Question 1

After the Carolingian empire fell, the ___, who controlled Austria, Germany and Lombardy, replaced it as the next unifying force in Western Europe during the early medieval period.

Accepted Answer

Ottonians

Question 2

The swirling drapery and heaving landscape of St. Matthew from the ____ represents the expressionist mode of Carolingian art.

Accepted Answer

Ebbo Gospels

Question 3

Which group of barbarian invaders became firmly established in regions known today as France, Switzerland the Netherlands, and parts of Germany?

Accepted Answer

Franks

Question 4

The Ostrogoth, Theodoric, established his kingdom in _____

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 5

What area of Western Europe was never colonized by Rome?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 6

Elaborately decorated Merovingian fibulae have been excavated from graves. Based on this, it can be said these small objects were _____

Accepted Answer

Emblems of prestige

Question 7

Two silver spoons, \"Saulos\" and \"Paulos,\" Paul\'s names before and after baptism, were discovered as part of the Sutton Hoo burial. What might be alluded from these spoons?

Accepted Answer

The owner\'s conversion to Christianity.

Question 8

The Sutton Hoo purse has two groupings each of a man standing between two lions. This can also be found in what earlier culture?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 9

Early 11th Century England was briefly part of what empire?

Accepted Answer

Danish

Question 10

In the later Middle Ages religious books were created for the private devotions of the laity. They were based on readers used by the monks. These books contained prayers to be read at specific times during the day, popularly known as _____

Accepted Answer

Books of Hours

Question 11

The symbol of Matthew from the Book of Durrow shows frontal head, profile feet, and a cloak and frame that resemble contemporaneous cloisonnÃ© metalwork. Which of the following statements explains this work?

Accepted Answer

Wedding the abstraction of Early Medieval adornment and Early christian pictorial imagery.

Question 12

It has been said that the author-portrait of St Matthew from the Lindisfarne Gospels shows classical influences. What supports this statement?

Accepted Answer

The figure is seated as a philosopher or poet reading or writing

Question 13

What manuscript is commonly considered the greatest achievement in Hiberno-Saxon art?

Accepted Answer

Book of Kells

Question 14

Equestrian statues were reminders of Rome\'s glory. Charlemagne returned Rome after his coronation with an equestrian statue of Theodoric. Which statue served as the ultimate model for such equestrian portraits?

Accepted Answer

Marcus Aurelius

Question 15

The Ebbo Gospels represent a new Carolingian vernacular. Which of the following describes the new Carolingian style?

Accepted Answer

Translated a classical prototype.

Question 16

The Lindau Gospels book cover displays an amalgamation of tradition and style. Which of the following describes that combination?

Accepted Answer

The work highlights the Early christian tradition and Utrecht Psalter style.

Question 17

What church plan was used as the model for the palace chapel at Aachen?

Accepted Answer

San Vitale

Question 18

The alternate support system is found first in the architecture of which period?

Accepted Answer

Ottonian

Question 19

Irish or Celtic stone crosses are identifiable by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

a circle intersecting the cross arms

Question 20

Who was a major force in the revival of the Classical style in early medieval times?

Accepted Answer

Otto III

Question 21

It has been said that Bernward\'s doors are instruments that detail Original Sin and Redemption by juxtaposing these two concepts side by side. Which juxtaposed panels from the doors would support this?

Accepted Answer

The Fall and the Crucifixion

Question 22

____ was a possible model for Bernward\'s column because the narrative reads from top to bottom.

Accepted Answer

Trajan\'s column

Question 23

The Utrecht Psalter is most closely related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ebbo Gospels

Question 24

In which way did the three-aisled basilica for the Monastery of St. Gall differ from its Early Christian prototypes?

Accepted Answer

It has a second apse on the west end

Question 25

The ___ burial epitomizes the early medieval tradition of burying great lords with rich furnishings.

Accepted Answer

Sutton Hoo

Question 26

Early Medieval burial traditions were recorded in the ____

Accepted Answer

Saga of Beowulf

Question 27

The abbey church at Hildesheim has a double transept plan that creates eastern and western centers of gravity. The lateral entrances on the north and south aisles further disrupt the traditional basilican plan. What model might have been used for this church?

Accepted Answer

Basilica Ulpia

Question 28

What was the primary vehicle used in the Christianization of the British isles?

Accepted Answer

Liturgical books

Question 29

The primary sacred text was the Bible, consisting of the Old Testament originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament written in Greek. In what language is the Vulgate version of the Bible written?

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 30

Which of the following manuscripts showed the greatest influence of Roman illusionism?

Accepted Answer

Coronation Gospels

Question 31

The style of the Gospel book of Otto III can best be described as ___

Accepted Answer

Byzantine Formalism

Question 32

It has been said Charlemagne was a man of great energy and learning, a strong patron of the arts, and a sincere admirer of Classical culture. Which of the following do later generations owe to Charlemagne\'s patronage?

Accepted Answer

The copying of important classical texts.

Question 33

Later church architecture adopted heavy square piers alternating with columns, dividing the nave into vertical units and mitigating the tunnel-like horizontality of Early Christian basilicas. This system is known as ____

Accepted Answer

alternate support

Question 34

The Carolingian architectural plan that demonstrated the beginnings of the modular system was found in ____

Accepted Answer

The Monastery of St. Gall

Question 35

[Short Answer] Contrast the Lindau Gospels book cover and the Gero Crucifix

Accepted Answer

The Lindau gospels book cover presents the Early christian representation of Christ as a youthful figure. The Gero Crucifix uses the Byzantine formula of a matured bearded Christ figure, showing the drama and blood of the event.

Question 36

[Short Answer] Why is the date, Christmas day, 800 CE , significant?

Accepted Answer

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor of Rome. The event took place in St Peter\'s basilica.

Question 37

[Short Answer] What is the significance of the term \'holy\' when applied to Roman Emperor?

Accepted Answer

It signifies his Christian faith. This title was meant to imply that the holder was the christian emperor of Rome, the faith\'s \'capital\' in the medieval world.

Question 38

[Short Answer] Briefly describe the contributions of the Iona monks.

Accepted Answer

They established a monastery in Lindisfarne off the northern coast of Britain. This became a great center for learning as well as a famous scriptorium.

Question 39

[Short Answer] What form did much medieval art from this period take and the reception of it changed?

Accepted Answer

Most of what art has survived from this period consists of small, portable \"status symbols\". Items of personal adornment and weapons count among the many objects found. Earlier scholars rejected these items as the minor arts. It is important to recognize that for those living in the Middle Ages these objects were highly regarded.

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