Class 2

Question 1

Martyrium

Answer 1

A church built at a site or tomb associated with a Christian martyr or Saint

Question 2

Register

Answer 2

A vertical level in a work that consists of several levels especially where the levels are clearly separated by lines.

Question 3

Barrel vault

Answer 3

Simplest form of vault, a series of arches placed side by side one after another to form a barrel roof.

Question 4

Attributes

Answer 4

the symbolic objects that identify a particular deity, saint, or personificaiton in art

Question 5

Central Plan

Answer 5

any structure designed with a primary central space surrounded by symmetrical areas on each side.

Question 6

Longitudinal Basilica

Answer 6

t-shaped church with a long nave, side aisles on each side with the transept crossing at front and an apse behind it.

Question 7

Ambulatory

Answer 7

the covered passage around a cloister or the processional way around the east end of a cathedral or large church and behind the high altar

Question 8

Alabaster

Answer 8

a fine-grained, translucent form of gypsum, typically white, often carved into ornaments for indoor use only as it is water soluble

Question 9

Eucharist

Answer 9

The part of the mass where the bread and wine are transubstantiated into Christ, the wafer.

Question 10

Paten

Answer 10

a plate, typically made of gold or silver, used for holding the bread during the Eucharist and sometimes as a cover for the chalice

Question 11

Transubstantiation

Answer 11

the conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ at consecration, only the appearances of bread and wine still remaining.

Question 12

Apse

Answer 12

The apse is the semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church. In relation to church architecture it is generally the name given to where the altar is placed or where the clergy are seated. The apse is separated from the main part of the church by the transept.

Question 13

Transfiguration

Answer 13

a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state, particularly of Christ.

Question 14

Iconography

Answer 14

the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.

Question 15

Holy Trinity

Answer 15

The three forms of God, the Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost.

Question 16

Clerestory

Answer 16

the upper part of the nave, choir, and transepts of a large church, containing a series of windows. It is clear of the roofs of the aisles and admits light to the central parts of the building.

Question 17

Liturgy

Answer 17

a form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted. The Mass

Question 18

Clergy

Answer 18

people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church

Question 19

Laity

Answer 19

ordinary people, as distinct from the clergy

Question 20

Iconoclasm

Answer 20

the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical; the doctrine of iconoclasts, 726-843 CE

Question 21

Icon

Answer 21

a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.

Question 22

Islam

Answer 22

The muslim religion, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Question 23

Muslim

Answer 23

follower of Islam

Question 24

Allah

Answer 24

God of the Islamic faith

Question 25

Mecca

Answer 25

the center of the Islamic world and the birthplace of both the Prophet Muhammad and the religion he founded

Question 26

Medina

Answer 26

The city Mohammed fled to after leaving Mecca.

Question 27

Koran

Answer 27

The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God.

Question 28

Mihrab

Answer 28

A semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the “qibla wall.”

Question 29

Maqsura

Answer 29

Enclosure in a mosque, situated near the mihrab and minbar, defined by a metal or timber screen, used by a ruler for purposes of protection and status

Question 30

Mosque

Answer 30

a Muslim place of worship

Question 31

Minaret

Answer 31

a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

Question 32

Arabesque

Answer 32

an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration

Question 33

Qibla

Answer 33

the direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer.

Question 34

Hypostyle Hall

Answer 34

a large room with columns. Most of the room is dark except for the centre aisle which is lit by small windows cut into the roof.

Question 35

Horseshoe Arch

Answer 35

also called the Moorish arch and the Keyhole arch, is the emblematic arch of Islamic architecture. Horseshoe arches can take rounded, pointed or lobed form.