Buildings Across Time: An Introduction to World Architecture, 4e (Fazio)
Chapter 6 Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture
1) S. Marco in Venice was modeled on:
A) Hadrian’s Pantheon in Rome.
B) Constantine’s Basilica in Rome.
C) Justinian’s Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
D) Justinian’s Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
E) All of the answers are correct.
2) All of the following are part of an Early Christian church EXCEPT:
A) an atrium.
B) a transept.
C) a nave.
D) an apse.
E) All of the answers are correct.
3) The interior of the church of S. Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna includes:
A) an exedra embedded in the walls.
B) a cathedra supporting a baldachino.
C) an ambulatory covered by vaults.
D) nave walls finished with mosaics.
E) None of the answers is correct.
4) Martyria were buildings erected by early Christians as memorials to commemorate:
A) victories over the Romans.
B) holy days.
C) saints.
D) the birth of Jesus.
E) None of the answers is correct.
5) Which of the following is true about the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem?
A) It has a longitudinal axis that leads from the entrance through the nave to the terminating
apse.
B) It has high windows that illuminate the nave.
C) It provides circulation space required for pilgrims visiting the holy site.
D) It has triumphal-arch like elements that appear at the entry of the atrium.
E) It has windows set between the dome’s ribs to create the illusion that the dome floats
unsupported.
6) Eusebius, the Bishop of Caesarea, wrote a biography of:
A) Constantine.
B) Moses.
C) Jesus of Nazareth.
D) Augustus.
E) All of the answers are correct.
7) The emperor Justinian was responsible for the construction of:
A) S. Vitale in Ravenna.
B) S. Apollinare in Classe.
C) the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
D) S. Irene.
E) All of the answers are correct.
8) The buttresses around the base of the dome of Hagia Sophia:
A) were added for visual effect and are not structural.
B) were added after an earthquake damaged the church.
C) were added after the church became a mosque.
D) were destroyed after an earthquake.
E) were destroyed after the church became a mosque.
9) The 107-foot diameter central dome in Hagia Sophia is supported on:
A) multiple exedra.
B) multiple piers.
C) smaller domes.
D) pendentives.
E) All of the answers are correct.
10) A Greek cross has:
A) two shorter and two longer arms.
B) a Greek-key configuration.
C) four equal arms.
D) no arms.
E) None of the answers is correct.
11) The dome of S. Vitale in Ravenna was built using:
A) Visigoth technology.
B) Venetian technology.
C) Ostrogoth technology.
D) Turkish technology.
E) Venetian and Turkish technology.
12) S. Vitale’s decoration includes:
A) fresco paintings.
B) marbles.
C) parquetry.
D) golden mosaics.
E) book-matched marbles and figural mosaics.
13) The quincunx plan is composed of nine bays making a:
A) large rectangle.
B) large square.
C) Greek cross.
D) Latin cross.
E) large square and a green cross.
14) Byzantine church walls in Russia were often built of:
A) rough-hewn planks.
B) logs.
C) sod.
D) rammed earth.
E) All of the answers are correct.
15) In the context of Russian churches, a shatyor refers to a(n):
A) terra-cotta tile.
B) asbestos roof.
C) thatch.
D) tent roof.
E) None of the answers is correct.
16) At the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Peredki, the elements called pomochi are:
A) stacked cantilevers.
B) a peculiar type of finial.
C) onion-shaped domes.
D) tubular skylights made from logs.
E) None of the answers is correct.
17) In a Byzantine church, an iconostasis is:
A) an alcove for icons.
B) a screened-off area for monks or nuns.
C) an ornately carved wooden altar.
D) a screen dividing the nave from the chancel.
E) None of the answers is correct.
18) The Church of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow displays:
A) bright exterior colors.
B) a shatyor roof.
C) onion domes.
D) glazed tiles.
E) All of the answers are correct.
19) Reverse-curve gables on Russian churches are called:
A) ivani.
B) bochki.
C) ennui.
D) kievi.
E) None of the answers is correct.
20) Postnik Yakolev was the architect of the Church of:
A) St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow.
B) the Transfiguration in Kizhi.
C) the Nativity of the Virgin in Peredki.
D) the Raising of Lazarus in Kizhi.
E) All of the answers are correct.
21) In the Edict of Milan of 313, the emperor Constantine:
A) forbade the practice of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
B) proclaimed toleration for all religions in the Roman Empire.
C) made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
D) built a temple to the Christian God in Rome.
E) None of the answers is correct.
22) A cathedral is a church that:
A) contains the seat or cathedra of a bishop.
B) is the largest in a given city.
C) has been visited by the Pope.
D) contains a cathedra or tomb of a saint.
E) All of the answers are correct.
23) Masonry at the Baptistry of the Orthodox in Ravenna displays the work of:
A) Ostrogoth craftsmen.
B) craftsmen sent by Justinian from Constantinople.
C) Lombard craftsmen.
D) craftsmen trained in Venice.
E) All of the answers are correct.
24) The church of Old St. Peter’s in Rome was covered by a:
A) barrel vault.
B) series of domes.
C) wooden vault made to look like stone.
D) wood-truss roof.
E) None of the answers is correct.
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25) In the context of Early Christian architecture, a building erected to contain the tombs of
important people was known as ________.
A) Mausolea
B) Campanile
C) Theotokos
D) Katholikon
E) None of the answers is correct.
26) Discuss the features of Early Christian basilicas built during the time of Constantine.
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27) Discuss the features of Hagia Sophia in terms of its planning and constructed elements.
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28) Discuss the features of Russian wooden churches of the Byzantine period.
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