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WhatworkisagroupofinterlockingproseandpoemsthatconcernagrouponapilgrimagetovisittheshrineofSt.ThomasBeckett?

A. TheCanterburyTales

B. TheDecameronC. TheDivineComedyD. TheCityofGod

AnswerKey:A


AccordingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtwebsite,HeilbrunnTimelineofArtHistory,weknowfromHISbiographersthat"Fromthebeginningwhenhecametoholdhisrealmandknewhimselfofdiscernment,hebegantobuildchurchesandmanyreligioushouses"MostcelebratedwastheSainteChapelle,hisroyalchapelontheledelaCitinParis.BuilttoenshrinetherelicsofChrist'sPassion,itwasconsecratedonApril26,1246."

WHOISTHISPERSON?

A. PhilippeIII

B. PhilippeIVC. LouisIX

D. TheobaldVofChampagne



AnswerKey:C


WhatrealpersonappearsasacharacterinAristophanes'"TheClouds"?

A. HaemonB. CreonC. Pericles

D. Socrates

AnswerKey:D


Between1495and1498,whatwaspaintedonthewallofthedininghallinthemonasteryofSantaMariadelleGrazie?

A. TheMonaLisaB. THeBirthofVenusC. TheLastSupper

D. TheRebirthofAdamandEve

AnswerKey:C


WithwhatisthetermArsNovamostcloselyassociated?

A. ArchitectureB. SculptureC. Music

D. Novels

AnswerKey:C


WithwhatisAbbotSugermostcloselyassociated?

A. Stainedglass

B. ThebookofhoursC. gargoyledesigns



D. composingmusicfordanceandsecularentertainments

AnswerKey:A


WhatdoesFierowrite"wasthefirstliterateurbansocietytoappearinAfricasouthoftheSahara"?

A. MemphisB. Nubia

C. DakhlaD. Ismalia

AnswerKey:B


WhatisPontduGard?

A. aRomanaqueduct

B. atypeofsoldierC. aguardgateatacastleD. apaintingprocess

AnswerKey:A


Fierowrites:"In1488,HEroundedthesouthernmosttipofAfricaandenteredtheIndianOceanthesixteenmonthjourneyconfirmedthatIndiacouldbereachedbysailingeast."

Whowasthisexplorer?

A. BartholomeuDias

B. AlvaroMexiaC. DuarteBarbosaD. MarcoPolo

AnswerKey:A


FierosayTHIS"seemstohavedominatedatalllevelsofEgyptianculture"?WhatisTHIS?

A. "Livingagoodandintrospectivelife"



B. "Agricultureandfarming"C. "Thepromiseoflifeafterdeath"

D. "Stonemasonry"

AnswerKey:C


Fierowrites:"littleeffortwasmadetopreserveAfricansculpturesasaestheticobjectspriortothedevelopmentof"THIS"inlatenineteenthcenturyEurope."WhatisTHIS?

A. "ethnography"

B. "museums"C. "universities"D. "shippingempires"

AnswerKey:A


WhatdoesRenaissanceliterallymean?

A. afterthemoonB. gaudyC. rebirth

D. twincenturies

AnswerKey:C


AsperFiero,"intheNavajotribalcommunityoftheAmericanSouthwest,theshamanstillconductsthehealingceremonyknownas"WHAT?

A. theMahayanaB. thePranzoC. FelicitasD. theNigthChant

AnswerKey:D


Whatreliesonthebondingofpaintwithwetplaster?



A. baroqueB. fresco

C. gothicD. lequia

AnswerKey:B


AccordingtoFiero,thenameZimbabweliterallymeansWHAT?

A. "HouseofStone"

B. "HouseofFlags"C. "HouseofFamily"D. "HouseofAgriculture"

AnswerKey:A


Whocoinedtheterm"elements"todescribefourprimarysubstances:earth,air,fireandwater?

A. Plato

B. SocratesC. EudemusD. Agnodike

AnswerKey:A


Fierowrites"fromtheearliesttimes,politicalpowerwaslinkedwithspiritualpowerandsuperhumanmight.TheEgyptiansheldthatdivinepowerflowedfromthegodstotheirroyalagents.Whatisthiscalled?

A. AmonocracyB. AplutocracyC. Atheocracy

D. Analacrity

AnswerKey:C




Manyscholarsbelievethiswork,foundinatomb,isthefirstdocumentthatdemonstratesbeliefinasinglegod.Thegodisthediskofthesun,giverofalllife.IthasbeenwrittenthattheonlytwopeoplewhofullyunderstandthenatureofthisgodareKingAkhenatenandQueenNefertiti.Whatworkisthis?

A. TheBookoftheDeadB. TheHymntotheAten

C. TheEpicofGilgameshD. TheZigurrat

AnswerKey:B


Whatisgesso?

A. anarrowwindowtoppedwithapointedarchB. achalkywhiteplasterusedtopreparethesurfaceofapanelforpainting

C. aversesunginresponsetoatextD. ahortizonalbeam

AnswerKey:B


Fierowrites"whileearlyRenaissanceartistsusuallyrepresentedtheirsittersindomesticinteriors,HighRenaissancemastersprefererredtosituatetheminpleinair"settings.Whatismeantbypleinair?

