Quiz: What Do You Know About Early Christian Architectures?

17 Questions | By Markmolato1988 | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 512

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Quiz: What Do You Know About Early Christian Architectures? - Quiz

This quiz is based on the early architectures of Christianity and in the reign of Constantine the Great how Christianity started to dominate Rome. So, if you are a history scholar or just want to test your knowledge of historical Christian architecture, then take this quiz right away.

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1.

Fish:
2.

Semi-circular space in front of nave:
3.

Placed at the center of the nave:
4.

Prohibition of icons in representational human form:
5.

Inverted concave triangles
6.

... art pertaining to those produced by the early Christians until the founding of the Byzantine empire.
7.

Made the Christianity the official religion in Rome:
- A.
  
  Licinus
- B.
  
  Constantine
- C.
  
  Julius Ceasar
- D.
  
  Pope
8.

Social influence, he was the prime character but was not proclaimed emperor, he removed his empire from Rome to Byzantium and developed a new type of architecture.
- A.
  
  Constantine
- B.
  
  Ceasar IV
- C.
  
  Itcinus
- D.
  
  Licinus
9.
Important features of early Christian architecture are:
- Ribbed vaulting
- Arcade
- Campanile
- Archivolt
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Semi circular arches
- A.
  
  Ribbed vault
- B.
  
  Archivolt
- C.
  
  Rainbow arch
- D.
  
  Multilayered arch
11.

Largest and most impressive among all Basilican churches
- A.
  
  St. Peter Basilica
- B.
  
  St. Paolo Fuori Le Mura
- C.
  
  St. Paul Cathedral
- D.
  
  St. Vitale Church
12.

Dedicated to the martyrdom of St. Peter the architect was Constantine:
- A.
  
  St. Peter Basilica
- B.
  
  St. Paolo Fuori Le Mura
- C.
  
  Church of Nativity Bethlehem
- D.
  
  Church of Holy Sepulchre
13.

Founded by Constantine, built over traditional birth of Christ:
- A.
  
  St. Peter Basilica
- B.
  
  St. Paolo Fuori Le Mura
- C.
  
  Church of Nativity Bethlehem
- D.
  
  Church of Holy Sepulchre
14.

Founded by Constantine, built over the reputed Church of Christ:
- A.
  
  St. Peter Basilica
- B.
  
  St. Paolo Fuori Le Mura
- C.
  
  Church of Nativity Bethlehem
- D.
  
  Church of Holy Sepulchre
15.

Earliest building of cruciform plan "tomb"
- A.
  
  Tomb of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
- B.
  
  Tomb of Ravenna
- C.
  
  Tomb of Galla Placide, De Ravenna
- D.
  
  Tomb of Placidia