Deck 13: The Age of Great Cathedrals

Question 1

Which of the following became a standard feature of French Gothic architecture?

A) fan vaulting
B) Perpendicular style
C) rose window
D) rounded arches

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The façade of St-Denis consists of a double-tower westwork.Which of the following could have been the influence for this façade?

A) St-Sernin, Toulouse
B) Ste-Madeleine, Vézelay
C) Notre-Dame, Paris
D) St-Étienne, Caen

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Speyer Cathedral was considered the burial church of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.Which of the following churches was the burial church for the kings of France?

A) Notre-Dame, Paris
B) Notre-Dame, Reims
C) St-Denis
D) Ste-Chapelle

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The tympanum from the right portal of Chartres depicts the Virgin and Child that hearkens back to the Romanesque portrayals of this theme as the Throne of Wisdom.Which of the following is the source for this depiction?

A) Byzantine Theotokos
B) Early Christina Madonna and Child
C) Carolingian Virgin and Child
D) Hiberno-Saxon Madonna and Child

Question 5

Abbot Suger is credited with creating which of the following churches?

A) St.-Sernin
B) St.-Denis
C) St.-Chapelle
D) Notre-Dame, Paris

Question 6

Indicate which of the following is not a characterization of the changing social conditions in the Gothic period.

A) new importance of women
B) rise of the middle class
C) interest in Scholasticism
D) barbarian migrations

Question 7

Which of the following best describes a characteristic of Gothic architecture?

A) Its rounded arches allowed for greater height.
B) Its interior is permeated with light.
C) Its interior is narrow and long windows are eliminated.
D) Its side aisles are now included in order to broaden the interior.

Question 8

Who may have conceived the complicated iconographical portal program for Chartres Cathedral?

A) Abbot Suger
B) Thierry of Chartres
C) St. Bernard of Clairvaux
D) St. Thomas Aquinas

Question 9

What pose developed by the "court" style had a strong influence on Late Gothic sculpture?

A) contrapposto
B) rigidly frontal
C) equestrian form
D) S-shaped curve

Question 10

The sculptural program of the west façade of Chartres Cathedral proclaims the power and majesty of Jesus Christ.Which of the following elements unites all three doorways of the west portal (Portal Royal)of Chartres Cathedral?

A) The episodes from the life of the Virgin are carved on the capitals.
B) The episodes from the Old Testament are carved on the capitals.
C) The episodes from the Passion are carved on the capitals.
D) The episodes from the life of Christ are carved on the capitals.

Question 11

Which of the following figures provides the most direct contrast with the Naumburg figures?

A) Röttgen Pietà
B) Bamberg Rider
C) Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux
D) Death of the Virgin from Strasbourg Cathedral

Question 12

Which of the following is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?

A) Reims Cathedral
B) Ste-Chapelle
C) St-Denis
D) Amiens Cathedral

Question 13

The fourteenth-century German sculptures of Ekkehard and Uta at Naumburg are particularly significant because these sculptures used which of the following?

A) the S-shaped curve
B) the damp-fold style of drapery
C) specific individuals
D) the Virtues

Question 14

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 15

Who of the following coined the term "Gothic"?

A) Giorgio Vasari
B) Lorenzo Ghiberti
C) Abbot Suger
D) Louis IX

Question 16

In Jean Pucelle's Belleville Breviary,the artist has placed Saul seated on a throne with the receding coffers of a barrel vault above the head of David.He has created a stage set.Which of the following could account for this stage setting?

A) a visit to the Mosan region of Germany
B) a visit to England
C) a visit to Italy
D) a visit to Bruges

Question 17

Fan vaulting was most common in which of the following?

A) Thirteenth-century Germany
B) Early Gothic France
C) High Gothic France
D) Late Gothic England

Question 18

The focus of both the intellectual and religious life changed from monasteries in the countryside and pilgrimage churches to cathedrals in expanding cities.Which of the following would account for this change?

A) It was a time of great prosperity.
B) It illustrated the growing power of city mayors.
C) It was the period of the destruction of monasteries.
D) It represented the closure of the pilgrimage routes.

Question 19

Jeanne d'Evreux,wife to Charles IV,donated a statue of the Virgin and Child to the Abbey of St.-Denis.What is the common name of this statue?

A) Queen of Heaven
B) Virgin of Sorrows
C) Throne of Wisdom
D) Theotokos

Question 20

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 a center for classical study.
D) It was the principal center of commerce for Europe.

Question 21

Which of the following animals appears on the exterior facade of Laon Cathedral?

A) horses
B) mules
C) oxen
D) percherons

Question 22

Flying buttresses eliminated which of the following?

A) nave
B) tribune gallery
C) arches
D) vaults

Question 23

Who was St.Dionysius (Denis)?

Question 24

The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis expresses the courtly style.Which of the following can also be associated with this manuscript?

A) stained glass
B) Byzantine mosaics
C) Italian fresco
D) Early Christian manuscripts

Question 25

Perpendicular style was popular in which of the following countries.

