Quiz 1

Question 1

Iconography

Answer 1

Visual images and symbols that stand for something more than what they are.

Question 2

Tetrarchy

Answer 2

Rule by 4. Established by Diocletian in 294 to bring order to the Roman World.

Question 3

Basilica

Answer 3

In ancient Rome, a large public building with multiple functions.

Question 4

Apse

Answer 4

Semicircular recess in a church with an arched or domed roof, typically at eastern end.

Question 5

Spolia

Answer 5

Recycled architectural fragments.

Question 6

Central Plan Baptistery

Answer 6

Processional space around shrine or apse of Christian church

Question 7

Longitudinal Plan

Answer 7

4 parts (next few cards)

Question 8

Nave

Answer 8

Central aisle in a longitudinally planned church

Question 9

Narthex

Answer 9

Transitional space between atrium and church interior

Question 10

Transept

Answer 10

Transverse part of a building; in a cruciform church, it forms the “arms” of the cross

Question 11

Colonnade

Answer 11

Row of columns that support a roof

Question 12

Atrium

Answer 12

open air space surrounded by a building

Question 13

Syncretism

Answer 13

The blending of different artistic traditions and conventions to create new meaning.

Question 14

Byzantine Style

Answer 14

-Flat
-Lack of background
-Lack of realism

Question 15

Icon

Answer 15

Image in Greek

Question 16

Iconoclasm

Answer 16

Literally “breaking images”

Question 17

Iconoclast

Answer 17

Anti image

Question 18

Iconophile

Answer 18

Pro image

Question 19

Mandorla

Answer 19

Almond shaped halo found in medieval and renaissance Christian art

Question 20

Katholikon

Answer 20

Main church of a monastery within the Eastern Orthodox Church

Question 21

Pendentive

Answer 21

Architectural Device that permits the placement of a circular dome over a square room

Question 22

Clerestory

Answer 22

Upper part of the nave, choir, and transepts of a large church containing a series of windows.

Question 23

Theotokos

Answer 23

“She who bore god” in Greek

Question 24

Contrapposto

Answer 24

“Counter balance” ; term used to describe sculptural pose where weight is almost entirely on one leg, creating a relaxed curve in the body.

Question 25

Monasticism

Answer 25

Religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.

Question 26

Tesserae

Answer 26

Latin for cube, dice; a small block of stone or glass used to create a mosaic

Question 27

Pantokrater

Answer 27

“Ruler of all” in Greek