Columbia College ARTS 111 All Quizzes 1 to 6 (2015) with 100% Correct Answers
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Introduction Question Pool
Question 1 2 / 2 points
In semiotics, the four letters p-i-p-e constitute
a sign
etymology
a signifier
a signified
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Question 2 2 / 2 points
Which is not a formal element of art?
shapes
planes
deconstruction
lines
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Ferdinand de Saussure is most associated with
iconology
deconstruction
psychoanalysis
semiology
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Complementary colors are
one removed from each other on the color wheel
next to each other on the color wheel
not on the color wheel
opposite each other on the color wheel
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Morphe is the Greek word for
sleep
shape
movement
line
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A diptych is a
repeated image
two-part sculpture
double building
two-paneled painting
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Two types of balance are
plane and composition
low relief and high relief
symmetry and asymmetry
formal and stylistic
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Intrinsic value means
the assessment of aesthetic character
the religious value of a work
the genetic value of a work
the patriotic assessment of a work
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The primary colors are
green, red, yellow
red, blue, green
red, yellow, blue
black, gray, white
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Sigmund Freud is most associated with
feminism
deconstruction
semiology
psychoanalysis and psychobiography
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Question 11 2 / 2 points
All these terms refer to color purity except
chroma
saturation
hue
intensity
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Question 12 2 / 2 points
Who said, "One does like to make one's mummy just as nice as possible?"
van Gogh
Oppenheim
Whistler
van Eyck
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Question 13 2 / 2 points
The "art train" refers to
a trail of stolen art
Goering's cache of stolen art
a national museum housed in a railroad station
a training school
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The Greek word chroma means
value
color
chrome
colorless
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The Apocrypha refer to
the unaccepted books of the Bible
the end of the world
the last book of the Bible
a commentary on the Bible
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Chapter 1 Question Pool
Question 16 2 / 2 points
Wandjina are
shaman
Mimi hunters
cloud spirits
Aboriginal kangaroos
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Question 17 2 / 2 points
The term "Paleolithic" refers to the
Middle Stone Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Bronze Age
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Question 18 2 / 2 points
Which term is not related to making sculpture?
relief
modeling
post and lintel
carving
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Question 19 2 / 2 points
The oldest know Aboriginal rock painting style is
Mimi
x-ray
megalithic
Dreaming
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Question 20 2 / 2 points
A trilithon is a
pair of posts and single lintel
a fossil
three posts and lintels
a triple stone
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Question 21 2 / 2 points
The main shapes in the Venus of Willendorf are
oval
cubic
triangular
rectangular
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Question 22 2 / 2 points
Which of the following is not found at Lascaux?
reindeer
horses
a horned owl
bulls
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Question 23 2 / 2 points
Who of the following was never involved in studying cave paintings?
Henri Breuil
Pech-Merle
Leroi-Gourhan
Reinach
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Question 24 2 / 2 points
As used in this text, a relief refers to
a category of sculpture
a post and lintel
a rest
a painted image
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Question 25 2 / 2 points
Which of the following does not have a representation of a bison?
Tuc d'Audoubert
Stonehenge
La Madelaine
Altamira
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Question 26 2 / 2 points
Old Stone Age people
used stone tools
built stone tombs
worshipped in stone temples
had stone houses
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Question 27 2 / 2 points
Which is not a subject of Aboriginal rock painting?
buffalo
human forms
Wandjina
kangaroos
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Question 28 2 / 2 points
In which of the following modern countries have almost three thousand menhirs been found?
India
United States
Russia
France
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Question 29 2 / 2 points
Who built Stonehenge?
King Arthur
Paleolithic people
Druids
Beaker People
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Question 30 2 / 2 points
Stonehenge is located at
Marlborough Downs
Sussex
Salisbury Plain
Carnac
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Question 31 2 / 2 points
Which is not connected to Stonehenge?
