Deck 13: Gothic Europe North of the Alps

Question 1

Who of the following coined the term Gothic ?

A) Lorenzo Ghiberti
B) Abbot Suger
C) Giorgio Vasari
D) Louis IX

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What pose, associated with the "court style," was most typical of Late Gothic sculpture?

A) Rigid frontality
B) Contrapposto
C) S-curve
D) Chiasmus

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Abbot Suger is credited with remodeling which of the following churches?

A) Saint-Sernin
B) Saint-Chapelle
C) Saint-Denis
D) Notre-Dame

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is particularly significant about the 14th-century German sculptures of Ekkehard and Uta at Naumburg?

A) They stand with their bodies in an S-shaped curve.
B) They illustrate the damp-fold style of drapery.
C) They act as human embodiments of the Virtues.
D) They are convincing images of real people.

Question 5

Which of the following facts provides support for the claim that Paris was the intellectual center of Gothic Europe?

A) The first printing press was established in Paris.
B) Paris was a center for study of classical antiquity.
C) Paris was the principal center of European commerce.
D) Paris was a center for fine book production.

Question 6

Which of the following is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?

A) Reims Cathedral
B) Saint-Denis
C) Sainte-Chapelle
D) Amiens Cathedral

Question 7

Innovative features in the Belleville Breviary such as the three-dimensional architectural setting indicate that Jean Pucelle had studied in which area?

A) Constantinople
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) England

Question 8

What feature, visible on Laon Cathedral, became standard on French Gothic facades?

A) Fan vaulting
B) Flying buttress
C) A rose window
D) Rounded archways

Question 9

Which of the following aspects of the portal sculptural program of Chartres Cathedral is most different from its Romanesque counterparts?

A) The exclusion of scenes from the Passion
B) The inclusion of the Old Testament kings
C) The prominence of Mary in the portal scenes
D) The inclusion of scenes from the life of Christ

Question 10

Which of the following is the source for the depiction of the Virgin and Child on the right portal of Chartres Cathedral?

A) Early Christian Madonna and Child
B) Byzantine Theotokos
C) Hiberno-Saxon Madonna and Child
D) Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai

Question 11

Who is thought to have conceived the complicated iconographical portal program for Chartres Cathedral?

A) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
B) Thierry of Chartres
C) Saint Thomas Aquinas
D) Gaucher de Reims

Question 12

Which of the following provides the most stark contrast with the Naumburg donor statues?

A) Bamberg Rider
B) Röttgen Pietà
C) Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux
D) Death of the Virgin from Strasbourg Cathedral

Question 13

Which of the following elements unites all three doorways of the west portal of Chartres Cathedral?

A) Episodes from the Passion are carved on the capitals.
B) Episodes from the life of the Virgin are carved on the capitals.
C) Episodes from the Old Testament are carved on the capitals.
D) Episodes from the lives of the Virgin and Christ are carved on the capitals.

Question 14

Jean Pucelle illuminated which of the following works?

A) Blanche of Castile's Bible
B) Psalter of Saint Louis
C) Breviary of Philippe le Bel
D) Belleville Breviary

Question 15

Fan vaulting was a common feature in which of the following regions?

A) Early Gothic France
B) High Gothic France
C) Thirteenth-century Germany
D) Late Gothic England

Question 16

Just as Speyer Cathedral was the burial church of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, what was the burial church for the kings of France?

A) Notre-Dame, Paris
B) Notre-Dame, Reims
C) Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
D) Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis

Question 17

The Gothic style is said to have first appeared in which of the following areas?

A) Lombardy
B) Milan
C) Île-de-France
D) Burgundy

Question 18

In the Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux , Mary is shown in her roles as both the mother of Christ and what?

A) Virgin of sorrows
B) Throne of wisdom
C) Theotokos
D) Queen of Heaven

Question 19

In the Gothic period, what were the primary centers of intellectual and religious life?

A) Monasteries
B) Palaces
C) Cities

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a characterization of the changing social conditions in the Gothic period?

A) New prominence of women
B) Rise of the middle class
C) Barbarian migrations
D) Interest in Scholasticism

Question 21

The Perpendicular style prevailed in which of the following countries?

A) Spain
B) France
C) Italy
D) England

Question 22

The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis is thought to imitate what medium?

A) Byzantine mosaics
B) Stained glass
C) Italian fresco
D) Anglo-Hibernian manuscripts

Question 23

Which church possesses the essential characteristics of English Gothic architecture?

A) Wells Cathedral
B) Ely Cathedral
C) York Cathedral
D) Salisbury Cathedral

Question 24

Images of Old Testament kings and queens appearing on French church portals are meant to represent what group?

