Question 1

Which of the following is the best description of compound piers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piers with Doric and Ionic capitals 
B)  Piers with sculptures of prophets 
C)  Pier with several painted registers 
D)  Piers with attached columns or pilasters 
A)  Piers with Doric and Ionic capitals 
B)  Piers with sculptures of prophets 
C)  Pier with several painted registers 
D)  Piers with attached columns or pilasters

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the Bayeux Tapestry ?

Accepted Answer

A)  It depicts a tale from the First Crusade. 
B)  It depicts an actual event shortly after it occurred. 
C)  It depicts the mission of the apostles in full detail. 
D)  It depicts the clash between the Knights Templar and the Saracens. 
A)  It depicts a tale from the First Crusade. 
B)  It depicts an actual event shortly after it occurred. 
C)  It depicts the mission of the apostles in full detail. 
D)  It depicts the clash between the Knights Templar and the Saracens.

Question 3

What covers the ceiling of the naves of Sant Vicenç and Saint-Philibert?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ceiling paintings 
B)  Carved tracery 
C)  Stone vaults 
D)  Wooden beams 
A)  Ceiling paintings 
B)  Carved tracery 
C)  Stone vaults 
D)  Wooden beams

Question 4

The term Roman-like was adopted to describe the architecture of the Romanesque period because it relied on which elements of Roman architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timber ceilings 
B)  Ionic capitals 
C)  Cement domes 
D)  Groin vaults 
A)  Timber ceilings 
B)  Ionic capitals 
C)  Cement domes 
D)  Groin vaults

Question 5

With its three-story nave and timber roof, which earlier regional church form does Saint-Étienne at Vignory resemble?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglo-Saxon 
B)  Bavarian 
C)  Ottonian 
D)  Norman 
A)  Anglo-Saxon 
B)  Bavarian 
C)  Ottonian 
D)  Norman

Question 6

During the Romanesque period, the vision of Christ's second coming was often depicted on which architectural element of a church?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Who was the artist of the early Romanesque large-scale reliefs at Saint-Sernin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gislebertus 
B)  Bernardus Gelduinus 
C)  Master Hugo 
D)  Abbot Suger 
A)  Gislebertus 
B)  Bernardus Gelduinus 
C)  Master Hugo 
D)  Abbot Suger

Question 8

In which region were buildings designed less experimentally than in northern Europe?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following aspects is most likely to identify a work as Romanesque?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material 
B)  Location 
C)  Date 
D)  Height 
A)  Material 
B)  Location 
C)  Date 
D)  Height

Question 10

Which Romanesque church has a facade rooted in the tradition of Carolingian and Ottonian westworks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pisa Cathedral 
B)  Saint-Étienne, Caen 
C)  Saint-Sernin, Toulouse 
D)  Sant'Ambrogio, Milan 
A)  Pisa Cathedral 
B)  Saint-Étienne, Caen 
C)  Saint-Sernin, Toulouse 
D)  Sant'Ambrogio, Milan

Question 11

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What is the name of this church?

Accepted Answer

A)  San Miniato al Monte 
B)  Santa María de Mur 
C)  Speyer Cathedral 
D)  Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe 
A)  San Miniato al Monte 
B)  Santa María de Mur 
C)  Speyer Cathedral 
D)  Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

Question 12

Which manuscript do art historians believe was produced in the scriptorium at Moissac?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eadwine Bible 
B)  Bury Bible 
C)  Rupertsberger Scivias 
D)  Codex Colbertinus 
A)  Eadwine Bible 
B)  Bury Bible 
C)  Rupertsberger Scivias 
D)  Codex Colbertinus

Question 13

What did 11th-century Romanesque masons use to construct monumental groin vaults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Molded concrete 
B)  Rubble mixed with mortar 
C)  Mud-brick and granite 
D)  Ashlar blocks joined by mortar 
A)  Molded concrete 
B)  Rubble mixed with mortar 
C)  Mud-brick and granite 
D)  Ashlar blocks joined by mortar

Question 14

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This page from the Gospels of Henry the Lion carries on the imperial tradition exemplified in which manuscript?

