EARLY MEDIEVAL ARTThe following is taken from the 2013 Advanced Placement Art History examination.

_______1) The work shown was created during which of the following art-historical periods? a) Hiberno-Saxon b) Carolingian c) Gothic d) Renaissance_______2) The work functioned asa) an icon b) a book cover c) an altarpiece d) a purse lid_______3) Works such as this were created in a) guildhalls b) early universities c) monastic workshops d) national academies_______4) The work is evidence ofa) a return to iconoclasm b) the rise of secular universities c) an interest in Franciscan theology d) the flourishing of codex production_______5) The portrayal of Christ primarily emphasizes a) Transubstantiation b) his triumph over death c) his preaching and parables d) his intense suffering_______6) The raised figures were created using which of the following metalworking methods? a) Cloisonné b) Niello c) Repoussé d) Cire perdue_______7) The jewels on the frame were intended to do all of the following EXCEPT a) glorify the word of God b) catch and reflect the light c) evoke a heavenly Jerusalem d) symbolize human vanity

The following is taken from the 1999 Advanced Placement Art History examination.

_____8) The church was built for a) Charlemagne b) an Ottonian monastery c) pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land d) Abbot Suger_____9) The architectural feature perpendicular to the nave is known as a a) radiating chapel b) chevet c) transept d) choir screen _____10) Due to the lateral main entrances, each interior side aisle also functions as a) a narthex b) an ambulatory c) a transept d) a nave._____11) Unlike a Roman basilica, the interior of the church has a) alternating piers and columns b) a central vault c) apses d) clerestory fenestration_____12) Unlike most Early Christian basilicas, the church has a) a hypostyle hall b) a flat ceiling c) low side aisles d) double transepts _____13) The idea for the arch opening that defines the end of the nave is derived from the a) Roman triumphal arch b) Roman aqueduct arch c) Mycenaean corbel vault d) Greek cella_____14) Bishop Bernward designed which of the following important architectural features for the church? a) space between the triforium and the clerestory b) interior sculptural program c) cast bronze doors d) intricate stained glass windows

The following is taken from the 2009 Advanced Placement Art History examination.

The slide shows a manuscript page. Identify the culture in which the manuscript page was made. How is the manuscript page characteristic of its culture?

The following is taken from the 2008 Advanced Placement Art History examination.

The slides show a plan and an interior view of Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel in Aachen, circa 800 C.E. The building contains deliberate references to earlier architecture.

Name at least one earlier architectural period referenced in the Palatine Chapel. Identify one significant way in which the Palatine Chapel reinterprets architectural elements of that earlier period and explain why.The following is taken from the sample Advanced Placement Art History examination.

The work shown is the Gero Crucifix from the cathedral of Cologne.

Discuss how the formal qualities of the work relate to both the subject matter and the function of the work.

The following is taken from the 2004 Advanced Placement Art History examination.

Identify the culture or style of the manuscript page on the right. Discuss the art historical relationship between the two works shown.

The following is taken from the 2003 Advanced Placement Art History examination.

Identify the art historical period of the manuscript illustration shown. Discuss the artistic styles evident in the work.

Answers: 1-B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-B, 6-C, 7-D, 8-D, 9-C, 10-A, 11-A, 12-D, 13-A, 14-C