Question 1

Byzantine mosaics were made from small squares and rectangles of stone or glass known as

Accepted Answer

A)  rotulus. 
B)  tesserae. 
C)  spandrels. 
D)  pendentives. 
A)  rotulus. 
B)  tesserae. 
C)  spandrels. 
D)  pendentives.

Question 2

In Roman basilicas, which section was generally used both to house statues of the emperors and for legal proceedings?

Accepted Answer

A)  transept 
B)  apse 
C)  nave 
D)  narthex 
A)  transept 
B)  apse 
C)  nave 
D)  narthex

Question 3

The name Hagia Sophia translates into English as

Accepted Answer

A)  Throne of Glory. 
B)  Blood of Christ. 
C)  Blessed Virgin. 
D)  Holy Wisdom. 
A)  Throne of Glory. 
B)  Blood of Christ. 
C)  Blessed Virgin. 
D)  Holy Wisdom.

Question 4

Which of the following figures in the San Vitale mosaics is NOT shown wearing a purple robe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justinian 
B)  Jesus 
C)  Maximian 
D)  Theodora 
A)  Justinian 
B)  Jesus 
C)  Maximian 
D)  Theodora

Question 5

The Christian motif of the Good Shepherd was borrowed from Roman imagery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which architectural feature characterized centrally-planned churches but was absent from basilicas?

Accepted Answer

A)  narthex 
B)  apse 
C)  nave 
D)  dome 
A)  narthex 
B)  apse 
C)  nave 
D)  dome

Question 7

Vellum, an important element of the codex, was made from

Accepted Answer

A)  pulped trees. 
B)  the papyrus plant. 
C)  small pieces of rectangular glass or stone. 
D)  calfskin. 
A)  pulped trees. 
B)  the papyrus plant. 
C)  small pieces of rectangular glass or stone. 
D)  calfskin.

Byzantine mosaics were made from small squares and rectangles of stone or glass known as

In Roman basilicas, which section was generally used both to house statues of the emperors and for legal proceedings?

The name Hagia Sophia translates into English as

Which of the following figures in the San Vitale mosaics is NOT shown wearing a purple robe?

The Christian motif of the Good Shepherd was borrowed from Roman imagery.

Which architectural feature characterized centrally-planned churches but was absent from basilicas?

Vellum, an important element of the codex, was made from

Why Do We Study the History of Art

The Language of Art

Prehistoric Western Europe

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 and Printmaking in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo, the Eighteenth Century, and Revival Styles

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

The Early Twentieth Century: Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, Regionalism, and Abstraction

Mid-Century American Abstraction

Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

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Exam 10: Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Byzantine mosaics were made from small squares and rectangles of stone or glass known as

In Roman basilicas, which section was generally used both to house statues of the emperors and for legal proceedings?

The name Hagia Sophia translates into English as

Which of the following figures in the San Vitale mosaics is NOT shown wearing a purple robe?

The Christian motif of the Good Shepherd was borrowed from Roman imagery.

Which architectural feature characterized centrally-planned churches but was absent from basilicas?

Vellum, an important element of the codex, was made from

Why Do We Study the History of Art

The Language of Art

Prehistoric Western Europe

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 and Printmaking in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo, the Eighteenth Century, and Revival Styles

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

The Early Twentieth Century: Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, Regionalism, and Abstraction

Mid-Century American Abstraction

Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Continuity, Innovation, and Globalization

Filters