Question 1

The middle Byzantine artist assimilated classicism\'s simple simplicity, dignity, and grace synthesized it with Byzantine piety and pathos. Which of the fallowing fallows this formula

Accepted Answer

Crucifixion, Church of the Dormition, Daphni

Question 2

Which of these architectural elements was used for the exterior supports on Romanesque buildings

Accepted Answer

Buttresses

Question 3

The Italian admiration fro classical art resurfaced at ________

Accepted Answer

The court of Frederick III

Question 4

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

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four part (quadripartite) ribbed vault

Question 5

The Roman fresco tradition can best be seen in the work of which of the fallowing artists

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Cavallini

Question 6

The presentation of the Norman king, William II, twice int he Monreale mosaic program, continued the theme of _______

Accepted Answer

royal presence and patronage

Question 7

Saint Sernin at Toulouse has been called a \"pilgrimage type\" church. Which of the fallowing accounts for this designation?

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It has radiating Chapels attached to the transept and ambulatory

Question 8

The done of Hagia Sophia is supported by ________

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pendentives

Question 9

The revival of monumental sculpture in the Romanesque period was partially influenced by _________

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feudalism

Question 10

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

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convincing images of real people

Question 11

in 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the fallowing countries

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France

Question 12

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

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S-shaped curve

Question 13

The __________ is the covered courtyard in a monastery that expressed the seclusion of the spiritual life and offered a foretaste of paradise

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Cloister

Question 14

The portal sculpture program for Chartres Cathedral is distinctly different from its Romanesque counterparts. Which of the fallowing accounts for this distinction

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the prominence of Mary in the Portal Program

Question 15

The model for the Archangel Michael was a __________

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winged victory

Question 16

A familiar feature in French Gothic art, the loosely curved folds of the female saints in Duccio\'s Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maesta) is a feature of ________ art.

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French Gothic

Question 17

Reflecting Christ\'s mission to the apostles, depicted in the lintel and tympanum compartments at Vezelay are _________

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images of the world\'s heathens

Question 18

Scholars believed that the ________ manuscript was produced in the scriptorium at Moissac

Accepted Answer

Codex Colbertinus

Question 19

One of Giotto\'s innovations that moved away from the Italo-Byzantine style was the introduction of _______

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figures seen from the back

Question 20

Andrea Pisano\'s South doors for Florence\'s Baptistry were commissioned by _______

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the guild of wool imports

Question 21

Where would a squinch most likely be found

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supporting a dome

Question 22

What is a distinctive feature of a hall church

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side aisles as tall as the nave

Question 23

The marriage of Anna to Prince Vladimir marked the introduction of orthodox Christianity to

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 24

The primary motive for undertaking a pilgrimage, which was extremely dangerous and could often last a year, was ________

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to seek salvation or cure

Question 25

A more complex and efficient type of vaulting than was currently available was needed- one that would admit light and at the same time be aesthetically pleasing. Which of the fallowing systems would allow this adoption

Accepted Answer

by covering the nave with groin vaults

Question 26

Instead of its usual position in the dome of the church, in the church of Monreale, the Pantokrator is located in the ______

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semi-dome of the apse

Question 27

Among the stylistic hallmarks of the artists of the south portal of Saint- Pierre at Moissac are _______

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cross-legged figures with zig-zag and dovetail drapery folds

Question 28

The interior mosaic program for Saint Marks has explanatory labels written in both Greek and Latin. What accounts for this

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it reflects Venice\'s position as a ink between East and West

Question 29

Visible in Laon Cathedral, ________ became a standard feature of French Gothic Facades

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a rose window

Question 30

In ____, buildings were designed structurally less experimentally than in northern Europe.

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 31

Among the new Byzantine features that appeared in the mosaics at San Vitale is ____.

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The absence of solid bodies

Question 32

____ church is one in which the aisles are approximately the same height as the nave.

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a hall

Question 33

Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?

Accepted Answer

Giotto

Question 34

Commissioned by the Sienese government, Ambrogio Lorenzetti\'s frescoes for the Palazzo Pubblico address the ____.

Accepted Answer

Civic concerns of the Sienese

Question 35

In contrast to Saint-Ãtienne at Vignory, the naves of Sant VicenÃ§ and Saint-Philibert are covered by ____.

