Question 1

How does this interior reflect the High Gothic style?

Accepted Answer

Interior,Amiens Cathedral (Figure 7-12).

Question 2

Which of the following is a major difference between Romanesque and Gothic sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of sculpture on church façades 
B)  the representation of hierarchies 
C)  the inclusion of scenes from the life of Christ 
D)  the prominence of Mary in portal programs 
A)  the use of sculpture on church façades 
B)  the representation of hierarchies 
C)  the inclusion of scenes from the life of Christ 
D)  the prominence of Mary in portal programs

Question 3

How do stained glass windows function within the context of a Gothic church?

Accepted Answer

They introduced color and a symbolic ico

Question 4

Identify the typical characteristics and the structural components of a French Gothic church.

Accepted Answer

Gothic churches employ pointed arches an

Question 5

Explain this work and its commission.

Accepted Answer

Duccio,Virgin and Child Enthroned with S

Question 6

The Gothic era was characterized by a diversity of artistic and architectural tastes.Choose examples of painting,sculpture,and architecture to prove this statement.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The Gothic era, which spanned from the 1

Question 7

Giotto's images have been likened to contemporary ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sculpture 
B)  mystery plays 
C)  tragic theater 
D)  music 
A)  sculpture 
B)  mystery plays 
C)  tragic theater 
D)  music

Question 8

Which of the following best describes Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its rounded arches allows for great height 
B)  Its interior is permeated with light 
C)  Its interior is narrow and long windows are eliminated 
D)  Its apse was rounded to focus attention on the altar 
A)  Its rounded arches allows for great height 
B)  Its interior is permeated with light 
C)  Its interior is narrow and long windows are eliminated 
D)  Its apse was rounded to focus attention on the altar

Question 9

Who is the sculptor whose work reveals the greatest influence of classical antiquity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicola Pisano 
B)  Giotto 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Cimabue 
A)  Nicola Pisano 
B)  Giotto 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Cimabue

Question 10

Contrast these two images.What do they reveal about the diversity of tastes in the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Giotto,Lamentation (Figure 7-31),and Sim

Question 11

How does this image reveal the influence of the art of Classical antiquity?

Accepted Answer

Nicola Pisano,Annunciation/Nativity (Fig

Question 12

The Arena Chapel was commissioned by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sienese civic government 
B)  the guild of linen merchants 
C)  Giotto 
D)  Enrico Scrovegni 
A)  the Sienese civic government 
B)  the guild of linen merchants 
C)  Giotto 
D)  Enrico Scrovegni

Question 13

The bell tower of the Florence Cathedral is unlike its northern European counterparts because it ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reaches high into the heavens 
B)  is self-sufficient 
C)  employs spiral staircases 
D)  was made by a well-known architect, not an anonymous craftsman 
A)  reaches high into the heavens 
B)  is self-sufficient 
C)  employs spiral staircases 
D)  was made by a well-known architect, not an anonymous craftsman

Question 14

Where will you find bar tracery in a church?

Accepted Answer

A)  flying buttresses 
B)  compound piers 
C)  nave arcade 
D)  rose window 
A)  flying buttresses 
B)  compound piers 
C)  nave arcade 
D)  rose window

Question 15

Explain the structural elements and what they allowed Gothic builders to do.

Accepted Answer

Notre-Dame,Paris,south view (F

Question 16

To what does Italo-Byzantine refer?

Accepted Answer

Italo-Byzantine is a late medieval paint

Question 17

How does the work of Ambrogio Lorenzetti reflect the historical,social,and political environment? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Ambrogio Lorenzetti was an Italian paint

Question 18

Which of the following may have contributed to Italy's renewed interest in humanist values during the 14th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy was closely associated with Byzantium and its learned libraries 
B)  Italian scholars had secretly studied the ancient past for centuries 
C)  The Italian peninsula was filled with classical monuments 
D)  Rulers supported public monuments dedicated to the values of good government 
A)  Italy was closely associated with Byzantium and its learned libraries 
B)  Italian scholars had secretly studied the ancient past for centuries 
C)  The Italian peninsula was filled with classical monuments 
D)  Rulers supported public monuments dedicated to the values of good government

Question 19

Fan vaulting was most common in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

How do the Strasbourg tympanum and statues of Ekkehard and Uta from Naumburg Cathedral differ yet still reflect the Gothic style?

Accepted Answer

They both express essentially Gothic sty

Exam 7: Gothic and Late Medieval Europe

How does this interior reflect the High Gothic style?

Which of the following is a major difference between Romanesque and Gothic sculpture?

How do stained glass windows function within the context of a Gothic church?

Identify the typical characteristics and the structural components of a French Gothic church.

Explain this work and its commission.

The Gothic era was characterized by a diversity of artistic and architectural tastes.Choose examples of painting,sculpture,and architecture to prove this statement.Use examples to support your essay.

Giotto's images have been likened to contemporary ____.

Which of the following best describes Gothic architecture?

Who is the sculptor whose work reveals the greatest influence of classical antiquity?

Contrast these two images.What do they reveal about the diversity of tastes in the fourteenth century?

How does this image reveal the influence of the art of Classical antiquity?

The Arena Chapel was commissioned by ____.

The bell tower of the Florence Cathedral is unlike its northern European counterparts because it ____.

Where will you find bar tracery in a church?

Explain the structural elements and what they allowed Gothic builders to do.

To what does Italo-Byzantine refer?

How does the work of Ambrogio Lorenzetti reflect the historical,social,and political environment? Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following may have contributed to Italy's renewed interest in humanist values during the 14th century?

Fan vaulting was most common in which of the following?

How do the Strasbourg tympanum and statues of Ekkehard and Uta from Naumburg Cathedral differ yet still reflect the Gothic style?

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