Question 1

What historical condition did NOT impact the rise of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth of urban centers 
B)  the emergence of the French monarchy 
C)  the Norman conquest 
D)  advances in architectural technology 
A)  the growth of urban centers 
B)  the emergence of the French monarchy 
C)  the Norman conquest 
D)  advances in architectural technology

Question 2

The development of __________at Reims Cathedral made possible even larger areas of stained glass in relation to wall surface.

Accepted Answer

A)  plate tracery 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  bar tracery 
D)  a central division of the clerestory 
A)  plate tracery 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  bar tracery 
D)  a central division of the clerestory

Question 3

Where and why was the term "Gothic" first used?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Where and why was the term "Gothic"...

Question 4

The German preference for realism in the thirteenth century may have contributed to the earliest surviving depiction of St. Maurice as a _____________ at Magdeburg Cathedral.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman soldier 
B)  peasant 
C)  pilgrim 
D)  black African 
A)  Roman soldier 
B)  peasant 
C)  pilgrim 
D)  black African

Question 5

What architectural feature distinguishes English Gothic cathedrals from those built in France?

Accepted Answer

A)  A tower at the crossing served as the focal point. 
B)  Lancet windows were placed over the monumental portals. 
C)  Pointed arches along the nave arcade directed viewers' attention upward toward the vaults. 
D)  The preference for massive walls eliminated the need for flying buttresses. 
A)  A tower at the crossing served as the focal point. 
B)  Lancet windows were placed over the monumental portals. 
C)  Pointed arches along the nave arcade directed viewers' attention upward toward the vaults. 
D)  The preference for massive walls eliminated the need for flying buttresses.

Question 6

The artist __________ and his family became the leading exponent of the classicizing and naturalistic style that characterized Gothic art in southern Italy.

Accepted Answer

A)  William of Sens 
B)  Honnecourt 
C)  Marcovaldo 
D)  Pisano 
A)  William of Sens 
B)  Honnecourt 
C)  Marcovaldo 
D)  Pisano

Question 7

The ambiguity and contradiction of earlier British manuscripts continued in the ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sheets with geometric figures 
B)  Shrine of the Three Kings 
C)  Windmill Psalter 
D)  Historia Anglorum 
A)  Sheets with geometric figures 
B)  Shrine of the Three Kings 
C)  Windmill Psalter 
D)  Historia Anglorum

Question 8

Discuss the development of the Gothic style in architecture from its origins in France to regional variations in England and Germany.

Accepted Answer

Gothic architecture is a style of archit

Question 9

The city of __________ was a major center of book production in the Gothic period.

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Paris 
C)  Rome 
D)  Florence 
A)  London 
B)  Paris 
C)  Rome 
D)  Florence

Question 10

Chartres received revenue not only from pilgrims but also from _________ that were held on the feast days of the Virgin.

Accepted Answer

A)  royal processions 
B)  mystery plays 
C)  cloth markets 
D)  jousting competitions 
A)  royal processions 
B)  mystery plays 
C)  cloth markets 
D)  jousting competitions

Question 11

How does the equestrian scene from Holofernes' Army Crossing the Euphrates River in the Sainte-Chapelle demonstrate pictorial innovation in the stained glass medium?

Accepted Answer

A)  the overlapping figures to create a colorful pattern 
B)  the use of bar tracery 
C)  by diluting the paint to create modeling washes 
D)  the use of foreshortening to create illusionistic space 
A)  the overlapping figures to create a colorful pattern 
B)  the use of bar tracery 
C)  by diluting the paint to create modeling washes 
D)  the use of foreshortening to create illusionistic space

Question 12

What was the Age of Cathedrals?

Accepted Answer

The Age of Cathedrals refers to a period

Question 13

What did Abbot Suger adopt from his reading of religious texts by the Pseudo-Dionysius, for the redesign of the Abbey Church at Saint-Denis?