Heel Stone
Camelot
Sarsen
Aubrey Holes
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Question 32 2 / 2 points
Which is true of the Beaker People?
they were literate
they were nomads
they hunted ducks
they made pottery
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Question 33 2 / 2 points
An important cultural change from Paleolithic to Neolithic is
from nomadic to agricultural
from megalithic to caves
from pottery to sculpture
from warlike to peaceful
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Question 34 2 / 2 points
The caves at Altamira share certain things in common with Lascaux
they are in France
they are in flat, lake country
they contain remarkable Paleolithic depictions of animals
a, b, and c
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Question 35 2 / 2 points
Paleolithic paintings of animals usually have been found
on rock faces open to the light of day
in Neolithic shelters
in the uninhabited depths of caves
at the mouths of caves
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Question 36 2 / 2 points
The most important Paleolithic cave paintings are located in
Spain
France
England
a and b
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Question 37 2 / 2 points
Additive sculpture uses
granite
clay
wood
marble
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Question 38 2 / 2 points
Pigment is
a racial characteristic
painted relief
watercolor
color
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Question 39 2 / 2 points
The so-called Shaman cave painting is at
Trois-Freres
Lascaux
Pech-Merle
Chauvet
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Paleolithic paintings are not
capturing the essence of certain species
created with the illusion of movement
abstract
a symbolic capture of the animal
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Chapter 2 Question Pool
Question 1 2 / 2 points
The Ishtar Gate is from
Persepolis
Paris
Akkad
Babylon
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Cuneiform literally means
rectangular
cone-shaped
cylindrical
wedge-shaped
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Question 3 2 / 2 points
The Ishtar Gate used
glazed brick
an arch
patterns of horses
a and b, but not c
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Question 4 2 / 2 points
Shamash is the Akkadian
sun god
moon god
supreme god
lightning god
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Question 5 2 / 2 points
The largest Neolitic settlement is located at:
Babylon
Jerusalem
Jericho
Catal Huyuk
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Which is not true of the Stele of Naram-Sin?
it dates to the third millennium BC
it commemorates the death of Naram-Sin
it represents landscape as well as human figures
it is a relief
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The Mesopotamians believed in
a heavenly afterlife
a gloomy afterlife
a materialistic afterlife
a joyous afterlife
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Sumerian art is characterized by
symmetrical when seen from the front
clasped hands
large eyes in upturned faces
all of the above
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Question 9 2 / 2 points
The figure of Naram-Sin is shown
with frontal shoulders and legs
with frontal shoulders and profile legs
with frontal legs and a profile head
with a frontal head and shoulders
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Question 10 2 / 2 points
Assurbanipal was known for
his cruelty and culture
his cruelty and virtue
his culture and learning
his power and his generosity
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Question 11 2 / 2 points
Neolithic in the Near East developed about ______ years earlier than in Europe.
2,000
1,000
4,000
3,000
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Question 12 2 / 2 points
Which of the following are most logically connected?
Gilgamesh, Susa, Tell Asmar, Uruk
Cyrus, Darius, Persepolis, Susa
Woolley, Gudea, Sargon, Hammurabi
Ishtar, Sargon, Woolley, Ur
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The staring, wide eyes of the Tell Asmar statues are believed to indicate that the figures
are terrified by evil spirits
are apotropaic
are in the presence of a god
are praying
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A ziggurat is a
fort
Mesopotamian temple platform
pyramid
building made by Gudea
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Question 15 2 / 2 points
Cylinder seals were
glyptic art
produced during Uruk period
used to keep inventories
all of the above
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Question 16 2 / 2 points
The first recorded epic is about
Odysseus
Gilgamesh
Abraham
Noah
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Question 17 2 / 2 points
Akkadians were
Semitic speaking
lived north of Sumer
Mesopotamian people
all of the above
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Question 18 2 / 2 points
A stele is
a city wall
a weapon
a stone marker
a knife
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Question 19 2 / 2 points
Nergal and Ereshkigal are the
king and queen of nature
king and queen of the underworld
king and queen of the sky
king and queen of the sea
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Question 20 2 / 2 points
The beards of the Tell Asmar statues are best described as
red and stylized
naturalistic and black
stylized and curvilinear
black and stylized
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Ziggurats are
symbolic rivers
symbolic mountains
symbolic sculptures
symbolic temples
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Question 22 2 / 2 points
Lagash was:
an Assyrian city
the center of the Neolithic Anatolia
a city-state
a Persian city
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Question 23 2 / 2 points
The Ishtar Gate was dedicated to
the god of war
the goddess of fertility
the god of the underworld
the goddess of the moon
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Question 24 2 / 2 points
Which of the following is not a Mesopotamian god?
