5.1 Quiz Romanesque & Gothic

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The Bayeux Tapestry is unique in Romanesque art. Which of the following supports this claim?
The Bayeux Tapestry is unique in Romanesque art. Which of the following supports this claim?
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It depicted an actual event i full detail shortly after it occurred.
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A more complex and efficient type of vaulting was needed that would admit light and at the same time be aesthetically pleasing. Which of the following systems would allow this adoption?
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By covering the nave with groin vaults
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The Throne of Wisdom, sedes sapientiae, is the western European freestanding version of which of the following?
The Throne of Wisdom, sedes sapientiae, is the western European freestanding version of which of the following?
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Byzantine Theotokos
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Which of the following best describes a characteristic of Gothic architecture?
Which of the following best describes a characteristic of Gothic architecture?
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Its interior is permeated with light
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One suggestion for resurgence of stone sculpture on churches was the changing role of churches. Now due to the pilgrimage route, the churches served an increasingly large lay public. Which of the following supports this suggestion?
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Churches served a largely illiterate audience and needed visual Christian symbols and stories.
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The one important requirement often missing from these church interiors is light. Which of the following did not allow for interior lighting?
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Barrel-vaults exerted great outward thrust making a clerestory difficult to construct
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Which of the following became a standard feature of French Gothic architecture?
Which of the following became a standard feature of French Gothic architecture?
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rose window
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The tympanum at Moissac depicted which of the following?
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Christ in Glory with the Elders of the Apocalypse
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The focus of both the intellectual and religious life changed from monasteries in the countryside and pilgrimage churches to cathedrals in expanding cities. Which of the following would account for this change?
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It was a time of great prosperity.