Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » 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.   narrative scenes
C.   images of the cross
D.   orant figures
Question #2
Why is the Christian community house in Dura-Europos only a small house?
A.   No churches were constructed in Dura-Europos.
B.   Christians did not enjoy the patronage of the Roman state.
C.   No large dwellings were constructed in Dura-Europos.
D.   No shrines or holy structures were allowed in Dura-Europos.
Question #3
Constantine placed the earliest public Christian churches at the outskirts of Rome to ____.
A.   comply with the law
B.   promote Christianity to pagans
C.   compete with the temples there
D.   avoid confrontation between pagans and Christians
Question #4
How did one recognize a Christian sarcophagus?
A.   Only Christians were buried in sarcophagi.
B.   The crucifixion was always included as part of the subject matter.
C.   It was decorated with significant Christian subject matter.
D.   The name of the owner was always carved on the center panel.
Question #5
Stylistically the Christ as Good Shepherd mosaic from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia at Ravenna is
A.   related to Jewish art
B.   in the Byzantine style
C.   still deeply rooted in the classical tradition
D.   abstracted
Question #6
Which of the following attributes was used to depict Christ after Christianity was officially recognized by Roman authorities?
A.   Imperial armor
B.   Chariot
C.   Laurel leaf crown
D.   Imperial purple
Question #7
What was the entrance porch of Old Saint Peter’s in Rome called?
A.   Nave
B.   Bema
C.   Narthex
D.   Atrium
Question #8
Which of the following is a basilica?
A.   Old Saint Peter’s
B.   Saints Peter and Marcellinus
C.   Saint Callixtus
D.   Santa Costanza
Question #9
____ was the Ostrogothic king and patron of the church of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna.
A.   Trajan Decius
B.   Alaric
C.   Justinian
D.   Theodoric

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