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Art of the Western World: "A White Garment of Churches" (Pt. II: Gothic Art)

(Michael Woods' "Art of the Western World" series)

1. In the 13th century, what was the focus of spiritual life, civic pride and daily life?

A) The cathedral.
B) The school.
C) The palace.
D) The mall.

2. All of the following important rituals of people's lives were centered in the church except:

A) Infants were baptized.
B) The young were married.
C) Prayers were offered for the souls of the dead.
D) Divorces were performed.

3. At which church in France can we pinpoint the transition to the new Gothic style?

A) St. Sernin.
B) St. Mark's.
C) St. Denis.
D) Hagia Sophia.

4. In the Gothic church of St. Denis, walls have been replaced by screens of __________.

A) Steel.
B) Stone.
C) Sculpture.
D) Glass.

5. Who was the man who conceived the new Gothic style at St. Denis?

A) William the Conqueror.
B) Giotto.
C) Abbot Suger.
D) St. Mark.

6. Abbot Suger believed that light flooding through stained glass windows became __________.

A) The Holy Spirit.
B) Divine light.
C) Fluorescent light.
D) An illuminated manuscript.

7. At the cathedral of Amiens, how many people could attend a single ceremony?

A) 100.
B) 500.
C) 10,000.
D) 1,000,000.

8. Which cathedral has more of its original glass than any other medieval cathedral?

A) Chartres.
B) S. Vitale.
C) Notre Dame.
D) St. Mark's.

9. In a Gothic cathedral, the flying buttresses transfer the weight away from the __________.

A) Floor.
B) Walls.
C) Doors.
D) Baptistery.

10. At Chartres cathedral, the stained glass windows would cover about __________ acres.

A) 2.
B) 4.
C) 7.
D) 12.

11. What period came after the Gothic?

A) Romanesque.
B) Early Renaissance.
C) Early Medieval.
D) Byzantine.
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