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

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