Question 1

The residences traditionally attributed to Augustus and Livia are both located on the Palatine Hill in Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Portraits of Augustus and his wife Livia exhibit similarities in their

Accepted Answer

A)  portrayal of youthful, idealized features derived from Greek deities. 
B)  veristic style that celebrated wisdom and virtue. 
C)  combination of veristic portraiture with heroic nudity. 
D)  resemblance to Archaic Etruscan sculpture. 
A)  portrayal of youthful, idealized features derived from Greek deities. 
B)  veristic style that celebrated wisdom and virtue. 
C)  combination of veristic portraiture with heroic nudity. 
D)  resemblance to Archaic Etruscan sculpture.

Question 3

Explain the use of mythological and allegorical subjects on the Ara Pacis Augustae.

Accepted Answer

The Ara Pacis Augustae, or Altar of Augu

Question 4

Vitruvius's influential treatise, dedicated to Augustus, was entitled

Accepted Answer

A)  De architectura. 
B)  Aeneid. 
C)  Ara Pacis. 
D)  Metamorphoses. 
A)  De architectura. 
B)  Aeneid. 
C)  Ara Pacis. 
D)  Metamorphoses.

Question 5

Discuss how coins were used in Augustus's political propaganda.

Accepted Answer

Coins played a significant role in Augus

Question 6

In the Second Style Room of the Masks in the House of Augustus, the mural painters used all of the following techniques to suggest illusionistic space EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  atmospheric perspective. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  representation of cast shadows from a theoretical source of light. 
D)  painting the walls to resemble marble revetment. 
A)  atmospheric perspective. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  representation of cast shadows from a theoretical source of light. 
D)  painting the walls to resemble marble revetment.

Question 7

Describe how Augustus made references to the Golden Age of Athens in his artistic commissions.

Accepted Answer

Augustus, the first Roman emperor, made

Question 8

Most scholars believe that the relief on the Belvedere Altar represents Julius Caesar's ____________, or ascent to Heaven as a god.

Accepted Answer

A)  adlocutio 
B)  sestertius 
C)  damnatio memoriae 
D)  apotheosis 
A)  adlocutio 
B)  sestertius 
C)  damnatio memoriae 
D)  apotheosis

Question 9

Describe the various perspective techniques that Roman mural painters used to create the illusion of space and distance.

Accepted Answer

Roman mural painters used various perspe

Question 10

Augustus's title princeps meant

Accepted Answer

A)  "commander-in-chief." 
B)  "deified mortal." 
C)  "son of a god." 
D)  "first citizen." 
A)  "commander-in-chief." 
B)  "deified mortal." 
C)  "son of a god." 
D)  "first citizen."

The residences traditionally attributed to Augustus and Livia are both located on the Palatine Hill in Rome.

Portraits of Augustus and his wife Livia exhibit similarities in their

Explain the use of mythological and allegorical subjects on the Ara Pacis Augustae.

Vitruvius's influential treatise, dedicated to Augustus, was entitled

Discuss how coins were used in Augustus's political propaganda.

In the Second Style Room of the Masks in the House of Augustus, the mural painters used all of the following techniques to suggest illusionistic space EXCEPT

Describe how Augustus made references to the Golden Age of Athens in his artistic commissions.

Most scholars believe that the relief on the Belvedere Altar represents Julius Caesar's ____________, or ascent to Heaven as a god.

Describe the various perspective techniques that Roman mural painters used to create the illusion of space and distance.

Augustus's title princeps meant

Italy Before the Rise of Rome

From Village to World Capital

Republican Town Planning and Pompeii

Republican Domestic Architecture and Mural Painting

From Marcellus to Caesar

Preparing for the Afterlife During the Early Empire

The Pax Augusta in the West

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Civil War, the Flavians, and Nerva

Pompeii and Herculaneum in the First Century

Trajan, Optimus Princeps

Hadrian, the Philhellene

The Antonines

Ostia, Port and Mirror of Rome

Burying the Dead During the High Empire

The Severan Dynasty

Lepcis Magna and the Eastern Provinces

The Soldier Emperors

The Tetrarchy

Constantine, Emperor and Christian Patron

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Exam 6: The Augustan Principate

The residences traditionally attributed to Augustus and Livia are both located on the Palatine Hill in Rome.

Portraits of Augustus and his wife Livia exhibit similarities in their

Explain the use of mythological and allegorical subjects on the Ara Pacis Augustae.

Vitruvius's influential treatise, dedicated to Augustus, was entitled

Discuss how coins were used in Augustus's political propaganda.

In the Second Style Room of the Masks in the House of Augustus, the mural painters used all of the following techniques to suggest illusionistic space EXCEPT

Describe how Augustus made references to the Golden Age of Athens in his artistic commissions.

Most scholars believe that the relief on the Belvedere Altar represents Julius Caesar's ____________, or ascent to Heaven as a god.

Describe the various perspective techniques that Roman mural painters used to create the illusion of space and distance.

Augustus's title princeps meant

Italy Before the Rise of Rome

From Village to World Capital

Republican Town Planning and Pompeii

Republican Domestic Architecture and Mural Painting

From Marcellus to Caesar

Preparing for the Afterlife During the Early Empire

The Pax Augusta in the West

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Civil War, the Flavians, and Nerva

Pompeii and Herculaneum in the First Century

Trajan, Optimus Princeps

Hadrian, the Philhellene

The Antonines

Ostia, Port and Mirror of Rome

Burying the Dead During the High Empire

The Severan Dynasty

Lepcis Magna and the Eastern Provinces

The Soldier Emperors

The Tetrarchy

Constantine, Emperor and Christian Patron

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