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Art History Volume 1 6th Edition Stokstad Test Bank
Art History Volume 1 6th Edition Stokstad Test Bank
BYZANTINE ART
8
Multiple Choice
1. Near the end of the first century, what replaced the scroll as the primary form of recording
texts?
A. codex
B. manuscript
C. miniature
D. vellum
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 8.c Relate Byzantine artists and art to their cultural, economic, and political
contexts.
Topic: Luxury Objects
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2. What religious theme unites the mosaics in the Church of San Vitale (Figs. 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8,
and 8-9)?
A. the martyrdom of St. Vitalis
B. the marriage sacrament of Justinian and Theodora
C. Christ’s role as King of Heaven
D. the celebration of the Eucharist
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 8.b Interpret the meaning of works of Byzantine art based on their themes,
subjects, and symbols.
Topic: The Golden Age of Justinian
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
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3. What pictorial element indicates an otherworldly space in Empress Theodora and her
Attendants in the Church of St. Vitale (Fig. 8-9)?
A. the emphasis on illusionistic space
B. three-dimensional modeling of the figures
C. the silhouetting of the figures against a gold background
D. the open doorway to the women’s gallery
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 8.a Identify the visual hallmarks of Byzantine art for formal, technical, and
expressive qualities.
Topic: The Golden Age of Justinian
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
5. The Archangel Michael (Fig. 8-12) is an example of carved ivory diptychs that served what
function in Christian worship?
A. They were used to send messages to friends and colleagues.
B. They were portable objects of veneration, similar to painted icons.
C. They were used to record names of people who were to be remembered in prayers.
D. They were used as book covers for manuscripts.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 8.e Interpret a work of Byzantine art using the art historical methods of
observation, comparison, and inductive reasoning.
Topic: Luxury Objects
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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6. The extensive use of marble, colored glass, and gold mosaics to decorate the interior of the
Church of San Vitale (Fig. 8-6) had what effect on the structure?
A. It served to reinforce the underlying supports.
B. It made the structure appear to dissolve into shimmering light and color.
C. It called attention to the architectural complexity seen throughout the building.
D. It disguised structural irregularities that were originally visible inside the church.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 8.f Select visual and textual evidence in various media to support an
argument or an interpretation of a work of Byzantine art.
Topic: The Golden Age of Justinian
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
7. The use of purple vellum in the production of the Vienna Genesis (Fig. 8-13) indicates it was
probably made for
A. a bishop.
B. a woman.
C. an imperial patron.
D. public display
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 8.b Interpret the meaning of works of Byzantine art based on their themes,
subjects, and symbols.
Topic: Luxury Objects
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
8. The nobility and suffering of the figures of the Crucifixion (Fig. 8-22) were meant to
A. provoke fear in travelers and pilgrims.
B. move monks and visitors to meditation.
C. express knowledge of Greek artistic tradition.
D. emphasize the power of the royal patron.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 8.c Relate Byzantine artists and art to their cultural, economic, and political
contexts.
Topic: Architecture and Wall Painting in Mosaic and Fresco
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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9. Which medium, which the poet and philosopher Theodore Metochites was responsible for,
cover(s) every inch of the funerary chapel at the church of the monastery of Christ in Chora?
A. mosaics
B. frescoes
C. tapestries
D. stonework
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 8.a Identify the visual hallmarks of Byzantine art for formal, technical, and
expressive qualities.
Topic: Constantinople: The Chora Church
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
10. In both its subject matter and artistic style, the Paris Psalter (Fig. 8-27) reflects
A. the continuation of pagan artistic traditions in the Christian art of Constantinople.
B. the Byzantine interest in representing an otherworldly space of the mystical.
C. the preference for two-dimensional surface patterns in the Middle Byzantine period.
D. the spread of Christianity among the masses through the production of manuscripts .
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 8.e Interpret a work of Byzantine art using the art historical methods of
observation, comparison, and inductive reasoning.
Topic: Precious Objects of Commemoration, Veneration, and Devotion
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
11. Architects of the Cathedral of St. Mark in Venice relied on a Greek-cross plan, marking each
square unit with a separate
A. altar.
B. apse.
C. chapel.
D. dome.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 8.a Identify the visual hallmarks of Byzantine art for formal, technical, and
expressive qualities.
Topic: Architecture and Wall Painting in Mosaic and Fresco
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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12. During the Byzantine era, to separate the congregation from the sanctuary, the celebration of
the Mass took place behind a(n)
A. ciborium.
B. screen.
C. ambulatory.
D. aisle.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 8.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts relevant to Byzantine art, artists, and
art history.
Topic: Architecture and Wall Painting in Mosaic and Fresco
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
13. During the Late Byzantine period, the territory of the Byzantine Empire decreased to
A. small areas of the Balkans and Greece.
B. Constantinople and Russia.
C. Greece and eastern Europe.
D. Greece and Macedonia.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 8.c Relate Byzantine artists and art to their cultural, economic, and political
contexts.
Topic: Late Byzantine Art
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
14. Justinian provided the monastery at St. Catherine at Mount Sinai with
A. vaults.
B. minarets.
C. fortifications.
D. a chapel.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 8.a Identify the visual hallmarks of Byzantine art for formal, technical, and
expressive qualities.
Topic: The Golden Age of Justinian
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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15. What originated in the third century, when devout Christians retired to the desert?
A. iconoclasm
B. monasticism
C. orthodoxy
D. pilgrimage
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 8.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts relevant to Byzantine art, artists, and
art history.
Topic: The Golden Age of Justinian
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
16. Which notion was emphasized in The Transfiguration of Christ (Fig. 8-11) in the apse at St.
Catherine?
A. theophany
B. parakklesion
C. anastasis
D. symbolism
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 8.f Select visual and textual evidence in various media to support an
argument or an interpretation of a work of Byzantine art.
Topic: The Golden Age of Justinian
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
17. Which refers to an intensified interest in the styles and themes of Classical art during the
Middle Byzantine period?
A. Chora Revival
B. Palaeologue Renaissance
C. Macedonian Renaissance
D. Venetian Period
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 8.b Interpret the meaning of works of Byzantine art based on their themes,
subjects, and symbols.
Topic: Middle Byzantine Art
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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