Chapters 8 and 9
Early Christian, Byzantine and Medieval Multiple Choice Questions
1
Iconoclasm refers to:
A
worship of images
B
process of icon painting
C
an artistic movement
D
the destruction of images
2
Which of the following arts flourished in the Carolingian court of Charlemagne?
A
stained glass
B
Designing of large pilgrimage churches
C
architectural sculpture
D
manuscript illumination
3
A culture known for its production of intricate illuminated manuscripts is:
A
Hiberno Saxon
B
Cycladic
C
Sumerian
D
Graeco-Roman
4
A painted or sculpted lower portion of an altarpiece that relates to the subjects of the upper
portion is called a
A
tondo
B
madorla
C
predella
D
register
5
The apses of the most expensive early Christian basilica churches were decorated with
A
fresco
B
egg tempera
C
mosaic
D
oil
6
The term pendentive describes
A
the keystone of an arch
B
a convex element of a capital
C
a single-block column
D
a dome support
7
In paintings found in Early Christian catacombs, and in Byzantine mosaics, Christ is typically
shown as
A
a crucified figure
B
a good shepherd
C
a river god
D
an emperor of the cosmos
The following questions refer to the plan of the Pantheon (left) and of San Vitale (right)
Refer to the AP Art History website for the two plans
8
Both San Vitale and the Pantheon have which of the following architectural features?
A
pendentives
B
a dome
C
an oculus
D
an ambulatory
9
Both plans are best characterized as
A
axial
B
central
C
basilican
D
directional
10
Which of the following art historical periods did NOT influence San Vitale
A
Roman
B
Byzantine
C
Early Christian
D
Romanesque
11
The plan of San Vitale differs from that of the Pantheon by the inclusion of a
A
crypt
B
narthex
C
transept
D
westwork
12
One factor contributing to the difference between these structures is the rise of
A
Islam
B
paganism
C
Christianity
D
Russian Orthodoxy
13
The plan of San Vitale is most similar to which of the following?
A
Sant Apollinare in Classe
B
Old St. Peter's
C
Hagia Sophia
D
The Basilica of Constantine
14
San Vitale is located in
A
Pisa
B
Rome
C
Ravenna
D
Constantinople
15
Both buildings are closely associated with a
A
Greek patriarch
B
Visigoth King
C
Catholic pope
D
Roman Emperor