Chap 14:
Early Medieval Art in Europe
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1) The architects of the Palace Chapel at Aachen were inspired by:
A)
San Vitale
B)
St. Peter's
C)
St. Foi
D)
San Lorenzo
2) The Utrecht Psalter contains
A)
the Gospels
B)
the Book of Genesis
C)
the Book of Psalms
D)
Revelations
3) Christianity came to ______ under two Norwegian rulers, Olaf Tryggvason and Olaf Haraldsson.
A)
Bohemia
B)
England
C)
Normandy
D)
Scandinavia
4) The _____ is the area reserved for the clergy in a Christian church.
A)
apse
B)
choir
C)
narthex
D)
transept
5) The
is the dining hall in a monastery or abbey.
6) Medieval books were usually made by monks and nuns in a workshop called a(n)
.
7) Allegories are symbolic stories that translate abstract ideas into concrete events and images.
True
False
8) At the time it was constructed in the early 9th century, the monastery that was planned in the St. Gall Plan was the largest and most perfect in the middle ages.
True
False
9) _______ was crowned emperor in the year 800.
A)
Charlemagne
B)
Constantine
C)
Leo III
D)
Otto
10) The Chi Rho Iota page is from the
A)
Book of Durrow
B)
Book of Kells
C)
Ebbo Gospels
D)
Lothair Gospels
11) Answer the following questions about this image.
This manuscript was illuminated in the monastery of:
A)
Fontenay
B)
Hildesheim
C)
St. Sernin
D)
Tabara
12) The horsehoe arches found in this illustration originate in ______ architecture.
A)
Byzantine
B)
Celtic
C)
Islamic
D)
Roman
13) This manuscript contains a text by Beatus, which is:
A)
a pious collection of prayers
B)
a commentary on the Gospels
C)
a commentary on the Book of Revelation
D)
the monastic Rule of St. Benedict
14) The artists depicted are:
A)
anonymous
B)
Emeterius and Ende
C)
Emeterius and Senior
D)
Gislebertus and Gelduinus
15) This page is a
, which provides specific information about the production of a book, usually placed at the end.
16) The style of this work is best described as:
A)
Early medieval
B)
Mozarabic
C)
Romanesque
D)
Barbaric
17) Answer the following questions about this image:
The medium of this work is:
A)
bronze
B)
cloisonne
C)
ivory
D)
marble
18) The rulers depicted in this work are:
A)
Constantine and Helena
B)
Constantine and Theophanu
C)
Otto II and Theophanu
D)
Otto III and Kunigonde
19) Which of the following statements about this work is NOT true?
A)
This powerful work is just under life-sized.
B)
The work shows Byzantine influence to evoke the power of the Byzantine court.
C)
The Byzantine style occurs because the Empress is a Byzantine princess.
D)
The emperor stands to Christ's right because it is the favored position
E)
This work is a treasure from the Ottonian period in Germany.
20) Sutton Hoo is a burial site of the ancient Mongolians, preserved because the tombs were frozen in ice.
True
False
21) The gateway at Lorsch is meant to recall the Triumphal Arch of Constantine in Rome.
True
False
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