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Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The term “Gothic,” as applied to France’s new architecture, was originally a derogatory
term, because the
a. Gothic cathedrals were considered too dark.
b. Goths had destroyed Classical traditions.
c. French were considered to be a barbaric people.
d. French were descended from the Visigoths.
2. Who designed the Abbey of Saint-Denis’s renovation and thus began the Gothic style?
a. Eleanor of Aquitaine
b. Thomas Aquinas
c. Abbot Suger
d. King Louis VII
3. The new Gothic style was proclaimed by the use of
a. Abundant light
b. Corinthian capitals
c. Round arches
d. Stone as a primary building material
4. A large number of French cathedrals were called Notre Dame (“Our Lady”), because
they were dedicated to
a. France’s Queen Eleanor of Aquitane
b. France, personified as “our lady”
c. Mary Magdalene, who was regarded as the “Bride of Christ”
d. The Virgin Mary, who was regarded as the “Queen of Heaven”
5. What religious relic does Chartres Cathedral house?
a. A splinter from the cross o which Jesus was crucified
b. John the Baptist’s skull, looted from Constantinople
c. The tunic Mary wore when she gave birth to Jesus
d. The bones of a martyred child who refused to worship pagan gods
6. What survived Chartres Cathedral’s devastating fire of 1194?
a. Abbott Suger’s preserved body and a window portraying him
b. Mary’s tunic and a window portraying her
c. The Gothic south spire
d. The rose window and its lancets
7. Gothic cathedrals contained stained-glass programs primarily to
a. Tell bible stories to a mostly illiterate audience
b. Remind the people of the French king’s leadership
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c. Honor the guilds that donated to the cathedrals
d. Make God’s earthly house more appealing to the people
8. The tree of Jesse is a common stained-glass motif, because it
a. Connects nature to the heavenly realm
b. Symbolizes the people’s ability to ascend to heaven
c. Reminds the people of Jesus’s suffering for their sins
d. Established Mary’s royal lineage from King David
9. The replacement of massive stonework with an almost lacy play of thin columns was, in
the Gothic period, enabled by the development of
a. Barrel vaulting
b. Masonry arches
c. Rib vaulting
d. lancets
10. Gothic cathedrals included flying buttresses to
a. Allow for larger windows and portals
b. Help spread the weight of the vaults
c. Divert water from the roof and walls
d. Provide interior support for the arches
11. The origins of the organ date back to
a. Ancient Greece
b. Ancient Egypt
c. The Romanesque period
d. Early Christian period in Rome
12. Why, in 1179, did the cathedral school of Notre-Dame in Paris start admitting nonclerical students?
a. France had an excess of clergy.
b. A papal decree ordered their admittance.
c. The Church withdrew funding of the school.
d. Enrollment of clerical students was shrinking.
13. The University of Paris was most distinguished by its
a. Liberal arts program
b. Admittance of women
c. Quality of teaching
d. Center for the study of law
14. Peter Abelard based his teaching upon the methods of
a. Jesus
b. King David
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c. Socrates
d. Aristotle
15. The popular poem Roman de la Rose is based upon the relationship between
a. Peter Abelard and Héloïse
b. Jesus and Mary Magdalene
c. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II
d. Abbot Suger and Louis IX
16. Scholasticism sought to reconcile the subjects of
a. Christian faith and Classical reason.
b. The quadrivium and the trivium.
c. The separateness of the Trinity and the unity of God.
d. Salvation through faith and salvation through good works.
17. The largest issue that Thomas Aquinas attempts to prove in his summa Theologica is the
existence of
a. The Holy Spirit
b. God
c. Heaven
d. Mary’s royal ancestry
18. The Radiant-style Sainte-Chapelle’s primary intended effect is to
a. Instill feelings of subservience in visitors.
b. Lead visitors to confess their sins.
c. Transport visitors into a realm of heavenly beauty.
d. Encourage visitors to donate greater amounts to the Church.
19. While on a crusade in Constantinople what relic did Louis IX purchase to display at
Sainte-Chapelle?
a. The Virgin Mary’s tunic
b. Christ’s crown of thorns
c. Mary Magdalene’s bones
d. John the Baptist’s skull
20. Louis IX was beloved by the French people, because he
a. Used tax revenues to transform Pairs into a New Jerusalem
b. Opened his sumptuous private chapel to all classes of worshippers.
c. Abolished serfdom and private wars and reformed the tax structure.
d. Divided his authority among self-governing ducal courts.
21. Bruges was a desirable place to live in the late Middle Ages, because its
a. Climate was mild year-round.
b. Rate of plague contraction was the lowest in Europe.
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c. Government was independent of any king’s control.
d. People earned the highest wages in northern Europe.
22. In fifteenth-century Bruges, the Radiant style could be seen in the
a. Town hall
b. Hospital
c. Palace
d. Treasury
23. Giovanni Pisano sculpted his Mary, Sister of Moses leaning forward to
a. Correct the illusion of curving inward.
b. Allow the work to fit underneath a gable.
c. Allow viewers below to see her face.
d. Impart greater drama to the drapery folds.
24. Santa Croce, the Franciscan church, and Santa Maria Novella, the Dominican church,
were located at opposite ends of Florence to
a. Emphasize the rivalry between the two orders.
b. Conform with a ban on mendicant churches inside the city.
c. Demonstrate distance – both physical and spiritual – from the city’s lavish cathedral.
d. Allow for ample space, as land was less costly further from the city center.
25. Select the statement that is INCORRECT about private family patronage in Italy:
a. Private families supported the construction of mendicant churches.
b. Private families tended to favor stained glass over fresco to decorate their chapels.
c. Private families contributed to churches with the expectation of salvation.
d. Private families celebrated their own masses in their chapels.