Q3 - Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance, Revivals

d.Abbeys

A lot of these were constructed during the Romanesque era. This is a complex development of buildings and open land used for church purposes.

a.Castles
b.Chateau
c.Palais
d.Abbeys

Barrel vault

What kind of vault were most prevalent during the Romanesque era?

Stained glass

This was a popular design element of Cathedrals.

b.Arcades

A row of arches supported by piers and columns that are often utilized in Romanesque churches. It is a significant decorative feature of this era.

a.Domes

b.Arcades

c.Clerestories

d.Avenue of buttresses

Renaissance

A French word meaning “rebirth”

b.False

Romanesque structures widely used flying buttresses.

a.True
b.False

b.St. Peter’s Basilica, Italy

This structure is considered to be the architectural masterpiece of the Renaissance era:

a.St Vitus Cathedral, Czech Republic

b.St. Peter’s Basilica, Italy

c.Salisbury Cathedaral, England

d.Sagrada Familia, Spain

d.Initially characterized by the use of the classical orders, round arches, and symmetrical composition.

Which of the following best describes Renaissance Architecture:

a.Initially characterized by the use of Greek motifs.

b.Initially characterized by the use of round arches, and symmetrical composition.

c.Initially characterized by the use of Middle eastern and Roman motifs.

d.Initially characterized by the use of the classical orders, round arches, and symmetrical composition.

a.The arches in Romanesque design are semi-circular while the arches in Gothic style are pointed.

Romanesque Architecture is often compared with Gothic style. One key difference is in the way the arches are constructed. Which among the following is true about this comparison:

a.The arches in Romanesque design are semi-circular while the arches in Gothic style are pointed.

b.The arches in Romanesque design are lancet type while the arches in Gothic style are ogee type.

c.The arches in Romanesque design are pointed while the arches in Gothic style are semi-circular.

d.The arches in Romanesque design are trefoiled while the arches in Gothic style are round arches.

c.Emphasized sculptural and painted forms, elements were inspired from shapes of nature and interior utilized quadratura

Which of the following is true about the Baroque style:

a.Emphasized art forms and iconoclastic designs from catholic tradition, elements were inspired from Greek and Roman traditions, interior utilized vaults for the high ceiling

b.Emphasized linear spaces, overly done elements and interior utilized mosaics

c.Emphasized sculptural and painted forms, elements were inspired from shapes of nature and interior utilized quadratura.

d.Emphasized clerestory and height of the structure, elements were inspired from rock and shell shapes and interior utilized wall paper and wall art

a.Pointed arches

A design and construction technique widely used during the Gothic period:

a.Pointed arches

b.Thin shell concrete

c.Arches and vaults

d.Cantilever system

a.Michelangelo

St. Peter’s is often identified with Baroque design. Who is the architect of it?

a.Michelangelo

b.Raphael

c.Giacomo dela Porta

d.Baldassare Peruzzi

Catherine window

What is another term or the full name for Rose Window?

b.It burned down.

Which of the following is true about the Crystal Palace:

a.It is still standing to this day.

b.It burned down.

c.It made of true crystals, thus the name "crystal palace."

d.It is the epitome of modern architecture.

c. Narthex

An enclosed porch or vestibule at the entrance to some early Christian churches.

a.Clerestory

b. Apse

c. Narthex

d. Atrium

b. Westminster Abbey, England

Identify the Gothic church that is shown:

a. Reims Cathedral, France

b. Westminster Abbey, England

c. Cologne Cathedral, Germany

d. Chartres Cathedral, France

c.Hagia Sophia

Shown below i an image of this most famous Byzantine church
a. Church of the Apostles

b.St. Peter’s Basilica

c.Hagia Sophia

a. Church of the Holy Sepulcher

b.Flying buttress

A characteristic feature of Gothic construction, in which the lateral thrusts of a roof or vault are taken up by a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier sufficient to receive the thrust.

a.Rounded Arch

b.Flying buttress

c.Pointed arch

d.Ribbed vault

a. Chartres Cathedral, France

Identify this cathedral:

a. Chartres Cathedral, France

b.Reims Cathedral, France

c. Westminster Abbey, England

d. Cologne Cathedral, Germany

a. Westminster Abbey, England

Identify the Gothic church that is shown:

a. Westminster Abbey, England

b. Cologne Cathedral, Germany

c. Chartres Cathedral, France

d. Reims Cathedral, France

Narthex

An enclosed porch or vestibule at the entrance to some early Christian churches.

b.Cinquecento architecture

Renaissance architecture in Italy (16th century) is also referred to as:

a.Churrigueresque architecture

b.Cinquecento architecture

c.Regency style

d.None among the choices

b.Pinnacle

What is the part of the Gothic structural system that adds weight to the buttress?

a.Flying buttress

b.Pinnacle

c.Finial

d.Crockets

d. St. Peter’s Basilica, Italy

Identify the image shown:

a. Sagrada Familia, Spain

b. St. Vitus Cathedral, Czech Republic

c. Salisbury Cathedral, England

d. St. Peter’s Basilica, Italy

c.Baroque

Type and period in architecture that is highly ornate, displaying forms that are dramatic, curvy, elaborate with a sense of grandeur and dramatic,

a.Rococo

b.Renaissance

c.Baroque

d.Gothic

d.Basilica

This is often the form of early Christian church with a central high nave with clerestory, aisled along the sides, with apse at the end with a narthex and an atrium.

a.Square shaped plan

b.Long rectangular form

c.Angular

d.Basilica

a.Pendentive dome

Identify the image shown below in relation to the Byzantine period

a.Pendentive dome

b.Round Arches

c. Early form of vault

d. Flying Buttress

a. Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Identify this cathedral

a. Cologne Cathedral, Germany
b. Westminster Abbey, England
c. Chartres Cathedral, France
d. Reims Cathedral, France

1TRUE

Romanesque design features fortress like features as a key design element

1TRUE
2FALSE

b. Abott Suger

Which among the famous architects is NOT identified with the design of St. Peter’s Basilica

a. Michelangelo
b. Abott Suger
c. Raphael
d. Giacomo dela Porta
e. Baldassare Peruzzi

2TRUE

Identify the image below. Is this Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Toulouse)?

2TRUE
2FALSE

a. Romanesque

It means Roman like

a. Romanesque
b. Roman revivalism
c. Roman era
d. Roman revival

3FALSE

Identify the image below, is this Basilica of Saint-Sernin(Toulouse)?

3TRUE
3FALSE

c. Westminster Abbey

Shown below is the plan of which church?

a. Duomo de Milano
b. Chartres Cathedral
c. Westminster Abbey
d. Saint Chapelle

c. Abott Suger

He pioneered the use of soaring vertical lines, pointed arches, and stained glass windows.

a. Michelangelo
b. Bramante
c. Abott Suger
d. Emperor Constantine

Pisa Cathedral

Identify this cathedral below:

4FALSE

A basilica, in its historical intention, is a church

4TRUE
4FALSE

5TRUE

Identify the image below, is this Speyer Cathedral?

5TRUE
5FALSE

c. Reims Cathedral, France

Identify this cathedral:

a. Westminster Abbey, England
b. Cologne Cathedral, Germany
c. Reims Cathedral, France
d. Chartres Cathedral, France

c. Wells Cathedral

Identify this cathedral:

a. St Basil’s Cathedral
b. Cologne Cathedral, Germany
c. Wells Cathedral
d. Doumo de Milano

a. Nave

The wide central hall of a basilica is called:

a. Nave
b. Crypt
c. Clerestory
d. Choir

6False

a Palazzo is a church

6True
6False