Middle Age Architecture Quiz

What is the key element of the Gothic architectural style?

• Pointed arch

• Groin vault

• Barrel vault

• Round arch

Which order played an important role in introducing Gothic style to Medieval Britain?

• Benedictine order

• Cistercian order

• Franciscan order

• Dominican order

What is the main body of a Gothic church called?

• Apse

• Nave

• Transept

• Aisles

How do you say ribbed vault in Italian?

Which style of Gothic architecture features large windows and fan vaulting?

• Romanesque style

• Perpendicular style

• Early English style

• Decorated style

What is the name of the first inhabitants of the island of Britain according to the Angle-Saxon Chronicle?

• Armenians

• Britons

• Angles

• Romans

Who defeated the Danes at the Battle of Edington?

• Augustine

• William the Conqueror

• Harold

• Alfred The Great

What is the name of the book commissioned by Alfred The Great that translated Latin texts into Anglo-Saxon?

• The Father of English History

• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

• The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

• The Norman Conquest

Who was the last Angle-Saxon king before the Norman Conquest?

• Alfred The Great

• Harold

• William the Conqueror

• Augustine

Which architectural element is characteristic of the Gothic style and allows for taller and more spacious buildings?

• Rose window

• Flying buttress

• Stained glass window

• Gargoyle