Test #3 of 5 results

33 questions composed of 
11 true or false questions
11 multiple choice
11 fill in the blank and/or use your drawing skills!

Each question worth 3 points.  One point will be given to you, why? Because you are YOU!  

Good luck!!!  Professor Pepper

1. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE burying a city, which became horrifically preserved under ash and can still be visited today as the City that Stopped.

TRUE                  or                 FALSE

2. This human-made material was very important in building, especially in the designing of archways and domed ceilings, in fact, we still use it today.  What? 

cement

______________________.

3. Linear perspective illustrate this ___iv__.  Fill in the correct #

1. triangular and rectilinear perspective
2. one and two point perspective
3. atmospheric perspective
4. one, two and three point perspective

4. The Arch of Titus stands outside the City of Jerusalem.

 TRUE                  or                 FALSE

5. In 313 CE the government in power issued the “ __EDICT OF MILAN_,” a contracted model of religious tolerance among all people.

6. The god Bacchus, was often represented by these natural items: _________________

1. a running stag
2. a sleeping dove
3. domesticated animals (cows, pigs, etc.)
4. wild plant forms, such as ivy and laurel

7. The enzyme of milk was added to powder pigments to make it stick onto walls.

TRUE                  or                 FALSE

8. What are the additional three names of vaulted archways, the first is “barrel”

i.  groin

ii.  ribbed

iii. fan

9. “Ruled by four” is understood to be __ii____. Fill in the correct #

1. a group of 4 countries agreeing to the same political philosophy
2. 4 male rulers
3. 4 vaulted ceilings that created the roof of Parthenon

10. Linear perspective has three methods of creating the illusion of space on a 2D plane.

TRUE                  or                 FALSE

11. This brother, Domitian, memorialized his brother by __iii__.  Fill in the correct #

1. building a villa in Pompeii for is late wife
2. commissioned his profile on a coin
3. commissioned an archway

iv.  commissioned a painting 10’ high on a wall in a public space

12. During the time of Constantine, marble was replaced by granite in sculptures of human beings.

 TRUE                  or                 FALSE

13. To the right, draw a barrel vault:

14. Atmospheric perspective is an illusionary convention that depicts spatial depth. With it __iii__. Fill in the correct #

1. the colors in the background take on a very hot temperature
2. the spatial depth is only created through overlap
3. the background gets less defined and color often fades
4. the subject matter in the foreground becomes miniaturized 

15. Symbols are often re-appropriated today in our culture, as they were in Ancient Rome.

 TRUE                  or                 FALSE

16. Sequential Art means The depiction of time in one piece. As seen in the fresco of Moses leading his people - two images of him in the narrative (before and after)

17. Ancient Romans were excellent artists, scientists and philosophers, especially when it came to: ___i_ .  Fill in the correct #

1. depicting illusionary space on a two dimensional plane
2. understanding the underworld
3. keeping their gardens ‘untamed’

18. The Hebrew Bible, the Christian Bible (includes Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament and the New Christian Testament) and the Muslim ___Quran ___ are the religious books that are followed in the three religions.

19. A “torah” is a classically trained musician who plays a wind instrument.

 TRUE                  or                 FALSE

20. The Alpha and Omega of the Ancient Roman alphabet is symbolic of: ___ii____  Fill in the correct #

1. power and wisdom
2. beginning and end
3. rain or shine
4. Judaism and Christianity

21. A fresco is a type of funerary artifact.

  TRUE                  or                 FALSE

22. People who were not monotheists often depicted halos in Ancient Roman art to signify what? Explain.  They were often depicted on the Imperial family signifying their leadership.

23. Pompeii was a place that few people traveled to in the Classical world because of its remote location, it's unsophisticated, and often boring, lifestyle.

TRUE                  or                 FALSE

24. A triptych is ____ii. _____.  Fill in the correct #

1. a type of hammering style on marble
2. a type of paneled painting or screen
3. a crown of jewels worn only by a queen
4. an open aired market found in Pompeii

25. This freestanding gateway claimed to have a bronze sculpture of 

_____Titus______ on the top of its 50’ walls, driving a team of horses.

26. Define what Pontifex Maximus of Rome means:  Religious Ruler

27. An oculus is a military general from Ancient Rome

 TRUE                  or                 FALSE

28. The Ancient Romans ruled these countries known today:  ______Turkey______, _____North Africa________  and ______The UK__________ among many others.

29. The Classical world was very interested in looking back to the artistic traditions of Ancient Greece. They also had a great interest in the sciences, especially observation and how to depict it on a two-dimensional plane. 

TRUE                  or                 FALSE

30. What is a Chi-Rho?  the firey symbol Constantine thought he saw in a dream and put on his army's insignia

31. What is the correct definition of a tondo? ___ii_____  Fill in the correct #

1. a paintbrush with bristles from a squirrel
2. a round relief often on the sides of architecture
3. a musical percussion instrument
4. a small, personal object often to write notes upon

32. This Army General initially captured Jerusalem by entering into a synagogue and taking the artifacts.   Who? __ii_ Fill in the correct #.

1. Augustus
2. Marcus 
3. Titus
4. Constantine the Great

33. The oculus in the Pantheon is helpful because ____ii___.  Fill in the correct #.

1. it shows the next generation how poor, yet innovative the architects were
2. it lets in light and yes, birds too!
3. it memorializes great commanders in chief
4. it keeps family portraits and sculptures physically together within a collection

BONUS - worth 5 points

In the space below explain the significance of the Arch of Constantine the Great, noting three different points to make your argument accurate.

- It's scale dwarfed Titus' Archway

- It stood as an entrance gate towards Rome

- It was created from cement in addition to stone

- It used recycled parts from other sculptures

- It visualized Constantine's leadership, memorializing him

- It had three arches within it

- It had tondi illustrating his various historical events
- others