Chapter 7: Early Christian and Byzantine Art
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1) The life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth were recorded in the ________ as books attributed to the Four Evangelists.
A)
Ten Commandments
B)
Ark of the Covenant
C)
New Testament
D)
Nicaean Creed
2) Which of the following does NOT apply to Old St. Peter's?
A)
atrium
B)
dome
C)
narthex
D)
transept
3)
is the process wherein artists assimilate images from other traditions, giving them new meaning.
4) What city was conquered by the Byzantine Empire in 540 and served as a base for their further conquest of Italy?
A)
Milan
B)
Ravenna
C)
Rome
D)
Milan
5) Santa Costanza consists of a tall rotunda with an encircling barrel-vaulted passageway called a(n)
A)
ambulatory
B)
clerestory
C)
narthex
D)
niche
6) Answer the following questions concerning this image
This structure is located in:
A)
Alexandria
B)
Dura Europas
C)
Ravenna
D)
Rome
7) Which subject is UNLIKELY to be found depicted on the walls?
A)
Aaron as priest of the Israelites
B)
Crossing of the Sea of Reeds
C)
Crucifixion of Christ
D)
Moses and the Burning Bush
8) Which statement is NOT true of the structure depicted?
A)
The images were destroyed under the persectuion of Diocletian.
B)
This work proves that some Jews, at least, were users of images.
C)
These frescoes depict a wide range of subjects from Hebrew history.
D)
Some of these pictures are drawn in a style derived from classical norms.
9) Answer the following questions about this image.
The medium of this image is:
A)
Encaustic
B)
Fresco
C)
Mosaic
D)
Relief
10) The main figure in this image is
.
11) This work is located in
A)
Hagia Sophia
B)
Santa Costanza
C)
Sant[' Apollinare
D)
San Vitale
12) One of the reasons that this image seems so flat is that Byzantine artists did not want to create three-dimensional works that might be considered idols.
True
False
13) When Emperor Justinian uttered the words "Solomon, I have surpassed thee," he was referring to:
A)
his vision on Mount Sinai
B)
his marriage to the beautiful Empress Theodora
C)
his building of the church of Hagia Sophia
D)
his conquest of Italy.
14) The architects of the Hagia Sophia are:
A)
Iktinos and Kallikrates
B)
Isidore and Anthemius
C)
Justinian and Theodora
D)
Peter and Paul
15) The early Christians often depicted Jonah because:
A)
they were afraid of being drowned at sea
B)
Jonah was the patron saint of vineyards
C)
Jonah prophesied the fall of Rome
D)
Christ compared his resurrection to Jonah's miraculous salvation
16) A figure with arms raised in prayer is known as an
.
17) The Byzantine Christians eventually decided against using any kind of icon or image because of the Second Commandment.
True
False
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