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Vienna AKTION 2019 quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under which sovereign was St. Stephen's Cathedral consecrated in the 13thcentury?

a)

Ottokar II. Přemysl

b)

Leopold III. Babenberg

c)

Rudolf IV of Habsburg

2.

Which gate of St. Stephen's Cathedral is the oldest?

a)

Singers’ Gate

b)

Giant Gate

c)

Bishop's Gate

3.

When were the enamel panels of the Klosterneuburg pulpit mounted onto a winged altar?

a)

1130

b)

1230

c)

1330

4.

Where did the sculptor of the tomb for Emperor Friedrich III. originally come from?

a)

Cologne

b)

Leyden

c)

Strasbourg

d)

Prague

5.

Who completed the vault of St. Stephen’s nave around 1475?

a)

Anton Pilgram

b)

Hans Puchsbaum

c)

Laurenz Spenning

d)

Peter Parler

6.

What makes the Znojmo Altar so unique?

a)

Paintings on the entire festive side

b)

Painted reliefs on the entire weekday side

c)

Painted reliefs on the entire festive side

7.

When was the monastery of the Scots founded?

a)

In the 12th century

b)

In the 13th century

c)

In the 14th century

8.

Which altar depicts the oldest view of Vienna from the south?

a)

Albrecht Altar

b)

Znojmo Altar

c)

Scots Altar

9.

Who was married to Rudolf IV von Habsburg?

a)

Catharine of Bohemia

b)

Elisabeth of Bohemia

c)

Sophie of Bavaria

10.

The Augustinian Canons’ monastery in Klosterneuburg was founded by

a)

the bishop of Passau

b)

the sovereign

c)

Viennese citizens

11.

From which monastery in Bohemia did monks flee to Klosterneuburg? (the image should help you:-)

a)

Charterhouse near Prague

b)

Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad

c)

Cistercian monastery in Sedlec

12.

Identify correctly the artwork

a)

the Albrecht Altar (detail)

b)

the Scots Altar (detail)

c)

the Altar of Maria am Gestade (detail)

13.

Identify correctly the artwork

a)

the Albrecht Altar (detail)

b)

the Altar of Maria am Gestade (detail)

c)

the Scots Altar (detail)

14.

Identify correctly the artwork

a)

the Albrecht Altar

b)

the Scots Altar

c)

the Altar of Maria am Gestade

15.

Which Viennese altars represent the style of Dutch artists in the second half of the 15th century? (Multiple choices possible)

a)
b)
c)
16.

To which diocese did Vienna belong to until 1469?

a)

Regensburg

b)

Passau

c)

Salzburg

d)

Prague

17.

When was the fresco "Michael with the Scales of Souls" (St. Michael’s church) painted?

a)

c. 1240

b)

c. 1340

c)

c. 1440

d)

c. 1540

18.

In which iconographic context is Michael with the Scales of Souls to be understood?

a)

Patron of the Viennese citizens

b)

Christmas

c)

Easter

d)

Last Judgement

19.

Where did we find the little fragmented wallpainting of the eucharist (priest elevating the host) from the 13thcentury?

a)

St. Ruprecht’s

b)

Scots’ monastery

c)

St. Michael's

d)

Minorites' church

20.

When was the octagonal tower of Maria am Gestade completed?

a)

1378

b)

1428

c)

1488

d)

1506

21.

Who created the portals of the Minorites’ Church around 1340/50?

a)

Nicholas of Verdun

b)

Nicolas Gerhaert van Leyden

c)

Anton Pigram

d)

Jacob of Paris

22.

Where do we see the beautiful "Madonna della Famiglia"?

a)

St. Michael’s church

b)

Klosterneuburg monastery

c)

St. Ruprecht's church

d)

Minorite's church

23.

Where did Master Anton Pilgram come from?

a)

Brno

b)

Prague

c)

Olomouc

d)

Ostrava

24.

Which half-figures are represented on the pulpit of Anton Pilgram?

a)

The apostles

b)

The Evangelists

c)

The church fathers

d)

The Viennese bishops

25.

Who is portrayed in this painting?

a)

Rudolph IV.

b)

Wenceslas IV.

c)

Frederik III.

d)

King Salomon

26.

What is the name of the artist of the Klosterneuburg altar from 1181?

a)

Unknown

b)

Master of the Klosterneuburg altar

c)

Jakob of Paris

d)

Nicholas of Verdun

27.

When were the Neidhard frescoes painted?

a)

before 1350

b)

before 1400

c)

before 1450

d)

before 1500

28.

The Neidhard frescoes compare stylistically best with

a)

the Paris court art of Charles V

b)

the Prague court art of Wenceslas IV

c)

the Milanese court art of Giangaleazzo Visconti

29.

Where is the tomb of Neidhard Fuchs situated?

a)

St. Stephen's Cathedral

b)

St. Ruprecht’s

c)

St. Augustine's Church

d)

Minorites' church

30.

When was the South Tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral completed?

a)

1233

b)

1333

c)

1433

d)

1533