Lesson 3.2 Quiz

Christ as the Good Shepherd was a common theme in early Christian art. A. True B. False

A. True

Iconoclasm is the destruction of images. A. True B. False

A. True

In the sixth-century Christ icon from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai (3.2.7), the artist represented the dual nature of Christ as both human and god. A. True B. False

A. True

The decorative elements in manuscript illumination can also function to guide the reader, for example to signify headings or breaks in the text. A. True B. False

A. True

The scribe responsible for making the Lindisfarne Gospels wasa bishop named Eadfrith. A. True B False

A. True

"Cross-and-carpet" pages were used only in Islamic manuscripts. A. True B. False

B. False

All Islamic manuscripts include a page with a portrait of Allah. A. True B. False

B. False

Hagia Sophia was originally built as a mosque, which is exemplified by the four minarets that surround it. A. True B. False

B. False

Manuscripts in the Middle Ages were produced in factories in which hundreds of duplicate pages were made quickly using a printing press. A. True B. False

B. False

The figure Maximianus, shown in the mosaic of Justinian in San Vitale, was a close confidant and advisor to Emperor Justinian. A. True B. False

B. False

The sixth-century Christ icon from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai (3.2.7) is a good example of perfect symmetrical balance. A. True B. False

B. False

The Dome of the Rock is located in ________.

Jerusalem

The earliest examples of Christian art have been discovered in ________.

catacombs

The process used to create the beaten-silver face of the twelfth-century reliquary of the Head of Saint Alexander (3.2.15) is called ________.

repousse

The small pieces of glass that make up mosaics are called ________.

tesserae