Question 1

Which is NOT a characteristic of Roman frescoes?

Accepted Answer

A) They are fresco secco. 
B) They are often found in private houses. 
C) They are naturalistic. 
D) They contain shading, cast shadows, and oblique viewpoints. 
E) They contain the illusion of three-dimensional space. 
A) They are fresco secco. 
B) They are often found in private houses. 
C) They are naturalistic. 
D) They contain shading, cast shadows, and oblique viewpoints. 
E) They contain the illusion of three-dimensional space.

Question 2

The Column of Trajan is uniquely Roman because of

Accepted Answer

A) its enormous height. 
B) its narrative frieze. 
C) its setting. 
D) its material. 
A) its enormous height. 
B) its narrative frieze. 
C) its setting. 
D) its material.

Question 3

Republican Roman art depicted

Accepted Answer

A) realistic subjects 
B) portraits 
C) celebration of age and character 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) realistic subjects 
B) portraits 
C) celebration of age and character 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 4

The Golden House belonged to

Accepted Answer

A) Suetonius. 
B) Caracalla. 
C) Constantine. 
D) Nero. 
E) Trajan. 
A) Suetonius. 
B) Caracalla. 
C) Constantine. 
D) Nero. 
E) Trajan.

Question 5

Which is NOT a feature of the Pantheon?

Accepted Answer

A) an oculus 
B) a rectangular cella 
C) a rotunda 
D) a portico 
E) a curved entablature 
A) an oculus 
B) a rectangular cella 
C) a rotunda 
D) a portico 
E) a curved entablature

Question 6

Which was LEAST likely to be in a forum?

Accepted Answer

A) temples 
B) libraries 
C) markets 
D) baths 
E) basilicas 
A) temples 
B) libraries 
C) markets 
D) baths 
E) basilicas

Question 7

Which is NOT a feature of Roman triumphal arches?

Accepted Answer

A) relief sculptures 
B) an attic 
C) inscriptions 
D) the Composite Order 
E) a portico 
A) relief sculptures 
B) an attic 
C) inscriptions 
D) the Composite Order 
E) a portico

Question 8

Coffering

Accepted Answer

A) helped expand interior space. 
B) lightened the weight of a dome or arch. 
C) enhanced the illusion of recession in the ceiling. 
D) both lightened the weight of a dome or arch, and enhanced the illusion of a recession in the ceiling. 
A) helped expand interior space. 
B) lightened the weight of a dome or arch. 
C) enhanced the illusion of recession in the ceiling. 
D) both lightened the weight of a dome or arch, and enhanced the illusion of a recession in the ceiling.

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT built under Trajan?

Accepted Answer

A) Timgad 
B) Dacia 
C) markets 
D) a forum 
E) basilica 
A) Timgad 
B) Dacia 
C) markets 
D) a forum 
E) basilica

Question 10

The Goths were

Accepted Answer

A) Gauls. 
B) Dacians. 
C) Germans. 
D) Trojans. 
E) Greeks. 
A) Gauls. 
B) Dacians. 
C) Germans. 
D) Trojans. 
E) Greeks.

Question 11

The most impressive Roman buildings were faced with

Accepted Answer

A) marble. 
B) tufa. 
C) concrete. 
D) terra-cotta. 
A) marble. 
B) tufa. 
C) concrete. 
D) terra-cotta.

Question 12

Dido was

Accepted Answer

A) the deserted wife of Aeneas. 
B) the queen of Carthage. 
C) the queen of Faiyum. 
D) the heroine of Petrarch's Africa. 
A) the deserted wife of Aeneas. 
B) the queen of Carthage. 
C) the queen of Faiyum. 
D) the heroine of Petrarch's Africa.

Question 13

Which is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Juno is the wife of Jupiter. 
B) Vulcan is the son of Juno. 
C) Diana is the daughter of Juno. 
D) Minerva is the daughter of Jupiter. 
E) Mercury is the god of speed. 
A) Juno is the wife of Jupiter. 
B) Vulcan is the son of Juno. 
C) Diana is the daughter of Juno. 
D) Minerva is the daughter of Jupiter. 
E) Mercury is the god of speed.

Question 14

Two streets intersecting at right angles in ancient Roman cities were the

Accepted Answer

A) castra and cardo. 
B) insula and decumanus. 
C) castra and decumanus. 
D) cardo and decumanus. 
A) castra and cardo. 
B) insula and decumanus. 
C) castra and decumanus. 
D) cardo and decumanus.

Question 15

The entry court of a Roman house was called the

Accepted Answer

A) aquarium. 
B) atrium. 
C) bacterium. 
D) oculus. 
A) aquarium. 
B) atrium. 
C) bacterium. 
D) oculus.

Question 16

In contrast to Greek temples,Roman temples usually were

Accepted Answer

A) set on tall podiums. 
B) approached from a single side. 
C) pseudoperipteral. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) set on tall podiums. 
B) approached from a single side. 
C) pseudoperipteral. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 17

Which was NOT a Roman funerary practice?

Accepted Answer

A) the use of cinerary urns 
B) the necropolis 
C) the sarcophagus 
D) burial in graves 
A) the use of cinerary urns 
B) the necropolis 
C) the sarcophagus 
D) burial in graves

Question 18

Which is true of Roman temples?

Accepted Answer

A) They are peripteral. 
B) They have a front and a back porch. 
C) They have a double cella. 
D) They are pseudoperipteral. 
A) They are peripteral. 
B) They have a front and a back porch. 
C) They have a double cella. 
D) They are pseudoperipteral.

Question 19

The reliefs of Trajan's Column differ from Classical Greek reliefs in the

Accepted Answer

A) use of a spiral frieze. 
B) realistic rather than idealized battle scene. 
C) emphasis on historical facts. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) use of a spiral frieze. 
B) realistic rather than idealized battle scene. 
C) emphasis on historical facts. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Exam 7: Ancient Rome

Which is NOT a characteristic of Roman frescoes?

The Column of Trajan is uniquely Roman because of

Republican Roman art depicted

The Golden House belonged to

Which is NOT a feature of the Pantheon?

Which was LEAST likely to be in a forum?

Which is NOT a feature of Roman triumphal arches?

Coffering

Which of the following was NOT built under Trajan?

The Goths were

The most impressive Roman buildings were faced with

Dido was

Which is NOT correct?

Two streets intersecting at right angles in ancient Roman cities were the

The entry court of a Roman house was called the

In contrast to Greek temples,Roman temples usually were

Which was NOT a Roman funerary practice?

Which is true of Roman temples?

The reliefs of Trajan's Column differ from Classical Greek reliefs in the

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