Question 1

Which ruler began a campaign of building and renovation in Constantinople during the mid-sixth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine
B)  Leo V
C)  Justinian
D)  Theodore MetochitesE) A) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 2

Painted panels with images of sacred figures that are used as aids to meditation and prayer are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  manuscripts
B)  icons
C)  cherubim
D)  foliosE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is a term for semidomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  squinches
B)  conches
C)  exedrae
D)  pendentivesE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

At Dura-Europos,the assembly hall was identified as a house-synagogue because of its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  central congregational area,or nave
B)  altar located in the eastern apse
C)  wall painting of the Good Shepherd
D)  niche for the Torah scrollsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The Ark of the Covenant contained __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments
B)  the bones of Abraham and the prophet Moses
C)  numerous seven-branched lamps called menorahs
D)  Byzantine icons of the Virgin Mary and ChristE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The first synagogue at Dura-Europos was located in a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  private home
B)  catacomb
C)  palace
D)  city centerE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Old St.Peter's in Rome was built at the place where Christians believed the leader of the apostles was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  martyred
B)  buried
C)  ordained as a bishop
D)  resurrectedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Rublyov's Three Angels Visiting Abraham (Old Testament Trinity) demonstrates the Byzantine interest in depicting __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic spatial depth
B)  highly realistic figures
C)  a sense of the spiritual
D)  stories with continuous narrativeE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

The Katholikon of the monastery of Hosios Loukas features an iconostasis that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  functions as the focal point where the altar is located
B)  acts as a long,congregational area flanked by side aisles
C)  provides more space for the worshipers to gather
D)  separates the sanctuary from the congregationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following themes was considered difficult to depict?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Trinity
B)  the Eucharist
C)  the Annunciation
D)  the ResurrectionE) B) and C)
F) C) and D) A

Question 11

At the "Last Supper," Jesus instructed his disciples to eat bread (his body) and drink wine (his blood) in remembrance of him,which became the foundation for the rite of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Passover
B)  the Eucharist
C)  the Anastasis
D)  BaptismE) C) and D)
F) A) and C) B

Question 12

Which of the following artworks demonstrates the use of stories from the Hebrew Bible to prefigure important events in the New Testament?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anastasis
B)  Emperor Justinian with His Attendants
C)  Manuscript page with Rebecca at the Well
D)  Sarcophagus of Junius BassusE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Where did Christians worship before their religion was recognized?

Accepted Answer

A)  basilicas
B)  private houses
C)  synagogues
D)  martyriaE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

In an Early Christian church,the focal point of the church where the altar is located is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nave
B)  apse
C)  transepts
D)  narthexE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Menorahs and Ark of the Covenant decorated the walls of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a Jewish synagogue
B)  an early Christian martyrium
C)  a Jewish catacomb
D)  an early Christian basilicaE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

The complex compartmentalization of the interior space of the Cathedral of St.Mark in Venice illustrates the influence of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Early Christian basilicas
B)  Jewish house-synagogues
C)  Byzantine domed churches
D)  Early Christian martyriaE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The first four books of the Christian New Testament are called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gospels
B)  Torah
C)  Psalms
D)  Qur'anE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

A page or leaf in a manuscript is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a folio
B)  a parchment
C)  a codex
D)  an iconE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following was painted on the walls of the synagogue at Dura-Europos?

Accepted Answer

A)  the resurrection of Christ
B)  the story of Moses
C)  the Good Shepherd
D)  the story of Rebecca at the WellE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The Church of Sta.Sabina exemplifies the architectural elements of an Early Christian basilica because it has __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a central nave,rounded apse,and side aisles
B)  an ambulatory that surrounds a central domed space
C)  a hybrid longitudinal plan and central plan
D)  a processional core that is flanked by side aislesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 7: Jewish,early Christian,and Byzantine Art

Which ruler began a campaign of building and renovation in Constantinople during the mid-sixth century?

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Painted panels with images of sacred figures that are used as aids to meditation and prayer are called __________.

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Which of the following is a term for semidomes?

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At Dura-Europos,the assembly hall was identified as a house-synagogue because of its __________.

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The Ark of the Covenant contained __________.

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The first synagogue at Dura-Europos was located in a __________.

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Old St.Peter's in Rome was built at the place where Christians believed the leader of the apostles was __________.

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Rublyov's Three Angels Visiting Abraham (Old Testament Trinity) demonstrates the Byzantine interest in depicting __________.

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The Katholikon of the monastery of Hosios Loukas features an iconostasis that __________.

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Which of the following themes was considered difficult to depict?

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At the "Last Supper," Jesus instructed his disciples to eat bread (his body) and drink wine (his blood) in remembrance of him,which became the foundation for the rite of __________.

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Which of the following artworks demonstrates the use of stories from the Hebrew Bible to prefigure important events in the New Testament?

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Where did Christians worship before their religion was recognized?

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In an Early Christian church,the focal point of the church where the altar is located is called the __________.

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Menorahs and Ark of the Covenant decorated the walls of __________.

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The complex compartmentalization of the interior space of the Cathedral of St.Mark in Venice illustrates the influence of __________.

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The first four books of the Christian New Testament are called the __________.

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A page or leaf in a manuscript is known as __________.

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Which of the following was painted on the walls of the synagogue at Dura-Europos?

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The Church of Sta.Sabina exemplifies the architectural elements of an Early Christian basilica because it has __________.

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