ARCH Review Chapter 8 – Flashcards
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1. The Feudal System achieved political and social stability through
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a. a strong central government b. a sequence of Caesar-like monarchs c. mutual service and protection d. well-developed cities e. a and b
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2. The Great Carolingian leader was
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a. Charles Martel b. Gregory of Tours c. Pope Leo III d. Otto I e. none of these
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3. The Palatine Chapel at Aachen was modeled on
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a. S. Vitale in Ravenna b. Old S. Peters c. Hagia Sophia d. S. Marks in Venice e. none of these
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4. A distinctive feature of the Palatine Chapel is
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a. a westwerk b. a cloister vault c. a sixteen-sided plan d. polychromatic masonry on the interior e. all of these
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5. The design of the Abby Gatehouse at Lorsch was modeled on the
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a. Roman triumphal-arch form b. typical Roman city gateway c. fortified gateways of Constantinople d. provincial gatehouses of the Byzantine Empire e. all of these
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6. The plan of the Oratory of Germigny-des-Prés suggests a connection to
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a. Romanesque architecture b. Byzantine architecture c. Ostrogoth architecture d. Venetian architecture e. all of these
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7. The Plan of St. Gall was developed for
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a. Charlemagne b. the Cluniac Order c. the Benedictine Order d. Pope Gregory I e. none of these
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8. The oldest extant stave church is that at
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a. Urnes, Norway b. Reykjavik, Iceland c. Borgund, Norway d. Greensted, England e. none of these
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9. St. Martin at Canigou is an early site of
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a. mosaic decoration b. the application of the plan of St. Gall c. destruction by the Vikings d. masonry vaulting e. all of these
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10. Charlemagne traveled to Rome to
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a. pray at Old S. Peters b. confront the Ostrogoths c. be crowned Holy Roman Emperor d. be baptized by the Pope e. none of these
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11. A distinctive feature of Speyer Cathedral is
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a. its large scale b. its high groin vaults c. its multiple towers d. an imposing westwerk e. all of these
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12. The façade of S. Miniato in Florence demonstrates
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a. Ostrogoth influence b. the lack of skill among masons after the fall of the Roman Empire c. a continuity with the classical past d. Venetian influence e. none of these
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13. The "leaning tower" of Pisa is actually a
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a. lookout post b. tall city gate c. medievalized Roman monument d. decorative belltower e. none of these
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14. All of the following are Pilgrimage Road churches except
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a. St. Sernin, Toulouse b. St. James, Compostela c. Ste. Madeleine, Vézeley d. St. Foy, Conques e. all of these are Pilgrimage Road churches
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15. Romanesque churches in Aquitaine are distinctive in having
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a. timber roofs covered with bronze b. multiple domes c. high groin vaults d. multiple cloister vaults e. none of these
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16. Stereotomy is the art of
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a. acoustic design as understood in the Middle Ages b. stonecutting c. brickmasonry d. depicting Biblical stories through stone sculpture e. none of these
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17. The façade design of the church of St. Giles-du-Gard was based on
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a. a Roman triumphal arch b. peculiar local building traditions c. a well-known Ostrogoth model d. the Church of Old. S. Peters e. none of these
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18. Cistercian planning made use of
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a. sequential cloisters b. multiple axes c. repetitive domed bays d. repetitive square modules e. none of these
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19. The nave vaults at St. Cuthbert in Durham are
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a. sexpartite b. quadripartite c. barrels with transverse ribs d. warped groins e. none of these
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20. Norman architecture made its way to England with the
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a. armies of William the Conqueror b. Cistercians c. invasions by the Vikings d. Cluniacs e. none of these