Anu
Ishtar
Isis
Inanna
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Question 25 2 / 2 points
Mesopotamian cultures did not include
Hittites
Akkad
Assyria
Sumer
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Question 26 2 / 2 points
______ ruled Akkad and waged war on his neighbors around 2200 BC.
Naram-Sin
Alexander the Great
Narmer
Ashurnasirpal
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The hieros gamos refers to
a sacred marriage
a holy game
a festival of the new year
a rain ceremony
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Question 28 2 / 2 points
The earliest known writing is called
hieroglyphics
Akkadian
cuneiform
the alphabet
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Question 29 2 / 2 points
Ziggurats are an example of
archaic construction
cantilever construction
post and lintel construction
load bearing construction
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Question 30 2 / 2 points
The Scythians are best known for
diorite
temples
pottery
gold
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Question 31 2 / 2 points
Lions were traditional guardians because
they were never thought to sleep
they were kings of the animals
they symbolized the human king
they were powerful enough to keep enemies away
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Question 32 2 / 2 points
The largest Neolithic site so far discovered in the ancient Near East is located in modern
Iraq
Turkey
Jordan
Iran
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Question 33 2 / 2 points
Which of the following does a Lamassu not have?
sword
wings
five legs
horned cap
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Question 34 2 / 2 points
Tigris and Euphrates are
Mesopotamian gods
Hittite gods
Mesopotamian rivers
Mesopotamian rulers
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Question 35 2 / 2 points
Hammurabi is known for
building the walls of Uruk
a law code
the Epic of Gilgamesh
worshipping the sun god
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Question 36 2 / 2 points
Gudea thought of himself mainly as a patron of
cuneiform tablets
temples
paintings
sculpture
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Question 37 2 / 2 points
An Apadana is
a storage room
a sanctuary
a gateway
an audience hall
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Question 38 2 / 2 points
Most Assyrian wall decoration includes
domestic scenes
hunting and war scenes
landscape scenes
gods
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Question 39 2 / 2 points
Sargon was
a Hittite ruler
a Sumerian ruler
an Akkadian ruler
the ruler of Ur
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Question 40 2 / 2 points
A documented, excavated object is said to have a
value
valuation
promise
provenience
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Chapter 3 Question Pool
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The Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu is in
Karnak
Correct Response Luxor
Cairo
Thebes
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Egyptian paintings of royal figures are generally
colossal
colorful
Correct Response stylized
naturalistic
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The Amarna period is associated with
Akhenaten and Amon
Correct Response Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Akhenaten and Amenhotep III
Akhenaten and Tiy
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Pyramids are believed to have been built by
slaves
Correct Response seasonal workers
jews
Nubians
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The seated statue of Khafre dates to around
Correct Response 2500 BC
3500 BC
2000 BC
3000 BC
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Menkaure and Khamerernebty are
Correct Response sculptures in very high relief
sculptures in the round
architects
wall paintings
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The world's longest river is
Correct Response the Nile
the Tigris
the Mississippi
the River Jordan
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Royal figures in Egyptian art are
Correct Response assertive and stylized
stylized and miniature
naturalistic and assertive
hieratic and naturalistic
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An Egyptian scribe was
a scribbler
a slave
an author of scripture
Correct Response a well-educated person
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Lady Senuwy was
a queen
a courtesan
a lady in waiting
Correct Response a princess
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Question 11 2 / 2 points
The ba was depicted as
none of the above
Correct Response bird with a human head
the deceased
a spirit
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The Rosetta Stone was deciphered by
Napoleon
Correct Response Champollion
Ptolemy
Rosette
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Which of the following is true?
Correct Response Isis is the mother of Horus
Horus opens the mouth of the dead
Bes is a death god
Anubis is in the shape of a crocodile
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Tutankhamon is a well-known pharaoh because
he lived a long time
he was a great scribe
he was a revolutionary thinker
Correct Response his tomb was discovered intact
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The ______ shows the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt and the establishment of the First Dynasy.
