Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2020 » Unit 11 Quiz Early Medieval Europe

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Question #1
In the mid-10th century, the eastern part of the Carolingian empire was consolidated under the rule of the ____.
A.   Benedictine order
B.   Franks
C.   Hiberno-Saxon monks
D.   Ottonians
Question #2
Which group of barbarian invaders at one time controlled part of Italy and formed a kingdom in southern France, and were forced into Spain by the Franks?
A.   Franks
B.   Visigoths
C.   Huns
D.   Lombards
Question #3
The art of medieval monasteries in Ireland is described as ____.
A.   Hiberno-Saxon
B.   Merovingian
C.   Ottonian
D.   Frankish
Question #4
The ____ was the most typical object of prestige adornments in the medieval period.
A.   fibula
B.   cloisonné
C.   belt buckle
D.   purse cover
Question #5
Early early-11th-century England was briefly part of what empire?
A.   Merovingian
B.   Celtic
C.   Carolingian
D.   Danish
Question #6
Equestrian statues were reminders of Rome’s glory. Charlemagne returned to Rome after his coronation with an equestrian statue of Theodoric. Which statue served as the ultimate model for such equestrian portraits?
A.   Marcus Aurelius
B.   Justinian
C.   Alexander the Great
D.   Julius Caesar
Question #7
What church plan was used as the model for the palace chapel at Aachen?
A.   San Vitale
B.   Old Saint Peter’s
C.   Hagia Sophia
D.   Santa Sabina
Question #8
Irish or Celtic stone crosses are identifiable by which of the following?
A.   Four arms of equal length
B.   A circle intersecting the cross arms
C.   Combination swastika symbolizing the four directions
D.   Extra top slanting bar
Question #9
What was the primary vehicle used in the Christianization of the British Isles?
A.   Oral tradition
B.   Illuminated manuscripts
C.   Roman manuscripts
D.   Reliquaries

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