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1) Pilgrimage churches were built following the
A. Romanesque-cross plan containing two arms.
B. Christian-cross plan containing one long arm with domes at the ends.
C. Greek-cross plan containing four arms of equal length.
D. Latin-cross plan containing one long arm.
2) Gregorian chants were a popular form of music in the Early Middle Ages. The term, neume, refers to what part of a Gregorian chant?
A. The harmonic instrument solo
B. The up-and-down movement of the melody
C. When the second voice is introduced
D. The climactic verse in the chant
3) The only paintings that survived the Early Middle Ages were painted in
A. illuminated manuscripts, books written by hand on parchment.
B. Gregorian chant books, books containing chant melodies.
C. Song of Roland, the most famous Early Middle Age French literary work.
D. pilgrimage churches, Romanesque style churches built along pilgrimage routes.
4) Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne,
A. financed the rapid development of monasticism.
B. instituted an early version of a feudalist government and society.
C. designed the first Romanesque style church.
D. wrote Song of Roland and Tristan and Iseult.
5) The guild system was used to establish order in growing European towns during the Early Middle Ages. The guild system consisted of
A. citizens who offer their loyalty and support to a lord who offers them protection and land.
B. a hierarchical system that consists of dividing citizens into one of four groups based on their heredity.
C. groups of artisans who regulated the quality and cost of works produced in their own trade.
D. citizens who have the power to influence the government through a majority vote.
6) Which of the following is a characteristic of Gothic architecture:
A. Buttresses that project inward on the interior of the building
B. Use of solid walls and massive supports to break up the area into many separate rooms that do not flow together or let light in
C. Flying buttresses that project outward on the exterior of the building
D. Use of solid, half-walls and massive supports to break up the area into many separate rooms that do not flow together or let light in
7) The works of Perotin, the successor of prominent 12th century chant composer Leonin, are best described as
A. two-voiced chants.
B. one- and two-voiced chants.
C. three and four-voiced chants.
D. five-voiced chants.
8) Because of the use of stained glass, what colors were dominant in the paintings and decorative arts of the Late Middle Ages?
A. Blue and green
B. Red and yellow
C. Red and blue
D. Yellow and Blue
9) Universities grew into major centers of learning during the Late Middle Ages. They consisted of trivium and quadrivium, which are the
A. studies of science and athletics.
B. students and the faculty.
C. seven liberal arts of the curriculum.
D. balance between faith and empirical observation.
10) Which statement best describes why Paris flourished and dominated Europe during the Late Middle Ages?
A. The building of the Notre-Dame cathedral drew large crowds.
B. Romans and Athenians were in a war that affected their power and influence on Europe.
C. The founding of a new university and it was where the seat of the French government was located.
D. King Louis IX was a dictator who demanded people work overtime constructing new chapels to attract visitors.