Question 1

The large-scale demand for sarcophagi during the second century CE was primarily driven by

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A)   the increasing contact between Rome and Etruria.
B)   the increasing wealth of provincial cities.
C)   the increasing popularity of burial by cremation.
D)   the increasing popularity of burial by inhumation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Describe examples of pseudo-biographical sarcophagi and explain what they represent.

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Question 3

Amazon sarcophagi represented a historical battle in which many Romans fought and defeated the Amazons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The major centers for sarcophagus production during the second and third centuries were Rome, Asia Minor, and

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A)   North Africa.
B)   Gaul.
C)   Attica.
D)   Persia.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Sarcophagus sculptors typically relied on ____________ as guides in representing the various myths on their customers' coffins.

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A)   oral histories
B)   pattern books
C)   sacred hymns
D)   literary treatisesE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

____________ sarcophagi contain carved figures in columnar frames.

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A)   Asiatic
B)   Attic
C)   Roman
D)   WesternE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Despite shifts in burial practices among the Roman populace, the imperial family continued to practice the burial rite of

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A)   exposure.
B)   embalming.
C)   cremation.
D)   inhumation.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The method of mixing colors with hot wax and applying them to a hard surface is called ____________ painting.

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A)   encaustic
B)   fresco
C)   grisailles
D)   temperaE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Discuss how the manly virtue of valor was displayed on Roman sarcophagi.

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Question 10

According to Roman funerary custom, what usually happened at the tomb of a deceased person?

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A)   Family members visited the tomb regularly and participated in ritual feasts in honor of the deceased.
B)   Family members concealed all parts of the tomb underground except for a small grave marker.
C)   Family members ritually sealed the tomb and did not visit it again.
D)   Family members regularly sold the burial plot soon after the funeral, and older bodies were removed to make way for new ones.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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