Deck 10: Romanesque Art

Question 1

St.-Pierre,Moissac demonstrated a comprehensive sculptural program in its

A) portal
B) porch
C) westwork
D) portal and porch

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A reliquary is a

A) cinerary urn
B) medieval sarcophagus
C) a container for relics
D) a jeweled container

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Liber Sancti Jacobi was a

A) 12^th-century biography of St. Jacob
B) 12^th-century biography of St. James
C) 12^th-century guide for pilgrims
D) 12^th-century guide to the pilgrimage roads

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which is not true of the Stavelot reliquary?

A) it is a triptych
B) it illustrates the Legend of the True Cross
C) it is located in Holland
D) it attracted pilgrims to Belgium
E) it was believed to contain a nail used in the Crucifixion

Question 5

Who was the sculptor at Autun?

A) Durand
B) Giselbertus
C) Jacobus
D) no one knows

Question 6

Which is not a feature of the typical Romanesque portal?

A) voussoir
B) tympanum
C) lintel
D) door jamb
E) transept

Question 7

The traditional apocalyptic symbols of the Evangelists are

A) a bull, an eagle, a serpent, a lion
B) a bull, a serpent, an eagle, an angel
C) a serpent, a lion, an angel, an eagle
D) an angel, a bull, an eagle, a lion

Question 8

Which is not part of the plan of Sainte-Foy at Conques?

A) a narthex
B) a nave
C) a transept
D) a crossing
E) an apse

Question 9

Which best describes the tympanum of Saint-Pierre at Moissac?

A) the figures are elongated and stylized
B) the figures are frontal and elongated
C) the figures are naturalistic and patterned
D) the figures are elongated and are made of marble

Question 10

Examples of Romanesque style outside of France are found

A) in Norway
B) at Pisa
C) in Belgium
D) at Castel Appiano
E) all of the choices are correct.

Question 11

The three most popular pilgrimage sites were

A) Rome, Paris, and Jerusalem
B) Compostela, Paris, and Rome
C) Rome, Compostela, and Jerusalem
D) Paris, Jerusalem, and Compostela

Question 12

Romanesque architects used all of the following except

A) ribbed vaults
B) flying buttresses
C) towers
D) clerestory windows

Question 13

A refectory is

A) container for relics
B) a monastery kitchen
C) a monastery dining hall
D) a mirror image

Question 14

Sainte-Foy at Conques was dedicated to

A) Saint Faith
B) Saint Frederic
C) Saint Philobert
D) Saint Francis

Question 15

The tympanum at Moissac shows

A) the Last Judgment
B) Christ in Glory with the Elders of the Apocalypse
C) Crucifixion
D) the Virgin and Child

Question 16

Romanesque buildings were supported by

A) stylobates
B) flying buttresses
C) buttresses
D) podia

Question 17

Saint-Pierre at Moissac has a visionary character because

A) it was inspired by a vision of St. Peter
B) it was inspired by a dream of Clovis
C) it was inspired by a miracle of St. Peter
D) it was inspired by an oracle

Question 18

Most innovative Romanesque works were created in

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

Question 19

Romanesque refers to

A) a distinctive style in western Europe from 1000 to 1400
B) a period of western European art and history
C) a range of styles with regional variations
D) Medieval sculpture and architecture, but not painting

Question 20

The cleric who criticized the extravagant decoration of places like the cloister of St-Pierre,Moissac,was

A) St. James of Compostela
B) St. Bernard
C) St. Francis
D) St. Benedict

Question 21

Because the year 1000 suggested the end of time,Romanesque churches often showed the Last Judgment on

A) the jambs
B) the tribune
C) the tympanum
D) the trumeau

Question 22

William the Conqueror encouraged

A) the building of churches in Normandy
B) the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England
C) the building of churches in England
D) all of the choices are correct.

Question 23

The Bayeux Tapestry is

A) a tapestry
B) an embroidery
C) a Viking work
D) a parchment

Question 24

Tall twin towers were integrated into the facades of Romanesque churches in ___________.

A) Italy
B) England
C) South of France
D) Normandy

Question 25

The text on the Bayeux Tapestry is

A) in French
B) in English
C) in Norwegian
D) in Latin
E) in Anglo-Saxon

Question 26

The subject of the Bayeux Tapestry is

A) the construction of Bayeux Cathedral
B) the Norman conquest
C) the Viking invasion of Europe
D) the Saxon invasion of Normandy

Question 27

The Bayeux Tapestry was probably commissioned by

A) William the Conqueror
B) Giselbertus
C) Bishop Odo
D) the Norman Queen Mathilde
E) Harold of Saxony