A) England
B) Spain
C) France
D) Italy

Question 26

Who was Jeanne d'Evreux?

Question 27

Which of these churches embodies the essential characteristics of English Gothic architecture?

A) Wells Cathedral
B) Ely Cathedral
C) Salisbury Cathedral
D) York Cathedral

Question 28

How did the cult of the Virgin impact Gothic society?

Question 29

How does the house of Jacques Coeur reflect Late Gothic society?

Question 30

What innovation did hall churches incorporate?

A) They became pilgrimage churches.
B) They placed new emphasis on preaching and the pulpit.
C) They were connected to monasteries.
D) They contained a profusion of relics.

Question 31

What is a keep?

Question 32

Laon Cathedral retains many of its Romanesque features.Which of the following is one such feature?

A) pointed arches
B) sexpartite rib vaults
C) triforium
D) flying buttress

Question 33

Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?

A) the Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame)
B) the Holy Spirit
C) The Trinity
D) Christ the Judge

Question 34

The elevation of Laon Cathedral differs from that of Chartres in what important respect?

A) absence of a triforium
B) absence of a gallery
C) absence of rose windows
D) absence of nave arcade

Question 35

The Gothic style is said to have first appeared in which of the following areas?

A) Lombardy
B) Ile de France
C) Milan
D) Burgundy

Question 36

The development of the Rayonnant style is connected with which of the following?

A) the court of Louis IX
B) Abbot Suger of St.-Denis
C) Order of Bernard of Clairvaux
D) the Second Crusade

Question 37

The Royal Portal of Chartres was carved in which style?

A) Late Romanesque
B) Early Gothic
C) High Gothic
D) Late Gothic

Question 38

Jean Pucelle illuminated which of the following?

A) Breviary of Philippe le Bel
B) Blanche of Castile Bible
C) Belleville Breviary
D) Psalter of St. Louis

Question 39

How does the Cloth Guild Hall of Bruges reflect economic power?

Question 40

The Reims portal sculpture of the Visitation has been described as two women conversing.This is in sharp contrast to earlier Gothic portal sculpture.How is the Visitation unique?

A) The figures are attached to the architectural background.
B) The figures are actors in a biblical narrative.
C) The figures are isolated in their frames.
D) This is the first time women appear on portal sculpture.

Question 41

What Gothic cathedral was finished in the nineteenth century according to the original thirteenth-century plans?

Question 42

Briefly describe the characteristics of the Flamboyant style.

Question 43

How did the "poetry of love" or romance literature influence the luxury arts? Use specific examples to support your essay.

Question 44

What is lux nova?

Question 45

Why is Ars de geometria important in the work of Villard de Honnecourt?

Question 46

How does the Porch of the Confessors from Chartres Cathedral reflect the High Gothic style?

Question 47

How do stained glass windows function within the context of a cathedral?

Question 48

How does English Gothic architecture differ from the German model? Illustrate your discussion with specific examples.

Question 49

Who was Blanche of Castile?

Question 50

Contrast the differences between Early Gothic and High Gothic architecture in France using specific buildings to illustrate your discussion.

Question 51

What are the statues on the jambs of the Royal Portal at Chartres thought to represent?

Question 52

Briefly describe the Perpendicular Gothic style.In what country was it most popular?

Question 53

How does the statue of Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux symbolize the Gothic period?

Question 54

How do the Strasbourg tympanum and statues of Ekkehard and Uta from Naumburg Cathedral differ yet still reflect the Gothic style?

Question 55

What is a triforium and what was its purpose?

Question 56

Describe the architectural differences between French Gothic cathedrals and English Gothic cathedrals.Include specific examples to support your essay.

Question 57

Explain the role of light in Gothic architecture both from the symbolic and from the structural point of view.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 58

Contrast Chartres Cathedrals and Salisbury Cathedral.How does each cathedral reflect its regional style? What elements are similar? What elements are different and why?

Question 59

What is generally believed to have been the purpose of the sculptural programs of the portals of the great Gothic cathedrals? How did these programs differ from the sculptural programs of Romanesque portals? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 60

Describe the interplay of Classical influence,refinement,and realism in Gothic sculpture during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 61

What is the significance of this work,and how does it relate to sculpture in the Gothic period?

Question 62

Describe the effect of "court style" on manuscript illumination.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 63

What style of Gothic architecture is represented here,and in what ways does this church differ from Amiens Cathedral?

Question 64

Describe the function of this object.

Question 65

Explain the structural elements and what did they allow Gothic builders to do.

Question 66

Contrast these exteriors.How are they different?

Question 67

When was this work done,where was it placed and what is represented? Which features of the work reflect a classicizing influence,and which features do not?

Question 68

How does this interior reflect the High Gothic style?

Question 69

Describe the differences in the aisles of these two Gothic churches.

Question 70

Identify the period when each of these works was done and describe the changes in the conception of Christ represented by these two images.

Question 71

How do these manuscript pages relate? What are the differences? How do they represent "courtly style"?