A characteristic of Irish or Celtic stone crossesis its ________.

Circle intersecting the cross arms

Saint Matthew, from the Lindisfarne Gospels

Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne (or Charles the Bald)

Hiberno-Saxon manuscript illuminators wereinfluenced by ________.

Early Medieval metalwork and early Christianmanuscripts

Hiberno-Saxon manuscript painters illuminated________.

breviaries and lectionaries, but not torahs

St. Matthew Coronation Gospels (Gospel book of Charlemagne)

Whichanswer best describes the cloister of a monastery?

A colonnaded courtyard reserved for the monks.

An important feature of the abbey church ofSaint Michael's at Hildesheim is its ________.

Westwork. Alternate support system, and modularconstruction

The art of the warrior lords is characterized by________.

Jewelry, weapons, and other status symbols

The alternate support system refers to which ofthe following?

heavy piers alternating with columns in the navearcade

Cross Page from Lindisfarne Gospels ca. 700 CE

Ottonian artists narrated religious stories using________.

Expressive figures,legible poses & gestures & compositions

Column with reliefs, illustrating the life of Christ

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1
The Ottonian Crucifix is an example of areliquary.
False
True
2
A characteristic of Irish or Celtic stone crossesis its ________.
Circle intersecting the cross arms
Clover-leaf design carved into the surface
Four arms of equal length
Extra top slanting bar
3
Early Medieval art frequently includes ________.
ornaments that amplify the shape of the underlying object
abstracted zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms
Interlace patterns
all of these
4
A carpet page is a decorative manuscript pagecontaining abstract and zoomorphic forms.
False
True
5
Identify:
jeweled box cover
Hinged manuscript illustation
Frankish looped Fibula
Sutton Hoo Purse Cover
6
Which was a major force in therevival of classical style in early medieval times?
Bernward of Hildesheim
Louis the Pious
Charlemagne
Otto III
7
Early examples of Irish high crosses bear________.
scenes from the life of Christ
abstract interlace designs
images of Celtic saints
scenes from the life of Christ & images of Celticsaints
8
Identify:
St. Matthew, Coronation Gospels (Gospel Book of Charlemagne)
Saint Matthew, from the Lindisfarne Gospels
Gravestele of Hegeso
Saint Matthew, Ebbo Gospels
9
Identify:
Gattamelata (equestrian statue of Erasmo de Narni)
Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne (or Charles the Bald)
Bartolommeo Colleoni (equestrian statue)
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
10
Stave churches were built by Hiberno-Saxon monks.
False
True
11
Hiberno-Saxon manuscript illuminators wereinfluenced by ________.
Carolingian paintings and Byzantine mosaics
Early Medieval metalwork and early Christianmanuscripts
Early Christian manuscripts and Ottoniansculpture
Art of the warrior lords and classical sculpture
12
The Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne is thought tohave been based on ________.
San Vitale, Ravenna
St. Mark’s, Venice
St. Peter’s, Rome
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
13
Hiberno-Saxon manuscript painters illuminated________.
torahs
breviaries, lectionaries,and torahs
breviaries
breviaries and lectionaries, but not torahs
14
The style of the Utrecht Psalter is most closely related to the________.
Book of Lindisfarne
Lindau Gospels
Ebbo Gospels
Gospel Book of Otto III
15
Identify:
St. Matthew Coronation Gospels
St. Matthew, from the Lindisfarne Gospels
St. Matthew from Ebbo Gospels
St. Mark Ebbo Gospel
16
Which of the following manuscripts shows thegreatest influence of the Roman illusionistic style
Gospel Book of Charlemagne
Lindau Gospels
Utrecht Psalter
Book of Lindisfarne
17
Identify:
Book of Kells cover
Lindisfarne Gospels Cover
Crucifix commissioned by Gero
Cross page from Lindisfarne Gospels
18
An Ottonian church was built at Hildesheim underthe guidance of ________.
Odo Metz
Charlemagne
Bishop Bernward
Holy Roman Emperor Henry I
19
Identify:
St. Matthew from the Ebbo Gospels
St. Matthew Coronation Gospels (Gospel book of Charlemagne)
St. Matthew, from the Lindisfarne Gospels
St. Mark from the Ebbo Gospel book
20
How did the 3- aisled basilica Monastery of Saint Gall differ from Early Christian prototypes?
Choir between crossing and apse
Possession of transept
Modular construction
Towers incorporated into the westwork
21
The gold background found in illuminations in theLectionary of Henry II may derive from_______.
Roman frescoes
Byzantine books and mosaics
Metal work from Sutton Hoo
Hiberno-Saxon carpet pages
22
Whichanswer best describes the cloister of a monastery?
A courtyard locatedbefore the church entrance.
An antechamber located between the atrium and the nave.
An atrium designed to house the laity.
A colonnaded courtyard reserved for the monks.
23
A Pentateuch contains the first five books of theNew Testament.
False
True
24
The alternate support system is first found inthe architecture of the ________ period.
Hiberno-Saxon
Ottonian
Carolingian
Early Christian
25
An important feature of the abbey church ofSaint Michael's at Hildesheim is its ________.
Westwork. Alternate support system, and modularconstruction
Westwork
Modular construction
Alternate support system
26
The Irish monks are most famous for ________.
Rich liturgical vessels
Manuscript decoration
Elaborate churches
Sculptural decoration
27
The art of the warrior lords is characterized by________.
The application of classical ideals
Manuscripts and Roman-influenced buildings
classical ideals jewelry weapons status symbols manuscripts
Jewelry, weapons, and other status symbols
28
A sixth-century ship burial was found at________.
Sutton Hoo
Centula
Oseberg
Lindisfarne
29
Identify:
Animal head, from British Isles
Animal Head, from Sutton Hoo
Animal head, from Oseberg
Animal Head, from Cologne Cathedral
30
Heraldic figure grouping on Sutton HooPurse communicates epic struggle between man and beast.
False
True
31
Identify:
The Gero Crucifix
Animal Head, from Oseberg (Viking) Ship-Burial ca. 825 CE
Merovingianlooped fibula
The Sutton Hoo Purse Cover, 625-33 CE, gold and enamel, 7.5”
32
The alternate support system refers to which ofthe following?
exterior buttressing at alternate points
heavy piers alternating with columns in the navearcade
Heavy piers alternating with columns in exterior buttress
Support that alternates between the nave arcadeand gallery
33
Identify:
folio 27r fromLindisfarne Gospels
Cross Page from Lindisfarne Gospels ca. 700 CE
Book of Kells CarpetPage, ca. 800 CE
Crucifixion frontcover, Lindau Gospels, gold,precious stones
34
Ottonian artists narrated religious stories using________.
Simple compositions
Legible poses and gestures
Expressive figures
Expressive figures,legible poses & gestures & compositions
35
Identify:
Column with reliefs, illustrating the life of Christ
Column of Trajan
Caryatid Column from the south porch of the Erechtheion
Column of Antoninus Pius

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