Correct Response Palette of Narmer
Rosetta stone
Palette of Khafre
Palette of Naram-Sin
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Imhotep was
the sun god
a sculptor
Correct Response an architect
a painter
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Question 17 2 / 2 points
Canopic jars contain
Correct Response preserved organs
preserved items of clothing
preserved works of art
preserved foods
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Rahotep and Nofret are not
Correct Response a king and queen
two seated sculptures
a prince and a princess
depicted in high relief
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Most pyramids were built by pharaohs in
Nubia
the Middle Kingdom
the New Kingdom
Correct Response the Old Kingdom
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Hapy is the god of
Correct Response the Nile
happiness
Nubia
hymns
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Question 21 2 / 2 points
Which of the following was not significant in Nubian culture?
pottery
tombs
elephants
Correct Response Aten
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Styles under Akhenaten were more _____ than before his reign.
hieratic
conventional
stylized
Correct Response naturalistic
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Question 23 2 / 2 points
The ankh is a symbol of
Correct Response life
god
death
happiness
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Question 24 2 / 2 points
In the Egyptian proportional grid, all of the following were true except
Correct Response head full front
one eye visible
feet in profile
shoulders full front
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Question 25 2 / 2 points
Hatshepsut's chief architect was
Ahmose
Correct Response Senenmut
Tuthmose
Nefrure
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Question 26 2 / 2 points
The closest meaning of the word ka is
alter-ego
twin
ego
Correct Response double
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Which of the following is not true?
The Palette of Narmer dates to c. 3000 BC
The Palette of Narmer is made of slate
The Palette of Narmer is a ceremonial object
Correct Response The Palette of Narmer is decorated in high relief
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Question 28 2 / 2 points
The forerunner of the Pyramid appears to be the
Correct Response mastaba
stone-cut temple
obelisk
ziggurat
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Question 29 2 / 2 points
Archaeologist Kent Weeks discovered the tomb of
Tutankhamon
Khafre
Correct Response Ramses II's sons
Hatshepsut
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Question 30 2 / 2 points
Akhenaten was a
queen
polytheist
monk
Correct Response sun-worshipper
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Question 31 2 / 2 points
The Amarna style showed
exaggerated face and posture
intimate, relaxed poses
the pharaoh in the traditional twisted view
Correct Response a and b
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Question 32 2 / 2 points
Narmer was associated with
Menkaure
Nefertiti
Correct Response Menes
Manetho
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Question 33 2 / 2 points
Nefertiti was not the wife of
Amenhotep IV
Correct Response Amenhotep III
Akhenaten
none of the above
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Question 34 2 / 2 points
A building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples was:
the true arch
Correct Response post and lintel
adobe
morise and tenon
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Question 35 2 / 2 points
For Egypt, Nubia was a source of
weapons
pottery
Correct Response gems and metals
artists
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Which is true of the hypostyle hall?
it has columns with a shaft and capital, but no base
it has columns with a base, shaft, and no capital
the center columns are shorter than the side column
Correct Response the center columns are taller than the side columns
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Question 37 2 / 2 points
The source of Egyptian column capitals is generally
Correct Response plant forms
human forms
animal forms
architectural forms
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Question 38 2 / 2 points
"Gift of the Nile" refers to
Hapy
Moses
Correct Response Egypt
Osiris
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Question 39 2 / 2 points
The most important Egyptian writing surface was made from
wood
sand
scrolls
Correct Response papyrus plant
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Question 40 2 / 2 points
The temple at Abu Simbel honors?
Correct Response Ramses II
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Akhenaten
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Chapter 4 Question Pool
Question 1 2 / 2 points
The Minoan civilization was discovered by
Plato
Marinatos
Schliemann
Evans
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Cyclopaean refers to
a kind of wall
a citadel
a style of painting
a group of islands
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Question 3 2 / 2 points
The two gold cups from Vapheio are
none of the above
Minoan and Mycenaean
Cycladic and Minoan
Mycenaean and Cycladic
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Question 4 2 / 2 points
The heroes of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey may have come from
Athens
Minoan Crete
Mycenaean Greece
Santorini
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A type of Minoan script is
cuneiform
Linear B
hieroglyphics
none of the above
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Question 6 0 / 2 points
Minoan goddesses or priestesses are often depicted holding
double axes
snakes
vases
plants
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Question 7 2 / 2 points
Minoan Civilization is generally dated
2500 to 1500 BC
3000 to 1100 BC
4000 to 1000 BC
3500 to 1000 BC
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A corbeled vault is
a kind of tomb
a means of transporting water
the level of windows above the central passageway to let light in from outside
concentric stone rings piled to make an arch or domed room
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Question 9 2 / 2 points
Mycenaean shrines were
at the edge of the sea
on hillsides
in temples
in palaces
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Question 10 2 / 2 points
Which is not a Minoan site?
