Test 6 “Art of the Middle Ages”
1. The period between the defeat of the last Roman emperor and the Renaissance?
a. Ice Age
b. Middle Age
c. Christian Age
d. Byzantine Age
2. During the early Middle Ages the Romans called these people “barbarians” and considered them
crude?
a. Christians
b. Monks
c. Germanic
d. Irish
3. This gold enamel purse cover was found on the Island of Britain?
a. Gucci
b. Prada
c. Sutton Hoo
d. Charlemagne
4. What was the name of the style that often had interlaced patterns formed by interwoven
ribbons and bands?
a. Animal style
b. Human style
c. Woven style
d. Middle Age style
5. Who used this style during this time in Christian scriptures for illustrations?
a. Priests
b. Emperors
c. Monks
d. Romans
6. This style is a mix between Byzantine and Roman used by Charlemagne to build is Palace
Chapel?
a. Duke style
b. South Carolingian style
c. Tulane style
d. Carolingian style
7. Historians had to divide the art and architecture during this time into 2 periods?
a. Byzantine, gothic
b. Gothic, retro
c. Romanesque, gothic
d. Roman, byzantine
8. The main difference between Romanesque and Gothic architecture are the?
a. Poles
b. Floor
c. Roof tops
d. Arches
9. Romanesque architecture had __________ arches?
a. Rounded
b. Pointed
c. Curved
d. Boxed
10. Gothic architecture had _________ arches?
a. Rounded
b. Pointed
c. Curved
d. Boxed
11. This was the central part of the church where the people gathered?
a. Clerestory
b. Ambulatory
c. Apse
d. Nave
12. This was the second story of the church?
a. Clerestory
b. Ambulatory
c. Apse
d. Nave
13. This was the part of the church usually containing the altar?
a. Clerestory
b. Ambulatory
c. Apse
d. Nave
14. The aisle around the apse?
a. Clerestory
b. Ambulatory
c. Apse
d. Nave
15. Technique in which colored yarns are sewn to a background?
a. Sewing
b. Stitching
c. Embroidery
d. Screen-printing
16. This is embroidery done on a linen material?
a. Bayeux Bengals
b. Bayeux Lafourche
c. Bayeux Tapestry
d. Bayeux Manchac
17. Romanesque sculptures on the front of the church were seen as a?
a. Welcoming committee
b. Scare tactic
c. Decoration
d. God
18. This style of architecture was invented by Abott Sugar?
a. Romanesque
b. Gothic
c. Byzantine
d. Germanic
19. Exterior wall support of an arch or vault?
a. Column pole
b. Cinder blocks
c. Buttress
d. Rose window
20. Round window usually found in the front of Gothic churches?
a. Square window
b. Gothic window
c. Flower window
d. Rose window
21. What were the Gothic cathedrals most known for?
a. Stained glass
b. Sculptures
c. Scariness
d. Weirdness
22. Which one of these examples of stained glass doesn’t fit?
a. Stories from the Bible
b. Lives of saints
c. Greek gods
d. Zodiac signs
23. What do halos depict in a painting or work of art?
a. Hats
b. God
c. Religion
d. Sun
24. This Italian artist was the one who painted the Maesta Altar piece or “Christ entering
Jerusalem”?
a. Charlemagne
b. Sugar
c. Duccio
d. Renoir
25. This artist painted the Lamentation and while using fresco as the media and space as the main
element?
a. Charlemagne
b. Sugar
c. Renoir
d. Giotto