Early Christian, Byzantine, and Medieval Multiple Choice Questions
1
Iconoclasm refers to
A
worship of images
B
an artistic movement
C
process of icon painting
D
destruction of images
2
In paintings found in Early Christian catacombs and in Byzantine mosaics, Christ was typically shown as
A
crucified
B
an emperor of the cosmos
C
a good shepherd
D
a river god
3
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
4
A culture known for its production of intricate illuminated manuscripts is
A
Hiberno-Saxon
B
Cycladic
C
Sumerian
D
Graeco-Roman
5
The apses of the most expensive Early Christian basilicas 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
Interior mosaic decoration is different in Late Antique and Byzantine buildings than in prior periods in that
in the ancient world
A
mosaicists used large blocks of stone rather than miniature pieces called tesserae
B
tiles were made from glass, whereas Byzantine tiles were made of metal
C
tiles depicted animals and vegetable forms, Byzantine mosaics depicted people
D
tiles are colored in flat pastel shades, Byzantine tiles glow with a use of gold and sparkling colors
8
The mosaics of Justinian and Theodora have been placed in San Vitale
A
to communicate a state visit by the Emperor and Empress
B
as a thank-you for helping to construct the building
C
as stand-ins to symbolize their semidivine status as participants in the Mass
D
because they were declared saints after they died
9
After the fall of the Byzantine empire in 1453, its artistic tradition was carried on in
A
Turkey
B
Russia
C
Austria
D
Spain
10
Construction of buildings like Santa Sabina relies on construction principles learned in
A
Basilica Ulpia
B
Pantheon
C
Colosseum
D
Hagia Sophia
11
The painters of the catacombs preferred the fresco technique because
A
oil paint does not blend well on wall surfaces
B
mosaics were unavailable during this period
C
fresco forms a permanent bond with the wall
D
Christians have used fresco since Egyptian times
12
The Good Shepherd is an image in Early Christian catacombs that has its origins in the Bible, but pictorially
the images are inspired by
A
Greek images of shepherding
B
Roman belief in Agrarian values
C
Moslem cultivation of extensively planned gardens
D
prehistoric cave paintings of people and their animals
13
The division of painted spaces in the Good Shepherd fresco in the Catacombs of Peter and Priscilla is
influenced by
A
Roman wall paintings as seen in the House of the Vettii
B
Greek vase painting as seen in the Niobides Krater
C
Greek friezes as seen in the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
D
Etruscan wall paintings as seen in the Tomb of the Triclinium (Leopards)
14
After the catacombs in Rome were closed, legends grew ar4oudn them that they were
A
haunted spaces
B
used to hide from Roman persecution
c
exclusively for the Roman elite
D
not really there, only the subjects of legends
15
The Book of Lindisfarne shows classical influence in its
A
animals depicted in margins
B
figures shown in contrapposto
C
calligraphy written in Latin
D
interlace patterning with interweaving forms
16
Zoomorphic designs, as seen in The Lindisfarne Gospels, are simlar to those found on
A
Camelid sacrem in the shape of a canine
B
Anthropomorphic stele
C
Jade cong from Liangzhu, China
D
Taltilco female figure
17
Gospel books
A
are biographies of Jesus
B
foretell the coming of Jesus
C
discuss apocalyptic visions of the Last Judgment
D
are letters written by saints after the death of Jesus