Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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

Question 5

Christianity was recognized by Constantine in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

Which is least likely to have been illustrated in the Vienna Genesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  the story of Joseph and pharaoh 
B)  the story of the tower of Babel 
C)  the story of Moses on Mt. Sinai 
D)  the story of the birth of Christ 
E)  the events in the Pentateuch 
A)  the story of Joseph and pharaoh 
B)  the story of the tower of Babel 
C)  the story of Moses on Mt. Sinai 
D)  the story of the birth of Christ 
E)  the events in the Pentateuch

Question 8

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 9

In Byzantine iconography,Christ is conventionally

Accepted Answer

A)  bearded 
B)  Apollonian 
C)  shown in contrapposto 
D)  shown holding a globe 
E)  shown in a horizontal plane 
A)  bearded 
B)  Apollonian 
C)  shown in contrapposto 
D)  shown holding a globe 
E)  shown in a horizontal plane

Question 10

Which does not match?

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

The most important late Byzantine Russian icon painter was

The main Byzantine contribution to monumental architecture was

Christianity was recognized by Constantine in

The vaulted choir of San Vitale contains a representation of

Which is least likely to have been illustrated in the Vienna Genesis?

The tradition that St.Luke painted the Virgin was used

In Byzantine iconography,Christ is conventionally

Which does not match?

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

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Exam 8: Early Christian and Byzantine Art

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

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

The most important late Byzantine Russian icon painter was

The main Byzantine contribution to monumental architecture was

Christianity was recognized by Constantine in

The vaulted choir of San Vitale contains a representation of

Which is least likely to have been illustrated in the Vienna Genesis?

The tradition that St.Luke painted the Virgin was used

In Byzantine iconography,Christ is conventionally

Which does not match?

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