Question 1

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 2

The tradition that St.Luke painted the Virgin was used

Accepted Answer

A) to define the features of Mary. 
B) to support the iconophiles. 
C) to support the iconoclasts. 
D) to defend religious portraiture. 
A) to define the features of Mary. 
B) to support the iconophiles. 
C) to support the iconoclasts. 
D) to defend religious portraiture.

Question 3

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.

Question 4

The catacombs in Rome were primarily

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A) underground cemeteries. 
B) underground shrines. 
C) underground meeting places. 
D) underground sewers. 
A) underground cemeteries. 
B) underground shrines. 
C) underground meeting places. 
D) underground sewers.

Question 5

A dome can be supported by

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A) a cylindrical drum. 
B) pendentives. 
C) squinches. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) a cylindrical drum. 
B) pendentives. 
C) squinches. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 6

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

Question 7

The Iconoclastic Controversy took place in the

Accepted Answer

A) 6th century. 
B) 7th century. 
C) 8th century. 
D) 9th century. 
A) 6th century. 
B) 7th century. 
C) 8th century. 
D) 9th century.

Question 8

Jesus was crucified around the year

Accepted Answer

A) A.D.30. 
B) A.D.35. 
C) A.D.32. 
D) A.D.33. 
A) A.D.30. 
B) A.D.35. 
C) A.D.32. 
D) A.D.33.

Question 9

The ivory throne of Maximian was probably used for

Accepted Answer

A) receiving dignitaries. 
B) royal celebrations. 
C) a reliquary casket. 
D) a ritual chair. 
A) receiving dignitaries. 
B) royal celebrations. 
C) a reliquary casket. 
D) a ritual chair.

Question 10

Which is NOT a correct match?

Accepted Answer

A) Baptism - John baptizes Jesus 
B) Nativity - Jesus' birth 
C) Transfiguration - Jesus is flanked by Moses and Elijah 
D) Wedding at Cana - Mary and Joseph are married 
E) Harrowing of Hell - Jesus descends to Limbo 
A) Baptism - John baptizes Jesus 
B) Nativity - Jesus' birth 
C) Transfiguration - Jesus is flanked by Moses and Elijah 
D) Wedding at Cana - Mary and Joseph are married 
E) Harrowing of Hell - Jesus descends to Limbo

Question 11

The pagan god most often associated with Christ was

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

Question 12

The most important late Byzantine Russian icon painter was

Accepted Answer

A) Ivan. 
B) Barma. 
C) Postnik. 
D) Basil. 
E) Rublev. 
A) Ivan. 
B) Barma. 
C) Postnik. 
D) Basil. 
E) Rublev.

Question 13

The narrative format of the Vienna Genesis has been compared to

Accepted Answer

A) the Ara Pacis. 
B) the Parthenon frieze. 
C) the Column of Trajan. 
D) the Arch of Constantine. 
E) the San Vitale mosaics. 
A) the Ara Pacis. 
B) the Parthenon frieze. 
C) the Column of Trajan. 
D) the Arch of Constantine. 
E) the San Vitale mosaics.

Question 14

Byzantine art did NOT make a strong impact on

Accepted Answer

A) Russia. 
B) England. 
C) Turkey. 
D) Greece. 
A) Russia. 
B) England. 
C) Turkey. 
D) Greece.

Question 15

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 16

St.Mark's in Venice shows its Byzantine influence in its

Accepted Answer

A) elongated nave. 
B) elaborate narthex. 
C) insertion of a triple apse. 
D) dome on a centralized building. 
A) elongated nave. 
B) elaborate narthex. 
C) insertion of a triple apse. 
D) dome on a centralized building.

Question 17

A mandorla is

Accepted Answer

A) a Far Eastern chant. 
B) an almond-shaped aureola. 
C) the plan of a Hindu temple. 
D) a halo around the head of a saint. 
A) a Far Eastern chant. 
B) an almond-shaped aureola. 
C) the plan of a Hindu temple. 
D) a halo around the head of a saint.

Question 18

Deësis refers to an image of

Accepted Answer

A) the Holy Family. 
B) the Holy Ghost. 
C) God, Mary, and Jesus. 
D) Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist. 
E) God, Jesus, and John the Baptist. 
A) the Holy Family. 
B) the Holy Ghost. 
C) God, Mary, and Jesus. 
D) Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist. 
E) God, Jesus, and John the Baptist.

Question 19

"Galla Placidia" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) an empress. 
B) a mausoleum. 
C) an Early Christian church. 
D) both an empress and a mausoleum. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) an empress. 
B) a mausoleum. 
C) an Early Christian church. 
D) both an empress and a mausoleum. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 20

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.

Exam 8: Jewish, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Which is NOT true of San Vitale?

The tradition that St.Luke painted the Virgin was used

One result of the Iconoclastic Controversy was

The catacombs in Rome were primarily

A dome can be supported by

Which best defines an icon?

The Iconoclastic Controversy took place in the

Jesus was crucified around the year

The ivory throne of Maximian was probably used for

Which is NOT a correct match?

The pagan god most often associated with Christ was

The most important late Byzantine Russian icon painter was

The narrative format of the Vienna Genesis has been compared to

Byzantine art did NOT make a strong impact on

Which is NOT a feature of San Vitale?

St.Mark's in Venice shows its Byzantine influence in its

A mandorla is

Deësis refers to an image of

"Galla Placidia" refers to

The components of Byzantine mosaics are

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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