Module 14 (part I): Romanesque Art

Module 14: Romanesque Art

by Dan Ault

Multiple Choice

In a Romanesque church, the rounded ceiling above the nave is called _______________.

• a roof arch

• the clerestory

• a barrel vault

• a pediment

Multiple Choice

Two arched ceilings that meet at right angles is called ___________.

• a crossing tower

• a groin vault

• a transept

• a narthex

Multiple Choice

In Romanesque times, the faithful would make pilgrimages to churches that displayed holy  _____________.

• relics

• mosaicss

• illuminated manuscripts

• codexes

Multiple Choice

The entry foyer in a Romanesque church is called ____________.

• an ambulatory

• a triforium

• a narthex

• tympanum

Multiple Choice

In a Romanesque church, the walkway behind the apse is called ______________.

• a mandorala

• a gallery

• a bay

• an ambulatory

Multiple Choice

In a Romanesque church,  ______________ is a section of the nave.

• a pier

• an aisle

• a narthex

• a bay

Multiple Choice

On a Romanesque church, the semi-circular relief carving above the entrance is called the _________________.

• historiated capital

• tympanum

• mandorala

• triforium

Multiple Choice

As for the sculpture, the Virgin of Ger, Mary serves as a symbolic ______________ for the Christ child.

• shield

• fortress

• throne

• co-ruler

Multiple Choice

What is shown on a historiated capital?

• a narrative scene

• volutes

• text

• geometric shapes

Multiple Choice

The enormous work know as the Bayeux Tapestry is actually ____________.

• a mosaic

• a fresco

• a needle-work embroidery

• dyed silk painting