Question 1

Which is not a member of the Norse pantheon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baldr 
B)  Heimdall 
C)  Ymir 
D)  Elves 
E)  Vanir 
A)  Baldr 
B)  Heimdall 
C)  Ymir 
D)  Elves 
E)  Vanir

Question 2

Celtic stone crosses have

Accepted Answer

A)  the figure of the crucified Christ 
B)  Viking runes 
C)  cross bars of equal length 
D)  a circle intersecting the cross arms 
A)  the figure of the crucified Christ 
B)  Viking runes 
C)  cross bars of equal length 
D)  a circle intersecting the cross arms

Question 3

A mihrab is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a niche in a qibla wall 
B)  an entryway to a mosque 
C)  a ceiling mosaic 
D)  an official calligraphic document 
A)  a niche in a qibla wall 
B)  an entryway to a mosque 
C)  a ceiling mosaic 
D)  an official calligraphic document

Question 4

The "Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes which of the following time periods?
1)The "Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes which of the following time periods?

Accepted Answer

A) 
The beginning of Early Christian through the 13th or 14th centuries 
B) the end of the Roman Empire through the Byzantine period 
C) the beginning of Byzantine through the end of the Roman Empire 
D) A.D.300 - A.D.1600 
A) 
The beginning of Early Christian through the 13th or 14th centuries 
B) the end of the Roman Empire through the Byzantine period 
C) the beginning of Byzantine through the end of the Roman Empire 
D) A.D.300 - A.D.1600

Question 5

The largest 9th-century mosque was located in

Accepted Answer

A)  Samarra 
B)  Córdoba 
C)  Granada 
D)  Jerusalem 
E)  Iran 
A)  Samarra 
B)  Córdoba 
C)  Granada 
D)  Jerusalem 
E)  Iran

Question 6

Which is not a pair?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thor -- Zeus 
B)  Asgard -- Olympos 
C)  Ragnarok -- the Apocalypse 
D)  Jotun -- Titans 
E)  Volur -- Vulcan 
A)  Thor -- Zeus 
B)  Asgard -- Olympos 
C)  Ragnarok -- the Apocalypse 
D)  Jotun -- Titans 
E)  Volur -- Vulcan

Question 7

Which is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Snorri Sturlson wrote the Edda in Scaldic. 
B)  Saemund wrote the Edda in the 13th century. 
C)  Harald Bluetooth wrote the Edda on a rune stone. 
D)  Harald Fairhair is the main subject of the Edda. 
A)  Snorri Sturlson wrote the Edda in Scaldic. 
B)  Saemund wrote the Edda in the 13th century. 
C)  Harald Bluetooth wrote the Edda on a rune stone. 
D)  Harald Fairhair is the main subject of the Edda.

Question 8

Charlemagne's court scribe was

Accepted Answer

A)  Odo of Metz 
B)  Godescalc 
C)  Hildegarde 
D)  Charles Martel 
A)  Odo of Metz 
B)  Godescalc 
C)  Hildegarde 
D)  Charles Martel

Question 9

A rich 6th-century ship burial was found at ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Centula 
B)  Lindisfarne 
C)  Sutton Hoo 
D)  Iona 
A)  Centula 
B)  Lindisfarne 
C)  Sutton Hoo 
D)  Iona

Question 10

The monastery of Saint Gall

Accepted Answer

A)  dates to the early 9th century and was in Switzerland 
B)  was in southern France 
C)  followed the Rule of St. Benedict 
D)  dates to the early 9th century and was in Switzerland and followed the Rule of St. Benedict 
E)  was in southern France and followed the Rule of St. Benedict 
A)  dates to the early 9th century and was in Switzerland 
B)  was in southern France 
C)  followed the Rule of St. Benedict 
D)  dates to the early 9th century and was in Switzerland and followed the Rule of St. Benedict 
E)  was in southern France and followed the Rule of St. Benedict

Question 11

Charlemagne's Chapel at Aachen is based on the church of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Old St. Peter's 
B)  San Vitale 
C)  Hagia Sophia 
D)  Santa Costanza 
A)  Old St. Peter's 
B)  San Vitale 
C)  Hagia Sophia 
D)  Santa Costanza

