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1
Regarding the exterior of the Pantheon, all of the following are true except?
Embellished with bronze
Stepped down onto the porch
Inscription honoring Marcus Agrippa
Framed by colonnade
2
Which Pompeiian style created faux bricks and textures for the wall
Ornate style
Architectural style
Marble style
Intricate style
3
This is an example of what roman architectural element?
Rounded Arch
Tuscan Arch
Pointed Arch
Groin Vault
4
A studied work of art is known as a _______.
Canon
Fresco
Propaganda
Oculus
5
According to Roman mythology, which brother killed his twin and named Rome after himself?
Chuck Norris
Augustus
Remus
Romulus
6
Emperors used ____ as a way of propaganda
sculpture
architecture
painting
speeches
7
How many hills make up the city of Roman and what is the original hill where Rome began?
7, Palatine Hill
6, Palatine Hill
7, Caelian Hill
8, Caelian Hill
8
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Trajan Column
Pantheon
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Colosseum
9
A continuous arched structure forming a half cylinder
Rounded Arch
Frieze
Buttress
Barrel Vault
10
What year(s) was this created
113 - 116 C.E
118 - 128 C.E
50 C.E
300 C.E
11
How did the sculpture of Emperor Augustus show his lineage (ancestor) to the gods?
his breastplate
both cupid and on his breastplate
He didn't show lineage to the gods
Cupid at his ankles
12
A(n) _______ is a member of military, or a knight, who is also a horseman
Aqueduct
Prophyry
Barrel Vault
Equestrian
13
What year(s) was this created
20 B.C.E
50 C.E
300 C.E
70 - 80 C.E
14
The mythological being at the foot of Augustus of Primaporta is?
Cupid
Athena
Dionysus
Mars
15
What two columns did the Romans add to the Greek's column orders?
Tuscan and Corinthian
Doric and Composite
Ionic and Composite
Tuscan and Composite
16
The sunken ceiling panels inside the dome of the Pantheon are called?
Frieze
Sunken Vault
Oculus
Coffers
17
this is an example of
"x" vault
Rounded vault
Pointed vault
Groin vault
18
A curved structural element that spans an open space
Groin Vault
Rounded Arch
Barrel Vault
Vault
19
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Pont du Gard
Colosseum
Pantheon
Trajan Column
20
Which Emperor was accused of starting the fires in Rome.
Emperor Hadrian
Emperor Augustus
Emperor Nero
Emperor Diocletain
21
Only one ancient Roman wall was built in the United Kingdom (England)
True
False
22
The colossal statue of Emperor Constantine was made only from marble.
False
True
23
Romans Emperors used sculpture as political ______ in order of publicize and promote themselves
Propaganda
Groin Vault
Canon
Ampitheater
24
What year(s) was this created
50 C.E
20 B.C.E
300 C.E
118 - 128 C.E
25
What year(s) was this created
300 C.E
50 C.E
325 - 326 C.E
20 B.C.E
26
What was the original name for the Ancient Rome's Amphitheater?
Flavian Colosseum
Colosseum Amphitheater
Flavian Amphitheater
Flavian Stadium
27
What year(s) was this created
20 B.C.E
50 C.E
300 C.E
118 - 128 C.E
28
How were the ruins from the city of Pompeii so well-preserved?
City was flooded
Volcanic ash covered the city
Earthquake buried the city
City was cursed and no one dare enter
29
Which Emperor had the Pantheon built for a third time
Emperor Trajan
Emperor Hadrian
Emperor Diolcetian
Emperor Nero
30
What civilization inspired the Roman's to perfect the vault and rounded arch
Greeks
Etruscans
Latins
Gauls
31
What artist designed this building?
Hadrian
Apollo
Apollodorus
Augustus
32
Which Emperor converted to Christianity
Emperor Augustus
Emperor Trajan
Emperor Hadrian
Emperor Constantine
33
On what floor level of the colosseum would women and the poor have sat
2nd floor level
3rd floor level
4th floor level
Area floor, bottom level
34
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Pantheon
Augustus of Primaporta
Trajan Column
Constantine
35
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Augustus of Primaporta
Constantine
Pantheon
Pont du Gard
36
What year(s) was this created
50 C.E
176 C.E
20 B.C.E
300 C.E
37
The emperor Diocletian devised a form of government called the ___, or ruled by four.
Remus
Augustus
Oculus
Tetrach
38
Under which Emperor did the Roman Empire reach its greatest extent?
