Question 1

In a hall church, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  double aisles, or halls, flank the nave 
B)  a hall, or great room, serves as the narthex 
C)  the nave and aisles are virtually the same height 
D)  a banqueting hall for royalty is attached to the nave 
E)  None of the answers is correct 
A)  double aisles, or halls, flank the nave 
B)  a hall, or great room, serves as the narthex 
C)  the nave and aisles are virtually the same height 
D)  a banqueting hall for royalty is attached to the nave 
E)  None of the answers is correct

Question 2

A hammerbeam is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  beam whose profile resembles a medieval hammer handle. 
B)  beam assembled using hammered wood pegs. 
C)  long beam similar to those used in medieval hammer forges. 
D)  short, horizontal member attached to the foot of a principal rafter. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  beam whose profile resembles a medieval hammer handle. 
B)  beam assembled using hammered wood pegs. 
C)  long beam similar to those used in medieval hammer forges. 
D)  short, horizontal member attached to the foot of a principal rafter. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 3

The exceptional fan vaults at King's College, Cambridge, were designed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Hurley. 
B)  John Wastell. 
C)  William of Sens. 
D)  William the Englishman. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  William Hurley. 
B)  John Wastell. 
C)  William of Sens. 
D)  William the Englishman. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 4

Ely Cathedral's lantern is unusual in being:

Accepted Answer

A)  built of stone taken from the same quarries as the Stonehenge monoliths. 
B)  the work of immigrant French masons. 
C)  built of wood. 
D)  a Renaissance period replacement of the original. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  built of stone taken from the same quarries as the Stonehenge monoliths. 
B)  the work of immigrant French masons. 
C)  built of wood. 
D)  a Renaissance period replacement of the original. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

Discuss the features of the overlapping phases of English Gothic architecture.

Accepted Answer

English Gothic architecture is character

Question 6

The man who played a major role in the building of St. Denis was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pope. 
B)  Abbot Suger. 
C)  Louis IX. 
D)  Villard de Honnecourt. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  the Pope. 
B)  Abbot Suger. 
C)  Louis IX. 
D)  Villard de Honnecourt. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 7

Rayonnant style tracery is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  brilliant yellow stained glass. 
B)  radiating lines. 
C)  a brightness compared in the thirteenth century to the sun's rays. 
D)  extreme verticality. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  brilliant yellow stained glass. 
B)  radiating lines. 
C)  a brightness compared in the thirteenth century to the sun's rays. 
D)  extreme verticality. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 8

A medieval manor house might include all of these EXCEPT a:

Accepted Answer

A)  solar. 
B)  buttery or pantry. 
C)  hall. 
D)  keep. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  solar. 
B)  buttery or pantry. 
C)  hall. 
D)  keep. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

An unusual aspect of Salisbury Cathedral is that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  shows strong Norman influence, even though it was built some distance from the French coast. 
B)  was built almost entirely in a homogenous style. 
C)  has no tall crossing tower. 
D)  was founded by Vikings who had been converted to Christianity. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  shows strong Norman influence, even though it was built some distance from the French coast. 
B)  was built almost entirely in a homogenous style. 
C)  has no tall crossing tower. 
D)  was founded by Vikings who had been converted to Christianity. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

In a hall church, ________.

A hammerbeam is a:

The exceptional fan vaults at King's College, Cambridge, were designed by:

Ely Cathedral's lantern is unusual in being:

Discuss the features of the overlapping phases of English Gothic architecture.

The man who played a major role in the building of St. Denis was:

Rayonnant style tracery is characterized by:

A medieval manor house might include all of these EXCEPT a:

An unusual aspect of Salisbury Cathedral is that it:

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Exam 9: Gothic Architecture

In a hall church, ________.

A hammerbeam is a:

The exceptional fan vaults at King's College, Cambridge, were designed by:

Ely Cathedral's lantern is unusual in being:

Discuss the features of the overlapping phases of English Gothic architecture.

The man who played a major role in the building of St. Denis was:

Rayonnant style tracery is characterized by:

A medieval manor house might include all of these EXCEPT a:

An unusual aspect of Salisbury Cathedral is that it:

The Beginnings of Architecture

The Greek World

The Architecture of Ancient India and Southeast Asia

The Traditional Architecture of China and Japan

The Roman World

Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture

Islamic Architecture

Early Medieval and Romanesque Architecture

Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and Africa

Renaissance Architecture

Baroque Architecture

Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, and the Rococo

Eclecticism, Industrialization, and Newness

The Twentieth Century and Modernism

Modernism in the Mid- and Late Twentieth Century and Beyond

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