Question 1

The central west portal of Chartres was

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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 2

The text upon which the sculptures above the center west portal at Chartres are based is from

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A) The City of God. 
B) the Gospel of John. 
C) Revelation. 
D) the Gospel of Matthew. 
A) The City of God. 
B) the Gospel of John. 
C) Revelation. 
D) the Gospel of Matthew.

Question 3

The west portal of ________ has an important sculptural program.

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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 4

Most great French Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to

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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 5

The Beau Dieu refers to

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A) a book by Augustine. 
B) a statue at Amiens. 
C) a statue at Reims. 
D) a book by Hildegarde of Bingen. 
A) a book by Augustine. 
B) a statue at Amiens. 
C) a statue at Reims. 
D) a book by Hildegarde of Bingen.

Question 6

Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was commissioned by

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A) Louis IX. 
B) Suger. 
C) Louis VI. 
D) Louis VII. 
A) Louis IX. 
B) Suger. 
C) Louis VI. 
D) Louis VII.

Question 7

The Gothic style originated

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A) on the Île Saint Louis. 
B) on the Île-de-France. 
C) at Chartres. 
D) at Amiens. 
A) on the Île Saint Louis. 
B) on the Île-de-France. 
C) at Chartres. 
D) at Amiens.

Question 8

A cathedral is

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A) the seat of a bishop. 
B) a large church. 
C) a Gothic church. 
D) the center of an ecclesiastical hierarchy. 
A) the seat of a bishop. 
B) a large church. 
C) a Gothic church. 
D) the center of an ecclesiastical hierarchy.

Question 9

The Visitation is when

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A) Gabriel visits Mary. 
B) Christ visits Joseph. 
C) Mary visits Elizabeth. 
D) the angel visits Constantine. 
A) Gabriel visits Mary. 
B) Christ visits Joseph. 
C) Mary visits Elizabeth. 
D) the angel visits Constantine.

Question 10

Which is NOT true of English cathedrals?

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A) They are set in a cathedral close. 
B) They have more varied stone than French cathedrals. 
C) They have fan vaults. 
D) They usually rise directly from the high point of a city. 
A) They are set in a cathedral close. 
B) They have more varied stone than French cathedrals. 
C) They have fan vaults. 
D) They usually rise directly from the high point of a city.

Question 11

Compared to the west door jambs of Chartres,those on the south

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A) are more two-dimensional. 
B) are more three-dimensional. 
C) are more frontal. 
D) are elderly. 
E) are more static. 
A) are more two-dimensional. 
B) are more three-dimensional. 
C) are more frontal. 
D) are elderly. 
E) are more static.

Question 12

English Gothic begins

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A) with the façade of Salisbury Cathedral. 
B) with the fan vaults of Kings College, Cambridge. 
C) with the choir of Canterbury Cathedral. 
D) with the Norman tower of Canterbury. 
A) with the façade of Salisbury Cathedral. 
B) with the fan vaults of Kings College, Cambridge. 
C) with the choir of Canterbury Cathedral. 
D) with the Norman tower of Canterbury.

Question 13

Which is NOT a correct pairing?

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A) rose window - circle 
B) towers - vertical 
C) gable - rectangle 
D) apse - semicircle 
A) rose window - circle 
B) towers - vertical 
C) gable - rectangle 
D) apse - semicircle

Question 14

In a Gothic cathedral,a bay consists of

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A) an arch and a triforium. 
B) the space between two piers. 
C) clerestory windows and a section of the nave arcade. 
D) the space in the crossing. 
A) an arch and a triforium. 
B) the space between two piers. 
C) clerestory windows and a section of the nave arcade. 
D) the space in the crossing.

Question 15

The Antichrist was

Accepted Answer

A) a legendary monster. 
B) an incarnation of Satan. 
C) an incarnation of evil. 
D) Frederick II. 
A) a legendary monster. 
B) an incarnation of Satan. 
C) an incarnation of evil. 
D) Frederick II.

Exam 11: Gothic Art

The central west portal of Chartres was

The text upon which the sculptures above the center west portal at Chartres are based is from

The west portal of ________ has an important sculptural program.

Most great French Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to

The Beau Dieu refers to

Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was commissioned by

The Gothic style originated

A cathedral is

The Visitation is when

Which is NOT true of English cathedrals?

Compared to the west door jambs of Chartres,those on the south

English Gothic begins

Which is NOT a correct pairing?

In a Gothic cathedral,a bay consists of

The Antichrist was

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