Quiz pages 70-75

During the Middle Ages, most art was created for a __________ purpose.

• religious

• political

• educational

• scientific

• festive

Large Catholic churches headed by bishops are called ___________.

• mosques

• chapels

• meeting houses

• synagogues

• cathedrals

The cathedrals constructed between 1150 and 1400 were designed in the ___________ style and built to appear as if they are rising to heaven.

• Bulgarian

• Gothic

• Roman

• Frankish

• Saxon

Stone arches called _______________ supported the walls of cathedrals.

• flying buttresses

• skyscraper pinnacles

• careening vaults

• flying domes

• soaring peaks

_______________ were scary stone structures on some cathedrals that were usually carved in the form of mythical beasts.

• Gargantas

• Chupacabras

• Gargoyles

• Olive Oyls

• Mannequins

Windows made from pieces of colored glass arranged in a design are called ______________.

• varnished peepholes

• glossy glass sheets

• primary colors windows

• modern architectural windows

• stained-glass windows

During the Middle Ages, most schooling took place in _________________________.

• churches, chapels and parks

• monasteries, convents, and castles

• chapels, convents, and cathedrals

• monasteries, convents, and cathedrals

• monasteries, colleges, and cathedrals

The Ancient Romans wrote in all lower-case letters.

• True

• False

In medieval times, ________________ were the people most likely to be educated.

• lords

• the clergy

• knights

• peasants

• kings and queens

Which of the following is true?

• The Church taught people to be guided by logic. In contrast, ancient writers like the Greek philosopher Aristotle taught that faith, or logical thinking, was the path to knowledge

• The Church taught people to be guided by reason. In contrast, ancient writers like the Greek philosopher Aristotle taught that reason, or logical thinking, was the path to faith

• The Church taught people to be guided by faith. In contrast, ancient writers like the Greek philosopher Aristotle taught that reason, or logical thinking, was the path to knowledge

• The Church taught people to be guided by faith. In contrast, ancient writers like the Greek philosopher Aristotle taught that reason, or logical thinking, was the path to salvation

• The Church taught people to be guided by faith. In contrast, ancient writers like the Greek philosopher Aristotle taught that imagination was the path to knowledge