Module 11 Part I: Early Medieval, Carolingian and Ottonian Art

Module 11: Early Medieval, Carolingian and Ottonian Art

by Dan Ault

Multiple Choice

Because Christians wanted to separate their art from that of the earlier Romans and Greeks, their art became more  _____________.

• realistic

• non-figurative

• abstract

• pagan

Multiple Choice

The raised gold lines and colored enamel on the Sutton Hoo purse cover is an example of what technique?

• terra-cotta

• Cloisonne

• relief carving

• glazed porcelin

Multiple Choice

Pages from a codex that contain illustrations or images are called __________________.

• medieval icons

• fibulae

• visual teachings

• illuminated manuscripts

Multiple Choice

The illuminated manuscripts in the Lindisfarne Gospels are an example of what style of art?

• Hiberno-Saxon

• Romanesque

• Proto-Renaissance

• Ottonian

Multiple Choice

Like many illustrations from this time, the John -Cross Carpet page from the Lindisfarne Gospels appears as an intricate design, but, when examined closely, you can find many images of ___________ making up the complex patterns.

• biblical heros

• hidden messages

• animals and birds

• Arabic script

Multiple Choice

What is a scriptorium?

• A place where the bible was translated into many languages

• A place where manuscripts were copied

• A medieval town hall

• A place where government documents were stored

Multiple Choice

The Carolingian style of art is associated with _____________.

• the rule of Emperor Charlemagne

• the rule of King Caroling

• the end of the medieval period

• the defeat of the Barbarian tribes in Europe

Multiple Choice

Carolingian artists were influenced by the art of _______________.

• the Egyptians

• the Barbarians

• the Greeks and Romans

• Assyrians

Multiple Choice

What is a barrel vault?

• the place in a church where two groin vaults cross at right angles

• the secured storage area for communion wine

• the medieval sport of leaping over wooden kegs

• an arched ceiling

Multiple Choice

What is a bestiary?

• a medieval book, kept by the priests, that listed those in his congregation who he believed were going to go to heaven

• a medieval book that describes animals, both real and imaginary

• a type of shrub that was usually planted around the walls of medieval churches

• the location inside of a church where confessions were heard by the priests