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.   Theodosius I
B.   Constantine
C.   Julian
D.   Diocletian
Question #2
Among the new Byzantine features that appeared in the mosaics at San Vitale is ____.
A.   the absence of solid bodies
B.   a variety of gestures
C.   an elaborate setting
D.   naturalistic action
Question #3
The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by ____.
A.   pendentives
B.   vaults
C.   squinches
D.   beams
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.   force of Justinian’s character
B.   unimportance of Bishop Maximianus
C.   balance between church and state
D.   importance of the state
Question #5
The architects of Hagia Sophia fused the central plan and the basilica by ____.
A.   placing a hemispherical dome on a square base
B.   intersecting two basilicas
C.   dividing the nave and side aisles with walls
D.   placing several domes on the nave
Question #6
____ remained the Byzantine foothold in Italy for two centuries.
A.   Venice
B.   Naples
C.   Ravenna
D.   Florence
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 hand of God
B.   an identifying inscription
C.   a halo
D.   the magnificence of his crown
Question #8
The monastic movement began in ____ in the third century.
A.   Syria
B.   Constantinople
C.   Egypt

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