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stone vaults

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

RÃ¶ttgen PietÃ

Question 37

Simone Martini\'s rendition of Annunciation may have been inspired by ____.

Accepted Answer

the etiquette of chivalric courts

Question 38

During the Romanesque period, the vision of Christ\'s second coming was often depicted on which of the following?

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the tympanum

Question 39

Which event in Byzantine history accounts for the loss of art?

Accepted Answer

The Iconoclasm

Question 40

Although the church of Saint-Ãtienne at Vignory had some Romanesque features, it retained many elements of Carolingian-Ottonian architecture, including ____.

Accepted Answer

a three story timbered roof

Question 41

____ is the theft of relics for holy purposes.

Accepted Answer

Furta Sacra

Question 42

It is said this structure\'s design is simple and serenely classical. It is a descendant of the Pantheon, the imperial mausoleum, such as Diocletian\'s, and the early Christian Saint Costanza. Which of the following is being described?

Accepted Answer

San Giovanni Baptistry, Florence

Question 43

In place of images, the iconoclasts used only symbolic forms, such as the ____, which were already familiar in early Christian art.

Accepted Answer

cross

Question 44

The ____ is the semi-circular area above the lintel of a Romanesque portal.

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tympanum

Question 45

Which of the following is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?

Accepted Answer

Sainte- Chapelle

Question 46

At Pentecost the apostles were called to ____.

Accepted Answer

become witnesses of the Gospels to the world

Question 47

The Norman defeat of the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 united all of England and most of France under one rule. The battle leading to this momentous occasion was the topic for the Bayeux Tapestry. Who commissioned this work?

Accepted Answer

Bishop Odo

Question 48

. ____ was the economic system that was gradually replaced by the growth of towns and cities during the Romanesque period.

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 49

Elements of Giotto\'s new style that appear in the Madonna Enthroned include ____.

Accepted Answer

statuesque figures that cast shadows

Question 50

The term Roman-like was adopted to describe the architecture of the Romanesque period because it relied on elements of Roman architecture such as ____.

Accepted Answer

groin vaults

Question 51

Speyer Cathedral was considered the burial church of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Which of the following churches was the burial church for the kings of France?

Accepted Answer

Saint - Denis

Question 52

The artist ____ was instrumental in creating the International Gothic style.

Accepted Answer

Simone Martini

Question 53

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

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Queen of Heaven

Question 54

Confraternities are ____ who dedicated themselves to strict religious observance.

Accepted Answer

laypeople

Question 55

The Bayeux Tapestry is the conqueror\'s version of history. It is a narrative that includes the battle sequences as well as the preparations for war. It is said that this is the most Roman of all Romanesque artworks. Which of the following supports this contention?

Accepted Answer

it has often been likened to the panels from the Arch of Titus

Question 56

The Romanesque church that had a wooden ceiling like those found in early Christian basilicas was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

San Miniato, Florence

Question 57

The intertwining forms on the Initial L and Saint Matthew of the Codex Colbertinus attest to the long life of the ____ from the Hiberno-Saxon period.

Accepted Answer

animal interlace style

Question 58

Which of the following churches was the largest in Europe until the new Saint Peter\'s in Rome was constructed in the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

Cluny III

Question 59

Among those who would be judged favorably in Gislebertus\'s Last Judgment are people carrying bags adorned with a shell and a cross. These figures represent ____.

Accepted Answer

pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Santiago

Question 60

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

Accepted Answer

the columns do not restrain the figures movements

Question 61

In its three stories in the nave and timber roof, Saint-Ãtienne at Vignory resembles ____ churches.

Accepted Answer

Ottonian

Question 62

the architects of Hagia Sophia fused the central plan and the basilica by ____.

Accepted Answer

placing a hemispherical dome on a square base

Question 63

The focus of the sculptural program of the abbey church of Saint Pierre at Moissac is the ____.

Accepted Answer

second coming

Question 64

The Cistercian monk who criticized the rich outfitting of non-Cistercian churches and sculptural adornments of monastic cloisters was ____.

Accepted Answer

Bernard of Clairvaux

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