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantine Vienna Genesis 
B)  Timurid Bustan 
C)  Ottonian Coronation Gospels 
D)  Early Christian Vatican Vergil 
A)  Byzantine Vienna Genesis 
B)  Timurid Bustan 
C)  Ottonian Coronation Gospels 
D)  Early Christian Vatican Vergil

Question 15

What do art historians theorize is the explanation for the resurgence of stone sculpture in the Romanesque period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sculptural programs could serve as much-needed large-scale employment projects. 
B)  Sculptural programs entertained the monks and clergy in their otherwise quiet lives. 
C)  Sculptural programs were less labor intensive and less expensive than wall painting. 
D)  Sculptural programs were a means to educate and impress an illiterate audience. 
A)  Sculptural programs could serve as much-needed large-scale employment projects. 
B)  Sculptural programs entertained the monks and clergy in their otherwise quiet lives. 
C)  Sculptural programs were less labor intensive and less expensive than wall painting. 
D)  Sculptural programs were a means to educate and impress an illiterate audience.

Question 16

What did pilgrims believe that relics could accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide pilgrims with messages from the dead 
B)  Heal pilgrims in body and soul 
C)  Furnish pilgrims with untold wealth 
D)  Grant pilgrims renewed youth 
A)  Provide pilgrims with messages from the dead 
B)  Heal pilgrims in body and soul 
C)  Furnish pilgrims with untold wealth 
D)  Grant pilgrims renewed youth

Question 17

What is absent from Cistercian churches such as Notre-Dame at Fontenay?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stone masonry 
B)  Sculptural decoration 
C)  Windows 
D)  Groin vaults 
A)  Stone masonry 
B)  Sculptural decoration 
C)  Windows 
D)  Groin vaults

Question 18

How did the clergy interpret the battle between the knight and the dragons appearing in the Moralia in Job ?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a prefiguration of the ascension 
B)  As a warning against the use of images 
C)  As an allegory of the struggle of monks against the devil 
D)  As a reference to the story of Jonah 
A)  As a prefiguration of the ascension 
B)  As a warning against the use of images 
C)  As an allegory of the struggle of monks against the devil 
D)  As a reference to the story of Jonah

Question 19

What constitutes a "pilgrimage type" church?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has additional perimeter buildings to house pilgrims. 
B)  It has its ambulatory directly attached to the nave. 
C)  It has radiating chapels along the transept and ambulatory. 
D)  It has a narrowed main aisle to create a dignified procession. 
A)  It has additional perimeter buildings to house pilgrims. 
B)  It has its ambulatory directly attached to the nave. 
C)  It has radiating chapels along the transept and ambulatory. 
D)  It has a narrowed main aisle to create a dignified procession.

Question 20

Which church remained the largest in Europe until the new Saint Peter's in Rome was constructed in the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speyer Cathedral 
B)  Cluny III 
C)  Saint-Sernin, Toulouse 
D)  Sant'Ambrogio, Milan 
A)  Speyer Cathedral 
B)  Cluny III 
C)  Saint-Sernin, Toulouse 
D)  Sant'Ambrogio, Milan

Exam 12: Romanesque Europe

Which of the following is the best description of compound piers?

Which of the following is true of the Bayeux Tapestry ?

What covers the ceiling of the naves of Sant Vicenç and Saint-Philibert?

The term Roman-like was adopted to describe the architecture of the Romanesque period because it relied on which elements of Roman architecture?

With its three-story nave and timber roof, which earlier regional church form does Saint-Étienne at Vignory resemble?

During the Romanesque period, the vision of Christ's second coming was often depicted on which architectural element of a church?

Who was the artist of the early Romanesque large-scale reliefs at Saint-Sernin?

In which region were buildings designed less experimentally than in northern Europe?

Which of the following aspects is most likely to identify a work as Romanesque?

Which Romanesque church has a facade rooted in the tradition of Carolingian and Ottonian westworks?

​ What is the name of this church?

Which manuscript do art historians believe was produced in the scriptorium at Moissac?

What did 11th-century Romanesque masons use to construct monumental groin vaults?

​ This page from the Gospels of Henry the Lion carries on the imperial tradition exemplified in which manuscript?

What do art historians theorize is the explanation for the resurgence of stone sculpture in the Romanesque period?

What did pilgrims believe that relics could accomplish?

What is absent from Cistercian churches such as Notre-Dame at Fontenay?

How did the clergy interpret the battle between the knight and the dragons appearing in the Moralia in Job ?

What constitutes a "pilgrimage type" church?

Which church remained the largest in Europe until the new Saint Peter's in Rome was constructed in the 17th century?

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