Quiz on the Pantheon

The Pantheon was NOT intended to worship

• Apollo

• Saturn

• Mars

• Mercury

• Jupiter

The word "Pantheon" is derived from the Greek term for

• "all gods"

• "temple of heaven"

• "blessing of gods"

• "palace of gods"

• "heavenly tribute"

Which of the following Roman emperors ordered the construction of the Pantheon?

• Augustus

• Nero

• Hadrian

• Diocletian

• Caesar

In the early seventh century, the Pantheon became a

• church

• museum

• mosque

• trade center

• city hall

The structure of the Pantheon is the result of increased confidence in

• concrete

• columns

• glass

• marble

• arches

Which of the following materials went into the mixture for the bottommost foundation of the Pantheon?

• basalt

• brick

• pumice

• granite

• tufa

Which of the following materials fills the concrete at the very top of the Pantheon's dome?

• granite

• travertine stone

• tufa

• gravel

• pumice

Which of the following terms refers to the circular opening at the very top of the Pantheon's dome?

• oculus

• vide

• specula

• coffer

• visio

In most ways, the front of the Pantheon is BEST described as

• awe-inspiring

• forbidding

• unoriginal

• towering

• small

Visitors to the Pantheon first walk through an entryway BEST described as

• open and regal

• narrow and colonnaded

• empty and vast

• crowded and dark

• colorful and bright