Question 1

What are the allegorical figures in the Triumph of Titus relief meant to invoke?

Accepted Answer

A)   The protection of the gods
B)   The power of victory
C)   The imperial virtues
D)   The goodwill of previous emperorsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following structures, located in the forum, housed the law court for a Roman city?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stoa
B)   Temple
C)   Rostrum
D)   BasilicaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following monuments was NOT a product of the Pax Augusta?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ara Pacis Augustae
B)   Pantheon
C)   Maison Carrée
D)   Pont-du-GardE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

How did the architect use architectural elements in the facade of Al-Khazneh (the "Treasury")  at Petra?

Accepted Answer

A)   With careful regard for classical conventions
B)   In a purely ornamental fashion
C)   To highlight its function as a temple
D)   In a way that emphasized power and grandeurE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

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What building appears in this image?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parthenon
B)   Pantheon
C)   Forum of Augustus
D)   Temple of VestaE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is not a component of Roman wall painting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Illusionism
B)   Agricultural scenes
C)   Architectural framing devices
D)   EclecticismE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

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Who is pictured in this wall painting?

Accepted Answer

A)   The poet Homer
B)   The hero Achilles
C)   The poet Menander
D)   The statesman AlcibiadesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which emperor built a large palace/fort at Split in present-day Croatia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Constantine
B)   Justinian
C)   Diocletian
D)   HadrianE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

What technique did the artist of the spoils from Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus use to create the illusion of depth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Coloring the relief background
B)   Arranging figures in a landscape
C)   Carving different heights of relief
D)   Following strict linear perspectiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the subject of Fourth Style Roman wall painting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Architectural vistas
B)   Linear fanatasies
C)   Stone panels
D)   Mixture of previous stylesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

The Pantheon was one of the most influential designs in the history of architecture. It brought new meaning to the concept of "architectural space." Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the design of the Pantheon?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is based on the intersection of two squares.
B)   It is based on the intersection of a circle and a rectangle.
C)   It is based on sections of an ellipse.
D)   It is based on the intersection of two circles.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which emperor chose to recognize Christianity as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diocletian
B)   Constantine
C)   Marcus Aurelius
D)   JustinianE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Pompeian wall paintings of the Second Style are characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Painted copies of inlaid stonework
B)   Walls dissolving into an illusionistic landscape
C)   Fantastical architecture based on the theater
D)   Decoratively painted architectural sectionsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

What was emphasized in Flavian portraits, in a departure from Republican portraiture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Roman virtues and nobility
B)   The divine nature of the sitter
C)   The full Roman ancestry of the sitter
D)   Beauty shown through current fashion trendsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

What did First Style wall painting at Pompeii imitate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mosaic panels
B)   Theater scenery
C)   Costly marble panels
D)   Cyclopean masonryE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What standard imperial scene appears on the base of the column of Antoninus Pius?

Accepted Answer

A)   Triumphal march
B)   Birth of emperor
C)   Apotheosis
D)   CoronationE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following architectural terms describes the Temple of Portunus, Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dipteral
B)   Pseudoperipteral
C)   Distyle in antis
D)   PeripteralE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

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This figure is holding portrait heads representing which group?

Accepted Answer

A)   His fellow consuls
B)   His children
C)   His ancestors
D)   His political enemiesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

What structure did the Roman emperor Nero have the architects Severus and Celer build after the great fire of 64 CE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Forum
B)   Palace
C)   Colosseum
D)   MarketE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

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Whose triumphal arch appears in this image?

Accepted Answer

A)   Titus
B)   Septimius Severus
C)   Antoninus Pius
D)   ConstantineE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 7: The Roman Empire

Which of the following structures, located in the forum, housed the law court for a Roman city?

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The Pantheon was one of the most influential designs in the history of architecture. It brought new meaning to the concept of "architectural space." Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the design of the Pantheon?

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What are the allegorical figures in the Triumph of Titus relief meant to invoke?

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How did the architect use architectural elements in the facade of Al-Khazneh (the "Treasury") at Petra?

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Which emperor chose to recognize Christianity as the official religion of Rome in the early fourth century CE?

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What structure did the Roman emperor Nero have the architects Severus and Celer build after the great fire of 64 CE?

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​ Whose triumphal arch appears in this image?

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Which emperor built a large palace/fort at Split in present-day Croatia?

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​ What building appears in this image?

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Which of the following monuments was NOT a product of the Pax Augusta?

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Which of the following is not a component of Roman wall painting?

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What did First Style wall painting at Pompeii imitate?

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​ This figure is holding portrait heads representing which group?

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Which of the following best describes the subject of Fourth Style Roman wall painting?

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What technique did the artist of the spoils from Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus use to create the illusion of depth?

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​ Who is pictured in this wall painting?

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Pompeian wall paintings of the Second Style are characterized by which of the following?

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Which of the following architectural terms describes the Temple of Portunus, Rome?

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What standard imperial scene appears on the base of the column of Antoninus Pius?

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What was emphasized in Flavian portraits, in a departure from Republican portraiture?

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