Knossos
Phaistos
Mycenae
Palaikastro
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Chapter 5 Question Pool
Question 11 2 / 2 points
Which is not part of the Parthenon plan?
propylaea
pronaos
naos
treasury
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Question 12 2 / 2 points
Chryselephantine is
decorated with gold and ivory
a colonnade
an arcade
all of the above
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Question 13 2 / 2 points
Which of the following was not a famous woman in ancient Greece?
Artemisia
Iaia of Kyzikos
Sappho of Lesbos
Aspasia
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Apollo's sacred islands was
Crete
Delos
Delphi
Thera
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Question 15 2 / 2 points
Alexander the Great was
a Macedonian
a Pergamene
an Athenian
a Persian
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Question 16 2 / 2 points
The Parthenon metopes represented
the battle between gods and Titans
the battle between Lapiths and Centaurs
all of the above
the battle between Greeks and Trojans
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Question 17 2 / 2 points
Which of the following is not a Greek god or goddess?
Artemis
Hestia
Ares
Venus
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Question 18 2 / 2 points
Contrapposto is
standing at attention
a torso shift
stepping forward
a twist at the neck
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Question 19 2 / 2 points
What subject was portrayed on the frieze around the Parthenon?
Dionysiac Procession
Battle of Gods and Giants
Panathenaic Procession
Labors of Herakles
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Question 20 2 / 2 points
Which is not part of the Erechtheum?
the Ionic Order
an irregular plan
Doric columns
caryatids
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Chapter 6 Question Pool
Question 21 2 / 2 points
Architectural sculpture decorated the _____ of the Etruscan temple?
interior
sides
roof
pediment
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Question 22 2 / 2 points
A popular Etruscan building material was
travertine
terracotta
tufa
concrete
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Question 23 2 / 2 points
Etruscan burials included
iron objects
bronze objects
ivory objects
all of the above
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Question 24 2 / 2 points
The term "Etruscan" is
Lydian
Roman
Tyrrhenian
Greek
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Question 25 2 / 2 points
A necropolis is a
a city beneath sea level
an underground city
someone who likes dead people
a city of the dead
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Question 26 2 / 2 points
Terracotta sarcophagi showing life sized reclining figures are most typical of the
Etruscans
republican Romans
Greeks
Sumerians
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Question 27 2 / 2 points
Which is not an Etruscan material?
papyrus
terra cotta
bronze
tufa
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Question 28 2 / 2 points
Etruscan art is
lively
rigid frontality and symmetry
functional
geometric
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Question 29 2 / 2 points
The wall paintings in Etruscan tombs show
events from everyday life
battle scenes
scenes of female admiration of male heroism
banqueters
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Question 30 2 / 2 points
The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had
a pitched roof
a podium
exterior decoration
a columned porch
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Chapter 7 Question Pool
Question 31 2 / 2 points
Nero, as described by Suetonius, exemplifies
grandiosity
political know-how
military strategy
generosity
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Question 32 2 / 2 points
Two streets intersecting at right angles in ancient Roman cities were the
castra and decumanus
insula and decumanus
cardo and decumanus
castra and cardo
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Question 33 2 / 2 points
Hercules is the son of
Juno and Amphitryon
Alkmene and Amphitryon
Juno and Jupiter
Jupiter and Alkmene
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Question 34 2 / 2 points
Which is not true of the Villa of the Mysteries frescoes?
they include details of landscape
they have a red background
the figures are naturalistic
they represent an initiation rite
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Question 35 2 / 2 points
Which is true of Roman temples?
they have a front and a back porch
they were peripteral
they are pseudo-peripteral
they have a double cella
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Question 36 2 / 2 points
Pompeii was destroyed in
the first century BC
AD 79
AD 121
under Nero
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Question 37 2 / 2 points
The first known Roman forum dates from
the reign of Julius Caesar
the first century AD
the reign of Augustus
the 6th century BC
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Question 38 2 / 2 points
In the Odyssey Landscape illustrated in this chapter
there is no landscape detail
people are hunting animals
cannibals are depicted
Laestrygonians are depicted helping Odysseus' men
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Question 39 2 / 2 points
The Tophet refers to
a Punic shrine
a site of child sacrifice
a temple
a site of ritual suicide
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Question 40 2 / 2 points
The Colosseum was constructed during the reign of
Vespasian
Trajan
Constantine
Nero
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Chapter 8 Question Pool
Question 1 2 / 2 points
One result of the Iconoclastic Controversy was
a decline in painted images
a decline in architectural innovation
a decline in mosaics
a decline in sculpture
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Which is not true of the Christian altar?
