Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2020 » Unit 13 Quiz. Gothic Europe

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Question #1
In the Gothic period, the focus of intellectual and religious life shifted from monasteries to ____.
A.   the countryside
B.   cities
C.   pilgrimage routes
D.   palaces
Question #2
Who may have conceived the complicated iconographical portal program for Chartres Cathedral?
A.   Saint Thomas Aquinas
B.   Abbot Suger
C.   Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
D.   Thierry of Chartres
Question #3
The portal sculptural program for Chartres Cathedral is distinctly different from its Romanesque counterparts. Which of the following accounts for this distinction?
A.   The inclusion of the Old Testament kings
B.   The exclusion of scenes from the Passion
C.   The prominence of Mary in the portal program
D.   The inclusion of scenes from the life of Christ
Question #4
Paris claimed to be the intellectual center of Gothic Europe. Its university faculty and the reputations of its masons supported this claim. Which of the following also provided support for this claim?
A.   It established the first printing press.
B.   It was a center for fine book production.
C.   It was the principal center of commerce for Europe.
D.   It was a center for classical study.
Question #5
Which of the following is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?
A.   Saint-Denis
B.   Amiens Cathedral
C.   Reims Cathedral
D.   Sainte-Chapelle
Question #6
Fan vaulting was most common in which of the following?
A.   High Gothic France
B.   Late Gothic England
C.   Thirteenth-century Germany
D.   Early Gothic France
Question #7
Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?
A.   Christ the Judge
B.   The Trinity
C.   The Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame)
D.   The Holy Spirit
Question #8
Perpendicular style was popular in which of the following countries?
A.   England
B.   France
C.   Spain
D.   Italy
Question #9
The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis imitates ____.
A.   stained glass
B.   Italian fresco
C.   early Christian manuscripts
D.   Byzantine mosaics
Question #10
Images of Old Testament kings and queens on French portals represent the ____.
A.   French aristocracy
B.   wisdom of elders
C.   French crusaders
D.   ancestors of Christ
Question #11
Introduced in French Gothic architecture at Notre Dame in Paris, ____ is an external support that counters the outward thrust of the nave vaults.
A.   flying buttresses
B.   apsidal chapel
C.   westwork
D.   timber ceiling

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