With the addition of flying buttresses, Gothic architects eliminated which of the following from the Gothic elevation?
nave arcade
gallery
triforium
clerestory
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Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which cathedral has architectural statuary demonstrating the S-shaped curve of the so-called "courtly" style?
Laon Cathedral
Paris Cathedral (Notre Dame)
Reims Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
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Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The illumination of "Christ as the Architect of the Universe" comes from the/a
moralized Bible
Beviary of Philippe le Bel
Gospel Book of Otto III
Psalter of Saint Louis
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Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The western "Sedes Sapientiae" (Throne of Wisdom) is equivalent to the eastern
Byzantine Theotokos
Egyptian block statue
Islamic minbar
Throne of Justinian
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Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which is not true for Romanesque sculpture?
curvilinear movement
elongated figures
linear drapery
low relief
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Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts a/the
coronation of Charlemagne
holy pilgrimages
Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings
Viking conquests
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Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Carpet pages in manuscript illuminations are characteristic of
Carolingian art
Hiberno-Saxon art
Ottonian art
Viking art
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Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which one of the works below did not exhibit the so-called animal style?
Animal head ship post from Oseberg
High Cross of Muiredach
Purse cover of Sutton Hoo
Torhalle of the Lorsch Monastery
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Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which is the greatest achievement of Hiberno-Saxon art?
Book of Durrow
Book of Kells
Lindisfarne Gospels
Lindau Gospels
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Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which of the following structures were built over the spot from where Muhammad is believed to have ascended into heaven?
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Great Mosque, Damascus
Great Mosque, Qayrawan
Great Mosque, Samarra
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Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
What does a squinch support?
Column capital
Dome
Entrance portal
Nave wall
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Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which structure contains the portraits of Justinian and Theodora?
Hagia Sophia
Monastery of Saint Catherine
Sant' Apollinare
San Vitale
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Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The Rossano Gospels are recognized as the earliest illuminated manuscript containing the
New Testament
Old Testament
Psalms
All of the Above
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Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Strikingly realistic portraiture is characteristic of
Etruscan art
Roman Republican art
Roman Early Imperial art
Roman Late Imperial art
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Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The Emperor Trajan commissioned a/the
Ara Pacis
Arch of Titus
Colosseum
triumphal column
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Question 16 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which emperor's commissions reflect the influence of Classical Greek art?
Augustus
Diocletian
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
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Question 17 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Hellenistic sculpture differs from
nave arcade
gallery
triforium
clerestory
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Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which cathedral has architectural statuary demonstrating the S-shaped curve of the so-called "courtly" style?
Laon Cathedral
Paris Cathedral (Notre Dame)
Reims Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
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Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The illumination of "Christ as the Architect of the Universe" comes from the/a
moralized Bible
Beviary of Philippe le Bel
Gospel Book of Otto III
Psalter of Saint Louis
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Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The western "Sedes Sapientiae" (Throne of Wisdom) is equivalent to the eastern
Byzantine Theotokos
Egyptian block statue
Islamic minbar
Throne of Justinian
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Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which is not true for Romanesque sculpture?
curvilinear movement
elongated figures
linear drapery
low relief
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts a/the
coronation of Charlemagne
holy pilgrimages
Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings
Viking conquests
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Carpet pages in manuscript illuminations are characteristic of
Carolingian art
Hiberno-Saxon art
Ottonian art
Viking art
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Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which one of the works below did not exhibit the so-called animal style?
Animal head ship post from Oseberg
High Cross of Muiredach
Purse cover of Sutton Hoo
Torhalle of the Lorsch Monastery
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Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which is the greatest achievement of Hiberno-Saxon art?
Book of Durrow
Book of Kells
Lindisfarne Gospels
Lindau Gospels
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Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which of the following structures were built over the spot from where Muhammad is believed to have ascended into heaven?
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Great Mosque, Damascus
Great Mosque, Qayrawan
Great Mosque, Samarra
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Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
What does a squinch support?
Column capital
Dome
Entrance portal
Nave wall
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Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which structure contains the portraits of Justinian and Theodora?
Hagia Sophia
Monastery of Saint Catherine
Sant' Apollinare
San Vitale
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Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The Rossano Gospels are recognized as the earliest illuminated manuscript containing the
New Testament
Old Testament
Psalms
All of the Above
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Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Strikingly realistic portraiture is characteristic of
Etruscan art
Roman Republican art
Roman Early Imperial art
Roman Late Imperial art
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
The Emperor Trajan commissioned a/the
Ara Pacis
Arch of Titus
Colosseum
triumphal column
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Question 16 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Which emperor's commissions reflect the influence of Classical Greek art?
Augustus
Diocletian
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
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Question 17 (Multiple Choice Worth 2.0 points)
Hellenistic sculpture differs from