WorksheetsEarly Medieval and Romanesque Art Test
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name this piece.
The Brooch of Kells
The Chi Rho Brooch
The Westminster Brooch
The Tara Brooch
How was it found?
By a father and daughter looking for flints
By two boys playing on a beach
in an old unopened chest
on a ship burial
What was it used for?
a ceremonial piece
for coronations (crowning of royalty)
to fasten clothing, like cloaks
Which queen requested a viewing of it?
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
Queen Anne
More than 20 __________ are found on the piece.
cats and butterflies
dragons and serpents
angels and serpents
snakes and spiders
Which of these was NOT a popular metal of the early medieval period?
iron
copper
gold
silver
tin
Name this piece.
The King's Buckle
The Golden Buckle
The Buckle of the Knights
Sutton Hoo Buckle
Why was gold a good material to work with?
it doesn't wear down when exposed to the elements of nature
it melts at a low temperature
it was in large supply
it was cheap in the middle ages
Why was the weight of this piece significant?
the weight was the same as a man's life was deemed worth
it was the biggest buckle of this material, made to this point
it was so light people questioned its authenticity
Name this piece.
The Sutton Hoo Buckle
The Sutton Hoo Burial Amulet
The Tara Brooch
The Sutton Hoo Purse Lid
**BONUS: What was the Golden Buckle covered with?
(a)
What funerary practice was important to the Anglo-Saxons?
cremation
burying one with their personal items
making offers to the gods for safe passage in the afterlife
What animals were found on the Sutton Hoo burial ship?
dogs
rams
oxen
horses
What poem do scholars think could be represented by the ship burial?
Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
Name this piece.
Celtic Dragon
The Lion Head
The Jaguar Head
Animal Head
This piece represents what artistic tradition?
Golden Ring
Iron Period
Animal Style
Viking Burial Gods
Scholars think this animal is a what?
Goat
Lioness
Dragon
Wolf
What is the medium of this piece?
bronze
gold
wood
iron
What became the learning and artistic centers of early Medieval Europe?
monasteries
universities
palaces
libraries
The finest example of decorative embellishments in books made in monasteries belongs to the ________style. This combines Christian w/ Celtic and Germanic elements.
Anglo-Saxon
Germanic
Celtic
Hiberno-Saxon
How were copies of these books made?
by the newly invented printing press
by hand
by a copier
Why were these books so decorated?
It made them worth more
they were ordered to be ornate by the king/patron
because they were seen as sacred since they contained scripture.
What is a note a the end of a manuscript called?
a subscript
a colophon
postscript
endnote
Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:
Matthew
man/angel
ox
lion
eagle
Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:
John
eagle
man/angel
lion
ox
Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:
Luke
man/angel
ox
lion
eagle
Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:
Mark
man/angel
lion
ox
eagle
The decorated pages at the beginning of each gospel are called ____________.
Rug Crosses
Cross Pages
Carpet Pages
Weavers Pages
Name this piece.
The Christ Monogram
The Holy Kell Page
The Chi Rho Iota
What manuscript is it from?
the Book of Kells
Lindisfarne Gospels
Celticfarne Gospels
This is the first time we what incorporated?
color
human forms
letters
animals
Name this piece.
Cover of Linisfarne Gospels
Cover of the Book of Kells
Cover of the Landau Gospels
Cover of the Coronation Gospels
What are the raised structures on this cover called?
exposures
trellises
turrets
elevators
What is the purpose of the raised structures?
They are ornamental
they add gold which adds value
they are symbolic, representing churches
they allow light to penetrate beneath the raised stones
Name these doors.
The Bronze Guilding Doors of Ausberg
The Doors of Bishop Bernward
The Gospel Bronze Portico
What is thier medium?
Bronze
Iron
Wood
Stone
What scenes decorate the doors.
the family tree of the king
the family tree of the pope
the history of the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings
stories from the Old and New Testaments
What do we call the study and interpretation of types of symbols, especially in the bible?
colophonography
salutatrians
fealty
typology
Romanesque literally means " ___________________".
in the Roman tradition
in the Roman way
in the Roman manner
Which of the following was NOT a factor of the Romanesque sty
Christianity was taking hold everywhere in Europe
Vikings were leaving Europe at an alarming rate
the reopening of trade routes
newly developed technologies in farming
What rivaled the power and wealth of kings?
merchants
monasteries
the pope
artisans
What stimulated building activity during the Romanesque period?
newly conquered lands
religious conversions
population growth
Name Structure 1.
The Pisa Cathedral
The Pisa Campanile
The Pisa Baptistry
Name structure 2.
The Pisa Campanile
The Pisa Cathedral
The Pisa Baptistry
The people of Pisa want the tower fully restored to the upright position.
True
False
What would've happened if construction of the tower was halted, at different periods during its construction?
it would've been straight
it would've fallen over
The blocks on the Pisa Cathedral were taken from _____________.
the Turks at the fall of the Ottoman Empire
old Roman temples
the ruins of a nearby church
an old workshop
Name this piece.
Tapestry of William the Conqueror
The Baylords Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Barnward Tapestry
What is depicted in the sky?
The sun
a UFO
an angel
Halley's comet
Why isn't this piece a true "tapestry"?
it never hung in a castle
it is embroidered not woven
it is made of line
What are these architectural elements called?
barrel vaults
groin vaults
blind archades
barrel arcades
