Question

1) Site of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial in southern England a) Torhalle b) Iona c) Sutton Hoo d)Staffordshire 2) The basis for mosque design comes from Muhammad’s home A) True B) False 3) The space above the lintel, over the doorway, used for decoration a) jambs b)pilaster c) tympanum d)archivolts 4) The intersection of two barrel vaults at right angles a) groin vault b) rib vault c) quadrant vault d)barrel vault 5) French priest who built the first Gothic church: a) Abbot Suger b) Thomas Aquinas c) Saint Denis d)Saint Benedict 6) Eastern end of a French Gothic church containing the choir, ambulatory and radiating chapels a) flying buttress b) chevet c) clerestory d)nave 7) Exterior masonry support which counters the downward thrust of a vault a) groin vault b) fan vaulting c) buttress d)tympanum 8) Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following? a) the Holy Spirit b) Virgin Mary c) Christ the Judge d)Theotokos 9) The ancient name for Ireland is a) Hibernia b) Gaul c) Anglia d)Mercia 10) Santiago de Compostela is located in a) France b) Italy c) Spain d)Germany 11) Medieval ruler who promoted art and architecture in his court, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome in 800 AD a) Otto III b) Bernward c) Charlemagne d)Leo III 12) The Battle of Hastings showing the Norman conquest of England was portrayed on a) Lindisfarne b) Bayeux Tapestry c) Book of Kells d)none of the above 13) Who was the monk that criticized the rich profusion of Romanesque decoration? a) St. Bernard b) Abbot Suger c) St. Benedict d)St. Denis 14) The Gothic style is said to have first appeared in a) England b) France c) Lombardy d)Italy 15) Romanesque means a) Roman b) from Rome c) Roman-like d)from the Roman Empire 16) The destruction of religious images a) icon b) iconoclasm c) narthex 17) A holy image is an a) iconostasis b) iconoclasm c) icon d)aniconic 18) The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by a) pendentives b) vaults c) columns d)squinches 19) Who was the empress portrayed in a mosaic at San Vitale? A) Galla Placidia B) Constantina c) Theodora d)Mary 20) Theotokos means a) truth and justice b) God bearer c) God d)Mary 21) The founder of Islam is a) Jesus Christ b) Buddha c) Muhammad 22) The holy book of Islam is the a) Koran b) Bible c) Torah d)none of the above 23) The tower from which a muezzin calls the faithful to prayer is the a) minaret b) mausoleum c) mihrab d)maqsura 24)The niche in the wall of a mosque indicating the direction of prayer a)minbar b)mihrab c)madrasa d)qibla 25) The direction of Mecca indicated by this wall in a mosque a) Muslim b) muqarnas c) qibla d)mihrab 26) Ornamental writing is a) imam b) calligraphy c) arabesque d)muqarnas 27) Calligraphy shows up in what form of Islamic art? A) Architecture b) textiles c) manuscripts d) all of the above 28) Islamic Art is described as a) iconic b) iconoclasm c) aniconic 29) A container, usually heavily ornamented, that holds holy relics a) paten b) reliquary c) fibula d)cloisonne 30) Warrior/Barbarian art was most often a) manuscripts b) sculpture c) metalwork d)paintings

Answer 1

1. c)Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo is a site of 2 6th and early 7th century burials. One cemetry contains undisturbed ship burials including wealth of anglo-saxon artifacts of outstanding archaeological significance.

2. True

Prophet Muhammed's house inspired the earliest form of hypostyle mosque.

3. c) Tympanum

Tympanum is the semi-circular panel that fills the space between the lintel and arch over the doorway of the church.

4. a) groin vault

Groin vault is the result of intersection of two barrel vaults at right angles.