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The walled, upward extension of the nave that is pierced with windows is called the |
| | A) | nave. |
| | B) | clerestory. |
| | C) | narthex. |
| | D) | apse. |
| | E) | transept. |
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Because Christianity emphasized congregational worship, a fundamental change in the _________ was needed. |
| | A) | architectural design of places of worship |
| | B) | iconography of the church |
| | C) | placement of the altar |
| | D) | hierarchy of the gods |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The cross-shaped floor plan of a church is formed by the combined shapes of the nave and the |
| | A) | aisles |
| | B) | clerestory. |
| | C) | narthex. |
| | D) | apse. |
| | E) | transept. |
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The major axis of a central-plan church, such as the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, is |
| | A) | octagonal. |
| | B) | rectilinear. |
| | C) | vertical. |
| | D) | diagonal. |
| | E) | horizontal. |
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The mosaic, Christ as the Sun, exemplifies early Christian artists' appropriation of _______ iconography. |
| | A) | Egyptian |
| | B) | Greek |
| | C) | Islamic |
| | D) | Roman |
| | E) | both b and d |
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Unlike their Greek and Roman predecessors, the Byzantine artists preferred |
| | A) | re-creation of daily life in their art. |
| | B) | a natural, more realistic art. |
| | C) | calligraphy in their art. |
| | D) | a flattened, abstracted style of art |
| | E) | both a and b |
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Architects of Romanesque churches began installing _______ around the apse, which allowed the overflow of pilgrims to circulate freely around the interior of the church. |
| | A) | scaffolding |
| | B) | ambulatories |
| | C) | underground walkways |
| | D) | transepts |
| | E) | barrel vaulting |
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_______ is a pattern or patterns formed by intricately interwoven ribbons or bands. |
| | A) | Narthex |
| | B) | Interlace |
| | C) | Illumination |
| | D) | Embroidery |
| | E) | Ambulatory |
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The art and architecture of the high Middle Ages is generally divided into two periods, the _____ and the _____. |
| | A) | Romanesque / Carolingian |
| | B) | Renaissance / Gothic |
| | C) | Romanesque / Gothic |
| | D) | Romanesque / Renaissance |
| | E) | Gothic / Carolingian |
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All the following are features of Romanesque architecture EXCEPT |
| | A) | thick stone walls |
| | B) | barrel-vaulted stone ceilings. |
| | C) | overall massiveness. |
| | D) | large windows of stained glass. |
| | E) | round arches. |
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Gothic cathedrals are known especially for |
| | A) | the privacy and intimacy of their interior spaces. |
| | B) | their stained glass windows. |
| | C) | their heavy Romanesque walls. |
| | D) | their idyllic French countryside locations. |
| | E) | rounded arches and symmetrical towers. |
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The technique in which colored yarns are sewn to an existing woven background is called |
| | A) | interlace. |
| | B) | embroidery. |
| | C) | tempera. |
| | D) | tapestry. |
| | E) | gouache. |
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The _________ is the walkway directly in front of a church that serves as the entry porch. |
| | A) | nave |
| | B) | clerestory |
| | C) | narthex |
| | D) | apse |
| | E) | transept |
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Duccio and Giotto, two artists whose innovations greatly influenced Renaissance painting styles, were in turn influenced by |
| | A) | Byzantine and Gothic traditions. |
| | B) | Egyptian art. |
| | C) | art of the animal style. |
| | D) | Carolingian traditions. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Abbot Suger's church near Paris, Saint Denis, is the first ______ church ever built. |
| | A) | Gothic |
| | B) | Romanesque |
| | C) | high Renaissance |
| | D) | Carolingian |
| | E) | post-and-beam |
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The Palace Chapel at Aachen was built for ________ as his personal place of worship. |
| | A) | Saint Denis |
| | B) | Abbot Suger |
| | C) | Charlemagne |
| | D) | William of Normandy |
| | E) | Constantine |
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What purpose do the carved figures serve that adorn the entryways at Chartres Cathedral? |
| | A) | They serve as reminders that one is entering a sacred space. |
| | B) | They are structural, holding up the archways above the doors. |
| | C) | They form a narrative, telling the story of Sainte Foy. |
| | D) | They are purely decorative, serving no real purpose. |
| | E) | both c and d. |
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Soaring open spaces, pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and stained glass windows are characteristic of |
| | A) | Renaissance architecture. |
| | B) | Romanesque churches. |
| | C) | the church of Sainte Foy. |
| | D) | Gothic cathedrals. |
| | E) | the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne. |
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In his painting __________, the artist Duccio pioneered the use of architecture to define space and direct movement. |
| | A) | Icon with the Crucifixion |
| | B) | Gospel Book of Durrow |
| | C) | Christ Entering Jerusalem |
| | D) | Pantokrator |
| | E) | The Lamentation |
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The transition from Romanesque to Gothic style can be seen in the ______ at Chartres Cathedral. |
| | A) | architecture |
| | B) | reliquaries |
| | C) | mosaics |
| | D) | sculpture |
| | E) | both a and d |
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