Question 1

Which of the following in true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stones for Gothic cathedrals were cut with power tools. 
B)  Master builders used geometric principles to organize their templates. 
C)  Gothic tools were technologically advanced. 
D)  Only one master builder supervised each cathedral. 
A)  Stones for Gothic cathedrals were cut with power tools. 
B)  Master builders used geometric principles to organize their templates. 
C)  Gothic tools were technologically advanced. 
D)  Only one master builder supervised each cathedral.

Question 2

The central west portal of Chartres was

Accepted Answer

A)  Late Romanesque 
B)  Early Gothic 
C)  High Gothic 
D)  Late Gothic 
A)  Late Romanesque 
B)  Early Gothic 
C)  High Gothic 
D)  Late Gothic

Question 3

A gargoyle is a

Accepted Answer

A)  monster 
B)  finial 
C)  capital sculpture 
D)  waterspout 
A)  monster 
B)  finial 
C)  capital sculpture 
D)  waterspout

Question 4

At Chartres,the trumeau represents

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Stephen 
B)  an Old Testament prophet 
C)  an apostle 
D)  Christ 
E)  the Virgin 
A)  St. Stephen 
B)  an Old Testament prophet 
C)  an apostle 
D)  Christ 
E)  the Virgin

Question 5

A winch is a

Accepted Answer

A)  seductive female 
B)  small crane 
C)  pulley system 
D)  template 
A)  seductive female 
B)  small crane 
C)  pulley system 
D)  template

Question 6

The west portal of _________ has an important sculptural program.

Accepted Answer

A)  Salisbury Cathedral 
B)  Florence Cathedral 
C)  Reims Cathedral 
D)  Cologne Cathedral 
A)  Salisbury Cathedral 
B)  Florence Cathedral 
C)  Reims Cathedral 
D)  Cologne Cathedral

Question 7

Compared to the west facade of Reims,the west facade at Amiens

Accepted Answer

A)  is symmetrical 
B)  has glass tympanums 
C)  is proportionally taller and thinner 
D)  has a smaller rose window 
A)  is symmetrical 
B)  has glass tympanums 
C)  is proportionally taller and thinner 
D)  has a smaller rose window

Question 8

In contrast to French Gothic cathedrals,Salisbury has

Accepted Answer

A)  a triple transept 
B)  a square apse 
C)  clerestory windows 
D)  a vaulted nave 
A)  a triple transept 
B)  a square apse 
C)  clerestory windows 
D)  a vaulted nave

Question 9

The door jamb statues on the center west door of Chartres

Accepted Answer

A)  are frontal, naturalistic, and represent French royalty 
B)  are frontal, stylized, and represent Old Testament royalty 
C)  are frontal, have contrapposto, and are prophets 
D)  represent prophets, are frontal, and stylized 
A)  are frontal, naturalistic, and represent French royalty 
B)  are frontal, stylized, and represent Old Testament royalty 
C)  are frontal, have contrapposto, and are prophets 
D)  represent prophets, are frontal, and stylized

Question 10

Most great French Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to

Accepted Answer

A)  Christ 
B)  God 
C)  the Virgin 
D)  St. Joseph 
E)  St. Peter 
A)  Christ 
B)  God 
C)  the Virgin 
D)  St. Joseph 
E)  St. Peter

Question 11

Saint-Denis was dedicated in

Accepted Answer

A)  1140 
B)  1200 
C)  1100 
D)  1210 
E)  1194 
A)  1140 
B)  1200 
C)  1100 
D)  1210 
E)  1194

Question 12

Which is not an element of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  rib vaults 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  round arches 
D)  stained glass windows 
A)  rib vaults 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  round arches 
D)  stained glass windows

Question 13

Compared to the Romanesque tower of Chartres,the Gothic tower is

Accepted Answer

A)  more elaborate 
B)  shorter 
C)  less detailed 
D)  less vertical 
A)  more elaborate 
B)  shorter 
C)  less detailed 
D)  less vertical

Question 14

Which is not used in making stained glass windows?

Accepted Answer

A)  an iron armature 
B)  clear glass 
C)  pigments 
D)  metallic oxides 
E)  tesserae 
A)  an iron armature 
B)  clear glass 
C)  pigments 
D)  metallic oxides 
E)  tesserae

Question 15

The Bell Harry Tower was added to Canterbury cathedral in

Accepted Answer

A)  the 15th century 
B)  the 16th century 
C)  the 14th century 
D)  the 13th century 
A)  the 15th century 
B)  the 16th century 
C)  the 14th century 
D)  the 13th century

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over 80 cathedrals and large abbeys were built around Paris in the 13th century. 
B)  More Gothic cathedrals were built in England than in France. 
C)  Gothic builders used power tools to construct more complex buildings than Romanesque builders had. 
D)  Master builders were not very well paid. 
A)  Over 80 cathedrals and large abbeys were built around Paris in the 13th century. 
B)  More Gothic cathedrals were built in England than in France. 
C)  Gothic builders used power tools to construct more complex buildings than Romanesque builders had. 
D)  Master builders were not very well paid.

Exam 11: Gothic Art

Which of the following in true?

The central west portal of Chartres was

A gargoyle is a

At Chartres,the trumeau represents

A winch is a

The west portal of _________ has an important sculptural program.

Compared to the west facade of Reims,the west facade at Amiens

In contrast to French Gothic cathedrals,Salisbury has

The door jamb statues on the center west door of Chartres

Most great French Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to

Saint-Denis was dedicated in

Which is not an element of Gothic architecture?

Compared to the Romanesque tower of Chartres,the Gothic tower is

Which is not used in making stained glass windows?

The Bell Harry Tower was added to Canterbury cathedral in

Which of the following is true?

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

The Early Middle Ages

Romanesque 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

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