Question 1

_______________________A book of psalms

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________A book of psalms...

Question 2

What is an "illuminated" book?

Accepted Answer

A) A compilation of religious teachings 
B) A lavishly decorated book 
C) A book written by a scholar of Greek philosophy 
D) A book thought to have been directly inspired by the word of God 
A) A compilation of religious teachings 
B) A lavishly decorated book 
C) A book written by a scholar of Greek philosophy 
D) A book thought to have been directly inspired by the word of God

Question 3

What were two characteristics of the architecture between 1000 and 1150?

Accepted Answer

A) domed ceilings and lack of external decoration 
B) marble passageways and Corinthian columns 
C) spiral staircases and flying buttresses 
D) heavy stone arches and elaborate external sculpture 
A) domed ceilings and lack of external decoration 
B) marble passageways and Corinthian columns 
C) spiral staircases and flying buttresses 
D) heavy stone arches and elaborate external sculpture

Question 4

What was the primary purpose of a reliquary?

Accepted Answer

A) It served as a place to bury the dead. 
B) It served as a center for worship. 
C) It served as a repository for sacred objects. 
D) It housed literary and scholarly manuscripts. 
A) It served as a place to bury the dead. 
B) It served as a center for worship. 
C) It served as a repository for sacred objects. 
D) It housed literary and scholarly manuscripts.

Question 5

_______________________Symbols used for notation in Gregorian chant

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________Symbols used for notation in Gregorian chant...

Question 6

Why can early medieval drama be described as "liturgical drama"?

Accepted Answer

A) It was based on religious themes. 
B) It was performed in the cathedral. 
C) It was performed at the monastery. 
D) It was performed during Mass. 
A) It was based on religious themes. 
B) It was performed in the cathedral. 
C) It was performed at the monastery. 
D) It was performed during Mass.

Question 7

What are the themes of the morality play Everyman?

Accepted Answer

The main themes of the play ar

Question 8

What was the name of the most important style of architecture between 1000 and 1150?

Accepted Answer

A) Neo-Classical 
B) Romanesque 
C) Gothic 
D) Classical 
A) Neo-Classical 
B) Romanesque 
C) Gothic 
D) Classical

Question 9

What type of chant grew out of the Roman musical tradition?

Accepted Answer

A) Benedictine Chant 
B) Gregorian Chant 
C) Mozarabic Chant 
D) Ambrosian Chant 
A) Benedictine Chant 
B) Gregorian Chant 
C) Mozarabic Chant 
D) Ambrosian Chant

Question 10

_______________________Grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________Grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic...

Question 11

_______________________The covered interior gardens and walkways in a monastery

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________The covered interior gardens and walkways in...

Question 12

What is a melisma?

Accepted Answer

A) an evening prayer 
B) an elaborate morning worship service 
C) a single, sustained musical pitch 
D) an intricate series of musical notes 
A) an evening prayer 
B) an elaborate morning worship service 
C) a single, sustained musical pitch 
D) an intricate series of musical notes

Question 13

Who supported the fourteenth-century cycle of plays popular on feast day festivals during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) Local governments 
B) craft and merchant guilds 
C) the Catholic Church 
D) Charlemagne 
A) Local governments 
B) craft and merchant guilds 
C) the Catholic Church 
D) Charlemagne

Question 14

What was Carolingian minuscule?

Accepted Answer

A) A scale-model design for a house of worship 
B) A small, portable manuscript 
C) A common type of illuminated book 
D) A precise and rounded form of calligraphy 
A) A scale-model design for a house of worship 
B) A small, portable manuscript 
C) A common type of illuminated book 
D) A precise and rounded form of calligraphy

Question 15

Why was Charlemagne's "palace school" at Aachen important?

Accepted Answer

The establishment of Charlemagne's "pala

Question 16

What was the Divine Office?

Accepted Answer

A) The order of the Mass 
B) The schedule of monastic worship 
C) The position of the Bishop 
D) The position of Priest 
A) The order of the Mass 
B) The schedule of monastic worship 
C) The position of the Bishop 
D) The position of Priest

Question 17

_______________________Singing without instrumental accompaniment

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________Singing without instrumental accompaniment...

Question 18

_______________________Chanson de geste about Charlemagne's Spanish campaign

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________Chanson de geste about Charlemagne's Spanish campaign...

Question 19

What illuminated book is considered the literary masterpiece of the Carolingian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A) The Dagulf Psalter 
B) The Quadrivium 
C) The Book of Hours 
D) The Utrecht Psalter 
A) The Dagulf Psalter 
B) The Quadrivium 
C) The Book of Hours 
D) The Utrecht Psalter

Question 20

Who was the author of the most famous "Rule" in western monasticism?

Accepted Answer

A) Roswitha 
B) Saint Benedict of Nursia 
C) Saint Francis of Assisi 
D) Hildegard of Bingen 
A) Roswitha 
B) Saint Benedict of Nursia 
C) Saint Francis of Assisi 
D) Hildegard of Bingen

_______________________A book of psalms

What is an "illuminated" book?

What were two characteristics of the architecture between 1000 and 1150?

What was the primary purpose of a reliquary?

_______________________Symbols used for notation in Gregorian chant

Why can early medieval drama be described as "liturgical drama"?

What are the themes of the morality play Everyman?

What was the name of the most important style of architecture between 1000 and 1150?

What type of chant grew out of the Roman musical tradition?

_______________________Grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic

_______________________The covered interior gardens and walkways in a monastery

What is a melisma?

Who supported the fourteenth-century cycle of plays popular on feast day festivals during the Middle Ages?

What was Carolingian minuscule?

Why was Charlemagne's "palace school" at Aachen important?

What was the Divine Office?

_______________________Singing without instrumental accompaniment

_______________________Chanson de geste about Charlemagne's Spanish campaign

What illuminated book is considered the literary masterpiece of the Carolingian Renaissance?

Who was the author of the most famous "Rule" in western monasticism?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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_______________________A book of psalms

What is an "illuminated" book?

What were two characteristics of the architecture between 1000 and 1150?

What was the primary purpose of a reliquary?

_______________________Symbols used for notation in Gregorian chant

Why can early medieval drama be described as "liturgical drama"?

What are the themes of the morality play Everyman?

What was the name of the most important style of architecture between 1000 and 1150?

What type of chant grew out of the Roman musical tradition?

_______________________Grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic

_______________________The covered interior gardens and walkways in a monastery

What is a melisma?

Who supported the fourteenth-century cycle of plays popular on feast day festivals during the Middle Ages?

What was Carolingian minuscule?

Why was Charlemagne's "palace school" at Aachen important?

What was the Divine Office?

_______________________Singing without instrumental accompaniment

_______________________Chanson de geste about Charlemagne's Spanish campaign

What illuminated book is considered the literary masterpiece of the Carolingian Renaissance?

Who was the author of the most famous "Rule" in western monasticism?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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