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