it is the site of the Eucharist in the Mass
in most churches it is in the western end
it often supports a crucifix
it was originally a table
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Question 3 2 / 2 points
Christianity was legalized
by the Edict of Milan
in the first century AD
in Jerusalem
by the emperor Caracalla
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Question 4 2 / 2 points
The ivory throne of Maximian was probably used for
royal celebrations
a reliquary casket
a ritual chair
receiving dignitaries
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Question 5 2 / 2 points
The 12 followers of Christ are called the
Evangelists
Saints
Apostles
Prophets
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Question 6 2 / 2 points
Which is least likely to be represented in a Byzantine mosaic?
outlined figures
frontality
contrapposto
repeated poses
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Question 7 2 / 2 points
The Annunciation typically depicts
Mary and Jesus
Mary and Elizabeth
Mary and Gabriel
Mary and Joseph
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Question 8 2 / 2 points
Christ as Pantokrator represents Christ as
ruler of the Church
ruler of the world
ruler of everything
ruler of heaven
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Question 9 2 / 2 points
The vaulted choir of San Vitale contains a representation of
angels with Mary
angels with a lamb
a bust of San Vitale
Bishop Ecclesius
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Question 10 2 / 2 points
Which does not match?
The Marriage at Cana - Mary and Joseph are married
The Transfiguration - Christ is flanked by Moses and Elijah
The Baptism - John baptizes Christ
The Nativity - Christ's birth
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Question 11 2 / 2 points
Byzantine art did not make a strong impact on
England
Turkey
Russia
Greece
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Question 12 2 / 2 points
The components of Byzantine mosaics are
tesserae
semi-precious jewels
pigments
marble squares
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Question 13 2 / 2 points
Typology refers primarily to
prophets and prophecy
genealogical history
Adam and Eve
prefiguration
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Question 14 0 / 2 points
The patron of the Vienna Genesis was probably a
woman
imperial
artist
none of the above
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Question 15 2 / 2 points
A significant new architectural feature of Old Saint Peter's was
the nave
the atrium
the clerestory
the transept
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Question 16 2 / 2 points
In the apse mosaics of San Vitale
Theodora is in an abbreviated apse
Justinian is to the left of Christ
Theodora is to the right of Christ
Justinian is next to a baptismal font
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Question 17 2 / 2 points
Which is not a feature of San Vitale?
an ambulatory
an apse
a transept
a narthex
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Question 18 2 / 2 points
A homunculus is
an evil spirit
an imp
a little man
a devil
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Question 19 2 / 2 points
Galla Placidia was
an empress
a charity
Early Christian church
a and b
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Question 20 2 / 2 points
Compared with Roman frescoes and mosaics, Byzantine mosaics are
more three-dimensional
more narrative
more static
more naturalistic
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Question 21 2 / 2 points
The dome of Hagia Sophia is supported by
arches
pendentives
squinches
vaults
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Question 22 2 / 2 points
Dura Europos housed
a synagogue
a Christian house
a catacombs
a and b
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Question 23 2 / 2 points
The most important late Byzantine Russian icon painter was
Barma
Rublev
Postnik
Ivan
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Question 24 2 / 2 points
The narrative format of the Vienna Genesis has been compared to
the Parthenon frieze
the Column of Trajan
the Ara Pacis
the Arch of Constantine
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Question 25 2 / 2 points
Which best defines an icon?
an image of Christ
a frontal image in a church
any religious image
purely devotional image
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Question 26 2 / 2 points
Which feature of Hagia Sophia was not part of the original design?
