Deck 16: The Age of Faith

Question 1

The jamb figures of Mary and Elizabeth on the west portal of Reims Cathedral are placed in a naturalistic weight-shift stance also known as __________.

A) the International Gothic style​ 
B) ​intarsia 
C) ​tenebrism 
D) ​quatrefoil 
E) ​contrapposto

Answer 1

  E

Question 2

Perhaps the most famous surviving tapestry is the 230-foot long Romanesque period Bayeux Tapestry,which describes __________ in a continuous narrative.

A) ​feudal lords and ladies dancing 
B) ​the invasion of Italian city-states by the Normans 
C) ​Pope Urban reclaiming the Holy Lands from the Turks 
D) ​the invasion of England by William the Conqueror 
E) ​the Crusades of the Knights Templar

Answer 2

  D

Question 3

In the Gothic period,__________ assumed a new primary role of importance in art and architecture.

A) ​Jesus Christ 
B) ​the Virgin Mary 
C) ​the angel Gabriel 
D) ​Joseph 
E) ​cherubs

Answer 3

  B

Question 4

The San Vitale apse mosaic Justinian and Attendants is characterized by all of the following except __________.

A) ​thickly lidded eyes staring outward 
B) ​costumes that appear to hang on invisible frames 
C) ​heavily draped figures that have no substance 
D) ​unnatural gestures 
E) ​that Justinian is by far the largest figure

Question 5

The iconography of the stylized,doll-like figures on the Weighing of Souls tympanum from the Cathedral of Autun was intended to convey pictorially __________.

A) ​the mercy of God 
B) ​repentance through prayer 
C) ​fear 
D) ​comfort and healing 
E) ​everlasting life in heaven

Question 6

An architectural aspect of he church of St.Sernin is its use of the __________.

A) ​transept 
B) ​clerestory 
C) ​crossing square 
D) ​facade 
E) ​nave

Question 7

Academics generally agree that the Gothic style of architecture began in __________.

A) ​1800 
B) ​fourteenth and fifteenth centuries 
C) ​1200 bce 
D) ​tenth century 
E) ​twelfth and thirteenth centuries

Question 8

The first centuries after the death of Jesus,before Emperor Constantine proclaimed religious tolerance for Christians,were known as the __________.

A) Dark Ages​ 
B) ​Period of Persecution 
C) ​Period of Recognition 
D) ​Period of Non-Recognition 
E) ​Early Christian period

Question 9

The interior of St.Étienne has a sense of lightness because the development of the __________ made it possible to pierce the walls above the tribune gallery with a series of windows called a __________.

A) ​compound pier; triforium 
B) ​pendentive; minaret 
C) ​ambulatory; lunette 
D) ​buttress; rose window 
E) ​rib vault; clerestory

Question 10

The cathedral of Florence features all of the characteristics below except __________.

A) ​geometric patterns of green-and-white marble 
B) ​a minimum of fenestration 
C) ​a huge octagonal dome 
D) ​twin bell towers 
E) ​a horizontal, earthbound quality

Question 11

__________ was one of the first and most important churches erected during the Early Christian period.With its long nave and apse at one end,it was a __________ plan church.

A) ​St. Mark's; Greek cross 
B) ​San Vitale; central 
C) ​Hagia Sophia; Eastern Orthodox 
D) ​St. Sernin; Romanesque 
E) ​Old St. Peter's; Latin Cross

Question 12

The exterior of the Romanesque St.Étienne served as a model for Gothic architecture because its __________ appeared repeatedly in Gothic churches.

A) two-tower tripartite façade​ 
B) ​propylaeum 
C) ​octagonal perimeter 
D) ​sculptured tympanum 
E) ​rose window

Question 13

What did the Edict of Milan declare?

Question 14

For Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel at Aachen,he sought to emulate __________.

A) ​Early Christian basilica 
B) ​Byzantine central plan 
C) ​Romanesque Latin Cross 
D) ​Greek Cross plan 
E) ​Roman architecture

Question 15

The most striking feature of the Great Mosque at Samarra,Iraq,is the spiral __________,from which a crier known as a __________ called followers to prayer at certain hours.

A) ​tower; imam 
B) ​minaret; muezzin 
C) ​mihrab; muezzin 
D) ​minaret; imam 
E) ​stupa; yakshi

Question 16

As the Gothic period progressed,all of the following architectural innovations occurred except __________.

A) ​walls were pierced by greater expanses of glass 
B) ​exterior walls appeared heavier 
C) ​nave elevations became higher 
D) ​carved details became lacier 
E) ​rose windows became common

Question 17

In St.Sernin,the ceiling structure is a stone barrel vault,which was necessary for __________.

A) ​accoustics 
B) ​fenestration 
C) ​temperature control 
D) ​fireproofing 
E) ​square schematism

Question 18

The __________ were a huge network of galleries and burial chambers beneath the city of Rome where Christians worshiped in secret and buried their dead.

A) minarets​ 
B) ​apses 
C) ​catacombs 
D) ​shrines 
E) ​subterraneans

Question 19

The massive dome of Hagia Sophia appears to be light and graceful due to __________.

A) ​its pendentive construction 
B) ​light filtering through arched windows at its base 
C) ​gold mosaics in its dome 
D) ​an oculus in its dome 
E) ​light filtering through its clerestory

Question 20

Unlike Romanesque sculpture,Gothic sculptural figures __________.

A) ​are found all over the church exterior 
B) ​exhibit a hinged, stylized treatment of limbs 
C) ​have weight to the bodies, and the "hinged" treatment of the limbs is eliminated 
D) ​are depicted as pitiful and defenseless 
E) ​reflect little concern for naturalism

Question 21

Compare and contrast the relationship between Romanesque sculpture and Romanesque manuscript illumination.

Question 22

Explain where the term Byzantine comes from,when and where its art was produced,and how it differs from Early Christian art.

Question 23

Using Chartres Cathedral as an example,explain the dramatic vistas found in a High Gothic church.

Question 24

Identify the various functions that the Hagia Sophia has served over the centuries.

Question 25

What period is Charlemagne linked with,and what did he do to become crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the pope?

Question 26

Compare and contrast the various styles represented in the jamb figures of Reims Cathedral.

Question 27

Discuss the design of Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel at Aachen and how he incorporated two stylistically diverse influences into the church.

Question 28

How did the term Gothic originate,and why was it for many years considered a term of derision?

Question 29

Discuss the two phenomena that reflect the medieval obsession with salvation in the afterlife and how this affected church construction in the Romanesque period.

Question 30

Describe the style and subject matter of the tympanum on the Cathedral of Autun and explain its intended purpose.

Question 31

Using the church of St.Sernin as an example,identify and discuss the five major interior areas of a Latin plan church and the two Romanesque additions to this basic format.