Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2020 » Unit 8 Quiz Late Antiquity

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Question #1
The mural paintings at Dura-Europos suggest that ____ may have been a feature of many Late Antique synagogues.
A.   orant figures
B.   narrative scenes
C.   images of the cross
D.   abstract ornament
Question #2
Why is the Christian community house in Dura-Europos only a small house?
A.   No large dwellings were constructed in Dura-Europos.
B.   No shrines or holy structures were allowed in Dura-Europos.
C.   Christians did not enjoy the patronage of the Roman state.
D.   No churches were constructed in Dura-Europos.
Question #3
Constantine placed the earliest public Christian churches at the outskirts of Rome to ____.
A.   comply with the law
B.   compete with the temples there
C.   promote Christianity to pagans
D.   avoid confrontation between pagans and Christians
Question #4
How did one recognize a Christian sarcophagus?
A.   The name of the owner was always carved on the center panel.
B.   The crucifixion was always included as part of the subject matter.
C.   It was decorated with significant Christian subject matter.
D.   Only Christians were buried in sarcophagi.
Question #5
Stylistically the Christ as Good Shepherd mosaic from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia at Ravenna is ____.
A.   related to Jewish art
B.   abstracted
C.   still deeply rooted in the classical tradition
D.   in the Byzantine style
Question #6
Which of the following attributes was used to depict Christ after Christianity was officially recognized by Roman authorities?
A.   Chariot
B.   Imperial armor
C.   Imperial purple
D.   Laurel leaf crown
Question #7
What was the entrance porch of Old Saint Peter’s in Rome called?
A.   Bema
B.   Atrium
C.   Nave
D.   Narthex
Question #8
Which of the following is a basilica?
A.   Saints Peter and Marcellinus
B.   Santa Costanza
C.   Old Saint Peter’s
D.   Saint Callixtus
Question #9
____ was the Ostrogothic king and patron of the church of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna
A.   Alaric
B.   Justinian
C.   Trajan Decius
D.   Theodoric

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