Midterm Two:
Dates to Remember
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Provide the best answer to the questions below. if you are able, you may mail your completed test to the professor.
1) There is a year 0.
True
False
2) Which events did NOT happen roughly around 500 bce?
A)
Archaic Greece
B)
Life of Augustus
C)
Life of Buddha
D)
Life of Confucius
E)
Etruscan Culture
3) Which represents Roman Emperors in the correct chronological order?
A)
Augustus, Hadrian, Constantine, Marcus Aurelius
B)
Augustus, Trajan, Hadrian, Constantine, Justinian
C)
Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Constantine, Philip the Arab, Justinian
D)
Augustus, Trajan, Titus, Constantine, Justinian
E)
Augustus, Titus, Septimus Severus, Constantine, Hadrian
4) Which of the following evangelist is wrongly associated with a symbol?
A)
Matthew - Angel
B)
Mark - Lamb
C)
Luke - Ox
D)
John - Eagle
5) The saqnctuary of Fortuna Primagenia at Palestrina, can be dated roughly to:
A)
3rd century bce
B)
1st century bce
C)
1st century ce
D)
3rd century ce
6) Which answer represents the proper chronological order of the dynasties of China?
A)
Qin, Song, Han, Tang, Shang
B)
Qin, Han, Shang, Chou
C)
Qin, Shang, Han, Tang, Song
D)
Shang, Han, Qin, Tang, Song
E)
Shang, Qin, Hang, Song, Tang
7) The Qin Emperor Shi-huangdi, who first united China, and who built himself a vast mausoleum, died in the year:
A)
ca. 1500 bce
B)
479 bce
C)
210 bce
D)
113 bce
8) The Emperor Justinian, who ruled over the First Golden Age of Byzantinium, ended his reign in the year
A)
210 bce
B)
135 ce
C)
312 ce
D)
565 ce
9) In 312 ce, Christianity was legalized by Emperor Constantine's:
A)
building of a triumphal arch
B)
Edict of Milan
C)
losing the battle at Dura Europas
D)
vision of victory through Christ.
10) When no indication such as bce or ce is given after a date, convention implies that the date is ce.
True
False
11) In Rome, dates were actually numbered from the legendary founding of Rome in the year 753 bce.
True
False
12) The Buddhist Great Stupa at Sanchi was founded a few years after the Buddha's death inca. 483 bce by King Ashoka.
True
False
13) The high point of Roman civilization in the 2nd century ce corresponds to which Chinese dynasty?
A)
Han
B)
Shang
C)
Tang
D)
Qin
14) Which date is incorrect?
A)
Column of Trajan, ca. 113
B)
Eruption of Vesuvius, 79 bce
C)
Statue of Tetrarchs, c. 305 ce
D)
Synagogue of Dura Europas, ca. 245
15) The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia belongs to the
century.
16) The Cave Temple of Shiva at Elephanta belongs to the
century ce.
17) The temple of Portunus in the Forum Boarium, Rome, dates to the late
century bce.
18) The best all-purpose date for Shang bronzes is:
A)
ca 2000 bce
B)
ca. 1200 bce
C)
ca. 200 bce
D)
ca. 200 ce
19) I will be penalized if I use bc instead of bce in giving a date.
True
False
20) Which answer represents the correct chronological order for periods of Indian history?
A)
Vedic, Maurya, Gandhara, Gupta
B)
Indus Valley, Gupta, Maurya, Harappa
C)
Vedic, Gandhara, Maurya, Gupta
21) In all of the following answers, the earlier artwork is given first EXCEPT:
A)
Trajan's Column; Pantheon
B)
She-Wolf of Rome, Ara Pacis
C)
Church of San Vitale, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
D)
Ashoka's Pillar, Gupta Standing Buddha
22) In all of the following, the earlier work is given first EXCEPT:
A)
Shang ritual fang ding; Temple of Shiva at Elephanta
B)
Arch of Titus; Sculpture of Jonah Cast Up
C)
Tang Camel with Musicians; Shiva Nataraja
D)
Travellers Among Mountains and Streams; Arch of Constantine
E)
Temple of Apollo at Veii; Great Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an
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