Architecture Quiz 2.1

What is considered the most basic element that identifies the Gothic architectural style?

• Barrel vault

• Round arch

• Pointed arch

• Thick walls

What advantage did the pointed arch offer Gothic architects compared to the round arch?

• It allowed for thicker walls.

• It redirected weight more directly downward.

• It required more buttressing.

• It made churches darker.

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Besides the piers, what external structural element helps support the stone vaulting in Gothic churches?

• Barrel vaults

• Continuous walls

• Flying buttresses

• Colonnades

What are the three main vertical sections typically found in the wall of a Gothic church, from bottom to top?

• Clerestory, triforium, nave arcade

• Nave arcade, clerestory, triforium

• Triforium, nave arcade, clerestory

• Nave arcade, triforium, clerestory