Deck 10: Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Question 1

Which precedent was set by the Church of Saint Cyriakus and followed by Romanesque churches?

A)an open beam ceiling
B)the use of flying buttresses
C)alternating heavy,rectangular supports with lighter round supports in the nave arcade
D)rib vaults

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In the eleventh century,pilgrims traveled to what they considered to be the three holiest places in Christendom: Christ's tomb in Jerusalem,St.Peter's tomb in Rome,and the shrine of St.James in

A)Alexandria,Egypt.
B)Bethlehem,Palestine.
C)Santiago de Compostela,Spain.
D)Patmos,Greece.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which is a wood-frame church that has four huge timbers that form the structural core of the building?

A)stave church
B)basilica
C)hall church
D)cottage church

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is the organization of Bishop Bernward's doors?

A)the saved on the right and the damned on the left
B)the Old Testament on the left and the New Testament on the right
C)heaven on the left and hell on the right
D)monks on the right and nuns on the left

Question 5

Which is the place where the nave and the transept intersect?

A)bailey
B)buttress
C)crossing
D)tympanum

Question 6

Which of the following are thick masses of masonry that counter the thrust of vaults?

A)groin vaults
B)westworks
C)buttresses
D)spandrels

Question 7

Which is the central supporting post in a Romanesque church portal?

A)archivolt
B)trumeau
C)jamb
D)tympanum

Question 8

Which of the following describes the nave ceiling at the Cathedral of St.James,Santiago de Compostela?

A)wooden coffered
B)groin vault
C)dome
D)barrel vault

Question 9

Which is the room in a monastery that is used for writing or copying manuscripts?

A)scriptorium
B)refectory
C)sanctuary
D)library

Question 10

In church architecture,which is the monumental entrance found on Carolingian,Ottonian,and later churches?

A)transept
B)tribune
C)westwork
D)gallery

Question 11

Which is the semicircular area above the door lintel of a church?

A)archivolt
B)trumeau
C)jamb
D)tympanum

Question 12

Which of the following modern geographical areas was part of Charlemagne's empire?

A)eastern Germany
B)England
C)Belgium
D)northeastern Spain

Question 13

Which is the hybrid style developed by Christian artists living in Islamic Spain?

A)Mozarabic
B)Arabesque
C)Romanesque
D)ukiyo-e

Question 14

Who revived large-scale,complex bronze casting during the Early Medieval period?

A)Gislebertus
B)Bishop Odo
C)Abbess Hitda
D)Bishop Bernward

Question 15

Which is a container for holy objects?

A)bailey
B)reliquary
C)colophon
D)scriptorium

Question 16

Which of the following describes the depiction of Jesus on the Lindau Gospels outer cover?

A)calm and Classical
B)turbulent and agitated
C)emotional
D)abstract and ornamental

Question 17

Who controlled the Western Roman Empire after it fell in the fifth century?

A)the Muslims
B)the Spaniards
C)Germanic peoples
D)the Byzantines

Question 18

At the end of a medieval manuscript,the signature and background information provided by scribes and illustrators is called a

A)colophon.
B)index.
C)scriptorium.
D)gallery.

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of the style of the Gummersmark brooch?

A)asymmetrical designs
B)realistic human forms
C)interlaced patterns
D)careful observation of nature

Question 20

What did the architects at Durham Cathedral develop that became an important element of Gothic architecture?

A)a crisscrossing rib vault and bay system
B)the clerestory
C)the bailey
D)the three story nave

Question 21

Discuss the narrative,composition,and style seen in the panel Creation and Fall of Adam and Eve by Wiligelmo.

Question 22

In a rare introduction to a medieval artist who is also a woman,Guda introduces herself as

A)an artist whose work shines forth.
B)a sinful woman.
C)painter and servant of God.
D)without equal.

Question 23

What is the subject of a "Throne of Wisdom" statue?

A)Solomon on his throne
B)Christ sitting in judgment of the world
C)the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child on her lap
D)the emperor and empress enthroned

Question 24

Describe the influence of multiculturalism as seen in the burial at Sutton Hoo.

Question 25

As seen at Saint-Lazare,Autun,how is a Last Judgment scene typically laid out?

A)The damned are not depicted.
B)The damned are on the viewer's left.
C)The damned are on Christ's left.
D)The damned are beneath Christ's feet.

Question 26

Define,describe,give an example,and explain the purpose of a continuous ambulatory in a pilgrimage church.

Question 27

Where is the primary area for Romanesque architectural sculpture?

A)on the bell tower
B)in the apse and around the altar
C)on the façade,entrance,and column capitals
D)in the cloister

Question 28

Discuss the style and iconographic meaning of the page with Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples.

Question 29

Who made the oldest signed self-portrait by a woman in Western Europe?

A)the Abbess Hitda
B)the nun Guda
C)the nun Ende
D)Saint Walpurga

Question 30

Describe the style and characteristics of the page with Matthew the Evangelist from the Ebbo Gospels.

Question 31

Where can one find depictions of William the Conqueror's invasion and eventual defeat of England?

A)Bishop Bernward's doors
B)Bayeux Embroidery
C)Worcester Chronicle
D)a book of homilies

Question 32

In the Dream of Henry I from the Worcester Chronicle,Henry promises to

A)rescind taxes.
B)defeat the French.
C)go on crusade.
D)marry Anne of Cleves.

Question 33

On Christ in Majesty from the Church of San Climent,Tahull,Spain,whose influence is seen in the frontal pose,the repeated lines,and the alpha and omega symbols?

A)Byzantine
B)Ottonian
C)Mozarabic
D)Hiberno-Saxon