the dome
the pendentives
the minarets
the atrium
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Question 27 2 / 2 points
The Holy Family refers to
Joseph, Mary, and Christ
Joseph, Mary, Christ, and God
Christ, God, and the Holy Ghost
Mary, Christ, and God
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Question 28 2 / 2 points
The Roman Basilica was entered from a door in its side but Old Saint Peter's in Rome was entered
in the side of the nave
through the atrium
behind the apse
through its narthex
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Question 29 2 / 2 points
A dome can be supported by
a cylindrical drum
pendentives
squinches
b and c
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Question 30 2 / 2 points
The Iconoclastic Controversy took place in the
7th century
5th century
8th century
6th century
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Question 31 2 / 2 points
The catacombs in Rome were primarily
underground shrines
underground cemeteries
underground sewers
underground meeting places
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Question 32 2 / 2 points
A mandorla is
an oval aureole
a halo around the head of a saint
a Far Eastern chant
the plan of a Hindu temple
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Question 33 2 / 2 points
The Pentateuch refers to
the first 5 books of the New Testament
the 5 hymns to Mithras
the first 5 books of the Old Testament
the Torah
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Question 34 2 / 2 points
Christianity was recognized by Constantine in
the fifth century
the second century
early fourth century
first century BC
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Question 35 2 / 2 points
An iconoclast is literally
one who worships the real person instead of the icon
one who worships icons
one who breaks images
one who believes in icons
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Question 36 2 / 2 points
Christ was crucified around the year
AD 32
AD 35
AD 30
AD 33
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Question 37 2 / 2 points
Deesis refers to an image
God, Mary, and Christ
the Holy Ghost
Christ, Mary, and John the Baptist
the Holy Family
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Question 38 0 / 2 points
Christians worshipped in private homes until
early 3rd century
early 4th century
1st century AD
none of the above
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Question 39 2 / 2 points
The pagan god most often associated with Christ was
Apollo
Zeus
Hermes
Jupiter
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Question 40 2 / 2 points
Ichthus is an acronym for
Jesus Christ Son of Man
Jesus Christ Son of God Savior
Jesus Christ Son of God and Ruler of the Universe
Jesus Christ Savior of the World
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Chapter 9 Question Pool
Question 1 2 / 2 points
Illuminated manuscripts were
made in scriptoria by scribes
made of encaustic on vellum
made of pigments mixed with water and egg yolk
written in Gaelic in Irish monasteries
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Question 2 2 / 2 points
The basilica for the Monastery of Saint Gall showed its early Christian pedigree by its
transept
choir before the altar
apse
all of the above
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Question 3 2 / 2 points
Which is not a pair?
Volur - Vulcan
Asgard - Olympos
Thor - Zeus
Ragnarok - the Apocalypse
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Question 4 2 / 2 points
Beowulf
is an European epic
has a strong sense of Christian morality
is Germanic folklore
all of the above
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Question 5 2 / 2 points
The first Muslim ruler of Spain was
Abd ar-Rahman I
Sinan the Great
Sultan Suleyman
Caliph Abd al-Malik
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Question 6 2 / 2 points
A mihrab is __________.
an entryway to a mosque
a ceiling mosque
an official calligraphic document
a niche in a qibla wall
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Question 7 2 / 2 points
Charlemagne revived an interest in the classical world in
the 6th century
the late 8th and early 9th century
his seat at Aachen
b and c
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Question 8 2 / 2 points
The purse cover from Sutton Hoo is an example of
Islamic tracery
Anglo-Saxon metalwork
Viking iconography
a Neolithic artifact
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Question 9 2 / 2 points
A rich 7th century ship burial was found at
Sutton Hoo
Lindisfarne
Centula
Iona
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Question 10 2 / 2 points
The language of the Koran was
Hebrew
Latin
Kufic
Arabic
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Chapter 10 Question Pool
Question 11 2 / 2 points
The text on the Bayeux Tapestry is
in Latin
in French
in Norwegian
in English
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Question 12 0 / 2 points
A typical Romanesque portal does not contain which element?
