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Early Medieval and Romanesque Art Test

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name this piece.

a)

The Brooch of Kells

b)

The Chi Rho Brooch

c)

The Westminster Brooch

d)

The Tara Brooch

2.

How was it found?

a)

By a father and daughter looking for flints

b)

By two boys playing on a beach

c)

in an old unopened chest

d)

on a ship burial

3.

What was it used for?

a)

a ceremonial piece

b)

for coronations (crowning of royalty)

c)

to fasten clothing, like cloaks

4.

Which queen requested a viewing of it?

a)

Queen Mary

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

Queen Anne

5.

More than 20 __________ are found on the piece.

a)

cats and butterflies

b)

dragons and serpents

c)

angels and serpents

d)

snakes and spiders

6.

Which of these was NOT a popular metal of the early medieval period?

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

gold

d)

silver

e)

tin

7.

Name this piece.

a)

The King's Buckle

b)

The Golden Buckle

c)

The Buckle of the Knights

d)

Sutton Hoo Buckle

8.

Why was gold a good material to work with?

a)

it doesn't wear down when exposed to the elements of nature

b)

it melts at a low temperature

c)

it was in large supply

d)

it was cheap in the middle ages

9.

Why was the weight of this piece significant?

a)

the weight was the same as a man's life was deemed worth

b)

it was the biggest buckle of this material, made to this point

c)

it was so light people questioned its authenticity

10.

Name this piece.

a)

The Sutton Hoo Buckle

b)

The Sutton Hoo Burial Amulet

c)

The Tara Brooch

d)

The Sutton Hoo Purse Lid

11.

**BONUS: What was the Golden Buckle covered with?

(a)  

12.

What funerary practice was important to the Anglo-Saxons?

a)

cremation

b)

burying one with their personal items

c)

making offers to the gods for safe passage in the afterlife

13.

What animals were found on the Sutton Hoo burial ship?

a)

dogs

b)

rams

c)

oxen

d)

horses

14.

What poem do scholars think could be represented by the ship burial?

a)

Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner

b)

Beowulf

c)

Canterbury Tales

15.

Name this piece.

a)

Celtic Dragon

b)

The Lion Head

c)

The Jaguar Head

d)

Animal Head

16.

This piece represents what artistic tradition?

a)

Golden Ring

b)

Iron Period

c)

Animal Style

d)

Viking Burial Gods

17.

Scholars think this animal is a what?

a)

Goat

b)

Lioness

c)

Dragon

d)

Wolf

18.

What is the medium of this piece?

a)

bronze

b)

gold

c)

wood

d)

iron

19.

What became the learning and artistic centers of early Medieval Europe?

a)

monasteries

b)

universities

c)

palaces

d)

libraries

20.

The finest example of decorative embellishments in books made in monasteries belongs to the ________style. This combines Christian w/ Celtic and Germanic elements.

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Germanic

c)

Celtic

d)

Hiberno-Saxon

21.

How were copies of these books made?

a)

by the newly invented printing press

b)

by hand

c)

by a copier

22.

Why were these books so decorated?

a)

It made them worth more

b)

they were ordered to be ornate by the king/patron

c)

because they were seen as sacred since they contained scripture.

23.

What is a note a the end of a manuscript called?

a)

a subscript

b)

a colophon

c)

postscript

d)

endnote

24.

Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:

Matthew

a)

man/angel

b)

ox

c)

lion

d)

eagle

25.

Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:

John

a)

eagle

b)

man/angel

c)

lion

d)

ox

26.

Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:

Luke

a)

man/angel

b)

ox

c)

lion

d)

eagle

27.

Matching the apostle to their medieval artistic symbol:

Mark

a)

man/angel

b)

lion

c)

ox

d)

eagle

28.

The decorated pages at the beginning of each gospel are called ____________.

a)

Rug Crosses

b)

Cross Pages

c)

Carpet Pages

d)

Weavers Pages

29.

Name this piece.

a)

The Christ Monogram

b)

The Holy Kell Page

c)

The Chi Rho Iota

30.

What manuscript is it from?

a)

the Book of Kells

b)

Lindisfarne Gospels

c)

Celticfarne Gospels

31.

This is the first time we what incorporated?

a)

color

b)

human forms

c)

letters

d)

animals

32.

Name this piece.

a)

Cover of Linisfarne Gospels

b)

Cover of the Book of Kells

c)

Cover of the Landau Gospels

d)

Cover of the Coronation Gospels

33.

What are the raised structures on this cover called?

a)

exposures

b)

trellises

c)

turrets

d)

elevators

34.

What is the purpose of the raised structures?

a)

They are ornamental

b)

they add gold which adds value

c)

they are symbolic, representing churches

d)

they allow light to penetrate beneath the raised stones

35.

Name these doors.

a)

The Bronze Guilding Doors of Ausberg

b)

The Doors of Bishop Bernward

c)

The Gospel Bronze Portico

36.

What is thier medium?

a)

Bronze

b)

Iron

c)

Wood

d)

Stone

37.

What scenes decorate the doors.

a)

the family tree of the king

b)

the family tree of the pope

c)

the history of the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings

d)

stories from the Old and New Testaments

38.

What do we call the study and interpretation of types of symbols, especially in the bible?

a)

colophonography

b)

salutatrians

c)

fealty

d)

typology

39.

Romanesque literally means " ___________________".

a)

in the Roman tradition

b)

in the Roman way

c)

in the Roman manner

40.

Which of the following was NOT a factor of the Romanesque sty

a)

Christianity was taking hold everywhere in Europe

b)

Vikings were leaving Europe at an alarming rate

c)

the reopening of trade routes

d)

newly developed technologies in farming

41.

What rivaled the power and wealth of kings?

a)

merchants

b)

monasteries

c)

the pope

d)

artisans

42.

What stimulated building activity during the Romanesque period?

a)

newly conquered lands

b)

religious conversions

c)

population growth

43.

Name Structure 1.

a)

The Pisa Cathedral

b)

The Pisa Campanile

c)

The Pisa Baptistry

44.

Name structure 2.

a)

The Pisa Campanile

b)

The Pisa Cathedral

c)

The Pisa Baptistry

45.

The people of Pisa want the tower fully restored to the upright position.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What would've happened if construction of the tower was halted, at different periods during its construction?

a)

it would've been straight

b)

it would've fallen over

47.

The blocks on the Pisa Cathedral were taken from _____________.

a)

the Turks at the fall of the Ottoman Empire

b)

old Roman temples

c)

the ruins of a nearby church

d)

an old workshop

48.

Name this piece.

a)

Tapestry of William the Conqueror

b)

The Baylords Tapestry

c)

The Bayeux Tapestry

d)

The Barnward Tapestry

49.

What is depicted in the sky?

a)

The sun

b)

a UFO

c)

an angel

d)

Halley's comet

50.

Why isn't this piece a true "tapestry"?

a)

it never hung in a castle

b)

it is embroidered not woven

c)

it is made of line

51.

What are these architectural elements called?

a)

barrel vaults

b)

groin vaults

c)

blind archades

d)

barrel arcades