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

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