Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » Unit 13 Quiz Gothic Europe

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Question #1
Who of the following coined the term Gothic?
A.   Lorenzo Ghiberti
B.   Giorgio Vasari
C.   Abbot Suger
D.   Louis IX
Question #2
In the Gothic period, the focus of intellectual and religious life shifted from monasteries to ____.
A.   palaces
B.   cities
C.   the countryside
D.   pilgrimage routes
Question #3
Who may have conceived the complicated iconographical portal program for Chartres Cathedral?
A.   Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
B.   Abbot Suger
C.   Saint Thomas Aquinas
D.   Thierry of Chartres
Question #4
The portal sculptural program for Chartres Cathedral is distinctly different from its Romanesque counterparts. Which of the following accounts for this distinction?
A.   The prominence of Mary in the portal program
B.   The inclusion of the Old Testament kings
C.   The exclusion of scenes from the Passion
D.   The inclusion of scenes from the life of Christ
Question #5
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 was a center for fine book production.
B.   It established the first printing press.
C.   It was the principal center of commerce for Europe.
D.   It was a center for classical study.
Question #6
Which of the following is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?
A.   Amiens Cathedral
B.   Reims Cathedral
C.   Sainte-Chapelle
D.   Saint-Denis
Question #7
Fan vaulting was most common in which of the following?
A.   Early Gothic France
B.   Thirteenth-century Germany
C.   High Gothic France
D.   Late Gothic England
Question #8
Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?
A.   The Trinity
B.   Christ the Judge
C.   The Holy Spirit
D.   The Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame)
Question #9
Perpendicular style was popular in which of the following countries?
A.   Spain
B.   France
C.   England
D.   Italy
Question #10
The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis imitates ____.
A.   stained glass
B.   Byzantine mosaics
C.   Italian fresco
D.   early Christian manuscripts
Question #11
Images of Old Testament kings and queens on French portals represent the ____.
A.   wisdom of elders
B.   French crusaders
C.   French aristocracy
D.   ancestors of Christ
Question #12
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.   timber ceiling
D.   westwork

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