Exam

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a religious relic

Answer 1

The bone of a saint

Question 2

Medieval people believe the Philosophers stone was a secret to

Answer 2

Eternal life

Question 3

Every man is which type of medieval drama

Answer 3

Morality play

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic in Chaucer’s prologue who parties all night and is concerned with music in fashion

Answer 4

Squire

Question 5

At the end of the wives of Baths tale the old hag

Answer 5

Becomes a beautiful and faithful wife

Question 6

Which of the following is a mid evil woman who is made by living in writing advice to women including that they should know about their husbands money and debts

Answer 6

Christine de pisan

Question 7

Which of the following believe true nobility is based on instinct character and not the accident of birth

Answer 7

Chaucer

Question 8

Which of the following is not true and Dantes inferno

Answer 8

Satan is a beautiful angel sitting on a throne a fire

Question 9

According to Dantes in for which of the following is suffering the worst torment being chewed on and having skin crawl off by satén

Answer 9

Judas incariot

Question 10

Danta leaves hell and journeys toward purgatory by doing what

Answer 10

Climbing down Satan’s body with Virgils help to the other side of the earth

Question 11

Which of the following Symbols mean piece or the presence of the Holy Spirit

Answer 11

Dove 

Question 12

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Romanesque architecture

Answer 12

Huge Stainglass windows

Question 13

Which of the following is not true of illuminated manuscripts

Answer 13

Plane pages of writing only

Question 14

What are containers for relics

Answer 14

Reliquaries

Question 15

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Gothic architecture

Answer 15

Very small windows

Question 16

What is the area above the cathedral doorway that contains card saying often these would be scenes of the last judgement

Answer 16

Tympanum

Question 17

Which of the following Romanesque cathedrals that contain a pink and brown pattern ceiling and capitals the biblical Scenes carvedto them

Answer 17

Basilica of st Madeleine

Question 18

Which of The above was the tallest Gothic style one of the porting post filled and a portion of the cathedral collapsed which is why it is 157 ft tall

Answer 18

St Pierre

Question 19

Which of the following is not true of gargoyles

Answer 19

They could sing and dance on command

Question 20

Why are book covers illuminated manuscripts and reliquaries physically beautiful and elaborate

Answer 20

They elaborate designs were meant to represent how important the object was

Question 21

Which of the following painted the Madonna enthroned

Answer 21

Giotto

Question 22

Which dance was originally called the zodiac dance

Answer 22

The hymn of Jesus

Question 23

Which of the following were the former members of the clergy with some education who rebelled against the church with their music

Answer 23

Goliards

Question 24

Which of the above entertained by including stories and animals in their musical performances

Answer 24

Jongleurs

Question 25

What type of music was performed without instruments and was monophonic

Answer 25

Gregorian chant

Question 26

Which of the following to Gutenberg create

Answer 26

Printing press

Question 27

Which of the following humanist coined the phrase Platonic love which referred to the people who love arts and beauty

Answer 27

Ficino

Question 28

Which of the above 95 thesis to challenge church doctrine

Answer 28

Martin Luther

Question 29

Which of the following explorers credit maps and improved ship designs

Answer 29

Prince Henry the navigator

Question 30

Who translated the Bible in the English and encourage people to read it

Answer 30

John wiclif