Religion Alternate Quiz 2
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There are different types of religions in existence but most of them believe in a higher being that controls their actions and label them as wrongful or rightful. The quiz below is the second in a series of tests that are aimed at helping you revise for the religious exams. Give it a try!
- 1.The Romans were most influenced by which of the following countries?
- A.
A. Egypt
- B.
B. Greece
- C.
C. Gaul (France)
- D.
D. Spain
- 2.A trough to carry flowing water sometimes supported on arches is called a(n)
- A.
A. voussoir.
- B.
B. pier.
- C.
C. bay.
- D.
D. aqueduct.
- 3.
- A.
A. Ionic
- B.
B. Composite
- C.
C. Tuscan
- D.
D. Corinthian
- 4.
- A.
A. Coffers
- B.
B. Columns
- C.
C. Groin vaults
- D.
D. Pilasters
- 5.In 330 Constantine
- A.
A. moved the capital to Byzantium.
- B.
B. destroyed Jerusalem.
- C.
C. legalized Christianity and all religion.
- D.
D. was assassinated.
- 6.
- A.
A. Talmud
- B.
B. Torah
- C.
C. Koran
- D.
D. Bible
- 7.Old Saint Peter’s basilica was funded by
- A.
A. Justinian.
- B.
B. Constantine.
- C.
C. Pope Gregory the Great.
- D.
D. Charlemagne.
- 8.All books were once “written by hand.” The term for these books is
- A.
A. scroll.
- B.
B. codex.
- C.
C. folio.
- D.
D. manuscript.
- 9.
- A.
A. mandorla
- B.
B. icon
- C.
C. cheribum
- D.
D. cloison
- 10.
- A.
A. madrasa
- B.
B. qibla
- C.
C. iwan
- D.
D. mosque
- 11.
- A.
A. mihrab
- B.
B. iwan
- C.
C. minaret
- D.
D. qibla
- 12.
- A.
A. tugras
- B.
B. carpets
- C.
C. ceramics
- D.
D. silks
- 13.Which is another name for a master artist’s studio or workshop?
- A.
A. madrasa
- B.
B. mihrab
- C.
C. atelier
- D.
D. minbar
- 14.
- A.
A. the Alhambra, Granada
- B.
B. the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
- C.
C. the Great Mosque, Cordoba
- D.
D. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
- 15.
- A.
A. Chinese
- B.
B. Japanese
- C.
C. Mongol
- D.
D. Korean
- 16.Which is the most important surviving example of traditional Chinese architecture?
- A.
A. the Forbidden City
- B.
B. Byodo-in
- C.
C. Angkor Wat
- D.
D. Kandariya Mahadeva temple
- 17.The samurai ruled Japan during which of the following periods?
- A.
A. Heian
- B.
B. Kamakura
- C.
C. Momoyama
- D.
D. Edo
- 18.Which is a container for holy objects?
- A.
A. bailey
- B.
B. reliquary
- C.
C. colophon
- D.
D. scriptorium
- 19.In church architecture, what is the story above the side aisles that overlooks the nave?
- A.
A. bay
- B.
B. bailey
- C.
C. arcade
- D.
D. gallery
- 20.Which was the “cultural army” that Charlemagne used to stabilize his empire?
- A.
A. artists, through the guild of Saint Luke
- B.
B. the barefoot Carmelite nuns
- C.
C. the Benedictine monks
- D.
D. the Knights Templar
- 21.Rus consisted of all of the below modern day countries except for:
- A.
A. Ukraine
- B.
B. Belarus
- C.
C. Russia
- D.
D. Romania
- 22.Which is a long, narrow, horizontal painting that is unrolled for viewing?
- A.
A. hanging scroll
- B.
B. handscroll
- C.
C. album leaf
- D.
D. fusuma
- 23.Which of the following is the word for a page from a book of paintings?
- A.
A. fusuma
- B.
B. hanging scroll
- C.
C. hand-scroll
- D.
D. leaf
- 24.In Romanesque churches, what is the term for where the nave and the transept intersect?
- A.
A. rib
- B.
B. crossing
- C.
C. portal
- D.
D. entrance
- 25.On the Christ in Majesty from the Church of San Climent, Tahull Lérida, Spain, whose influence is seen in the frontal pose, the repeated lines, and the alpha and omega symbols?
- A.
A. Byzantine
- B.
B. Ottonian
- C.
C. Mozarabic
- D.
D. Hiberno-Saxon
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