Art in Focus

Chapter 15: Gothic Art

Online Quizzes

1
Which of the following is true of Gothic structures?
A)They have few windows.
B)They have many windows.
C)They have dark interiors.
D)They are fortress-like.
2
Which of the following artists showed the most Byzantine influence in his/their works?
A)Duccio
B)Giotto
C)Brunelleschi
D)the Limbourg brothers
3
Gargoyles were designed to be
A)decorative only.
B)functional only.
C)both decorative and functional.
D)They had no purpose.
4
Gothic sculptural figures were sometimes carved with their toes pointing downward to create the appearance of
A)shallow space.
B)smooth texture.
C)upward movement.
D)downward movement.
5
What artist painted the Lamentation Pietà?
A)Giotto
B)Ghiberti
C)Duccio
D)the Limbourg brothers
6
Flying buttresses are located
A)in the transept.
B)in the apse.
C)inside the cathedral walls.
D)outside the cathedral walls.
7
If an artist made a mistake while painting a fresco, he had to
A)paint over the entire fresco after it dried.
B)paint over only the mistake after it dried.
C)clean off the section with the mistake and paint it again.
D)He could not fix the mistake.
8
Gothic churches were mainly the product of
A)prosperous cities.
B)small villages.
C)rural communities.
D)powerful kings.
9
Who painted the Book of Hours?
A)Giotto
B)Duccio
C)the Limbourg brothers
D)Carrow
10
Who paid for the construction of Gothic cathedrals?
A)only certain Catholic priests
B)only appointed government officials
C)only religious and wealthy patrons
D)people of all ranks and backgrounds
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