CHAPTER 11 – Test Bank
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The Gothic style originated
a. on the Île Saint Louis.
b. on the Île-de-France.
c. at Chartres.
d. at Amiens.
Answer: b
2. Abbot Suger is credited with creating the first truly Gothic building near Paris. It was
a. Chartres Cathedral.
b. Saint-Denis.
c. Saint-Chapelle.
d. Saint-Pierre, Moissac.
Answer: b
3. Saint-Denis was dedicated in
a. 1140.
b. 1200.
c. 1100.
d. 1210.
e. 1194.
Answer: a
4. Which is NOT an element of Gothic architecture?
a. rib vaults
b. flying buttresses
c. round arches
d. stained glass windows
Answer: c
5. In a Gothic cathedral, a bay consists of
a. an arch and a triforium.
b. the space between two piers.
c. clerestory windows and a section of the nave arcade.
d. the space in the crossing.
Answer: b
6. Which is NOT used in making stained glass windows?
a. an iron armature
b. clear glass
c. pigments
d. metallic oxides
e. tesserae
Answer: e
7. A cathedral is
a. the seat of a bishop.
b. a large church.
c. a Gothic church.
d. the center of an ecclesiastical hierarchy.
Answer: a
8. Most great French Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to
a. Christ.
b. God.
c. the Virgin.
d. St. Joseph.
e. St. Peter.
Answer: c
9. A signature window is
a. one that has been signed by the artist.
b. one that has been signed by the patron.
c. one that has an image of the artist and patron.
d. one that has an image of the work done by a guild.
Answer: d
10. In the Middle Ages, the function of the guilds was
a. to protect workers and establish standards of work.
b. to permit strikes if workers were dissatisfied.
c. to exclude craftsmen from professional organizations.
d. to influence patrons.
Answer: a
11. Which is NOT a correct pairing?
a. Villard de Honnecourt – sketchbook
b. Augustine – The City of God
c. Panofsky – Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism
d. Suger – Liber scivias
Answer: d
12. A winch is a
a. seductive female.
b. small crane.
c. pulley system.
d. template.
Answer: b
13. Which of the following is true?
a. Over 80 cathedrals and large abbeys were built around Paris in the 13th century.
b. More Gothic cathedrals were built in England than in France.
c. Gothic builders used power tools to construct more complex buildings than Romanesque
builders had.
d. Master builders were not very well paid.
Answer: a
14. Which of the following in true?
a. Stones for Gothic cathedrals were cut with power tools.
b. Master builders used geometric principles to organize their templates.
c. Gothic tools were technologically advanced.
d. Only one master builder supervised each cathedral.
Answer: b
15. Which is NOT a correct pairing?
a. rose window – circle
b. towers – vertical
c. gable – rectangle
d. apse – semicircle
Answer: c
16. Compared to the Romanesque tower of Chartres, the Gothic tower is
a. more elaborate.
b. shorter.
c. less detailed.
d. less vertical.
Answer: a
17. A gargoyle is a
a. monster.
b. finial.
c. capital sculpture.
d. waterspout.
Answer: d
18. The text upon which the sculptures above the center west portal at Chartres are based is from
a. The City of God.
b. the Gospel of John.
c. Revelation.
d. the Gospel of Matthew.
Answer: c
19. The central west portal of Chartres was
a. Late Romanesque.
b. Early Gothic.
c. High Gothic.
d. Late Gothic.
Answer: b
20. In the tympanum of the center west door at Chartres,
a. the eagle is John, the bull is Luke, and the lion is Mark.
b. the eagle is Matthew, the bull is Luke, and the lion is John.
c. the eagle is Luke, the bull is Matthew, and the lion is Mark.
d. the lion is John, the bull is Luke, and the angel is Matthew.
Answer: a
21. The door jamb statues on the center west door of Chartres
a. are frontal, naturalistic, and represent French royalty.
b. are frontal, stylized, and represent Old Testament royalty.
c. are frontal, have contrapposto, and are prophets.
d. represent prophets, and are frontal and stylized.
Answer: b
22. Compared to the west door jambs of Chartres, those on the south
a. are more two-dimensional.
b. are more three-dimensional.
c. are more frontal.
d. are elderly.
e. are more static.
Answer: b
23. At Chartres, the trumeau represents
a. St. Stephen.
b. an Old Testament prophet.
c. an apostle.
d. Christ.
e. the Virgin.
Answer: d
24. The Antichrist was
a. a legendary monster.
b. an incarnation of Satan.
c. an incarnation of evil.
d. Frederick II.
Answer: c
25. Compared to the west façade of Reims, the west façade at Amiens
a. is symmetrical.
b. has glass tympanums.
c. is proportionally taller and thinner.
d. has a smaller rose window.
Answer: d
26. The west portal of ________ has an important sculptural program.
a. Salisbury Cathedral.
b. Florence Cathedral.
c. Reims Cathedral.
d. Cologne Cathedral.
Answer: c
27. The Beau Dieu refers to
a. a book by Augustine.
b. a statue at Amiens.
c. a statue at Reims.
d. a book by Hildegarde of Bingen.
Answer: b
28. The Visitation is when
a. Gabriel visits Mary.
b. Christ visits Joseph.
c. Mary visits Elizabeth.
d. the angel visits Constantine.
Answer: c
29. The church that contains segments built in the Early Gothic as well as the High Gothic is
a. Beauvais Cathedral.
b. Amiens Cathedral.
c. Notre-Dame, Paris.
d. Saint-Maclou, Rouen.
Answer: c
30. Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was commissioned by
a. Louis IX.
b. Suger.
c. Louis VI.
d. Louis VII.
Answer: a
31. English Gothic begins
a. with the façade of Salisbury Cathedral.
b. with the fan vaults of Kings College, Cambridge.
c. with the choir of Canterbury Cathedral.
d. with the Norman tower of Canterbury.
Answer: c
32. The Corona Chapel was built
a. as a reliquary.
b. as a shrine of Henry II.
c. by Thomas à Becket.
d. by William of Sens.
Answer: a
33. The Canterbury Tales were written by
a. William the Englishman.
b. the monk Gervase.
c. Augustine.
d. Thomas à Becket.
e. Geoffrey Chaucer.
Answer: e
34. In contrast to French Gothic cathedrals, Salisbury has
a. a triple transept.
b. a square apse.
c. clerestory windows.
d. a vaulted nave.
Answer: b
35. Which is NOT true of English cathedrals?
a. They are set in a cathedral close.
b. They have more varied stone than French cathedrals.
c. They have fan vaults.
d. They usually rise directly from the high point of a city.
Answer: d