Instructor: Michael Fremont Redfield
Student: ____________________________ Golden West College
Art G105 --- Art History and Appreciation
Spring – 2016
Final Examination
1. The myth of the founding of Rome is described in an epic poem by Virgil
entitled the _________.
a.
Aeneid
b.
History of Rome
c.
Twelve Caesars
d.
None of the above 2. The Romans borrowed their gods and the names of the gods from the
_______.
a.
Armenians
b.
Egyptians
c.
Greeks
d.
Latins 3. This was the main and official language in use by the Roman Empire.
a.
Roman
b.
Latin
c.
Greek
d.
None of the above 4. The Roman Republic lasted until _____ when ____ came to power.
a.
27 A.D.; Octavian
b.
27 B.C.; Octavian
c.
27 B.C.; Cicero
d.
127 A.D.; Trajan 5. These people are considered to be the native people of the Italian peninsula.
a.
Plebians
b.
Etruscans
c.
Arcadians
d.
None of the above 6. The Roman Republic lasted from ____ to ____.
a.
509 B.C.; 27 B.C.
b.
27 B.C.; A.D. 476
c.
510 B.C.; 20 B.C.
d.
323 B.C; 27 B.C. 7. Julius Caesar was the first Emperor of Rome.
a.
true
b.
false 1 8. Unlike Greek temples, the temples of the Romans were designed to:
a.
always use the Doric order
b.
have the temple stand on a podium and dominate an urban space
c.
not have any steps built at the entrance
d.
only use straight lines and no use of the arch
e.
none of the above 9. The simple arch is composed of wedge-shaped stones that are called ____.
a.
imposts
b.
keystones
c.
voussoirs
d.
stones 10. Most of the information known to us today about the Romans’ domestic life
comes from the ruins of _____ and _______.
a.
Vesuvius; Pompeii
b.
The Temple of Portunus
c.
Carthage; Via Appia
d.
Pompeii; Herculaneum 11. A _______ is a Roman country estate.
a.
insula
b.
acquaduct
c.
villa
d.
none of the above 12. A(n) ________ is a structure that transports water.
a.
Lanes and Penates
b.
keystone
c.
nave
d.
aquaduct 13. A round opening in the ceiling of a building is called a_______.
a.
tufa
b.
voussoir
c.
oculus
d.
necropolis 14. The public center of a Roman city is called the ______.
a.
coffer
b.
drum
c.
nave
d.
forum 15. The Colosseum was begun during the reign of ________.
a.
Hadrian
b.
Augustus 2 c.
d. Vespasian
Constantine 16. The ___________ is a Roman architectural form that was used for
commerce, as a public meeting place, and as a law court.
a.
colonnade
b.
propylaia
c.
basilica
d.
none of the above 17. The ________ was built by the Emperor Hadrian as a temple to “all the
gods.”
a.
Parthenon
b.
Pantheon
c.
Colosseum
d.
none of the above 18. The Arch of Titus of A.D. 81 was erected in Rome by the Emperor _______
and commemorates the __________.
a.
Titus; conquest of Gaul
b.
Caesar; conquest of Germania
c.
Domitian; sack of Jerusalem
d.
none of the above 19. The Emperor Constantine issued the _______ in A.D. 313, which mandated
tolerance of all religions including Christianity.
a.
Edict of Nantes
b.
Edict of Milan
c.
Ius Civile
d.
none of the above 20. A relief sculpture on the Arch of Titus in Rome shows soldiers carrying away
_______.
a.
bed and lamp and a candle
b.
a large menorah
c.
hymnals
d.
sleighs and stools
e.
none of the above 21. A column attached to a wall is called a pilaster.
a.
true
b.
false 22. An arch rotated 360 degrees to form a hemispherical roof is called a _____
a.
podium
b.
apse
c.
cross-vault
d.
dome
A vault made by extending a round arch through space is called a barrel
vault.
a.
true 23. 3 b. false 24. A process through which differing belief systems are assimilated is called
syncretism.
a.
true
b.
false 25. An apse is the curved section at the end of a nave.
a.
true
b.
false 26. In the plan for St. Denis, the design called for __________, which allowed
Masses to be celebrated and relics to be displayed without interfering with
each other.
a.
radiating chapels in the outer ambulatory
b.
no portal at the entrance of the nave
c.
very small windows
d.
clear, long, narrow windows on the front only
e.
none of the above 27. The door to a Gothic church as a metaphor for the ________.
a.
opportunity of work
b.
passage to adulthood
c.
entrance to hell
d.
entrance to heaven 28. The abbot of St. Denis, _______, believed that art inspired the faithful.
a.
