U6 Review

Identify the culture of origin.

• Roman

• Medieval Europe

• Nabatean

• Early Byzantine

Select a church that houses a relic.

• Church of Saint-Foy

• Santa Sabina

• Hagia Sophia

• Chartres Cathedral

Answer explanation

The Church of Saint-Foy houses the alleged skull fragment of Saint Foy (Faith). The Chartres Cathedral houses the alleged veil of Mary.

Select a work that is of Byzantine origin.

• Bayeux tapestry

• Chartres Cathedral

• Rottgen Pieta

• San Vitale (Justinian mosaic)

Answer explanation

Identify the culture of origin.

• Medieval Europe

• Early Byzantine Europe

• Gothic Europe

• Romanesque Europe

Match the building plan to the building.

• Hagia Sophia

• 
• Church of Saint Foy

• 
• San Vitale

• 
• Santa Sabina

• 
• Great Mosque of Cordoba

• 

The cross-carpet page of the Lindisfarne Gospels demonstrates both continuity and change through the use of

• indigenous styles to express new religious meaning

  indigenous styles to express new religious meaning

• religious imagery in a secular manuscript to appeal to a wider audience

• classical references to serve a propagandistic purpose

• cloisonné enamel in lavish manuscript production to increase its worth

Chartres Cathedral differs from early Christian churches constructed on a basilican plan, such as Santa Sabina, in that Chartres has

• a central nave space flanked by side aisles

• a floor plan that includes a transept, a choir, and radiating chapels

• an interior space that permits liturgical features such as processions

• a longitudinal focus on the altar area

Answer explanation

Recall that with the increase of traffic and pilgrims to visit holy relics, churches expand space for people to visit without interrupting mass. These accommodating features include a transept and radiating chapels.

The work shown is the

• Taj Mahal

• Great Mosque of Cordoba

• Alhambra

• Great Mosque in Isfahan

In the Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel, Giotto used which of the following?

• Fresco, the application of pigment onto damp plaster

• Mosaic, the application of colored tesserae to wet plaster

• Glazing, the application of thin, transparent layers of paint

• Impasto, the thick, textured application of paint

In the lower left side of the tympanum, the church’s namesake, Saint Foy, is depicted kneeling before the outstretched hand of God in order to

• inspire visiting pilgrims to similarly adopt humble reverence before the hand of God

• inform visiting pilgrims of the tragedy of her death and her resulting sainthood

• remind visitors that they should approach the altar on their knees

• prepare visitors that they should also expect to die as Christian martyrs