A) Abstract geometric patterns B) Christ as the Pantocrator C) The life of Constantina D) Scenes from the Old Testament
A) They were created by anonymous monks B) They are the earliest surviving examples of this depiction C) They are the largest mosaics in Rome D) They were never restored
A) 4th century B) 3rd or 4th century C) 5th or 7th century D) 8th or 9th century
A) IN HOC SIGNO VINCES B) DOMINUS PACEM DAT C) PAX VOBISCUM D) DOMINUS VOBISCUM
A) The twelve apostles B) The wealth of the empire C) A pagan sacrifice D) Christ's role as shepherd
A) Power and supremacy B) His mortal status C) His poverty and humility D) His birth in Bethlehem
A) Lives of the saints B) Secular, non-Christian motifs C) Crucifixion scenes D) Constantina's family history
A) Military battles B) Imperial seals C) Angelic choirs D) Vine and plant ornament
A) Because it was a vineyard B) Because it was built by Bacchus C) Because the architecture looked like a wine press D) Due to the predominance of pagan grape-picking imagery
A) The fertility of the soil B) The history of agriculture C) The wealth of the Roman Empire D) The promise of beauty and abundance in Heaven
A) The Colosseum walls B) The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel C) The Pantheon D) Constantina's sarcophagus
A) The dominance of eastern influence B) The total destruction of Roman heritage C) The transition from paganism to Christianity D) The rejection of all Christian art
A) They are made of marble rather than glass B) They were added in the 12th century C) They are similar in style to the ambulatory mosaics D) They have been completely destroyed
A) Jupiter B) Bacchus C) Apollo D) Mars
A) They were completely replaced in the Renaissance B) They are heavily faded C) They are crumbling rapidly D) They have needed little restoration
A) Baroque painting B) Early Christian art C) Renaissance sculpture D) Gothic architecture
A) Written letters from Constantine B) Ancient blueprints C) Renaissance-era illustrations D) Modern digital reconstructions
A) Eleven B) Seven C) Five D) Twenty
A) Neon blue B) Bright purple C) Dark green D) Vivid orange
A) A light backdrop B) A gold-leaf backdrop C) A dark blue backdrop D) A textured stone backdrop
A) Centuries later B) Before the structure was finished C) Very soon after D) During the Renaissance restoration
A) A mausoleum for Constantine's daughters B) A public bathhouse C) A dedicated city library D) A royal palace
A) The Pantheon B) Split Cathedral C) The Colosseum D) Hagia Sophia
A) Timber and stucco B) Solid marble blocks C) Cut limestone D) Brick-faced concrete
A) Twelve B) Eight C) Four D) Sixteen
A) 50 meters B) 15.5 meters C) 22.5 meters D) 10 meters
A) Porphyry pillars B) Larger arches C) Marble statues D) Gold mosaics
A) The Twelve Months B) The Twelve Apostles C) The Twelve Emperors D) The Twelve Zodiac signs
A) Earlier styles were never built with stone B) Earlier styles typically used flat wooden roofs C) Earlier styles used metal roofing exclusively D) Earlier styles were always open-air
A) Doric capitals B) Ionic capitals C) Composite capitals D) Corinthian capitals
A) Constantine I B) Saint Agnes C) Constantia D) Helena
A) Constantinople B) Rome C) Ravenna D) Milan
A) Vatican Museum B) Forum Romanum C) Colosseum D) Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
A) 313 B) 338 C) 354 D) 400
A) Cross-shaped B) Circular C) Rectangular D) Octagonal
A) In the Basilica B) In the Catacombs C) In the mausoleum D) Vatican Museum
A) By interpreting descriptions in ancient texts B) It cannot be reconstructed C) By using 16th-century watercolours D) By archaeological excavation
A) A private garden path B) An ancient Roman route C) A bridge crossing D) A modern highway
A) Twenty B) Thirteen C) Ten D) Thirty
A) Baths B) Funerary hall C) Imperial throne room D) Marketplace
A) 350 B) 865 C) 1254 D) 338
A) 338 B) 350 C) 1254 D) 335
A) Gaul B) Rome C) Bithynia D) Via Labicana
A) Via Appia B) Gaul C) Via Tiburtina D) Bithynia
A) The basilica on Via Prenestina B) San Sebastiano fuori le mura C) The Constantinian basilica D) The anonymous basilica on Via Ardeatina
A) 350 B) 338 C) 1254 D) 865
A) Pope Alexander IV B) Pope Nicholas I C) Pope Silvester I D) Pope Mark
A) It was destroyed by fire B) It fell into ruins C) It was completely restored D) It was converted into a palace
A) About half B) It is entirely intact C) About one third D) Only the foundation
A) Pope Silvester I B) Ammianus C) Pope Nicholas I D) Constantine
A) Elias B) Francisco de Holanda C) Constantina D) Moses
A) Elias B) Cain C) Abel D) Noah
A) Old Testament myths B) Greek mythological creatures C) New Testament scenes D) Roman historical battles
A) Granite B) Marble C) Limestone D) Porphyry
A) Purple B) Black C) White D) Red
A) Constantinople, Turkey B) Mons Porphyriticus, Egypt C) Rome, Italy D) Athens, Greece
A) The Praetorian Guard B) The imperial family C) The clergy D) High-ranking senators
A) Angels B) Dragons C) Cherubs D) Lions
A) Owl B) Eagle C) Dove D) Peacock
A) Two B) Four C) Eight D) Six
A) Constantina B) Julian the Apostate C) Constantine I D) Helena
A) 1780 B) 1606 C) 1992 D) 1550
A) 233 cm B) 128 cm C) 157 cm D) 200 cm
A) Constantine I B) Santa Costanza C) Julian the Apostate D) David J. Stanley
A) Triconch B) Circular C) Octagonal D) Rectangular
A) Julian the Apostate B) Constantine I C) The Pope D) A local Roman governor |