Question 1

How did groin vaults change the weight shift in structures?

Accepted Answer

Groin vaults in the tribune galleries as...

Question 2

The ____ is the covered courtyard in a monastery that expressed the seclusion of the spiritual life and offered a foretaste of paradise.

Accepted Answer

A)  rectory
B)  cloister
C)  infirmary
D)  abbey

Question 3

Explain the effect the pilgrimage routes had on the dissemination of regional architectural styles of church architecture. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The pilgrimage routes had a significant ...

Question 4

The purpose of tribunes such as those found at Saint James at Santiago de Compostela and Saint-Sernin in Toulouse was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  to house the overflow crowds and to buttress the weight of the vaults
B)  for the pope to greet the crowds
C)  to stage plays
D)  to hold trials

Question 5

Which church was the burial place of the Holy Roman emperors until the 12th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Palatine Chapel, Aachen
B)  Speyer Cathedral
C)  Sant'Ambrogio, Milan
D)  Saint-Étienne, Caen

Question 6

The most venerated pilgrimage shrine in the West, outside Rome or Jerusalem, was the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  tomb of Lazarus at Autun
B)  tomb of Saint Foy at Conques
C)  tomb of Saint Martin at Tours
D)  tomb of Saint James at Santiago de Compostela

Question 7

____ is the theft of relics for holy purposes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crypt
B)  Reliquaries
C)  Furta sacra
D)  Tribune

Question 8

The Bayeux Tapestry is unique in Romanesque art. Which of the following supports this claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  It depicted an actual event in full detail shortly after it occurred.
B)  It depicted a tale from the First Crusade.
C)  It depicted the mission of the apostles in full detail.
D)  It depicted the clash between the Knights Templar and the Saracens.

Question 9

The intersection of two barrel vaults creates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groin vault
B)  Pendentive
C)  Buttress
D)  Rib vault

Question 10

Saint-Sernin at Toulouse has been called a "pilgrimage-type" church. Which of the following accounts for this designation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It added perimeter buildings to house pilgrims.
B)  It attached the ambulatory to the nave.
C)  It had radiating chapels attached to the transept and ambulatory.
D)  It narrowed the main aisle to create a dignified progress for viewing the relics.

Question 11

Although the Crusades were largely unsuccessful, what positive effects did they have on society in the Romanesque period?

Accepted Answer

The Crusades increased the power and pre...

Question 12

It is said this structure's design is simple and serenely classical. It is a descendant of the Pantheon, the imperial mausoleum, such as Diocletian's, and the early Christian Saint Costanza. Which of the following is being described?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sant'Ambrogio, Milan
B)  San Giovanni Baptistery, Florence
C)  San Miniato al Monte, Florence
D)  Modena Cathedral

Question 13

Compound piers are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  piers with Doric and Ionic capitals
B)  piers with sculptures of prophets
C)  pier with painted registers
D)  piers with attached columns or pilasters

Question 14

The Cistercian monk who criticized the rich outfitting of non-Cistercian churches and sculptural adornments of monastic cloisters was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  William of Normandy
B)  Richard the Lionhearted
C)  Bernard of Clairvaux
D)  Gislebertus

Question 15

Which of the following churches was the largest in Europe until the new Saint Peter's in Rome was constructed in the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cluny III
B)  Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
C)  Speyer Cathedral
D)  Sant'Ambrogio, Milan

Question 16

In ____, buildings were designed structurally less experimentally than in northern Europe.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

How was a pilgrimage a conspicuous feature of public devotion?

Accepted Answer

It proclaimed the pilgrim's faith in the...

Question 18

Although the church of Saint-Étienne at Vignory had some Romanesque features, it retained many elements of Carolingian-Ottonian architecture, including ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a groin vault over the nave
B)  poured cement
C)  a three-story timber roof
D)  Cyclopean masonry

Question 19

The east end of Saint-Étienne at Vignory, which was composed of ____, was innovative.

Accepted Answer

A)  an apse and a triumphal arch
B)  a double transept and a chancel arch
C)  semi-domes
D)  an ambulatory and three radiating chapels

Question 20

Reflecting Christ's mission to the apostles, depicted in the lintel and tympanum compartments at Vézelay are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  female martyr saints
B)  Roman soldiers
C)  images of the world's heathens
D)  24 elders of the Apocalypse

Exam 12: Romanesque Europe

The ____ is the covered courtyard in a monastery that expressed the seclusion of the spiritual life and offered a foretaste of paradise.

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In ____, buildings were designed structurally less experimentally than in northern Europe.

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How did groin vaults change the weight shift in structures?

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Saint-Sernin at Toulouse has been called a "pilgrimage-type" church. Which of the following accounts for this designation?

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The most venerated pilgrimage shrine in the West, outside Rome or Jerusalem, was the ____.

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The purpose of tribunes such as those found at Saint James at Santiago de Compostela and Saint-Sernin in Toulouse was ____.

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Reflecting Christ's mission to the apostles, depicted in the lintel and tympanum compartments at Vézelay are ____.

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Which church was the burial place of the Holy Roman emperors until the 12th century?

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The east end of Saint-Étienne at Vignory, which was composed of ____, was innovative.

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Which of the following churches was the largest in Europe until the new Saint Peter's in Rome was constructed in the 17th century?

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It is said this structure's design is simple and serenely classical. It is a descendant of the Pantheon, the imperial mausoleum, such as Diocletian's, and the early Christian Saint Costanza. Which of the following is being described?

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Explain the effect the pilgrimage routes had on the dissemination of regional architectural styles of church architecture. Use examples to support your essay.

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How was a pilgrimage a conspicuous feature of public devotion?

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Compound piers are ____.

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The Cistercian monk who criticized the rich outfitting of non-Cistercian churches and sculptural adornments of monastic cloisters was ____.

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____ is the theft of relics for holy purposes.

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Although the Crusades were largely unsuccessful, what positive effects did they have on society in the Romanesque period?

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Although the church of Saint-Étienne at Vignory had some Romanesque features, it retained many elements of Carolingian-Ottonian architecture, including ____.

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The intersection of two barrel vaults creates which of the following?

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The Bayeux Tapestry is unique in Romanesque art. Which of the following supports this claim?

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