HUM 111 QUIZ 4 CH 6 & 8

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 QUESTION 1

4 out of 4 points

	Why was the Pantheon constructed with a 30-foot-diameter oculus (hole) in its roof? Answer

·       QUESTION 2

4 out of 4 points

	Why did Roman artists deviate from the Greeks' portrayals of mythological events and heroes, instead depicting in their art current events and real people? Answer

·       QUESTION 3

4 out of 4 points

	Why did Virgil compose the Aeneid? Answer

·       QUESTION 4

4 out of 4 points

	To what two groups does Roman culture trace its origins? Answer

·       QUESTION 5

4 out of 4 points

	According to its founding story, why was Rome named after Romulus, not his twin brother Remus? Answer

·       QUESTION 6

4 out of 4 points

	Why, by the fifth and sixth centuries, was Ravenna the most prosperous city in the West? Answer

·       QUESTION 7

4 out of 4 points

	Why is Augustine of Hippo's Confessions particularly noteworthy as a literary work? Answer

·       QUESTION 8

4 out of 4 points

	Why is Masada one of the most symbolic sites in all of Israel? Answer

·       QUESTION 9

4 out of 4 points

	According to our class text, how did Augustine interpret the Bible? Answer

·       QUESTION 10

4 out of 4 points

	Why around 168 BCE did the Jewish religion start becoming increasingly messianic? Answer