3.01 Quiz: Byzantine Beauty Question 1: What is an icon?
Answers: A. artwork painted on the outside of buildings with domes.
B. a sacrilegious statue worshiped by heathens called iconoclasts.
C. a religious work of art depicting holy people and/or events.
D. a sculpture created in white marble by an iconologist.
Question 2: What is a fresco?
Answers: A. a genuine effort by Byzantine artists to duplicate the art of Rome.
B. a painting that artists create by applying pigments to damp plaster walls.
C. a form of art in which watercolors are applied to natural stone.
D. a new start on a piece of art.
Question 3: What is a mosaic?
Answers: A. an elaborate piece of art in which small pieces of glass or stone form intricate pictures.
B. a technique in which colored glass is used to create a picture in a window.
C. an extremely large piece of art that was constructed within the dome of a church in Constantinople.
D. a method of painting religious figures on wood
Question 4: Which statement describes an advantage of Byzantium's location? Choose all answers that are correct.
Answers: The location provided opportunities for trade with Europe, China, and Africa.

The location made it harder to defend the empire.

The location offered opportunities for controlling movement in and around the territory.

The bodies of water offered opportunities for easy travel.
Question 5: What influenced the development of Byzantine art and architecture?
Answers: A. Egyptian and Indian art and architecture came together through trade in Constantinople.
B. Islamic architectural styles combined with Spanish tile work in Byzantine buildings and artwork.
C. Roman art and architecture blended with elements of Eastern styles in Byzantine art and architecture.
D. Russian religious art was the major influence on Byzantine art.