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

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