Question 1

What Gothic feature is enabled by the introduction of flying buttresses?

Accepted Answer

A)   Larger windows filled with stained glass
B)   Barrel vaults
C)   North and south towers
D)   Apses behind the altar A

Question 2

A chancellor at Oxford, the scientist ________________ studied optics and was the first to explain the cause of rainbows.

Accepted Answer

Robert Grosseteste

Question 3

Which of the following is not an invention of the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eyeglasses
B)   Mechanical clocks
C)   Keys
D)   Compasses C

Question 4

Approximately how much of the year was devoted to Church festivals?

Accepted Answer

A)   One tenth
B)   One sixth
C)   One third
D)   Half

Question 5

What idea is best represented by this image?

Accepted Answer

A)   God created an ordered cosmos
B)   The world cannot be understood through science
C)   Mankind has a duty to privilege faith over reason
D)   Science leads to heresy

Question 6

Which of the following is a hallmark of the Romanesque style?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stained glass
B)   Flying buttresses
C)   Thin walls
D)   Rounded arches

Question 7

What basic assumptions did the scholastic scholars have about the nature of Truth? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Truth is based on scientific method
B)   Truth was found through argument
C)   Truth came from recognized authority
D)   Truth is additive

Question 8

Charlemagne's church at his capital city of ________ was the largest one in pre-reform Europe.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Charlemagne's church at his capital city of...

Question 9

Which category comprised musicians from the German upper classes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Minnesängers
B)   Trouvères
C)   Jongleurs
D)   Trobairitz

Question 10

What technology best facilitated the preservation and transmission of new knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)   Paper mills
B)   Eyeglasses
C)   Waterwheels
D)   Bookbinding

Question 11

For what purpose did Aquinas write his Summa contra Gentiles?

Accepted Answer

A)   For converting non-Christians
B)   To resolve political disputes between Church and states
C)   In defense of scholasticism
D)   To condemn the mendicant orders

Question 12

What structure does Aquinas' Summa theologica have?

Accepted Answer

A)   Back and forth between pro and con arguments
B)   Meandering poetic language
C)   Rigidly organized proofs in favor of faith alone
D)   A dialogue between Aquinas and an imagined student

Question 13

What enabled the introduction of the Gothic style?

Accepted Answer

A)   The invention of paned glass
B)   Redistribution of downward thrust from the roof
C)   The establishment of a stone carvers' guild
D)   Creation of papal funds for construction

Question 14

Professional musicians called ___________ wrote and performed their own songs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Professional musicians called ___________ wrote and performed...

Question 15

Scholars from the ______________ Order pushed back against scholasticism, arguing that revelation took precedence over reason.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scholars from the ______________ Order pushed back...

Question 16

What peasant pastime was frequently criticized by the Church?

Accepted Answer

A)   Feasting
B)   Fasting
C)   Penance
D)   Dancing

Question 17

What was Roger Bacon's goal with regard to his scientific career?

Accepted Answer

A)   To abolish the scholastic method
B)   To disprove the tenets of the Church
C)   To harmonize and systematize all scientific knowledge
D)   To do away with experimentation as a technique for learning

Question 18

What is important to note about medieval peasant life?

Accepted Answer

A)   They thought pastimes would lead to sin
B)   Life was unremittingly dull
C)   Commoners made time for fun and games
D)   They imitated aristocratic life

Question 19

What was the goal of scholasticism?

Accepted Answer

A)   To found new universities
B)   To provide rational proof for matters of faith
C)   To undermine Church doctrine
D)   To establish hierarchies among scholars

Question 20

How did scholastic scholars differ from early Church Fathers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They doubted the authoritativeness of the Bible
B)   They rejected the application of reason to faith
C)   They believed faith and reason were reconcilable
D)   They sought equality for female religious

Exam 14: Art and Intellect in the Thirteenth Century