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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which two rivers defined the territory of the Etruscan cities? | The Tiber and the Arno |
| What was the Greek name for the Etruscans? | Tyrrhenians |
| Which ancient author provides information about Etruscan architecture? | Vitruvius |
| The mixing of peoples that resulted in the Etruscan culture occurred when? | Villanovan period, first millennium BCE |
| What was the source of the Etruscan accumulation of wealth and luxury goods in the seventh century BCE? | Mining and trade |
| What was the function of the Etruscan fibula? | Pinning Cloth |
| Which of the following Etruscan toiletry articles have been found in great quantities by archaeologists? | Cistae and mirrors |
| What term do art historians use to describe the base of an Etruscan temple? | podium |
| What accounts for the lack of Etruscan temple remains in the archaeological record? | Perishable Materials |
| Who would have been buried in each of these structures at Cerveteri? | Generations of Family |
| Why are scholars unable to use Etruscan inscriptions as a source of information about Etruscan culture? | the language is yet undeciphered |
| Of which Roman architectural form is the Porta Marzia thought to be a forerunner? | Triumphal arch |
| What is the purpose of the sculpted circles in this tomb chamber? | represent shields |
| What metalworking technique was used in the decoration of the Regolini-Galassi fibula? | granulations and repousse |
| We know from the inscription on the Ficoroni Cista that the workshop of its artist, Novios Plautios, was located in which city? | Rome |
| What was the purpose of the three-cella plan of Etruscan temples? | One chamber each for tinia, uni and menrva |
| The decoration of the Ficoroni Cista is most likely an adaptation of what art type? | Greek panel painting |
| The pose of the Aule Metele statue most resembles that of which work? | apoxyomenos lysippos |
| Etruscan art and iconography had a great influence on which culture? | Roman |
| Why are the man and woman on the Cerveteri sarcophagus shown in a reclining position? | They are shown at a banquet |
| Rome is located on which river? | Tiber |
| The development of what building material enabled the Romans to revolutionize architecture? | concrete |
| What legendary figures founded Rome as a modest village of huts on April 21, 753 BCE? | Romulus and remus |
| Which culture had the greatest influence in Rome during the Archaic period? | etruscan |
| When did the eruption of Mount Vesuvius cover Pompeii and the other cities surrounding the Bay of Naples? | 79 CE |
| Which adjective best describes the facial features of Roman Republican patrician portraits? | Accurate |
| What distinctly Roman architectural structure appears in this image? | Amphitheater |
| What was the outcome of the important battle that took place at the Greek city of Actium in 31 BCE? | Marc Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian/Augustus |
| What is the function of the Pont-du-Gard? | An aqueduct/bridge |
| What were the names of the two main intersecting roads in a Roman planned city? | Cardo and decumanus |
| Which of the following is NOT a structure that Roman engineers brought to lands conquered and colonized during the Roman Empire? | Palace |
| Why is the Flavian Amphitheater in Rome known as the Colosseum? | Because of its location near a large statue of Nero |
| What long-lived division is foreshadowed in this portrait of the four tetrarchs? | Western and eastern Roman empires |
| What was the purpose of the spolia included in the Arch of Constantine? | Associate Constantine with preceding "good" emperors |
| Which of the following was NOT a purpose of marble revetment? | Showcase the many varieties of local Italian marble |
| What was the thematic emphasis of much of Trajan building program in Rome? | His victories against the Dacians |
| Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe the pool and grotto of Hadrian villa at Tivoli? | It included typical Greek arcuated colonnades. |
| Who appears as the central figure in this relief? | A combination of these figures |
| The uniformity imposed by the centralized authority of the Roman Empire is best exemplified by which city? | Timgad |
| What effect did the use of concrete allow the Romans to achieve in architecture? | Build massive structures that shaped the enclosed space |
| Dura-Europos is a town overlooking the Euphrates River in which modern country? | Syria |
| TThe synagogue at Dura-Europos has an extensive program of decoration in what medium? | Painting on plaster |
| figure did not appear in the synagogue paintings of Dura-Europos? | God |
| In their construction, catacombs most resembled which earlier funerary structures? | Etruscan tomb chambers |
| The Jewish and Christian communities of Rome tunneled the catacombs out of the tufa bedrock outside the city walls, as did the Etruscans with their chamber tombs. | Purple |
| What was the date and purpose of the Edict of Milan? | 313, recognized Christianity as a legal religion equal to the cults of the traditional gods |
| Who are the figures called orants in Christian art? | Praying people |
| Which term refers to the Early Christian view of how events in the Old Testament and the New Testament are related to each other? | Prefiguration |
| What was the function of cubicula in the Christian catacombs of Rome? | Mortuary chapels |
| What was the effect of the gold background of tesserae in church mosaics? | Transferred figures from the real world to the spiritual plane |
| In clarifying the importance of the Old Testament to Christians, who claimed "the New Testament is hidden in the Old; the Old is clarified by the New"? | Saint Augustine |
| Which artwork reveals the continued attachment to pagan style and iconography among the Roman upper classes after the Theodosian ban in 391? | Diptych of Symmachi |
| What aspect of the codex form enabled the production of elaborately decorated texts? | Animal skin was a good base for painting |
| Which aspect of this mosaic from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is no longer rooted in the naturalist classical tradition? | Jesus carries a cross-secpter and wears purple |
| The prohibition in the Second Commandment regarding the worship of images made the decorative program of which structure a surprise to art historians? | Jewish synagogue at Dura Europos |
