Art History Test 2 CSU-P QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

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Art History Test 2 CSU-P QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT 1. The palace at Tivoli was constructed for which of the following emperors? Correct answerHadrian 2. Republican portraits are usually... of older men. Which of the following explains the lifelike verism of these portraits? Correct answerThe tradition of the treasured household imagines What was the entrance porch of Old Saint Peter's in Rome called? Correct answerNarthex 5. In the First Style of Roman wall painting at Pompeii, the decorator's aim was to imitate ____. Correct answerc. costly marble 6. In portraying the personality of the emperor, and, in particular his sense of concern about the weakened state of the Empire, the portraits of ____ began a new trend in portraiture. Correct answerd. Marcus Aurelius 8. The sculptor Polykleitos imposed order on human movement in his Doryphoros by ____. Correct answerc. creating a system of cross balances 11. The artist of the spoils from Jerusalem from the Arch of Titus ____ to create the illusion of depth. Correct answerb. used different levels of relief 13. Why is the Christian community house in Dura Europos only a small house? Correct answerc. Christians did not enjoy the patronage of the Roman state. 14. Who is usually given credit for the invention of the red figure technique as seen in the amphora of "Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game"? Correct answerc. Andokides painter 16. ____ was a Greek colony in Egypt that brought the Greeks into direct contact with Egyptian monumental architecture. Correct answerc. Naukratis 17. The ____ is the historical event that ushered in the beginning of the Classical period. Correct answerb. defeat of the Persians 18. How did one recognize a Christian sarcophagus? Correct answerc. It was decorated with significant Christian subject matter. 21. Freed slaves often ordered portrait reliefs for their tombs. Which of the following is the best reason for this? Correct answerc. To commemorate their status as Roman citizens 23. Which of the following statements describes the character of the imagery portrayed on the Column of Trajan? Correct answerd. Battle scenes take up one quarter of the scenes. 24. The illustrated book had a long history in the ancient world. When did the tradition of placing pictures in manuscripts first begin? Correct answerd. Pharaonic Egypt 25. Christianity was recognized as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE by which of the following? Correct answerb. Constantine 30. The mural program at Santa Costanza features images common in ____, as well as Christian images. Correct answerc. Roman funerary art 31. The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia was characterized by which of the following? Correct answera. Monumental concrete barrel vaults 36. A man, a woman, and at least one child can be seen in the praying position found in the lunette of the Catacomb of Saints Peter and Marcellinus. Which of the following presents the best explanation for the placement of these people in the lunette? Correct answera. They represent the Christian family seeking their heavenly reward. 38. Evident in the absence of a pediment and a roof, the Temple of Apollo, Didyma, reflected the ability of Hellenistic architecture to ____. Correct answerd. be surprising and dramatic 39. In Second Style wall paintings such as Cubiculum M from the Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor, Roman architects used ____ to convincingly portray depth. Correct answera. linear perspective 41. The Geometric krater would most likely be found in which of the following? Correct answerb. An Athenian cemetery of the Geometric period 42. The Roman state persecuted the Christians. Which of the following would account for this persecution? Correct answera. Christians refused to pay homage to the state's gods. 46. In the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, a pagan who converted to Christianity, the sculptors illustrated scenes from the life of Christ. Which of the following represents the allusion to the crucifixion? Correct answerb. Christ before Pilate 47. Scholars mostly agree that the Ionic frieze on the Parthenon is a representation of the ____. Correct answerb. Panathenaic procession 50. Where would an oculus be found? Correct answera. At the center of a dome 51. Which of the following would be considered the predecessor for the Mausoleum of Costanza? Correct answerd. Pantheon 52. Christians honored ____ as a prefiguration of Christ, making him a popular subject in early Christian art. Correct answerb. Jonah 53. The Corinthian black figure amphora with animal friezes demonstrates the Greek fascination with ____. Correct answerb. the Orient 54. Pompeian wall paintings of the Second Style are characterized by which of the following? Correct answerd. The wall seemingly opening up into an illusionistic landscape 57. In contrast to a Greek temple, Roman temples usually were ____. Correct answerc. pseudoperipteral [Show More]

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