Northeast Texas Community College INTR TO A 1301 8

Northeast Texas Community College

INTR TO A 1301

8. Ancient Mediterranean Cultures Through the 18th Century  EXAM 350735 ATTEMPT #2

1)Temples in Sumeria were elevated for__________reasons

a Practical

b   Environmental c Symbolic

d   Architectural

2                     were heavily used in byzantine art a Icons

b   Fertility statues c Carvings

d   Domes

3              The         lasted from around 1400 to 1600 a Gothic era

b     Middle ages c      Renaissance d Baroque style

4              Dutch baroque is sometimes referred to as a Protestantism

b             Spanish revivalist c          German baroque

d             Bourgeois baroque

5                                             was the writing system in Mesopotamia for over 3,000 years a                   Hieroglyphics

b             Ziggurat

c              Cuneiform d       Calligraphy

6                                             relief means images are carved into the surface a             Bas

b             Low

c              Raised

d             Sunken

7              Who invented gothic architecture? a      Louis XIV

b             Suger

c              Bernini

d             Michelangelo

8              Donatello was thought to be one of the most talented a               Architects

b             Photographers c               Sculptors

d             Painters

9              The renaissance began in the country of a            France

b             Spain

c              Italy

d             Greece

10           Which type of architecture is best described by thick stone walls, round arches, and barrel-vaulted stone ceilings a              Gothic

b             Rococo

c              Arcade

d             Romanesque

11           Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE and buried the town of   with the lava and ash creating a time capsule that left the city undisturbed for 16 centuries

a.            Pompeii

b.            Syracuse

c.             Troy

d.            Palermo

12           Renaissance academies were modeled on the ancient Greek academy of a         Plato

b             Aristotle

c              Socrates

d             Galen

13           Donatello started his sculptures by first creating a a         Full scale model of a nude figure in clay

b             Display stage

c              Form made of paper-mache

d             Wax model of a clothed figure

14           Roman architects designed a/an               where Christians would worship a            Clerestory

b             Amphitheater c Basilica

d             Coliseum

15           Classic refers to the        of quality a          Master

b             Abstract

c              Average standard d        Highest standard

16                                          was influenced by Caravaggio and started his career in the Netherlands a             Rembrandt

b             Warhol

c              Durer

d             Cocq

17           Literally means new classicism a                Neostoicism

b             Horatii

c              Renaissance d   Neoclassicism

18           Renaissance artists focused on a               Christian themes only

b             Greek and roman gods and goddesses c               Catholic teachings

d             Spanish monuments

19                                          was Michelangelo’s younger rival a          Raphael

b             De’ medici c        Leonardo

d             Bellini

20           One of the great projects of baroque Rome was the completion of a      Santa maria della vittoria

b             The hall of mirrors c        The cornaro chapel d      St peter’s cathedral