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