A. withapaintedbackdropB. underanarchC. outdoor

D. bythewater

AnswerKey:C


TheearliestEnglishcastleswerewhattypeofconstruction?

A. crenellationandarrowloopB. Motteandbailey

C. wattleandportcullisD. merlonandembrasure

AnswerKey:B




Whatisaphonogram?

A. asignthatrepresentsthegodofwaterB. amethodofmetalcastingC. thepictographicscriptofAncientEgyptD. asignthatrepresentsasound

AnswerKey:D


WhatliturgicalsongsoftheearlyChrisitanchurchareoftensungacapella?

A. SaintsandAngelsB. OransC. CarolingianMinisculeD. GregorianChants

AnswerKey:D


WhatisNOTpartofacastle?

A. AkeepB. Amoat

C. AcrenellationD. Amerlon

AnswerKey:D


ThiswasintroducedintoAsiaMinorduringthefirstmillennniumb.c.e.bytheHittites.Whatwasthisnewtechnology?

A. waterproofingB. paperC. thehorsesaddleD. iron

AnswerKey:D




CompletethefollowingfromTheBeatitudes:

"Blessesarethosewhoarepersecutedinthecauseofuprightness:"

A. "youwillbealeaderamongmen."B. "theyshallliveonearthforever."C. "thekingdomofheavenistheirs."

D. "thesandsatyourfeetwillgivewaytogold."

AnswerKey:C


Whatisasimile?

A. asequenceofrulersfromthesamefamilyB. aunitofmeasureusedtodetermineproportionC. Afigureofspeechinwhichtwounlikethingsarecompared

D. asingleorsoleruler

AnswerKey:C


AccordingtotheNationalGeographicsSociety,newradiocarbondatesindicatethattheareaaroundStonehengewasusedasacemetarysiteFROMWHATTIMEPERIOD?

A. From3,000b.c.untilwellafter2,500b.c.

B. From5,000b.c.untilatleast4,000b.c.C. From1,000b.c.untilatleast500b.c.D. TheNationalGeographicssocietycan'tsay.Radiocarbondatingisunreliablyforeventsthatoccure

priorto500a.d.

AnswerKey:A


WherewouldyoufindtheLascauxcavesandwherewouldyoufindStonehenge?

A. TheLascauxcavesareinFranceandStonehengeisinEngland

B. TheLascauxcavesareinEgyptandStonehengeisinMesopotamiaC. THeLascauxcavesareinMesopotamiaandStonehengeisinEgyptD. TheLascauxcavesareinEnglandandStonehengeisinFrance



AnswerKey:A


The"AllegoryoftheCave"isaportionofalargerwork.Whowrotethe"AllegoryoftheCave"?

A. SocratesB. DemocritusC. AristotleD. Plato

AnswerKey:D


WhoisthewifeofOsiris,whomayalsobehissister?

A. HathorB. HapiC. Isis

D. Bes

AnswerKey:C


Whatis"chainmail"?

A. "flexiblearmormadeofinterlockingmetalrings"

B. "afeudalpostalsysteminvolvingknightsonhorseback"C. Ariggingsystem,inventedbytheVikings,tocontroltheshipssailsandtakeadvantageofthewind.D. "asystemwherebooksarehanddrawninanattempttomakeexactcopies"

AnswerKey:A


WhatdoesthenarratoroftheNationalGeographicswebsiteonMesopotamiasayis"thefirstmajorliteraryworkknowntoWesterncivilization"?(ThelinkisfoundintheMesopotamiamodule.)

A. TheCodeofHammurabiB. THeHymntoAtemC. TheBabylonianCreationD. TheEpicofGilgamesh



AnswerKey:D


Whatwork'scharactersincludeEnkiduandUtnapishtim?

A. THeCodeofHammurabiB. TheHymntoAtenC. TheBabylonianCreationD. TheEpicofGilgamesh

AnswerKey:D


OnanEgypitaintomb,thefalsedoorwas"themagicalportalforthedeadtoreceiveofferings."Accordingtothepodcast,"DieLikeanEgyptian,"whatwasoffenleftatthefalsedoor.

A. polishedstonesB. coinsC. playingcardsD. food

AnswerKey:D


AccordingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtwebsite,HeilbrunnTimelineofArtHistorycompletedby1408or1409,probablyinParis,THISaprivatedevotionalbook,wasthefirstofseveralsumptuousmanuscriptscommissionedbythedukeofBerryfromtheLimbourgbrothers,Paul,Jean,andHerman.Itisperhapstheonlyvirtuallycompleteandstylisticallyconsistentprayerbooktosurvivefromtheduke'sextraordinarylibrary.Therichlyillustratedtextisamplifiedbyunusualcyclesreflectingtheduke'spersonalinterests.Usingaluminouspalette,theartistsblendedanintimateNorthernvisionofnaturewithItalianatemodesoffiguralarticulation.Thekeeninterestinthenaturalworldandthenaturalisticmeansofrepresentingit,sostrikinginninetyfourfullpageandfiftyfourcolumnilluminations,foreshadowtheworkofJanvanEyckandtheensuinggenerationsofoutstandingfifteenthcenturypaintersintheSouthLowlands.