| In what way does this painting differ from contemporaneous decoration of Roman houses? | Subject matter |
| Which aspect of the plan of Old Saint Peter's is unusual for an early church? | Transcept |
| Which early church had a mosaic program that included many subjects common to Roman funerary art—such as putti and wine—that could be given a Christian interpretation? | Santa costanza |
| In their stillness, stylized gestures, and frontality, the figures in this painting most resemble those of which Roman monument? | Arch of Septimus severus |
| What explains the large size of tesserae used in Early Christian church mosaics as compared to earlier Roman Republican mosaics? | placement in building |
| the people whom the Romans called Etrusci or Tusci, the region centered on Florence and the Greeks referred to as Tyrsenoi or Tyrrhenoi | Etruscans |
| in the Old Testament, a prophetic forerunner of Christ | prefiguration |
| The round, central opening of a dome. | oculus |
| a semicircular wall area, often framed by an arch over a door or window. | lunette |
| the point at which two barrel-vaults cross | __groin vault______ |
| a large, semi-circular niche protruding from an end wall. In a Christian church, it houses the altar | ___apse_________ |
| true to natural appearance; super-realistic | __verisitic__________ |
| a portrait or image, especially in churches that are objects of veneration. | Icon |
| a hard-baked clay used for sculpture and as a building material. | _terracotta__________ |
| a picture depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects | still life |
| An arrangement of windows on a building | fenestration |
| Sunken panels, often decorated, in a vault or ceiling | ____coffers/coffered_____ |
| a luxurious handmade book with painted illustrations | __Illuminated manuscript_____ |
| the style of room decoration in which the aim was to dissolve the walls of a room with the illusion of a three-dimensional world | _Second Style painting_____ |
| this type of temple has engaged columns rather than freestanding columns | __pseudo-peripteral_______ |
| the arm of a cruciform church, perpendicular to the nave | __transept________ |
| style in which the aim of the artist was to imitate the appearance of marble | __first style painting______ |
| A public building for legal and civic proceedings, rectangular in plan. | __basilica________ |
| Which term best describes the shape of the main body of this sculpture? | cylinder |
| Which of the following describes the decorations on this container? | They are a combination of two-dimensional and three-dimensional images. |
| Which of the following best describes the two figures depicted on this sarcophagus (funerary monument)? | The figures' faces are individual and animated. |
| Which statement is an accurate description of this sarcophagus? | The entire sarcophagus appears to be made of the same material. |
| Which of the following best describes this sculptural figure? | The figure has an animated expression and strides forward. |
| Which of the following best describes the way this figure's garments are depicted? | In flat, patterned folds |
| How do these tomb interiors compare? | One is subdivided into a variety of spaces. |
| Which statement best describes the decorations in these tomb interiors? | One tomb contains colorful abstract patterns on the ceiling. |
| What architectural feature do these Etruscan structures have in common? | Sculptural elements attached to the architecture |
| Which statement accurately describes the structures in these photographs? | One is a model of a complete building; the other is part of a larger structure. |
| Which of the following best describe the overall arrangement of figures in this sculpture? | Chaotic and crowded |
| How has the artist treated space in this sculptural scene? | The space is flat, with no deep space visible beyond the wall of figures. |
| Which of the following best describes the ceiling of the Roman Pantheon? | The ceiling is a large, rounded dome. |
| Which description best applies to the interior of the Pantheon? | The interior of the Pantheon contains rich and varied architectural detailing. |
| Which of the following best describes the wall paintings pictured here? | Confused and crowded |
| What subjects do these wall paintings feature? | They feature a variety of subjects, including architectural views and mythological scenes. |
| Which is a similarity between these sculptures? | Both figures are posed with their right arms outstretched. |
| Which of the following statements is an accurate description of these sculptures? | The facial features of each figure are individualized and detailed. |
| What architectural feature do these Roman structures have in common? | Rounded arch |
| Which statement accurately describes these Roman structures? | . Only one appears to have an entrance to a large, enclosed space. |
| How has the artist of this painting distinguished two individuals from the group? | One figure is larger in scale, and the other wears purple. |
| What similarities connect all the figures depicted in this painting? | The figures lack volume and their faces are expressionless. |
| Which architectural features are visible in this catacomb? | Two columns in the corners |
| Which of the following best describes the decoration in this catacomb? | There are painted decorations on the walls as well as the ceiling. |
| Which of the following best describes this scene painted on the page of a manuscript? | It shows four figures with a landscape of trees and a building in the background. |
| How has the artist arranged the elements of text and the painted scene on this page? | The painted scene is set apart from the text and framed with a red border. |
| Which is a similarity between these two works? | Both of the works depict multiple scenes with figures in separate spaces. |
| Which of the following statements is an accurate description of these sculptures? | One of the works is painted, and one is carved. |
| What architectural features do these structures share? | Round columns supporting rounded arches |
| Judging from these photographs, which of the following best describes the spatial arrangement of these buildings? | One is arranged in a circle; the other has a rectangular layout. |
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