Deck 8: Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Question 1

Which is not a feature of San Vitale?

A) a transept
B) a narthex
C) an ambulatory
D) an apse

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The most unusual feature of the Dura Europos synagogue is

A) its Greek inscriptions
B) its naturalistic images
C) its figurative images
D) its Christian images

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which does not match?

A) The Baptism -- John baptizes Christ
B) The Nativity -- Christ's birth
C) The Transfiguration -- Christ is flanked by Moses and Elijah
D) The Wedding at Cana -- Mary and Joseph are married
E) The Harrowing of Hell -- Christ descends to Limbo

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The pagan god most often associated with Christ was

A) Dionysos
B) Apollo
C) Jupiter
D) Hermes
E) Zeus

Question 5

The catacombs in Rome were primarily

A) underground cemeteries
B) underground shrines
C) underground meeting places
D) underground sewers

Question 6

Galla Placidia was

A) an empress
B) a mausoleum
C) an Early Christian church
D) all of the choices are correct.
E) an empress and a mausoleum

Question 7

Christianity was legalized

A) by the emperor Caracalla
B) by the Edict of Milan
C) in the first century A.D.
D) in Jerusalem

Question 8

The first bishop of Rome was

A) Constantine
B) St. Paul
C) St. Peter
D) Eusebius

Question 9

Christianity was recognized by Constantine in

A) the 2^nd century
B) early 4^th century
C) 1^st century B.C.
D) the 5^th century

Question 10

Which is not a feature of the Early Christian basilica?

A) nave
B) apse
C) aisle
D) clerestory
E) none of the choices are correct.

Question 11

The 12 followers of Christ are called the

A) Evangelists
B) Prophets
C) Apostles
D) Disciples

Question 12

Christ took on attributes of the emperor after the early 4^th century.This meant Christ had (a)

A) halo
B) royal purple
C) throne
D) all of the choices are correct.

Question 13

The Pentateuch refers to

A) the Torah
B) the first 5 books of the New Testament
C) the Zoroastrian texts
D) the first 5 books of the Old Testament
E) the 5 hymns to Mithras

Question 14

Which is not true of San Vitale?

A) it is on the east coast of Italy
B) it was the personal Church of Justinian
C) it is filled with mosaics
D) its exterior is plain brick

Question 15

The Roman Basilica was entered from a door in its side but Old St.Peter's in Rome was entered

A) through the atrium
B) through its narthex
C) in the side of the nave
D) behind the apse

Question 16

Which is not true of the Christian altar?

A) it was originally a table
B) in most churches it is in the western end
C) it is the site of the Eucharist in the Mass
D) It often supports a Crucifix

Question 17

Christ was crucified around the year

A) A.D. 30
B) A.D. 35
C) A.D. 32
D)A.D. 33

Question 18

The components of Byzantine mosaics are

A) pigments
B) marble squares
C) semi-precious jewels
D) tesserae
E) polished stones

Question 19

A significant new architectural feature of Old Saint Peter's was

A) the transept
B) the nave
C) the atrium
D) the clerestory

Question 20

The Holy Family refers to

A) Mary, Christ, and God
B) Christ, God, and the Holy Ghost
C) Joseph, Mary, and the Holy Ghost
D) God, Joseph, Mary, and Christ
E) Christ, Mary, and Joseph

Question 21

Byzantine art did not make a strong impact on

A) Russia
B) England
C) Turkey
D) Greece

Question 22

The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by ___________.

A) squinches
B) pendentives
C) vaults
D) arches

Question 23

Which is least likely to have been illustrated in the Vienna Genesis?

