Chapter 5: ART FROM 200 TO 1000
1. In the Synagogue in ancient Dura Europos:
a. there were only abstract designs
b. the artwork is quite original and creative
c. figurative decoration is quite evident
d. Passover Haggadahs are duplicated on the walls
2. In Old St. Peter’s Basilica:
a. the entrance was through the atrium and the narthex
b. the entrance was on the long side, as in the Roman basilica
c. the narthex was on the east
d. the interior had a nave but no side aisles
3. Hagia Sophia at Constantinople:
a. demonstrates how light and space can create a spiritual effect
b. uses exclusively the basilican plan
c. uses the central plan
d. utilizes a round base that merges into the dome
4. In the Byzantine mosaic Theodora and Attendants, the figures:
a. are quite naturalistic
b. are placed against the illusion of real space
c. are in profile view
d. are frontal in placement
5. The Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo Purse cover:
a. is decorated with plant forms
b. is unique in using the interlace motif
c. is strongly two-dimensional in effect
d. belonged to the high priest at a ship-burial
6. In the Japanese Horyuji temple complex at Nara, the kondo was:
a. the entrance gate
b. an adaptation of the ancient Stupa at Sanchi
c. primarily an assembly hall
d. a shrine for cult statues
7. The Islamic Mosque at Córdoba has:
a. a central altar in honor of Allah
b. regularly scheduled liturgical services
c. one courtyard tower called a muezzin
d. no realistic art
8. In later Byzantine art, the Madonna and Child compositions were:
a. created to meet special needs of the pilgrims
b. the result of encouragement to invent new traditions
c. quite stylized and removed from reality
d. created to depict the physical nature of the subjects
9. In Byzantine art, the church that uniquely combined a basilica plan with an enormous dome
was:
a. S. Apollinare in Classe
b. Hagia Sophia
c. San Vitale
d. St. Mark’s
10. The Roman Emperor who recognized Christianity and moved the capital to Byzantium was:
a. Augustus
b. Trajan
c. Constantine
d. Marcus Aurelius
11. The Byzantine church in Ravenna that contains a unified mosaic program, including mosaics
of Justinian and Theodora, is:
a. St. Mark’s
b. San Vitale
c. St. Basel’s
d. Sta. Costanza
12. The time from 726 to 843 in the Byzantine Civilization, during which the use of images in
worship was questioned, is called the:
a. Iconoclastic Controversy
b. Middle Kingdom
c. Second Golden Age
d. Classical Revival
13. Spherical triangles that provide a transition from a square base to a dome are called:
a. arches
b. voussoirs
c. drums
d. pendentives
14. Wall mosaics were an important medium to the:
a. Greeks
b. Romans
c. Early Christians
d. Sumerians
15. In Islam, the tower from which the faithful are called to prayer by the cry of the muezzin is
the:
a. campanile
b. crossing tower
c. westwork
d. minaret
16. The ruler who revived the imperial ambitions of Charlemagne in 962 was:
a. Gero
b. Charles the Bald
c. Otto I
d. Bernwald
17. Early Medieval manuscripts were usually produced in:
a. guild halls
b. refectories
c. monasteries
d. publishing houses
18. The Medieval architectural style that revived Roman architectural concepts on a major scale
is termed:
a. Romanesque
b. Carolingian
c. Ottonian
d. Gothic
19. Manuscript miniatures are sometimes referred to as:
a. illuminations
b. encaustic paintings
c. scriptoria
d. tempura paintings
20. Ottonian Art was centered in:
a. Germany
b. France
c. England
d. Italy
21. A mandorla is a:
a. tale of Buddha’s life
b. burial mound
c. body halo
d. Buddhist attendant
22. The mihrab is a:
a. Muslim temple
b. Holy war
c. niche in a mosque
d. Muslim priest
23. The Mosque at Córdoba is a:
a. Muslim temple
b. pilgrimage site
c. commemorative monument
d. burial ground
24. Horyuji is a:
a. shrine
b. temple
c. monastery
d. palace
25. Ellora represents what religion?
a. Hinduism
b. Buddhism
c. Christianity
d. Islam
ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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