Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » Unit 9 Quiz Byzantium

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Question #1
Who was the founder of the “New Rome” of the East?
A.   Constantine
B.   Theodosius I
C.   Julian
D.   Diocletian
Question #2
Among the new Byzantine features that appeared in the mosaics at San Vitale is ____.
A.   naturalistic action
B.   the absence of solid bodies
C.   a variety of gestures
D.   an elaborate setting
Question #3
The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by ____.
A.   beams
B.   pendentives
C.   squinches
D.   vaults
Question #4
Justinian’s position on the north wall of the apse of San Vitale is somewhat ambiguous. He appears to be slightly behind the bishop, yet the paten he carries overlaps the bishop’s arm. This indicates the ____.
A.   balance between church and state
B.   unimportance of Bishop Maximianus
C.   importance of the state
D.   force of Justinian’s character
Question #5
The architects of Hagia Sophia fused the central plan and the basilica by ____.
A.   placing several domes on the nave
B.   intersecting two basilicas
C.   dividing the nave and side aisles with walls
D.   placing a hemispherical dome on a square base
Question #6
____ remained the Byzantine foothold in Italy for two centuries.
A.   Venice
B.   Florence
C.   Ravenna
D.   Naples
Question #7
The significance of Maximianus is emphasized in the mosaic Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants, in San Vitale, Ravenna, through the presence of ____.
A.   the magnificence of his crown
B.   an identifying inscription
C.   the hand of God
D.   a halo
Question #8
The monastic movement began in ____ in the third century.
A.   Egypt
B.   Syria
C.   Constantinople

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