Deck 14: Art and Intellect in the Thirteenth Century

Question 1

What was the goal of scholasticism?

A) To found new universities
B) To provide rational proof for matters of faith
C) To undermine Church doctrine
D) To establish hierarchies among scholars

Answer 1

B

Question 2

For what purpose did Aquinas write his Summa contra Gentiles?

A) For converting non-Christians
B) To resolve political disputes between Church and states
C) In defense of scholasticism
D) To condemn the mendicant orders

Answer 2

A

Question 3

How did scholastic scholars differ from early Church Fathers?

A) They doubted the authoritativeness of the Bible
B) They rejected the application of reason to faith
C) They believed faith and reason were reconcilable
D) They sought equality for female religious

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What basic assumptions did the scholastic scholars have about the nature of Truth? (Select all that apply.)

A) Truth is based on scientific method
B) Truth was found through argument
C) Truth came from recognized authority
D) Truth is additive

Question 5

Scholars from the ______________ Order pushed back against scholasticism, arguing that revelation took precedence over reason.

Question 6

What structure does Aquinas' Summa theologica have?

A) Back and forth between pro and con arguments
B) Meandering poetic language
C) Rigidly organized proofs in favor of faith alone
D) A dialogue between Aquinas and an imagined student

Question 7

Charlemagne's church at his capital city of ________ was the largest one in pre-reform Europe.

Question 8

Which of the following is a hallmark of the Romanesque style?

A) Stained glass
B) Flying buttresses
C) Thin walls
D) Rounded arches

Question 9

What enabled the introduction of the Gothic style?

A) The invention of paned glass
B) Redistribution of downward thrust from the roof
C) The establishment of a stone carvers' guild
D) Creation of papal funds for construction

Question 10

What Gothic feature is enabled by the introduction of flying buttresses?

A) Larger windows filled with stained glass
B) Barrel vaults
C) North and south towers
D) Apses behind the altar

Question 11

Which of the following is not an invention of the Middle Ages?

A) Eyeglasses
B) Mechanical clocks
C) Keys
D) Compasses

Question 12

A chancellor at Oxford, the scientist ________________ studied optics and was the first to explain the cause of rainbows.

Question 13

What was Roger Bacon's goal with regard to his scientific career?

A) To abolish the scholastic method
B) To disprove the tenets of the Church
C) To harmonize and systematize all scientific knowledge
D) To do away with experimentation as a technique for learning

Question 14

What idea is best represented by this image?

A) God created an ordered cosmos
B) The world cannot be understood through science
C) Mankind has a duty to privilege faith over reason
D) Science leads to heresy

Question 15

What technology best facilitated the preservation and transmission of new knowledge?

A) Paper mills
B) Eyeglasses
C) Waterwheels
D) Bookbinding

Question 16

Approximately how much of the year was devoted to Church festivals?

A) One tenth
B) One sixth
C) One third
D) Half

Question 17

Professional musicians called ___________ wrote and performed their own songs.

Question 18

Which category comprised musicians from the German upper classes?

A) Minnesängers
B) Trouvères
C) Jongleurs
D) Trobairitz

Question 19

What peasant pastime was frequently criticized by the Church?

A) Feasting
B) Fasting
C) Penance
D) Dancing

Question 20

What is important to note about medieval peasant life?

A) They thought pastimes would lead to sin
B) Life was unremittingly dull
C) Commoners made time for fun and games
D) They imitated aristocratic life