Religious Imagery Answers

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A martyr is a person who is __________________

A
put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of their beliefs, principles, or a cause.
B
celebrated for his/her faith, and are later recognized as a scholar of the faith.
C
that commissions a work of religious art in order to spread specific beliefs.
D
suffers at the hand of an enemy, but is considered a saint among their people.
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Illuminated manuscripts have historically been created and used by which two religious faiths?

A
Christianity and Islam
B
Hinduism and Buddhism
C
Hinduism and Catholicism
D
Islam and Buddhism
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What is a monogram?

A
A person or group that commissions a work of art.
B
A casket or container for sacred relics.
C
A character consisting of two or more letters combined or interwoven.
D
A likeness of someone,usually painted for purpose to memorialize the person.
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The above piece of art is a replica of what type of religious art?

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A
monogram
B
painting
C
stained-glass window
D
engraving
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As early as 7000 BCE, during the Neolithic Age, people of Jericho refashioned __________.

A
anthropomorphic images
B
plastered skulls
C
reliquary
D
gilded portraits
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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. This is a photograph of the Sandal reliquary of Saint Andrew. Explain what a reliquary is as well as its importance to the Catholic Church?

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A reliquary is a decorative container designed to hold and display a relic associated with a saint or another sacred person. The Sandal reliquary of Saint Andrew preserves and honors a sandal believed to be connected with the apostle. Reliquaries are important to the Catholic Church because they help the faithful remember the lives and faith of the saints and encourage prayer and veneration. Catholics do not worship the relic itself; instead, they honor the saint and view the relic as a physical connection to sacred history.

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A martyr is a person who is __________________

A
put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of their beliefs, principles, or a cause.
B
celebrated for his/her faith, and are later recognized as a scholar of the faith.
C
that commissions a work of religious art in order to spread specific beliefs.
D
suffers at the hand of an enemy, but is considered a saint among their people.
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The above piece of art is a replica of what type of religious art?

Question illustration
A
monogram
B
painting
C
stained-glass window
D
engraving
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Choose the word to fill in the blank, which best completes the sentence. Like the image above, the ___________ often commissioned works of art, claiming to be in the name of religion.

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A
non-ruling class
B
church patrons
C
monks and priests
D
ruling class
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The above photograph shows an example of a _________________.

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A
reliquary
B
monogram
C
deity
D
relic
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_______________ is an art form involving taking animals or objects and giving them human shapes and/or qualities.

A
Monography
B
Reliquary
C
Anthropomorphic imagery
D
Illuminated manuscript
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___________ created the above Christian portrait of Saint James for the purpose of conveying the powerful presence of the apostle and remind people of the beginnings of Christianity.

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A
Tony Hunt
B
Albrecht Durer
C
Rembrandt van Rijn
D
Melchior Broederlam
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What is a monogram?

A
A person or group that commissions a work of art.
B
A casket or container for sacred relics.
C
A character consisting of two or more letters combined or interwoven.
D
A likeness of someone,usually painted for purpose to memorialize the person.
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Anthropomorphic images, such as the one above, are most commonly created by Native Tribes in ________________.

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A
Florida
B
Ontario
C
New York
D
British Columbia
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Illuminated manuscripts have historically been created and used by which two religious faiths?

A
Christianity and Islam
B
Hinduism and Buddhism
C
Hinduism and Catholicism
D
Islam and Buddhism

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