EARLY MEDIEVAL ART
The following is taken from the 2013
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
_______1) The work shown was created
during which of the following art-historical
periods? a) Hiberno-Saxon b) Carolingian
c) Gothic d) Renaissance
_______2) The work functioned as
a) an icon b) a book cover c) an altarpiece
d) a purse lid
_______3) Works such as this were created
in a) guildhalls b) early universities c)
monastic workshops d) national academies
_______4) The work is evidence of
a) a return to iconoclasm b) the rise of
secular universities c) an interest in
Franciscan theology d) the flourishing of
codex production
_______5) The portrayal of Christ primarily
emphasizes a) Transubstantiation b) his
triumph over death c) his preaching and
parables d) his intense suffering
_______6) The raised figures were created
using which of the following metalworking
methods? a) Cloisonné b) Niello c)
Repoussé d) Cire perdue
_______7) The jewels on the frame were
intended to do all of the following EXCEPT
a) glorify the word of God b) catch and
reflect the light c) evoke a heavenly
Jerusalem d) symbolize human vanity
The following is taken from the 1999
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
_____8) The church was built for a)
Charlemagne b) an Ottonian monastery c)
pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land d) Abbot
Suger
_____9) The architectural feature
perpendicular to the nave is known as a a)
radiating chapel b) chevet c) transept d)
choir screen
_____10) Due to the lateral main entrances,
each interior side aisle also functions as a) a
narthex b) an ambulatory c) a transept d) a
nave.
_____11) Unlike a Roman basilica, the
interior of the church has a) alternating piers
and columns b) a central vault c) apses d)
clerestory fenestration
_____12) Unlike most Early Christian
basilicas, the church has a) a hypostyle hall
b) a flat ceiling c) low side aisles d) double
transepts
_____13) The idea for the arch opening that
defines the end of the nave is derived from
the a) Roman triumphal arch b) Roman
aqueduct arch c) Mycenaean corbel vault d)
Greek cella
_____14) Bishop Bernward designed which
of the following important architectural
features for the church? a) space between
the triforium and the clerestory b) interior
sculptural program c) cast bronze doors d)
intricate stained glass windows
The following is taken from the 2009
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
The slide shows a manuscript page. Identify
the culture in which the manuscript page
was made. How is the manuscript page
characteristic of its culture?
The following is taken from the 2008
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
The slides show a plan and an interior view
of Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel in
Aachen, circa 800 C.E. The building
contains deliberate references to earlier
architecture.
Name at least one earlier architectural period
referenced in the Palatine Chapel. Identify
one significant way in which the Palatine
Chapel reinterprets architectural elements of
that earlier period and explain why.
The following is taken from the sample
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
The work shown is the Gero Crucifix from
the cathedral of Cologne.
Discuss how the formal qualities of the work
relate to both the subject matter and the
function of the work.
The following is taken from the 2004
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
Identify the culture or style of the manuscript
page on the right. Discuss the art historical
relationship between the two works shown.
The following is taken from the 2003
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
Identify the art historical period of the
manuscript illustration shown. Discuss the
artistic styles evident in the work.
Answers: 1-B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-B, 6-C, 7D, 8-D, 9-C, 10-A, 11-A, 12-D, 13-A, 14-C