Question 12

Which is not a feature of Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin text 
B)  interlace 
C)  stylization 
D)  naturalism 
E)  monstrous details 
A)  Latin text 
B)  interlace 
C)  stylization 
D)  naturalism 
E)  monstrous details

Question 13

The new religion that entered Europe in the 8th century was

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Judaism 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Judaism

Question 14

The hadj refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Islamic calendar 
B)  a pilgrimage 
C)  a leader 
D)  a mosque 
A)  the Islamic calendar 
B)  a pilgrimage 
C)  a leader 
D)  a mosque

Question 15

Charlemagne was crowned Roman Emperor

Accepted Answer

A)  in the year 800 
B)  at Aachen, in Germany 
C)  because he defeated the pope in Rome 
D)  at Aix-la-Chapelle on December 25 
A)  in the year 800 
B)  at Aachen, in Germany 
C)  because he defeated the pope in Rome 
D)  at Aix-la-Chapelle on December 25

Question 16

Muslims must pray

Accepted Answer

A)  in a mosque 
B)  facing west 
C)  facing Mecca 
D)  facing a qibla 
A)  in a mosque 
B)  facing west 
C)  facing Mecca 
D)  facing a qibla

Question 17

The Vikings inhabited

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden, Norway, and Denmark 
B)  Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 
C)  Lapland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 
D)  Lapland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark 
A)  Sweden, Norway, and Denmark 
B)  Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 
C)  Lapland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 
D)  Lapland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Question 18

The opening scene of Beowulf describes

Accepted Answer

A)  the defeat of the monster Grendel 
B)  the death of Beowulf 
C)  the arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark 
D)  the birth of Beowulf 
E)  the arrival of Beowulf in Scandinavia 
A)  the defeat of the monster Grendel 
B)  the death of Beowulf 
C)  the arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark 
D)  the birth of Beowulf 
E)  the arrival of Beowulf in Scandinavia

Question 19

The role of the Valkyries was

Accepted Answer

A)  to slay the enemies of the gods 
B)  to select dead heroes for entry to Valhalla 
C)  to seduce the enemies of the gods 
D)  to destroy the enemies of the Vikings 
A)  to slay the enemies of the gods 
B)  to select dead heroes for entry to Valhalla 
C)  to seduce the enemies of the gods 
D)  to destroy the enemies of the Vikings

Question 20

Which of the following is not a feature of the Sutton Hoo purse cover?

Accepted Answer

A)  cloisonné‚ enamel 
B)  red garnets 
C)  symmetry 
D)  Scythian influence 
E)  Islamic influence 
A)  cloisonné‚ enamel 
B)  red garnets 
C)  symmetry 
D)  Scythian influence 
E)  Islamic influence

Exam 9: The Early Middle Ages

Which is not a member of the Norse pantheon?

Celtic stone crosses have

A mihrab is __________.

The "Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes which of the following time periods? 1)The "Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes which of the following time periods?

The largest 9th-century mosque was located in

Which is not a pair?

Which is true?

Charlemagne's court scribe was

A rich 6th-century ship burial was found at ___________.

The monastery of Saint Gall

Charlemagne's Chapel at Aachen is based on the church of ___________.

Which is not a feature of Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts?

The new religion that entered Europe in the 8th century was

The hadj refers to

Charlemagne was crowned Roman Emperor

Muslims must pray

The Vikings inhabited

The opening scene of Beowulf describes

The role of the Valkyries was

Which of the following is not a feature of the Sutton Hoo purse cover?

The Art of Prehistory

The Ancient Near East

Ancient Egypt

The Aegean

The Art of Ancient Greece

The Art of the Etruscans

Ancient Rome

Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Precursors of the Renaissance

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance in Italy

Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy

Sixteenth-Century Painting in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo and the Eighteenth Century

Neoclassicism: The Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Romanticism: The Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Nineteenth-Century Realism

Nineteenth-Century Impressionism

Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

Turn of the Century: Early Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Fantasy, and The United States Between the Wars

Abstract Expressionism

Pop Art, OP Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Innovation, Continuity, and Globalization

Filters

The largest 9^th-century mosque was located in

A rich 6^th-century ship burial was found at ___________.