Accepted Answer

A)  the concept of luminosity 
B)  to create a structure that "could reach the gates of heaven" 
C)  to accommodate more pilgrims 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the concept of luminosity 
B)  to create a structure that "could reach the gates of heaven" 
C)  to accommodate more pilgrims 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

To support its vault, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Chartres adopted the recently developed _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  triforium 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  ribbed vault 
D)  lancet 
A)  triforium 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  ribbed vault 
D)  lancet

Question 15

Compare the role of painting in stained glass and illuminated manuscripts to express both religious and secular ideas of the Gothic period.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the role of painting in stained...

Question 16

__________, or notches were added to the tops of towers in order to provide stone shields for more effective defense.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crenellations 
B)  Crossing 
C)  Transept 
D)  Jambs 
A)  Crenellations 
B)  Crossing 
C)  Transept 
D)  Jambs

Question 17

The period from 1150 CE -1400 CE is known as the "Age of __________."

Accepted Answer

A)  Decorated Style 
B)  Rose Windows 
C)  Monasteries 
D)  Cathedrals 
A)  Decorated Style 
B)  Rose Windows 
C)  Monasteries 
D)  Cathedrals

Question 18

Why is the Church of St. Francis at Assisi a typical Franciscan church?

Accepted Answer

The Church of St. Francis at Assisi, als

Question 19

What architectural element of the choir at the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis was introduced at the time of Abbot Suger's redesign?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ambulatory surrounding the apse 
B)  the radiating chapels 
C)  the ribbed groin vaults and external buttresses 
D)  non-load-bearing walls filled with stained glass 
A)  the ambulatory surrounding the apse 
B)  the radiating chapels 
C)  the ribbed groin vaults and external buttresses 
D)  non-load-bearing walls filled with stained glass

Question 20

The large-scale single figures in the lancets of the north transept at Chartres refer to the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  royal patronage of the cathedral's stained glass 
B)  royal ancestry of Jesus, Mary and the Church 
C)  the zodiac 
D)  scenes from the Virgin's life 
A)  royal patronage of the cathedral's stained glass 
B)  royal ancestry of Jesus, Mary and the Church 
C)  the zodiac 
D)  scenes from the Virgin's life

Exam 17: Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

What historical condition did NOT impact the rise of Gothic architecture?

The development of __________at Reims Cathedral made possible even larger areas of stained glass in relation to wall surface.

Where and why was the term "Gothic" first used?

The German preference for realism in the thirteenth century may have contributed to the earliest surviving depiction of St. Maurice as a _____________ at Magdeburg Cathedral.

What architectural feature distinguishes English Gothic cathedrals from those built in France?

The artist __________ and his family became the leading exponent of the classicizing and naturalistic style that characterized Gothic art in southern Italy.

The ambiguity and contradiction of earlier British manuscripts continued in the ________________.

Discuss the development of the Gothic style in architecture from its origins in France to regional variations in England and Germany.

The city of __________ was a major center of book production in the Gothic period.

Chartres received revenue not only from pilgrims but also from _________ that were held on the feast days of the Virgin.

How does the equestrian scene from Holofernes' Army Crossing the Euphrates River in the Sainte-Chapelle demonstrate pictorial innovation in the stained glass medium?

What was the Age of Cathedrals?

What did Abbot Suger adopt from his reading of religious texts by the Pseudo-Dionysius, for the redesign of the Abbey Church at Saint-Denis?

To support its vault, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Chartres adopted the recently developed _________________.

Compare the role of painting in stained glass and illuminated manuscripts to express both religious and secular ideas of the Gothic period.

__________, or notches were added to the tops of towers in order to provide stone shields for more effective defense.

The period from 1150 CE -1400 CE is known as the "Age of __________."

Why is the Church of St. Francis at Assisi a typical Franciscan church?

What architectural element of the choir at the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis was introduced at the time of Abbot Suger's redesign?

The large-scale single figures in the lancets of the north transept at Chartres refer to the ______________.

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