15/10/2022, 01:06 W05 Exam: Perceive the Historical Context of Notre Dame Cathedral: Introduction to the Humanities

W05 Exam: Perceive the Historical Context of Notre

Dame Cathedral
Due
Oct 15 at 11:59pm
Points
40
Questions
20
Available
Oct 1 at 12am - Oct 22 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
20 Minutes

Instructions
Task: Complete an exam on the history of the Notre Dame Cathedral
Purpose: To help you demonstrate your understanding of the content discussed thus far.

Background
Sometimes it seems like artwork is an act of supreme creativity, and it looks or sounds the way it does
solely because the artist willed it so. But art does not exist in a vacuum. Every artist makes decisions
in the context of the time and place in which they live. A great artist knows the work that went before
them and either consciously imitates it or consciously rejects it. The people who support them, either
by buying their work or patronizing them in some other way, have tastes that the artist must somehow
satisfy. These people in turn have historical, cultural, and religious backgrounds that influence their
taste. Even geography makes a difference: Italian cities featured lots of fine marble because marble
is abundant in its volcanic soil. Marble is rare in France, so Parisian artisans carved in limestone
instead.

Most people generally prefer what they are used to, and it is sometimes easy to reject something that
doesn’t fulfill our immediate expectations. For instance, the Italians in the 1200s were used to the
Roman style of building with its elegant and mostly unadorned arches and domes. They were
horrified by the pointed arches and intricate carvings of the Gothic, and named the style after the
Goth barbarian tribe. We are often tempted to do the same thing when we encounter something new,
or something very old (like your parents’ music or black and white movies). To get past that initial
prejudice, we need to know something of the time, place, and culture in an attempt to see the artwork
with a different set of eyes than we currently possess.

Notes
Please take detailed notes while viewing the video. You may use your notes while taking the
exam.
For this assignment, first consider the stylistic features of Notre Dame de Paris; then look for
explanations for them in the historical background given you in this week's "Notre Dame de Paris"
videos.
You will complete a 20 question multiple choice examination.
You will have one attempt, open book and you have 20 minutes to complete it. The exam is worth
a total of 40 points. Good luck!
Do not discuss exam questions with anyone except your Instructor during or after the exam
(before the due date). After the due date you may discuss exam questions with your classmates.
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Attempt History
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KEPT Attempt 2
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LATEST Attempt 2
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Attempt 1
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Score for this quiz:

39 out of 40
Submitted Oct 14 at 4:05pm
This attempt took 16 minutes.

Question 1 2
/ 2 pts

The intersecting arch was an innovation of Gothic architecture, but who

first developed the arch?

 
the Greeks

Correct!  
the Romans

 
the Byzantines

 
the Russians

Question 2 2
/ 2 pts

What did Suger compare the Holy Spirit to?

Correct!  
the light of the sun

 
the stones of the Gothic arch

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Dionysius

 
St. Denis

Question 3 1
/ 2 pts

Which of the following features were necessary due to the height of

Gothic cathedrals? (Select all that apply)

Correct!  
intersecting arch

 
gargoyles

Correct!  
flying buttresses

ou Answered  
the nave

Question 4 2
/ 2 pts

Notre Dame is the culmination of so many ideas and philosophies of the

Gothic Age. Which of the following is not part of the Gothic ideology?

 
The Platonic love

 
The cult of the Virgin

 
The theology of light

Correct!  
The importance of London on the world stage

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Question 5 2
/ 2 pts

Notre Dame’s walls were built to allow a lot of_________  into the
cathedral

 
Air

Correct!  
Light

 
Worshippers

 
Gargoyles

Question 6 2
/ 2 pts

Feudalism in France brought

 
the Inquisition

 
increased attacks by marauding Vikings

Correct!  
new agricultural methods

 
the division of Charlemagne’s empire

Question 7 2
/ 2 pts

Which Christian bishop of Paris was martyred by pagan priests?

Correct!  
Saint Denis

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Saint Louis

 
Saint Roch

Question 8 2
/ 2 pts

Which structure did Maurice de Sully tear down in 1160 in order to build
a more worthy Parisian church of the kings of Europe?

 
Notre Dame de Paris

Correct!  
St. Etienne

 
St. Denis

 
St. Chapelle

Question 9 2
/ 2 pts

What evidence is there at Notre Dame that many architects worked on

the project over the course of a century?

Correct!  
The different styles throughout the building

 
Bones of workers who died during construction in the reliquaries

 
Unmanageable cracks between the walls and flying buttresses

 
A tapestry running the length of the nave including the names of the
architects

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Question 10 2
/ 2 pts

Which of the following was an important cultural influence during the

Gothic?

 
The Rise in the importance of the Virgin Mary

 
Feudalism

 
Courtly Love

 
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite’s philosophy of light.

Correct!  
All of the Above

Question 11 2
/ 2 pts

Which important event is often seen as the beginning of modern

France?

 
The French Revolution in 1789

 
The collapse of the Roman empire and Roman power in France

Correct!  
The establishment of Paris as the French capital under Hugh Capet

Question 12 2
/ 2 pts

Suger's use of Gothic arches and stained glass was meant to illustrate:

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the counterpoint between heaven and earth

 
The omnipotence of God

 
The glory of France

 
Paul's conversion of Dionysius

Question 13 2
/ 2 pts

Who was Abbot Suger?

 
 a. The priest who was beheaded and became a saint

 
b. The priest who led French troops to victory over the English during
the Hundred Years War

Correct!  
The priest who started the Gothic style by remodeling Saint Denis
cathedral in the 1200s

Question 14 2
/ 2 pts

The Cathars were medieval heretics that rejected the orthodox views of
the Catholic church, embraced poverty and believed in reincarnation.

Correct!  
True

 
False

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Question 15 2
/ 2 pts

Eleanor of Aquitaine married

 
the king of England

 
the king of Aquitaine

 
the king of France

 
the king of England and the king of Acquitaine

Correct!  
the king of England and the king of France

Question 16 2
/ 2 pts

What does the name Notre Dame mean?

Correct!  
Our Lady

 
House of Jesus

 
Our Church

 
Seat of the Bishop

Question 17 2
/ 2 pts

Which modern country was NOT part of Charlemagne’s empire?

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Belgium

Correct!  
Poland

 
France

 
Germany

Question 18 2
/ 2 pts

Under feudalism in France,

 
the power and influence of the king of France grew.

 
the king of France became subject to the king of England.

Correct!  
dukes and other local rulers grew to be more powerful than the king.

 
the king of France was killed by Vikings.

Question 19 2
/ 2 pts

What was the name of the court of inquiry that put heretics on trial and
burned people at the stake?

 
Pyrenees

 
Cathars

Correct!  
Inquisition

 
Crusaders

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Question 20 2
/ 2 pts

What is the main difference between Roman and Gothic arches?

 
Roman are made of stone and Gothic are made of cement

 
Roman are narrow and Gothic are wide

 
Roman are taller than Gothic

Correct!  
Roman are rounded and Gothic are pointed

Quiz Score:
39 out of 40

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