Medieval and Islamic Art

Question 1

An example of a hypostyle mosque is

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The Great Mosque of Cordoba

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of the rock inside the Dome of the Rock?

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Moses received the ten commandments here

Question 3

Which innovation primarily allowed Gothic buildings to be so tall, yet so stable?

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Flying buttresses

Question 4

What Roman Convention is utilized in the Bust of Roman Patrician?

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Virism

Question 5

What function are the beads, shells and bits of metal, attached to the memory board serve?

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they represent accumulations of wealth

Question 6

The Bayeux Tapestry fuses elements of traditional French and Anglo-Saxon styles through its ...

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Continuous narrative and fine needle-work

Question 7

The archaic smile showed...

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Transcendence

Question 8

The use of 'spolia' refers to the use of...

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re-purposed masonry

Question 9

All of the following would be functions of the moralized bible EXCEPT

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makes use of gold leaf

Question 10

What do the mosaics of Justinian and Theodora represent in the San Vitale?

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imperial control

Question 11

The jamb figures at Chartres portal are...

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Old testament kings and queens

Question 12

What was most likely the original function of the basin called Baptisere de St. Louis?

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washing hands

Question 13

What is the purpose of the qibla wall?

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Help Muslims to face Mecca

Question 14

What famous building was made by the Nasrid Dynasty?

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The Alhambra

Question 15

The top register of this illuminated moralized bible depicts...

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Queen Blanche and Louis IX

Question 16

The Rottgen Pieta was intended to elicit which of the following responses

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Empathy, through the contorted, thin and twisted Christ

Question 17

Mary holding the Christ child on her lap – in the image at Chartres Cathedral is called

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The Throne of Wisdom

Question 18

This work was created in what Greek Art Period?

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Hellenistic

Question 19

This church is:

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Gothic

Question 20

Sinan built which famous mosque?

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The Mosque of Selim II

Question 21

What element shown here on the Hagia Sophia shows Islamic influence?

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minarets

Question 22

What is the holiest shrine in Islam?

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The Kaaba

Question 23

In 1194 a fire destroyed much of this structure

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Chartres Cathedral

Question 24

What time period was San Vitale built?

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526-547 CE

Question 25

The Qur'an (Koran) is read from which direction?

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right to left

Question 26

What technique was used on this piece?

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encaustic on wood

Question 27

Pilgrimages led to the development of which architectural innovation(s)

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Ambulatory with Radiating Chapels

Question 28

The sculptural program of Romanesque churches can generally be found in/on:

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the tympanum

Question 29

A flowing intricate, and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs

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Arabesque

Question 30

This work of art is best described as:

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all of the above

Question 31

The name of this work of art is:

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St. Luke portrait page

Question 32

Who were the architects of the Hagia Sophia?

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Anthemius of Tralles and Isodorus of Miletus

Question 33

What building does this ground plan belong to?

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San Vitale

Question 34

Compared to Gothic churches, Romanesque churches were

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Darker and Thicker

Question 35

Which elements of Enrico Scovengi’s life best accounts for the patronage of the Arena Chapel.

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His profession as a money lender and Dante’s Divine Comedy

Question 36

chasing is...

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art of hammering linear designs and textures on metal

Question 37

What is shaped like a triangle and transitions space between flat walls and the base of a dome?

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pendentive

Question 38

This church is:

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Romanesque

Question 39

How does a Nganga activate the power figure?

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Wedges or nails are driven into the form

Question 40

Who ruled during the Amarna period?

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Akhenaton

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