Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these points: 
•	God creates Adam on the left, then brings Eve from Adam’s side in the middle, and Adam and Eve cover themselves in shame as they eat the fruit from the forbidden tree.
•	God is enthroned in a mandorla on the left and the serpent wraps around the tree, framing the scene on the left.
•	A Roman arcade is seen in the background.
•	Modeling and undercutting in the relief sculpture give the figures a strong three-dimensionality.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 9

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

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 10: Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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