Commemoration and Decoration

Question 1

A narrative piece of art ___________________

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tells a story or series of events.

Question 2

Look at the sculpture above of Augustus. A staff, like the one he is holding, symbolized __________ in Roman culture.

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leadership

Question 3

Historically, the main purpose of statues has been to ______________

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commemorate rulers and other important individuals.

Question 4

Choose the word to fill in the blank, which best completes the sentence.There was much _____________ used in the ancient writings, to produce a visual narrative of what had happened.

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symbolism

Question 5

A documentation is intended to ______________________

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depict a historical, factual event.

Question 6

Symbolism is ____________________

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the art of using symbols, or having symbolic meaning.

Question 7

Look at the sculpture above of Augustus. A staff, like the one he is holding, symbolized __________ in Roman culture.

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leadership

Question 8

Look closely at the image below. Read the statement below and choose the best terms to fill in the blanks. The sculptor used much symbolism when creating this piece, such as the staff that signifies leadership.The use of symbols in this statue suggests the piece is more ______(1)_______ than ______(2)_______.

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(1) commemorative; (2) documentary

Question 9

This picture was taken as American troops _________________ during WWII.

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landed on D-Day

Question 10

Above is a close-up of the narratives carved into the Column of Trajan. Which of the following is not true about the above narratives/column?

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Trajan is best known as a Roman philosopher.

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