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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

Which artist created the illustrated book series Hokusai Manga?

Answer

Katsushika Hokusai

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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

What is the standard large ukiyo-e print format called in Japanese?

Answer

Ōban

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• Byzantine Architecture

In Byzantine architecture, what type of vault is formed by extending a semicircular arch along its length?

Answer

Barrel vault

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine church near Ravenna was consecrated in 549 and is famous for its apse mosaic of Saint Apollinaris?

Answer

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine church contains the famous eleventh-century mosaic of Emperor Constantine IX and Empress Zoe?

Answer

Hagia Sophia

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• Byzantine Architecture

What was the principal building material in the walls and vaults of many Byzantine churches?

Answer

Brick

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine architectural feature is a canopy over an altar, often supported by columns?

Answer

Ciborium

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine church in Ravenna was built by Bishop Ecclesius and dedicated in 548?

Answer

Basilica of San Vitale

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine cathedral in Kyiv was begun under Yaroslav the Wise in the eleventh century?

Answer

Saint Sophia Cathedral

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine architectural feature is the semicircular stepped seating for clergy in an apse?

Answer

Synthronon

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• Byzantine Architecture

In which year was Hagia Sophia’s rebuilt dome completed after the first dome collapsed?

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562

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• Byzantine Architecture

What architectural device is a squinch in Byzantine buildings?

Answer

A corner arch

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