ART 101 - The tallest Romanesque cathedral mentioned

Question 1

1. The tallest Romanesque cathedral mentioned in chapter 11 is Speyer Cathedral.
2. True
3. False

Question 2

1. Which church is NOT affiliated with an abbey or monastery?

Fontenay

Hildesheim

Notre Dame la Grande

Saint-Riquier

Question 3

1. The poem, ______________ gives context to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton-Hoo.

Question 4

1. Another ship burial mentioned in chapter 10 was found in ________________, Norway

Question 5

1. The word Viking comes from the old Norse word Vijdurfenjer, meaning “giant.”

True

False

Question 6

1. The term Carolingianrefers to the Frankish king, __________________.

Question 7

1. A reliquarywill often contain an actual part of a saint’s body, such as hair, fingernails, or even an entire skull.

True

False

Question 8

1. The Chi Ro Iotapage from the Book of Kells illustrates ________________’s initials.

Question 9

1. As in much Islamic decorative pattern, Hibernian illuminated manuscripts used intricate, abstract pattern to symbolize the breadth and complexity of the divinely created world.

True

False

Question 10

1. Which characteristic is NOT affiliated with what is known as the “animal style”?

small size

asymmetry

high degree of pattern and stylization of organic forms

intricacy

Question 11

1. The ancient Hibernians—who never became part of the Roman Empire—were from Denmark.

True

False

Question 12

1. Which illuminated manuscript did NOT come from an Irish scriptorium?

Lindisfarne Gospels

The Corbie Gospel Book

The Book of Durrow

The Book of Kells

Question 13

1. What property was NOT inherent to stone ceilings as they were being constructed in Romanesque churches?

wonderful acoustics

greater structural integrity

easier to build

fire protection

Question 14

1. Charlemagne’s personal chapel at Aachen is modeled after the _________________ in Ravenna, Italy.

Question 15

1. The monumental bronze doors at Hildesheim Cathedral show narrative relief sculptures that are arranged to have a typological significance.

True

False