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

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