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Art Across Time Combined 4th Edition Laurie Test Bank
Art Across Time Combined 4th Edition Laurie Test Bank
Art Across Time Combined 4th Edition Laurie Test Bank
Chapter 09
The Early Middle Ages
1. The "Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes which of the following time periods?
A. the beginning of the Early Christian period through the 13th or 14th centuries
B. the end of the Roman Empire through the Byzantine period
C. the beginning of Byzantine period through the end of the Roman Empire
D. A.D. 300-A.D. 1600
2. The new religion that entered Europe in the 8th century was
A. Buddhism.
B. Hinduism.
C. Islam.
D. Judaism.
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5. Which is true?
A. Muhammad was born in Mecca in 622.
B. Muhammad claimed to be the son of Allah.
C. The Hijra marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
D. Muslims are required to pray six times a day.
7. Jihad is a
A. religious sentence.
B. priest.
C. holy book.
D. holy war against sin, in oneself and in the world.
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13. A mihrab is
A. a niche in a qibla wall.
B. an entryway to a mosque.
C. a ceiling mosaic.
D. an official calligraphic document.
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20. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Sutton Hoo purse cover?
A. cloisonné‚ enamel
B. red garnets
C. symmetry
D. Scythian influence
E. Islamic influence
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25. The tree where the Norse gods held daily council was called
A. Ymir.
B. Yggdrasil.
C. Utgard.
D. Norn.
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41. The Coronation Gospels are ________ than the Godescalc Gospels.
A. more naturalistic
B. more iconic
C. more Byzantine
D. more stylized
E. less naturalistic
42. The images in the Utrecht Psalter differ from those in the Vienna Genesis because
A. they have more variety of color.
B. they illustrate the Gospels.
C. they illustrate the Pentateuch.
D. they are metaphorical rather than narrative.
E. they are straightforward narratives.
44. The basilica for the Monastery of St. Gall showed its early Christian pedigree through its
A. transept.
B. choir before the altar.
C. towers.
D. All these answers are correct.
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