Reading Quiz 6

Which term refers to the increasingly flamboyant patters of French Gothic cathedrals?

Who is the author of On the Misery of the Human Condition, whose message was adopted as official doctrine of the WCC?

What was the great innovation in Simone Martini's Maestà (or Virgin and Child)?

Which of he following events is documented in the Bayeux Tapestry?

What was one of the most important acts of Hilda, the abbess of Whitby?

Where was the first institution of higher learning to call itself a university located?

Which terms refer to a lord, who performed military service for the kings and noblemen, in Anglo-Saxon culture?

What was indicative of the "new visual language" of Gothic sculpture?

an illuminated miniature is a ___.

What is a guild?

What type of poet can be said to have "invented" romantic love as we know it today?

Who called for a survey of England so that he could more accurately determine how much tax he could raise for an army?

Who wrote the Summa Theologica?

Which of the following Romanesque architectural features were used in the Roman Empire?

The Sorbonne was established to offer studies in ___.

Notre Dame cathedrals throughout France are dedicated to ___.

In the liberal arts curriculum of the Middle Ages the quadrivium and trivium subjects encompassed ___.

Who could serve in the government in medieval Florence?

the brand of theology inquiry known as scholasticism sought to __.

teaching by creating a dialogue through question-and-answer called ___.

In order to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity, the pope encourage Augustine to ___.

which work is considered to be Dante Alighieri's masterpiece?

What was the beginning of what would later be known as the Holy Roman Empire?

Which of the following is the best summary of the lesson of the pic Beowulf?

What is the primogeniture system?

What is the architectural purpose of a flying buttress?

Who introduced the idea of depicting notes on a staff of lines?

a description of the torments of hell intended to strike terror into the soul of listeners is an example of ___.

Which part of the Gothic motet generally maintained a traditional line based on ecclesiastical chant?

the plainchant composed by Hildegard of Bingen is unique in that it ___.

Most English place names have Saxon origins; for instance, Chester refers to a ___ in Saxon.

Scholasticists believed that ___.

Who converted the population of Ireland to Christianity between 432-461?

what led to the development of feudalism, the rather loose brand of governance that would come to dominate European life

What set of guidelines was imposed on all monasteries throughout Charlemagne's Frankish kingdom?

What political statement was intended by the design of the royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle?

the primary purpose of stained-glass programs in Gothic cathedrals was to __.

Which of the following was written by Trotula?

In Charlemagne's ideal monastery, which of the following is the dining hall, where monks ate their meals?

Which of the following was considered the "spiritual center" of the cult of the Virgin?

In Florence and Siena, what took place whenever the city was threatened by war, flood, or plague?

What new model of government was celebrated in Ambrosia Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good Government?

Which relic caused throngs of pilgrims to visit Chartres Cathedral shortly after its construction?

What is unique about the Lindisfarne Gospels?

What is the term that expresses the code of conduct that guided a knight and included courage in battle, etc?

Why were women educated privately instead of through the new universities?

Which collection of musical works by anonymous composers represent the beginning of the modern sense of composition?

Which Pope initiated the First Crusade?

Which of the following architectural features in Romanesque churches refers to the space under the portal arch?

how did architectural engineering impact the interior of Gothic cathedrals?