Bernard
b.
Louis
c.
Berghard
d.
Suger 29. The word Gothic is a French term used to describe the 12th century style of
architecture.
a.
true
b.
false 30. The ambulatory of St. Denis in Paris was commissioned in 1140 by the abbot
_______ and inaugurates the Gothic style.
a.
Berghard; 1225
b.
Louis; 1348
c.
Suger; 1140
d.
Francis; 1226 31. A large, round window in Gothic cathedrals is called a ________ window.
a.
tulip
b.
carnation 4 c.
d. rose
orchid 32. The theologians of ________ tried to present all of Christian history in the
sculpture and stained glass of this great cathedral.
a.
Notre Dame de Paris
b.
Notre Dame de Chartres
c.
Notre Dame de Reims
d.
none of the above 33. The system of __________ was used in the construction of Gothic cathedrals
in order to counter the thrust of the ceiling vaults.
a.
buttresses
b.
flying buttresses
c.
both a and b
d.
neither a or b 34. The use of colored glass for the decoration of church windows reached its
peak in the windows of French Gothic cathedrals in the 13th century.
a.
true
b.
false 35. Extra masonry used to demarcate the junctions of a groin vault creates a rib
vault
a.
true
b.
false 36. She was the wife of Justinian and is seen as an empress in the mosaics in
the apse of San Vitale. She was ______.
a.
Theodora
b.
Theatrus
c.
Queen of Vitale
d.
Anna Comnena
e.
None of the above 37. The art of Justinian and the mosaics in San Vitale represent images that
serve:
a.
only religious symbolism
b.
a political purpose of empire and project an image of power
c.
only mythical feelings and ideas
d.
ideas about the beliefs of Confucius 38. Hagia Sophia was built with a:
a.
radiating group of arches to create the dome
b.
medley of domes, curved arches, and lunettes
c.
Latin cross floor plan and no domes
d.
A floor plan that copied Notre Dame’s plan in Paris 39. Byzantine architects devised a feature using a round dome to the square
cube called the:
a.
lunette 5 b.
c.
d. antiphon
pendentive
spire 40. The legal code that was to become the foundation of law in most western
European countries during the twelfth to eighteenth centuries was initiated by:
a.
the Emperor Justinian
b.
Julius Caesar
c.
the Empress Theodora
d.
none of the above 41. ________ is an excellent example of Gothic architecture.
a.
the Parthenon
b.
the Pantheon
c.
Notre Dame de Chartres cathedral
d.
San Vitale 42. The first Christian churches were patterned after Roman basilicas used by
the Romans as:
a.
temples
b.
baths
c.
palaces
d.
government buildings 43. The Gothic style first developed around _____.
a.
1080
b.
1140
c.
1420
d.
1055 44. The Gothic style began _______.
a.
at Notre Dame, Paris
b.
the royal abbey of Saint-Denis, located just north of Paris
c.
Westminster Abbey, London
d.
Florence Cathedral, Florence 45. Sainte-Chapelle in Paris is in the ______ style.
a.
Early Gothic
b.
High Gothic
c.
Rayonnant Gothic
d.
Flamboyant Gothic 46. Charlemagne was named the Holy Roman Emperor in ___.
a.
1300
b.
800
c.
27 BC
d.
476 47. A hand-made and hand-decorated book is called a (n):
a.
Codex
b.
Codicil 6 c.
d. Manuscript
Illuminated manuscript 48. The growth of the cult of ____ and the desire to visit holy Christian shrines
inspired Christians in western Europe to travel on pilgrimages.
a.
Apollo
b.
Jesus
c.
Relics
d.
Mummies 49. The Romanesque Period in Western Europe began around ___.
a.
1140
b.
1000
c.
1565
d.
900 50. The Romanesque Church Portal included sculptural designs on the:
a.
Tympanum
b.
Archivolts
c.
Jambs
d.
Trumeau
e.
All of the above 7

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