art history test 2 Chapter5-9

Which of the following would be located in a forum and would house the law court for the city?

Basilica

the Roman state persecuted the Christians. Which of the following would account for this persecution?

Christians refused to pay homage to the state's gods

Christianity was recognized as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE by which of the following?

Constantine

Who was the founder of the "New Rome" of the East?

Constantine

The column used on Etruscan temples resemble which type of Greek column?

Doric

In Etruscan iconography, which of the following symbolized regeneration?

Egg

Hundreds of mummies were found in Egypt during the late Roman empire with portraits on the sarcophagi made from what medium?

Encaustic

The independent spirit and relative freedom Etruscan women enjoyed horrified which of the following?

Greco-Roman male authors

Under which emperor was the Pantheon built?

Hadrian

Coffering was a useful architectural device in that it performed what function?

Helped lighten the weight of a dome or arch

What does Hagia Sophia mean?

Holy wisdom

What is the earliest datable period for Christian art?

Mid-third century CE

What was the entrance porch of Old Saint Peter's in Rome called?

Narthex

The Laocoön sculpture group represents a story from the Trojan war from which great poem?

The Aenid

The Emperor Trajan commissioned which of the following?

The column depicting his victories

The theme celebrated in both the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing is which of the following?

The joy of life

what is the hallmark characteristic of early classical greek sculpture that differs from the archaic period

abandonment of the rigid pose

The Etruscans were well known for their practices in divination through

augury

Constantine placed the earliest public Christian churches at the outskirts of Rome to

avoid confrontation between the pagans and the Christians

Where would an oculus be found?

center of dome

Seen in the Doryphoros, what technique creates natural balance in the way the figure is standing.

contrapposto

What is one of the main differences between Greek temple architecture and that of the Etruscans?

entrance centered at front

Which bronze sculpting technique was less costly and produced a lighter sculpture in terms of weight?

hallow casting

Which cultural age began in Greece after Alexander the Great conquering Mesopotamia and Egypt

hellenistic period

The interior mosaic program for Saint Mark's has explanatory labels written in both Greek and Latin. What accounts for this?

it reflects Venice's positon as a link between East and West

Which of the following was the first to break with tradition and use his portrait on Roman coinage?

julius caesar

The image of Christ as Pantokrator refers to his role as

last judge of humankind

According to ancient texts, who did Alexander the Great believe captured his essence most successfully?

lysippos

ow did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?

n subterranean rooms

One aspect of Etruscan society that contributed to their downfall was the lack of _

political cohesion

Who is responsible for his canon in creating the "perfect statue" using Pythagoras' geometry?

polykleitos

Instead of its usual position in the dome of a church, in the church of Monreale, the Pantokrator is located in the

semi-dome of the apse

Stylistically the Christ as Good Shepherd mosaic from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia at Ravenna is __

still deeply rooted in the classical tradition

Found in the excavations of Pompeii, an example of _____ painting is the first ever found in history.

still life

The Etruscans preferred which the following materials for sculpture?

terracotta

Who or what is Tinia?

the etruscan equivalent of zeus

Why was the building of the Parthenon never completed during the Classical period?

the peloponnesian war

Nike of Samothrace is a good example of the _____ nature of Hellenistic sculpture compared to the relatively composed sculpture of the Late Classical Period.

theatrical

The Roman empire was at its largest size under which emperor?

trajan

The temple of ____ at Olympia is the first great monument of Classical architecture. However, it is now almost completely in ruins.

zeus