Question 1

In the Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux,Mary is shown not only as the mother of Christ,but also as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   queen of Heaven
B)   virgin of sorrows
C)   throne of wisdom
D)   Theotokos A

Question 2

Sainte-Chapelle,with its walls of stained glass and delicate ornamentation,is the most representative church of the ____ style.

Accepted Answer

A)   pilgrimage style
B)   hall church
C)   Rayonnant
D)   expressionistic C

Question 3

The 14th-century German sculptures of Ekkehard and Uta at Naumburg are particularly significant because these sculptures conveyed ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the S-shaped curve
B)   the damp-fold style of drapery
C)   convincing images of real people
D)   the Virtues C

Question 4

The tympanum from the right portal of Chartres depicts the Virgin and Child,which hearkens back to the Romanesque portrayals of this theme as the Throne of Wisdom.Which of the following is the source for this depiction?

Accepted Answer

A)   Byzantine Theotokos
B)   Early Christian Madonna and Child
C)   Carolingian Virgin and Child
D)   Hiberno-Saxon Madonna and Child

Question 5

What pose developed by the "court style" was typical of Late Gothic sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Contrapposto
B)   Rigidly frontal
C)   Equestrian form
D)   S-shaped curve

Question 6

What is a triforium,and what was its purpose?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Laon Cathedral retains many of its Romanesque features.Which of the following is one such feature?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pointed arches
B)   Sexpartite rib vaults
C)   Triforium
D)   Flying buttress

Question 8

The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis imitates ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   stained glass
B)   Byzantine mosaics
C)   Italian fresco
D)   early Christian manuscripts

Question 9

The development of the Rayonnant style is connected with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   the court of Louis IX
B)   Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis
C)   Order of Bernard of Clairvaux
D)   The Second Crusade

Question 10

Visible on Laon Cathedral,____ became a standard feature of French Gothic facades.

Accepted Answer

A)   fan vaulting
B)   the Perpendicular style
C)   a rose window
D)   rounded arches

Question 11

The High Gothic nave bay,as developed at Chartres,had a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   dome
B)   four-part (quadripartite) ribbed vault
C)   barrel vault
D)   perpendicular

Question 12

Introduced in French Gothic architecture at Notre Dame in Paris,____ is an external support that counters the outward thrust of the nave vaults.

Accepted Answer

A)   timber ceiling
B)   apsidal chapel
C)   flying buttresses
D)   westwork

Question 13

The Gothic style is said to have first appeared in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lombardy
B)   Ile de France
C)   Milan
D)   Burgundy

Question 14

Images of Old Testament kings and queens on French portals represent the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   French crusaders
B)   French aristocracy
C)   wisdom of elders
D)   ancestors of Christ

Question 15

In Jean Pucelle's Belleville Breviary,innovative features such as the three-dimensional architectural setting indicate a visit to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the Mosan region of Germany
B)   England
C)   Italy
D)   Bruges

Question 16

How does the Reims portal sculpture of the Visitation differ from earlier Gothic portal sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)   The figures are attached to the architectural background.
B)   The columns do not restrain the figures' movements.
C)   The figures are isolated in their frames.
D)   This is the first time women appear on portal sculpture.

Question 17

Who of the following coined the term Gothic?

Accepted Answer

A)   Giorgio Vasari
B)   Lorenzo Ghiberti
C)   Abbot Suger
D)   Louis IX

Question 18

Which of the following figures provides the most direct contrast with the Naumburg figures?

Accepted Answer

A)   Röttgen Pietà
B)   Bamberg Rider
C)   Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux
D)   Death of the Virgin from Strasbourg Cathedral

Question 19

Who may have conceived the complicated iconographical portal program for Chartres Cathedral?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abbot Suger
B)   Thierry of Chartres
C)   Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
D)   Saint Thomas Aquinas

Question 20

Indicate which of the following is not a characterization of the changing social conditions in the Gothic period.

Accepted Answer

A)   New importance of women
B)   Rise of the middle class
C)   Interest in Scholasticism
D)   Barbarian migrations

Exam 13: Gothic Europe