Emperor Trajan
Emperor Hadrian
Emperor Constantine
Emperor Augustus
39
Which Emperor built a wall to separate the Romans from he Barbarians
Emperor Trajan
Emperor Hadrian
Emperor Augustus
Emperor Constantine
40
What emperor was the adopted son of Julius Caesar?
Emperor Nero
Emperor Constantine
Emperor Trajan
Emperor Augustus
41
Diocletian’s new form of government would have 2 rulers “Augustus” & 2 subordinates “___”.
Caesar
Remus
Augustus
Romulus
42
The interior of Trajan's column is hollow with a spiral staircase and windows
False
True
43
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Pont du Gard
Colosseum
Tetrarchs
Augustus of Primaporta
44
What emperor decriminalized Christianity and made it a lawful religion?
Emperor Trajan
Emperor Constantine
Emperor Nero
Emperor Augustus
45
Witch Pompeiian style was a combination of all previous styles?
Marble style
Ornate style
Intricate style
Architectural
46
When it came to sculpture, what could the Romans not do that the Greeks could?
Both balance and ideal proportions
Romans could do everything the Greeks could
Get ideal proportions
Balance their sculpture
47
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Augustus of Primaporta
Head of Constantine
Pantheon
Trajan Column
48
Which emperor divided the empire into 2 because he thought it was too large for 1 emperor
Emperor Diolcetian
Emperor Hadrian
Emperor Vespasian Flavian
Emperor Trajan
49
The Colosseum is Ancient Rome's tallest building and is an unroofed oval structure known as ___
Ampitheater
Propaganda
Canon
Groin Vault
50
What American founding father was inspired by the architectural design of the Pantheon?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
51
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Colosseum
Trajan Column
Pont du Gard
Pantheon
52
"Fresh" mural paintings done on wet plaster
Oculus
Canon
Coffers
Fresco
53
Why would the Romans sometimes have the floor of the Colosseum flooded
Mocking sea battles
Swimming contest
To clean the arena
To bathe
54
This is an example of a
Groin Arch
Pointed Arch
Barrel Vault
Groin Vault
55
Assassination of Julius Caesar, marking a transition from the Roman Republic to Roman Empire
Ides of March
Prophyry
Equestrian
Aqueduct
56
An artificial channel that supplies water to a nearby city is known as a(n)__________.
Oculus
Canon
Ides of March
Aqueduct
57
Which Emperor moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople
Emperor Nero
Emperor Constantine
Emperor Diocletian
Emperor Hadrian
58
Why wasn’t the statue of Marcus Aurelius melted down for metal, like other bronze statues?
Too big to move
Thought to be Constantine
Superstitions and Curses
It was melted down in 1342 C.E
59
A circular opening at the center of a ceiling is a(n)
Skytrum
Oculus
Skylight
Coffer
60
A purple stone reserved for the emperor, imperial use
Purple garnet
Garnet
Violet garnet
Porphyry
61
A round arch, extended in space, forms a half cylinder known as a(n)___________.
Propaganda
Barrel Vault
Canon
Groin Vault
62
Which Emperor had the Colosseum built?
Emperor Vespasian Flavian
Emperor Hadrian
Emperor Augustus
Emperor Trajan
63
Why would the Romans sometimes have the floor of the Colosseum flooded?
To clean the arena
To bathe
Mock sea battles
Swimming Contest
64
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Pont du Gard
Tetrarchs
Constantine
Augustus of Primaporta
65
What emperor committed suicide after he was declared a public enemy
Emperor Constantine
Emperor Augustus
Emperor Trajan
Emperor Nero
66
Four barrel vaults intersect each other at right angles
Rounded Arch
Groin Vault
Vault
Barrel Vault
67
What year(s) was this created
300 C.E
50 C.E
27 B.C.E
27 C.E
68
What year(s) was this created
300 C.E
50 C.E
20 B.C.E
118 - 128 C.E
69
What is the name of this Ancient Roman Art?
Colosseum
Tetrarchs
Pantheon
Pont du Gard
70
The Romans developed the inexpensive and efficient building material known as concrete.
False
True
71
How many styles make up the Pompeiian styles?
3
5
2
4
72
Where is this Ancient Roman Art located?
England
Constantinople
Italy
France
73
In this artwork how can you differentiate between the Augusti and the Caesars?
You can't tell them apart
Augusti had beards and Caesars didn't
Caesars had beards and Augusti didn't
Augusti are together and Caesars are together
74
The "five good emperors"were all bloodline heirs
True
False
75
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
Caesar
Hadrian
76
The Romans adopted the Greek Doric order. They modified it by adding a(n) ____ to the columns
Base
Capital
Atrium
Frieze