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Which of the following is an example of a stave church?


A) Borgund church
B) Church of St.Cyriakus
C) Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
D) Durham Cathedral

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Portals featuring monumental stone sculptures are a characteristic of __________.


A) Carolingian architecture
B) Ottonian architecture
C) Romanesque architecture
D) Early medieval architecture

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In the interior of the Church of St.Cyriakus,the square piers and round columns form the __________.


A) clerestory
B) nave arcade
C) tympanum
D) ambulatory

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The tympanum of the church of Saint-Lazare at Autun depicts __________.


A) the Crucifixion
B) Christ in Majesty
C) the Last Judgment
D) the Resurrection

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Which of the following describes the nave ceiling of Santiago de Compostela?


A) marble arcades
B) groin vaults
C) chevrons
D) barrel vaults

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In a typical Romanesque church,the nave and the transept intersect at the __________.


A) ambulatory
B) buttress
C) crossing
D) tympanum

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At the end of a manuscript,the signature of the scribes and painters and information about the book's production is called a __________.


A) scriptorium
B) millefiori
C) colophon
D) tympanum

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The semicircular area above the door lintel of a church is called the __________.


A) archivolt
B) trumeau
C) jamb
D) tympanum

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Which of the following aspects of the Chi Rho page from the Book of Kells demonstrates the influence of Anglo-Saxon metalwork?


A) the Classicizing depiction of Christ and the angels
B) the Greek letters that abbreviate Christ's name
C) the use of millefiori and foreshortening
D) the geometric and interlacing animal designs

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The Bayeux Embroidery was __________.


A) hung on the wall of a castle or palace
B) displayed in the nave of a church
C) commissioned by monks for a monastery
D) found in an Anglo-Saxon burial mound

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Which of the following aspects of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne demonstrates the influence of Byzantine architecture on Carolingian churches?


A) the clarity and planar geometry of the chapel's design
B) the sculpted portal at the western entrance to the church
C) the cruciform plan and chapels surrounding the apse
D) the mosaics and multicolored stone patterns on the walls

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Stylistically,early medieval art is characterized by its __________.


A) humanistic qualities
B) multiculturalism
C) naturalism
D) idealization

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The central supporting post of a Romanesque church portal is known as the __________.


A) archivolt
B) trumeau
C) jamb
D) tympanum

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In the Gero Crucifix,Christ's body and pose were meant to inspire __________.


A) fear
B) pity
C) confidence
D) anger

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What is the subject of a Throne of Wisdom sculpture?


A) Solomon seated on a throne
B) Christ presiding in judgment
C) the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child on her lap
D) Christ in Majesty

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