Chapter 6

Question 1

_____ was considered the center of the cult of the Virgin throughout the twelfth and thirteenth centuries

Answer 1

Chartres

Question 2

The tunic Mary wore at Jesus’ birth was considered the most cherished relic at _____.

Answer 2

the Chartres Cathedral

Question 3

The chief purpose of the stained-glass programs in all Gothic cathedrals was to _____.

Answer 3

tell stories of the BIble

Question 4

One of the stained-glass windows at _____ shows the genealogy of Christ. The window called “_____” depicts the Virgin Mary as descended from _____, the father of _____, Thus fulfilling a prophecy in the book of _____.

Answer 4

the Chartres Cathedral
Tree of Jesse
Jesse
King David
Isaiah

Question 5

In a gothic church, the ______ was traditionally built against an exterior wall to provide support for more windows and brace it against strong winds.

Answer 5

flying buttress

Question 6

The figures of Saint Theodore found on the jamb of Chartres’ south transept portal stands in _____.

Answer 6

a contrapposto position