Reference no: EM133931281

Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Roman wall painting, such as those found at Pompeii?

they depict a trompe l'oeil design to appear as if the walls do not exist and the viewer can see a scene beyond the walls
they depict faux finishes emulating the look of exquisite material such as marble
they depict narrative scenes from mythology or related to mystery cults
they were relegated to only the exterior of buildings

2. Which term best describes decorative columns attached to solid walls preferred by Romans in their architecture, with examples found on numerous Roman temples?

arcades
coffering
exedrae
engaged columns

3. Roman cities built using the standardized grid plan featured two main roads through the city, a north-south road called the _____________, and an east-west road called the _______________. (Choose from the options below to select the word combinations that best fill in the blanks in the sentence.)

fauces / tablinum
cardo / decumanus
decumanus / cardo
atrium / peristyle

4. Which term best describes the final cut stone placed at the very top of a round arch, and which serves to lock and secure the arch as a whole?

spandrel
arcade
voussoir
keystone

5. Which term best describes the "super-naturalistic" style preferred by Republican-era Romans for their portrait busts?

coffering
tesserae
idealized
verism

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Etruscan burial practices?

tombs were arranged in "cities of the dead," or a necropolis.
they preferred cremation over directly burying the bodies
they considered their tombs as representative of "homes" for the deceased
their dead were buried in elaborate, large-scale pyramids like the Egyptians

7. Which of the following features best shows Etruscan artists' familiarity in their own sculpture with Greek sculpture of the Archaic period?

presentations of men and women as equals
liveliness and implied motion
preference for everyday, mundane subject matter
inclusion of the Archaic smile

8. Which of the following is a unique example of Roman architecture created to commemorate victorious military campaigns?

forum
basilica
triumphal arch
aqueduct

9. Mosaics were created with small pieces of colored stone or glass called what?

aggregate
sarcophagus
tesserae
emblemata

10. Portrait busts common during the Republican era in Rome were most often images of people from which social class?

plebeians
slaves
emperors
patricians