Romanesque Art I

Question 1

Why did the pilgrimage churches undergo large scale building projects?

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to accommodate the rising number of visitors

Question 2

What church contains the image shown below?

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San Clement

Question 3

What is a pilgrimage church?

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Both A and B

Question 4

Which of these was an experimental type of Romanesque architecture?

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ribbed vaults

Question 5

How did the invention of ribbed groin vaults change Romanesque architecture?

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opened up the interior space

Question 6

Which is the best definition of the term Romanesque?

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art and architecture in the Roman manner from the 11th and 12th centuries in Europe

Question 7

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Romanesque architecture?

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large but detailed in decoration

Question 8

Which of the following churches contains great examples of the use of ribbed vaulting?

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Both A and B

Question 9

Which of these forms is a common feature in Romanesque architecture?

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all of the above

Question 10

Which of these does not use ribbed vaulting in its design?

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Romanesque Art I Answers