The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

Question 1

Chartres was considered the center of ________________ throughout the twelfth and thirteenth.

Answer 1

the cult of the Virgin

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Chartres Cathedral

Question 3

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

Answer 3

tell the stories of the Bible

Question 4

One of the stained glass windows at the Chartres Cathedral shows the genealogy of Christ. The window called _____________ depicts the Virgin Mary as descended from Jesse, the father of ___________, Thus fulfilling the prophecy in the book of _______.

Answer 4

“Tree of 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 figure of Saint _________ found on the jamb of Chartres’ south transept portal stands in a _____________ position.

Answer 6

Theodore; contrapposto

Question 7

The ___________________ is a collection of musical works created by many composers which provided music for all ____________ of the Church calendar.

Answer 7

Magnus Libri Organi; feast days

Question 8

Viderunt Omnes is a four-part polyphonic composition intended to be sung in the middle of the ________________ at __________________ in Paris.

Answer 8

Christmas Mass; Notre-Dame Cathedral

Question 9

The minimum number of voices included in a motet is ______.

Answer 9

three

Question 10

The trivium consisted of:

Answer 10

Grammar
Rhetoric
Dialectic

Question 11

_________ was the first city to found a university, establishing itself as a center for the study of ____.

Answer 11

Bologna; law

Question 12

______ was mandatory, and students studied ______ in all courses of their first four years of study.

Answer 12

Latin

Question 13

_______________ played a significant role in organizing theology students in Paris.

Answer 13

Robert de Sorbon

Question 14

___________, a logician and author of the treatise Sic et Non taught by the __________ method.

Answer 14

Peter Abelard; dialectical

Question 15

Trotula is widely recognized as the author of __________________.

Answer 15

On the Diseases of Women

Question 16

Thomas Aquinas wrote the ___________________ and was one of the prominent spokesmen for ______________.

Answer 16

Summa Theologiae; Scholasticism

Question 17

The Gothic church at _____________ features the highest ratio of glass to stone.

Answer 17

Sainte-Chapelle

Question 18

By the twelfth century, _________ was the center of textile production in the _________ world and played a central role in __________ trade markets.

Answer 18

Florence; Western; European

Question 19

Florentine bankers introduced Europe’s first single currency, the ___________. The __________ was considered the most important contribution of Florence’s bankers and money lenders to world trade.

Answer 19

gold florin

Question 20

_________ formed the Opera del Duomo, or Department of Works of the Duomo, a committee in charge of building a ___________.

Answer 20

Arte dei Lana; new cathedral

Question 21

The ____________ and Franciscans were both mendicant orders: that is, they neither held property nor engaged in business, relying for their support on contributions from their _____________.

Answer 21

Dominicans; communities

Question 22

The accomplishments of Pope Innocent III consisted of:

Answer 22

-Formalized Church hierarchy.
-Gave full sanction to the doctrine of transubstantiation.
-Made annual confession and Easter communion mandatory for all adult Christians.

Question 23

_____________ is credited with painting the Masetá (Virgin and Child), which one hung in the council chamber of Siena’s Palazzo Pubblico.

Answer 23

Simone Martini

Question 24

According to an old story, one day _________ discovered a talented ______________ by the name of Giotto di Bondone and tutored him in the art of painting. The pupil soon surpassed the teacher.

Answer 24

Cimabue; shepherd boy

Question 25

Dante Aligiheri is credited for being the author of the _____________.

Answer 25

Divine Comedy

Question 26

When Dante and Virgil reach the lowest level of Hell, they found Satan himself chewing on the worst of all traitors; _______, _______, and __________.

Answer 26

Judas; Brutus; Cassuis

Question 27

_________, the love of his life, serves as Dante’s guide through Paradise.

Answer 27

Beatrice

Question 28

The ___________ provides a startling description of Florence during an outbreak of the _________.

Answer 28

Decameron; plague

Question 29

The Canterbury Tales is composed of _____________.

Answer 29

heroic couplets

Question 30

Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with being the author of ____________________.

Answer 30

The Canterbury Tales

Question 31

Chaucer’s characters come from all three estates, or social ranks:

Answer 31

The nobility
The clergy
The common people

Question 32

Christine de Pizan is credited with being the author of ___________________.

Answer 32

Book of the City of Ladies