A) the story of Joseph and pharaoh
B) the story of the tower of Babel
C) the story of Moses on Mt. Sinai
D) the story of the birth of Christ
E) the events in the Pentateuch

Question 24

The narrative format of the Vienna Genesis has been compared to

A) the Ara Pacis
B) the Parthenon frieze
C) the Column of Trajan
D) the Arch of Constantine
E) the San Vitale mosaics

Question 25

The vaulted choir of San Vitale contains a representation of

A) angels with Mary
B) a bust of San Vitale
C) Bishop Ecclesius
D) angels with a lamb
E) Christ as a shepherd

Question 26

In the apse mosaics of San Vitale

A) Justinian is to the left of Christ
B) Theodora is to the right of Christ
C) Justinian is next to a baptismal font
D) Theodora is in an abbreviated apse

Question 27

In Byzantine iconography,Christ is conventionally

A) bearded
B) Apollonian
C) shown in contrapposto
D) shown holding a globe
E) shown in a horizontal plane

Question 28

Justinian's mosaic in San Vitale depicts

A) soldiers, senators, Maximian, and Justinian
B) churchmen, senators, Maximian, and Justinian
C) soldiers, churchmen, Maximian, and Justinian
D) Justinian, Theodora, Maximian, and churchmen

Question 29

Which feature of Hagia Sophia was not part of the original design?

A) the dome
B) the pendentives
C) the minarets
D) the atrium
E) the narthex

Question 30

A dome can be supported by

A) a cylindrical drum
B) pendentives
C) squinches
D) all of the choices are correct.

Question 31

The "book with many folded skins" referred to a

A) papyrus scroll
B) tablet
C) codex
D) spiral frieze
E) rotulus

Question 32

St.Mark's in Venice shows its Byzantine influence in its

A) elongated nave
B) elaborate narthex
C) insertion of a triple apse
D) dome on a centralized building

Question 33

Compared with Roman frescoes and mosaics,Byzantine mosaics are

A) more naturalistic
B) more narrative
C) more static
D) more three-dimensional

Question 34

Dura Europos housed

A) a synagogue
B) a Christian house
C) a catacombs
D) a synagogue and a Christian house

Question 35

Typology refers primarily to

A) prefiguration and fulfillment
B) genealogical history
C) Adam and Eve
D) prophets and prophecy

Question 36

Compared to Justinian's mosaic at San Vitale,in Theodora's

A) the figures are less colorful
B) there is less architecture
C) the figures are set back from the picture plane
D) the figures are all female

Question 37

The main Byzantine contribution to monumental architecture was

A) the pendentive
B) the Composite Order
C) the dome
D) the narthex
E) the round arch

Question 38

Which is least likely to be represented in a Byzantine mosaic?

A) frontality
B) contrapposto
C) outlined figures
D) repeated poses
E) flattened forms

Question 39

A mandorla is

A) a Far Eastern chant
B) an oval aureole
C) the plan of a Hindu temple
D) a halo around the head of a saint

Question 40

The ivory throne of Maximian was probably used for

A) receiving dignitaries
B) royal celebrations
C) a reliquary casket
D) a ritual chair

Question 41

Which best defines an icon?

A) a frontal image in a church
B) an image on a wood panel
C) an image of Christ
D) any religious image
E) a purely devotional image

Question 42

Deësis refers to an image of

A) the Holy Family
B) the Holy Ghost
C) God, Mary, and Christ
D) Christ, Mary, and John the Baptist
E) God, Christ, and John the Baptist

Question 43

The most important late Byzantine Russian icon painter was

A) Ivan
B) Barma
C) Postnik
D) Basil
E) Rublev

Question 44

An iconoclast is literally

A) one who breaks images
B) one who believes in icons
C) one who worships icons
D) one who worships the real person instead of the icon

Question 45

A homunculus is

A) an imp
B) a devil
C) an evil spirit
D) a little man
E) a midget

Question 46

Ichthus is an acronym for

A) Jesus Christ Savior of the World
B) Jesus Christ Son of God Savior
C) Jesus Christ Son of Man
D) Jesus Christ Son of God and Ruler of the Universe

Question 47

The Iconoclastic Controversy took place in the

A) 6^th century
B) 7^th century
C) 8^th century
D) 9^th century

Question 48

Christ as Pantokrator represents Christ as

A) ruler of everything
B) ruler of the world
C) ruler of heaven
D) ruler of the Church

Question 49

One result of the Iconoclastic Controversy was

A) a decline in painted images
B) a decline in mosaics
C) a decline in architectural innovation
D) a decline in sculpture

Question 50

The tradition that St.Luke painted the Virgin was used

A) to define the features of Mary
B) to support the iconophiles
C) to support the iconoclasts
D) to defend religious portraiture