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.   Julian
C.   Theodosius I
D.   Constantine
Question #2
Among the new Byzantine features that appeared in the mosaics at San Vitale is ____.
A.   an elaborate setting
B.   the absence of solid bodies
C.   naturalistic action
D.   a variety of gestures
Question #3
The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by ____.
A.   vaults
B.   beams
C.   squinches
D.   pendentives
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.   force of Justinian’s character
D.   unimportance of Bishop Maximianus
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.   placing several domes on the nave
C.   intersecting two basilicas
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.   a halo
B.   the hand of God
C.   the magnificence of his crown
D.   an identifying inscription
Question #8
The monastic movement began in ____ in the third century.
A.   Syria
B.   Egypt
C.   Constantinople

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