Deck 2: From Village to World Capital

Question 1

The Palatine Hill is significant in Roman history because

A) it is the traditional location of the beginning of the city of Rome.
B) it contains of the most important temple in Rome.
C) it is the traditional location where Rhea Silvia gave birth to Romulus and Remus.
D) it contains some of the most sophisticated examples of Roman architecture.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Capitoline Hill housed what significant Roman construction?

A) the palace of Augustus
B) the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
C) the village of Romulus
D) the palace of Numitor, king of Alba Longa

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Statues of the three deities worshiped at the Capitolium were displayed in the temple's three

A) alae.
B) columns.
C) cellae.
D) capitals.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Capitolium demonstrated influence from Etruscan temple design in all of the following ways EXCEPT

A) the frontal emphasis evident in the staircase and high podium.
B) it was constructed out of mud brick and wood.
C) the almost-square overall proportions.
D) three deities were worshiped within a single building.

Question 5

The Republican senate was

A) composed largely of retired military generals.
B) another term for the priestly branch of Roman government.
C) a council of elders that governed the Roman republic.
D) a group of Etruscan artists employed for Roman building projects.

Question 6

The Gauls' sacking of Rome in 390 BCE resulted in

A) the construction of the Falerii Novi.
B) the construction of the Servian Walls.
C) the annexation of the Etruscan city of Veii.
D) the overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus.

Question 7

In the Temple of Hercules at Cori, Etruscan architectural influence is evident in

A) the deep porch and high podium.
B) the slender proportions of the columns.
C) the extensive use of stone construction.
D) the use of a triglyph and metope frieze.

Question 8

A temple with engaged (attached) half-columns around the sides and back of a temple is known as a ____________ temple.

A) tholos
B) pseudoperipteral
C) Doric
D) peripteral

Question 9

What is a tholos?

A) a large earthen mound
B) an unfluted column
C) a round temple
D) a high podium beneath a temple

Question 10

Although they were invented in the late fifth century BCE, Corinthian capitals did not become widespread until the ____________ period.

A) Etruscan
B) High Classical
C) Archaic
D) Roman

Question 11

Theater-temple complexes usually contained all of the following components EXCEPT

A) a semicircular seating area.
B) a temple.
C) basilicas.
D) porticos.

Question 12

The Romans pioneered the use of barrel vaults made of what construction material?

A) tufa
B) concrete
C) cut-stone masonry
D) timber

Question 13

All of the following are characteristics of Roman use of concrete EXCEPT

A) it was more expensive than traditional stone.
B) it was often covered with stucco or marble revetment.
C) it allowed for the placement of more windows and openings.
D) it was more fire-resistant than other materials.

Question 14

The underground shopping mall in the Sanctuary of Hercules at Tivoli was covered with

A) post-and-lintel masonry.
B) barrel vaults.
C) flat timber roofs.
D) corbelled vaults.

Question 15

The terraced layout of the Sanctuary of Fortuna at Palestrina reflects the influence of earlier ____________ sanctuaries.

A) Etruscan
B) Villanovan
C) Greek
D) south Italian

Question 16

Describe the legendary founding of the settlement on the Palatine Hill and the archaeological remains discovered there.

Question 17

Discuss the design of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill.

Question 18

Why did the Romans construct the Servian Walls, and what design features support the function of the walls?

Question 19

Discuss how the Romans' exposure to the Greek cities of southern Italy and Sicily affected the development of Roman architecture.

Question 20

Describe the major features of a tholos, and discuss examples of its usage in Republican Roman construction.

Question 21

Discuss the initial development of the Corinthian capital and the various design problems it eliminated.

Question 22

Describe the basic features and functions of barrel vaults in Republican architecture.

Question 23

Analyze the advantages of building with concrete versus stone, wood, or mudbrick.

Question 24

How did Etruscan art and architecture influence the development of Roman art and architecture?

Question 25

Compare and contrast the significant features of the Largo Argentina temples.

Question 26

Compare and contrast the various uses of concrete in three instances of Republican architecture.

Question 27

How does the Sanctuary of Fortuna at Palestrina incorporate both Greek and Roman architectural components?

Question 28

According to traditional Roman legend, Remus became the first king of Rome after he killed his brother Romulus.

Question 29

The earliest known use of concrete on a grand scale is in the Porticus Aemilia.

Question 30

Republican temples were primarily constructed of stone instead of the traditional Etruscan materials of wood and mud brick.