In trumeau
voussoir
typanum
Correct Answer bay
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Question 13 2 / 2 points
Romanesque architects used all of the following except
flying buttresses
typanum
barrel vaults
portals
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Question 14 2 / 2 points
A campanile is
cathedral
bell tower
nave
baptistry
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Question 15 2 / 2 points
Saint-Pierre at Moissac has a visionary character because
it was inspired by an oracle
it was inspired by a vision of St. Peter
it was inspired by a dream of Clovis
it was inspired by a miracle of St. Peter
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Question 16 2 / 2 points
The Bayeux Tapestry is
a tapestry
a Viking work
an embroidery
a parchment
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Question 17 2 / 2 points
The Holy Sephlcher refers to
religious order
the builders of Sainte-Foy
the rock cave in Jerusalem believed to have been the location of Christ's burial
the pilgrimage routes
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Question 18 2 / 2 points
The tympanum over the south portal at Moissac shows
2nd coming of Christ
Crucifixion
the Virgin and Child
none of the above
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Question 19 2 / 2 points
Romanesque refers to
a distinctive style in western Europe from 1000 to 1400
a period of western European art and history
a range of styles with regional variations
Medieval sculpture and architecture, but not painting
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Question 20 2 / 2 points
Romanesque buildings were supported by
podia
flying buttresses
buttresses
stylobates
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Chapter 11 Question Pool
Question 21 2 / 2 points
In the Middle Ages, the function of the guilds was
to exclude craftsmen from professional organizations
to protect workers and establish standards of work
to permit strikes if workers were dissatisfied
to influence patrons
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Question 22 2 / 2 points
English Gothic begins
with the facade of Salisbury Cathedral
with the fan vaults of Kings College, Cambridge
with the Norman tower of Canterbury
with the choir of Canterbury Cathedral
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Question 23 2 / 2 points
The Corona Chapel was built
as a shrine of Henry II
by Thomas a Becket
as a reliquary
by William of Sens
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Question 24 2 / 2 points
The church that contains segments built in the Early Gothic as well as the High Gothic is
St.-Maclou, Rouen
Beauvais Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral
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Question 25 2 / 2 points
In contrast to French Gothic cathedrals, Salisbury has
clerestory windows
a triple transept
a square apse
a vaulted nave
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Question 26 2 / 2 points
Which is not used in making stained glass windows?
colored glass
tesserae
clear glass
an iron armature
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Question 27 2 / 2 points
Most great French Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to
God
the Virgin
St. Peter
Christ
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Question 28 2 / 2 points
Compared to the west facade of Reims, the west facade at Amiens
has glass tympanums
has a smaller rose window
is proportionally taller and thinner
is symmetrical
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Question 29 0 / 2 points
Saint Augustine was not influenced by
In old testament
Plato's Republic
classical philosophers
Correct Answer Saint Denis
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Question 30 2 / 2 points
The Beau Dieu refers to
a statue at Amiens
a book by Augustine
a book by Hildegarde of Bingen
a statue at Reims
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Chapter 12 Question Pool
Question 31 2 / 2 points
Philip the Bold's court was located in
Dijon
Flanders
Berry
Siena
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Question 32 2 / 2 points
Claus Sluter's work was like
Giotto's for its massiveness
Simone for its lightness
Michelangelo's for its Greek classicism
Cimabue's for its Byzantine finish
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Question 33 2 / 2 points
Which of the following had the least influence on Giotto?
Cimabue
Gothic French sculpture
art of ancient Rome
International style
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Question 34 2 / 2 points
Which of these does not match?
Orcagna- Triumph of Death
Limbourg Brothers - Very Rich Hours
Boccaccio - The Decameron
Dante - Life of Saint Francis
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Question 35 2 / 2 points
Which is not true of Giotto's Crucifixion?
it depicts the effects of gravity
it refers to typology
it takes place in Jerusalem
Christ's form is elongated
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Question 36 2 / 2 points
Philip the Bold of Burgundy built the
Town Hall of Ghent
Hospital des Invalides
Palazzo Pubblico of Siena
Chartreuse de Champmol
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Question 37 2 / 2 points
The Roman soldiers in the foreground of Giotto's Crucifixion
are torturing Christ
are leaving the scene
are repenting their sins
are arguing over possession of his cloak
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Question 38 2 / 2 points
The patron of "Les Tres Riches Heures" was
John, duke of Berry
Tommaso Portinari
Giovanni Arnolfini
Philip the Bold
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Question 39 2 / 2 points
Giotto's Virtue of Justice
reflects emerging ideas about good and bad government
has no relationship to Classical antiquity
is seated in a Renaissance building
is represented as blind
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Question 40 2 / 2 points
Which is not a feature of the Divine Comedy?
Virgil is Dante's guide through the Inferno
it was written in Latin
it is a source for Italian history
it is divided into three parts
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