Deck 6: The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Question 1

Who was Emperor Justinian?

A)The ruler of the western Roman Empire in the sixth century
B)The foremost champion of Aristotelian thinking in his day
C)The ruler of the Visigoths in the sixth century
D)The ruler of the eastern Roman Empire in the sixth century

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Where is the apse located in the church?

A)Near the entrance
B)Surrounding the alter
C)Along the transept
D)Between the pews

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What did Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora believe was their mission?

A)To reestablish the grandeur of the Roman empire under the Christian faith
B)To eradicate the influence of the Christian faith on the Roman empire
C)To improve the standard of living for all Roman citizens
D)To expand classical education throughout the eastern Roman empire

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which 6^th-century author helped to bridge the gap between classical paganism and Christianity?

A)Aquinas
B)Ficino
C)Boethius
D)Petrarch

Question 5

What was Augustine's concept of human nature?

A)It is fundamentally good and not subject to corruption.
B)It is fundamentally good but subject to corruption.
C)It is and always will remain a complete mystery.
D)It is fundamentally flawed because of original sin.

Question 6

What major religious division is evident in the two baptisteries of Ravenna?

A)Between Muslims and Christians
B)Between Orthodox and Arian Christians
C)Between Catholic and Protestant Christians
D)Between Jews and Christians

Question 7

What name is given to the sequence of the various parts of a worship service?

A)Order
B)Mass
C)Liturgy
D)Agnus Dei

Question 8

From 402 to 476, what city served as the western capital of the Roman Empire?

A)Rome
B)Ravenna
C)Byzantium
D)San Vitale

Question 9

To what use was Hagia Sophia converted after the Turks assumed control?

A)It became a museum.
B)It became a synagogue.
C)It became a mosque.
D)It became a venue for musical performance.

Question 10

In what year did Constantinople fall to the Turks?

A)1397
B)1453
C)1490
D)1505

Question 11

What work of Augustine's is considered the beginning of self-reflective writing in the West?

A)Beatitudes
B)Confessions
C)Revelation
D)City of God

Question 12

What famous church was commissioned by Theodoric's reign?

A)The Church of San Vitale
B)The Church of St.Peter
C)The Church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
D)The Church of St.Paul

Question 13

What was Justinian's major architectural achievement ?

A)The construction of the Galla Placidia Church
B)The rebuilding of San Vitale
C)The rebuilding of Hagia Sophia
D)The construction of the Arian Baptistery

Question 14

How were pendentives used to combine a dome with a basilica?

A)They distributed the dome's weight.
B)They formed a stable tunnel.
C)They sat atop the drum.
D)They sat atop the cupola.

Question 15

Why did Justinian close the last surviving Platonic academy?

A)He believed it had become corrupted, but intended to reopen it in the future.
B)He considered it to be a pagan-based institution.
C)He had a personal vendetta against one of its teachers.
D)He considered the academy a useless given the illiterate populous.

Question 16

For what type of art is the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia famous?

A)paintings
B)sculptures
C)mosaics
D)woodcarvings

Question 17

What city was the center of imperial life in the Roman Empire in the fifth and early sixth centuries?

A)Venice
B)Constantinople
C)Rome
D)Ravenna

Question 18

What did Augustine believe would be the culmination of human history?

A)The City of Man would attain perfection and unity with God.
B)The City of Ma would be destroyed and the City of God would be saved.
C)The City of Man would gradually improve, but never reach perfection.
D)Human history would continue to repeat itself in endless cycles.

Question 19

Which church leader presides in a cathedral?

A)Bishop
B)Priest
C)Monk
D)Cardinal

Question 20

How does the shape of the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna differ from traditional basilica design?

A)It is rectangular.
B)It is hexagonal.
C)It is has a tripartite dome.
D)It is octagonal.

Question 21

_______________________ The official public worship sequence of the Christian church

Question 22

_______________________ A word that literally "image breaking" and refers to the destruction of religious pictures and statues

Question 23

What basic problem is the subject of Consolation of Philosophy? What is the solution, according to Lady Philosophy?

Question 24

Why has there been a movement in modern Greece to purge Western influences in icon painting?

Question 25

What is the meaning of the Greek word "icon" eikon)?

A)symbol
B)message
C)vision
D)image

Question 26

_______________________ A small church dedicated to a specific person or purpose

Question 27

_______________________ Sixth-century C.E.church designed by Anthemius and Isidorus.

Question 28

What is the encaustic method of painting?

A)Painting using hot colored wax
B)Painting using oil-based paints on wood
C)Painting using water-based paints on canvas
D)Painting using pigments mixed with egg whites

Question 29

In The City of God, what was Augustine's explanation for the Visigoth sacking of Rome in 410? What group did many Romans blame for the event?

Question 30

What is the significance of the icon in the Orthodox Church?

Question 31

What 15^th-century event brought an influx of Greek scholars to the West?

A)The construction of a new Platonic academy
B)The construction of a new Aristotelian academy
C)An Imperial decree of amnesty
D)The fall of Constantinople to the Turks
3 points each)

Question 32

_______________________The small colored cubes that make up a mosaic

Question 33

What inspired Prince Vladimir to import Byzantine religious traditions into Russia?

A)A dream in which God instructed him to do so
B)The religious services held at Hagia Sophia
C)His discovery of Augustine's Confessions
D)The teachings of Thomas Aquinas

Question 34

What was the importance of the Codex Sinaiticus discovered in Saint Catherine's monastery at Mount Sinai?

A)It was the earliest Greek translation of the Old Testament.
B)It was the earliest Greek translation of the New Testament.
C)It was the most accurate Latin translation of the Old Testament.
D)It was the most accurate Latin translation of the New Testament.

Question 35

_______________________ Italian schools where Greek refugee scholars taught and wrote

Question 36

_______________________ Sixth-century C.E.empress of Byzantium

Question 37

_______________________ A group of early Christians that saw Jesus as distinct from God the Father.

Question 38

What was Emperor Justinian's most important legal achievement? Why was it so significant?

Question 39

_______________________ An elaborate octagonal church located in Ravenna

Question 40

_______________________ Triangular section of vaulting that supports a dome