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1
During the Byzantine era, an image of a sacred subject painted on a wood panel is referred to as
A)an icon.
B)a mosaic.
C)an embroidery.
D)a tapestry.
E)a stained-glass window.
2
In a Romanesque church, the _____ is an aisle around the apse that helps to ease the excess flow of pilgrims through the church.
A)scaffolding
B)nave
C)ambulatory
D)apse
E)narthex
3
The objects found at the Sutton Hoo burial site in Great Britain are typical of the
A)Carolingian style.
B)Gothic style.
C)Northwestern style.
D)animal style.
E)Romanesque style.
4
As a model for Christian churches, Roman architects used the standard ______ plan.
A)Roman temple
B)basilica
C)villa
D)Greek temple
E)mosque
5
Artistic works in the animal style often contain ______ and images of abstracted animals.
A)interlace
B)mosaics
C)Romanesque elements
D)stained glass
E)All of the answers are correct.
6
Gothic architecture typically incorporated
A)corbelled domes and slender prayer towers.
B)pointed arches and ribbed vaulted ceilings.
C)massive walls and brightly painted frescoes.
D)Mosaic-covered central plans.
E)round arches and tympanum sculptures.
7
In Roman architecture, a basilica is
A)an underground burial chamber.
B)a natural focal point for anyone entering a building.
C)a mosaic installed on a temple wall.
D)a long, rectangular, multipurpose meeting hall.
E)a large private residence.
8
Byzantine churches, such as San Vitale, had much of their interiors decorated with
A)illuminated manuscripts.
B)colorful encaustic designs.
C)mosaics.
D)animal style imagery.
E)decorative glazed blue tile.
9
The central interior space of the basilica-style church is called a
A)nave.
B)clerestory.
C)narthex.
D)apse.
E)transept.
10
______ is an embroidery depicting the conquest of England by William of Normandy in 1066.
A)The Ambulatory of Sainte Madeleine
B)The Isenheim Altarpiece
C)The autobiography of William of Normandy
D)The Reliquary of Sainte Foy
E)The Bayeaux Tapestry





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