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The Intellectual and Artistic Life of the High Middle Ages
The Intellectual and Artistic Life of the High Middle Ages
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1
All the following are features of Romanesque architecture EXCEPT:
large windows of stained glass.
thick stone walls.
overall massiveness.
round arches.
2
What is the problem of universals?
Everything is relative.
Nothing is universal.
Knowing if universals are real or not.
Finding universal values.
3
Which of the following descriptions is INCORRECT about the University of Bologna?
Curriculum was set by students
Focused on theology
Focused on Law
Salary and schedules of professors were controlled by students
4
Gothic cathedrals symbolized the chief preoccupation of a medieval Christian community.
True
False
5
Universitas
is related to the guilds who founded medieval universities.
True
False
6
Whats a Flying Buttress?
An angel with a butt
A weird looking' gargoyle
A mean name for churches
An architectural design
7
Neither Romanesque nor Gothic architecture was an international style.
False
True
8
Scholasticism was Aquinas approach to show Christian beliefs could be proven through logic.
True
False
9
Who wrote
Sic et Non (Yes and No)
?
Abelard
Anselm
Chaucer
Dante
10
Gothic cathedrals could take generations to build.
False
True
11
What would be the largest building(s) in a city?
Merchants' Homes
Guild Halls
Cathedral
Warehouses
12
Whose philosophy did St. Thomas Aquinas Christianize?
Aristotle
Plotinus
Herodotus
Socrates
13
Some Christians may have disagreed with the ideas of Thomas Aquinas because he
did not believe in the existence of God
wanted to reconcile faith and reason
was uneducated
practiced alchemy despite Church laws forbidding it
14
Characteristics of Gothic architecture
flying buttresses
all of the above
height
stained glass
15
Troubadour poetry was usually about
realistic details of everyday life.
a group of people travelling together on a pilgrimage.
the brave actions of knights fighting in battles.
the love of a knight for a lady and how she inspired him
16
Romanesque or Gothic?
Gothic
Romanesque
17
Romanesque or Gothic?
Romanesque
Gothic
18
Vernacular literature is writing in...
everyday language
code
Greek
Latin
19
Chivalric Romance tales usually involve...
Love, adventure, and knightly conflict
Magic, fairies and beautiful landscapes
Tragic love stories
Shrewd stories involving infidelity
20
Which of the following groups would contribute to the construction of a cathedral?
Wealthy Townspeople
Kings and nobles
All classes
Craftspeople
21
Romanesque cathedrals were
Large with thin walls
Small with flying buttresses
Large with stained glass windows
Small and blocky
22
The aims of medieval scholasticism included all of the following except ___________.
arriving at the truth by dialogue
pursuing all scientific learning
reconciling the logic of Aristotle
teaching illiterate churchgoers how to read
23
King Arthur was a popular figure in courtly romances.
False
True
24
What was a major reason for the rise in vernacular literature?
Educated clergy
Educated laypeople
New Urban Society
None of these
25
What was a romanesque cathedral trait compared to gothic?
Pointed arches
High building
Ribbed vault
Rounded arches
26
Who did most of the education in the middle ages?
the king
the church
the knights
the lords
27
What is a ribbed vault
Where they carried transported pigs
a pointed ceiling reinforced by crisscrossing supports
A place where kings kept backup gold
What scientists called baby back ribs
28
This is an example of a _____________ vault.
barrel
groin
ribbed
nave
29
Which of these works was written by Thomas Aquinas?
Meditations on First Philosophy
The City of God
Summa Theologica
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
30
Heroic epic poems usually described
the love of a lady.
lives of saints.
Aristotle’s works.
battles and political contests.
31
Medieval students took regular tests.
False
True
32
In addition to translating classic works into Latin, Adelard of Bath introduced the astrolabe to Western Europe.
False
True
33
Creator of one of the greatest syntheses of medieval learning; taught at University of Paris
Clare of Assisi
Bernard of Clairvaux
Peter Abelard
Thomas Aquinas
34
Why does Abelard get castrated?
Eloisa's uncle heard she married Abelard and wanted to keep his reputation
Her uncle thought Abelard was ditching her by putting her in a convent
His friends told him what his niece and her husband did on their honeymoon
They didn't invite him to the wedding
35
Romanesque or Gothic?
Romanesque
Gothic
36
Identify the vault.
barrel
groins
ribbed
37
Who was most likely to be educated in the High Middle Ages?
Political Leaders
Ladies
Knights
Religious Leaders
38
What´s the oldest university in Europe?
University of Paris
Cambridge
Oxford
University of Bologna
39
The translation of classical works into Latin from Arabic was an easy and quick process.
True
False
40
Chartres Cathedral. Chartres, France. 1220 AD
Romanesque
Gothic
41
Quadrivium consists of...
arithmetic, geometry, calculus, biology
arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy
Music, Astronomy, Art
Arithmetic, music, astronomy
42
Which of the following would a medieval student
not
get a doctoral degree in?
Medicine
Architecture
Law
Theology
43
What impact did monasteries have on education?
Monks were isolated from society
Monks were smart in the Monasteries
Monasteries preserved the Ancient Roman Traditions
Monasteries became centers of learning that led to the first university
44
Art & architecture of the high Middle Ages is divided into 2 periods, the ______ and the ______
Romanesque; Carolingian
Romanesque; Gothic
Romanesque; Renaissance
Renaissance; Gothic
45
This is an example of Gothic art
False
True
46
Scholasticism means
Using reason to support christian beliefs
Reading about religion
Being educated in reading and writing
Using literature to answer questions about God
47
Gothic architecture arches .
Cornice
Classical Architectural Orders
Sharp high arches
aesthetics
48
The University of Bologna is Europe's oldest university. In what year was it founded?
1725
1232
1463
1088
49
What is the function of a flying buttress?
To make the bottom of the columns larger and more pronounced
To lift the walls off the ground and allow them to fly
To make the building look more elegant
To distribute the weight of the roof and walls to the ground
50
When two barrel vaults cross, they form this type of vault
groin
temple
dome
forum
51
Trivium consists of...
grammar, geometry, music
Grammar & logic
arithmetic, astronomy, & logic
grammar, logic & rhetoric
52
What is nominalism?
The belief that names are real.
The belief that ideas are superior.
The belief that universals are only names.
The belief that universals do not exist.
53
Characteristics of Romanesque architecture
height
small windows
light
thick walls
54
What is Courtly Love?
A narrative song about folk tales
A type of poem
A knight in love with a married lady does heroic deeds
A knight going on a quest for valor
55
The ceiling of this Cathedral is an example of what Gothic architectural staple?
Ribbed Vault
Nave
Barrel Vault
Flying Butressess
56
Literature during the high middle ages was unique because it used the vernacular, which means
only ancient greek language
cuneiform - wedge shaped writing
everyday speech language
only Latin language
57
Vernacular literature first developed in the form of:
Short stories
Long narrative poems
Short poetry
Plays
58
Did Adelard translate Euclid's 'Elements' from Latin to Arabic?
False
True
59
Who formed the guilds that founded medieval universities?
Neither
Teachers
Students
Teachers or Students
