C) vaults. 
D) arches.

Question 5

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

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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 6

Compared with Roman frescoes and mosaics,Byzantine mosaics are

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A) more naturalistic. 
B) more narrative. 
C) more static. 
D) more three-dimensional. 
A) more naturalistic. 
B) more narrative. 
C) more static. 
D) more three-dimensional.

Question 7

A homunculus is

Accepted Answer

A) an imp. 
B) a devil. 
C) an evil spirit. 
D) a little man. 
E) a midget. 
A) an imp. 
B) a devil. 
C) an evil spirit. 
D) a little man. 
E) a midget.

Question 8

In the apse mosaics of San Vitale,

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A) Justinian is to the left of Christ. 
B) Theodora is to the right of Christ. 
C) Justinian is next to a baptismal font. 
D) Theodora is in an abbreviated apse. 
A) Justinian is to the left of Christ. 
B) Theodora is to the right of Christ. 
C) Justinian is next to a baptismal font. 
D) Theodora is in an abbreviated apse.

Question 9

Christianity was recognized by Constantine in

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A) the 2nd century. 
B) the early 4th century. 
C) the 1st century B.C. 
D) the 5th century. 
A) the 2nd century. 
B) the early 4th century. 
C) the 1st century B.C. 
D) the 5th century.

Question 10

Christianity was legalized

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A) by the emperor Caracalla. 
B) by the Edict of Milan. 
C) in the first century A.D. 
D) in Jerusalem. 
A) by the emperor Caracalla. 
B) by the Edict of Milan. 
C) in the first century A.D. 
D) in Jerusalem.

Question 11

The first bishop of Rome was

Accepted Answer

A) Constantine. 
B) St.Paul. 
C) St.Peter. 
D) Eusebius. 
A) Constantine. 
B) St.Paul. 
C) St.Peter. 
D) Eusebius.

Question 12

The twelve followers of Jesus are called the

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

Question 13

Justinian's mosaic in San Vitale depicts

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A) soldiers, senators, Maximian, and Justinian. 
B) churchmen, senators, Maximian, and Justinian. 
C) soldiers, churchmen, Maximian, and Justinian. 
D) Justinian, Theodora, Maximian, and churchmen. 
A) soldiers, senators, Maximian, and Justinian. 
B) churchmen, senators, Maximian, and Justinian. 
C) soldiers, churchmen, Maximian, and Justinian. 
D) Justinian, Theodora, Maximian, and churchmen.

Question 14

The most unusual feature of the Dura Europos synagogue is

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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.

Question 15

Which is NOT a feature of the Early Christian basilica?

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A) nave 
B) apse 
C) aisle 
D) None of these answers is correct; all were features of the Early Christian basilica. 
A) nave 
B) apse 
C) aisle 
D) None of these answers is correct; all were features of the Early Christian basilica.

Question 16

An iconoclast is literally

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A) one who breaks images. 
B) one who believes in icons. 
C) one who worships icons. 
D) one who worships the real person instead of the icon. 
A) one who breaks images. 
B) one who believes in icons. 
C) one who worships icons. 
D) one who worships the real person instead of the icon.

Question 17

Christ as Pantokrator represents Christ as

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A) ruler of everything. 
B) ruler of the world. 
C) ruler of heaven. 
D) ruler of the Church. 
A) ruler of everything. 
B) ruler of the world. 
C) ruler of heaven. 
D) ruler of the Church.

Question 18

The Pentateuch refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the Torah. 
B) the first five books of the New Testament. 
C) the Zoroastrian texts. 
D) the first five books of the Old Testament. 
E) the five hymns to Mithras. 
A) the Torah. 
B) the first five books of the New Testament. 
C) the Zoroastrian texts. 
D) the first five books of the Old Testament. 
E) the five hymns to Mithras.

Question 19

The Holy Family refers to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Ichthus is an acronym for

Accepted Answer

A) Jesus Christ, Savior of the World. 
B) Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. 
C) Jesus Christ, Son of Man. 
D) Jesus Christ, Son of God, Ruler of the Universe. 
A) Jesus Christ, Savior of the World. 
B) Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. 
C) Jesus Christ, Son of Man. 
D) Jesus Christ, Son of God, Ruler of the Universe.

Exam 8: Jewish, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

The main Byzantine contribution to monumental architecture was

The Roman basilica was entered from a door in its side but Old St.Peter's in Rome was entered

The vaulted choir of San Vitale contains a representation of

The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by

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

Compared with Roman frescoes and mosaics,Byzantine mosaics are

A homunculus is

In the apse mosaics of San Vitale,

Christianity was recognized by Constantine in

Christianity was legalized

The first bishop of Rome was

The twelve followers of Jesus are called the

Justinian's mosaic in San Vitale depicts

The most unusual feature of the Dura Europos synagogue is

Which is NOT a feature of the Early Christian basilica?

An iconoclast is literally

Christ as Pantokrator represents Christ as

The Pentateuch refers to

The Holy Family refers to

Ichthus is an acronym for

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

Mid-Century Abstraction

Pop Art, OP Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Innovation, Continuity, and Globalization

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