A) French crusaders
B) Ancestors of Christ
C) French aristocracy
D) Monastic elders

Question 25

The Royal Portal of Chartres was carved in which style?

A) Late Romanesque
B) High Gothic
C) Late Gothic
D) Early Gothic

Question 26

What new Gothic feature appeared in Laon's nave elevation?

A) Rounded nave arcade
B) Gallery of the king
C) Guild windows
D) Triforium

Question 27

The High Gothic nave vault, as developed at Chartres, included which form?

A) Dome
B) Barrel vault
C) Fan vault
D) Four-part ribbed vault

Question 28

Sainte-Chapelle, with its walls of stained glass and delicate ornamentation, is most representative of which style?

A) Severe
B) Perpendicular
C) Rayonnant
D) Flamboyant

Question 29

What is the distinctive feature of a hall church?

A) The pilgrimage chapels
B) Connected to monasteries
C) Displayed a profusion of relics
D) Side aisles as tall as the nave

Question 30

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Who is the female figure in the upper left quarter of this image?

A) Mary Queen of Heaven
B) Jeanne Pucelle
C) Jeanne d'Evreux
D) Blanche of Castile

Question 31

What innovative feature of Gothic cathedrals is an external support that counters the outward thrust of the nave vaults?

A) Apsidal chapel
B) Flying buttresses
C) Triforium
D) Tribune

Question 32

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What is the function of this building?

A) Law court
B) Residence
C) Monk's quarters
D) School

Question 33

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Which feature of the nave of Salisbury Cathedral is not French Gothic in character?

A) Pointed arches
B) Compound piers
C) Color contrast
D) Four-part rib vaults

Question 34

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What is the name of the artist who painted this image?

A) Naumburg Master
B) Master Honoré
C) Andrew Lock
D) Philippe le Bel

Question 35

Which of the following is a Romanesque feature retained by Laon Cathedral?

A) Pointed arches
B) Sexpartite rib vaults
C) Triforium
D) Flying buttress

Question 36

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The portals of which cathedral appear in this image?

A) Laon
B) Chartres
C) Amiens
D) Reims

Question 37

The development of the Rayonnant style is connected with which of the following?

A) The Second Crusade
B) The court of Louis IX
C) The court of Henry VII
D) Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis

Question 38

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What is the term for the architectural members visible at the lower central part of this image?

A) Pointed arches
B) Scissors arches
C) X-arches
D) Tribune arches

Question 39

Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following figures?

A) The Holy Spirit
B) The Virgin Mary
C) The Trinity
D) Christ the Judge

Question 40

How does the Reims portal sculpture of the Visitation differ from earlier Gothic portal sculpture?

A) The figures are attached to the architectural background.
B) The figures are standing alone, isolated in their frames.
C) The columns do not restrain the figures' movements.
D) This is the first time women appear on portal sculpture.

Question 41

Which of the following names the lowest stone of an arch?

A) Base
B) Lancet
C) Springing
D) Web

Question 42

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What is the name of this Late Gothic Flamboyant church?

A) Notre-Dame, Paris
B) Saint-Maclou
C) Amiens Cathedral
D) Reims Cathedral

Question 43

The tomb of which English monarch is located in Wells Cathedral?

A) Tomb of William the Conqueror
B) Tomb of Edward II
C) Tomb of Blanche of Castile
D) Tomb of Louis IX

Question 44

What church houses the reliquary of the Three Kings made by Nicholas of Verdun?

A) Naumburg Cathedral
B) Cologne Cathedral
C) Bamberg Cathedral
D) Gloucester Cathedral

Question 45

The round center image of a rose window is referred to by which term?

A) Spandrel
B) Oculus
C) Roundel
D) Bar

Question 46

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What was the original function of this object?

A) Reliquary
B) Gun case
C) Jewelry casket
D) Parchment box

Question 47

What statement best describes the use of colored glass in churches during the Byzantine and the Gothic periods?

A) Byzantine and Gothic glass transformed and colored the light that passed through it.
B) Byzantine and Gothic glass served to cover the walls of the church.
C) Byzantine glass reflected light while Gothic glass filtered the light that passed through it.
D) Byzantine glass absorbed the light while Gothic glass let light pour into the church.

Question 48

Which of the following is an example of Late Gothic court style?

A) Röttgen Pietà
B) Beau Dieu
C) Head of Moses
D) Virgin of Paris

Question 49

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What is the name of this sculpted figure?

A) Saint George
B) Saint Theodore
C) Saint Peter
D) Jeremiah

Question 50

What is the term for a craftsperson who cuts and shapes pieces of glass?

A) Cames
B) Armaturer
C) Bander
D) Glazier