Whatisthiswork?

A. PsalterandHoursofBonnedeLuxembourg

B. BellesHeuresofJeanofFrance



C. Berry'sPenitentialPsalms

D. DavidasManuscriptoftheApocalypse

AnswerKey:B


Whatisarefectory?

A. alargecircularwindowB. amassforthedeadC. acontainerforasacredrelicorrelicsD. thedininghallofamonastery

AnswerKey:D


WhchGreekhadatheorythatweliveinasphericaleartharoundwhichfiveplanetsrevolve?

A. Aristotle

B. PythagorasC. SocratesD. Anaximander

AnswerKey:B


WhatistheTorah?

A. AnEgyptianshawlB. ThefirstfivebooksoftheHebrewBlble:Genesis,Exodus,Leviticus,NumbersandDeuteronomy

C. AnothernamefortheCodeofHammurabiD. AnothernameforthBabylonianCreation

AnswerKey:B




Whatisastelaeorstela?

A. Anuprightstoneorslabwithaninscribedorsculpturedsurface,usedasamonumentorasacommemorativetabletinthefaceofabuilding

B. atypeofmusicinwhichtwoormoregroupsofvoicesorinstrumentsalternatewithoneanotherC. aterracedtowerofrubbleandbrickthatservedancientMesopotamiansasatempleshrineD. astateachievedmilitarilybytheunificationorterritoriesunderasinglesovereignpower

AnswerKey:A


WhopaintedtheceilingoftheSistinechapel?

A. LeonardodaVinciB. JanvanEyckC. RafaelD. Michelangelo

AnswerKey:D


TheGreekGodisApollo.WhatistheRomannameforApollo?

A. HerculesB. NeptuneC. Phoebus

D. Jupiter

AnswerKey:C


Fierowrites,"whileRenaissanceItalyflourishedinthesoilofancientRome,itspoliticalcircumstanceshadmuchincommonwith"THIS.WhatisTHIS?

A. ancientEgyptB. MesopotamiaC. ancientGreece

D. Aninthcenturyfeudalsociety

AnswerKey:C




ThesetalesfromtheMiddleAgeshavebeenreshapedandredifinedovertime.Theyhaveincludedcourtlylove,anadulterousaffairandevenaroundtable.CharatershaveincludedGuinevereandMerlin.Whatarethesetales?

A. DonQuixoteB. TheCanterburyTalesC. TheDecameronD. TheArthurianLegends

AnswerKey:D


AccordingtoFiero,"archeologiststracethebeginningsofHebrewhistorytotheregionofSumeraround2000b.c.e.TheHebrewBibilecitesTHISPERSONasthepatriarchwholedtheHebrewswestwardacrosstheFertileCrescentintoCanaan."WhoisTHISPERSON?

A. MosesB. AbrahamofUr

C. HammurabiD. SargonI

AnswerKey:B


Whatwouldyoucallastonecontainerthatusuallyhousesacoffin?

A. Sarcophagus

B. OransC. WattleD. Motel

AnswerKey:A


What313a.d.documentdeclaredthattheRomanEmpirewouldbeneutraltoreligiousworship?

A. TheMagnaCartaB. TheEdictofMilan

C. CarolingianMinisculeD. TheChristianTreaty



AnswerKey:B


Fierowrites"CarolingiancopyistsrejectedtheRomanscript,whichlackpunctuationandspacesbetweenwords,infavorofaneat,uniformwritingstyleknowasthe"WHAT?

A. ThejamiroB. ThehiraganaC. ThehelveticaD. Theminuscule

AnswerKey:D


Whatdoes"ribla"mean?

A. "bookforposterity"B. "bookofthehome"C. "bookofgenealogy"D. "bookoftravels"

AnswerKey:D


WhatEgyptiangodisconsideredinventorofwriting,patronofscribes

A. Thoth

B. AnubusC. AmonD. Horus

AnswerKey:A


Fierowrites,"AncientAfrican'soraltraditionwastheprovinceof"THEM,"aspecialclassofprofessionalpoethistorianswhopreservedthelegendsofthepastbychantingorsingingthemfrommemory."Whowerethesepoethistorians?

A. anaphorasB. kivasC. griots



D. sundiatans

AnswerKey:C


Whatcollectionofsongsofpraise,thanksgiving,confessionandsupplicationistraditionallyattributedtoKingDavid?

A. DeuteronomyB. LeviticusC. TheBookofPsalms

D. Genesis

AnswerKey:C


Fierowrites,"forcenturies,theHopipeopleofArizonaandtheZuniofNewMexico,bothofthepuebloculture,havefabricatedthesmallwoodenfiguresknownas"THESE.Whatisthenameofthesesmallwoodenfigures?

A. SagadollsB. Kachinas

C. KokeshidollsD. Larks

AnswerKey:B


AccordingtoFiero,thistradition"contributedtoshapingmodernWesternconceptsofgenderandcourtship.Italsoworkedtodefinetheromanticperceptionofwomanasobjects,particularlyobjectsofrewardfortheperformanceofbravedeeds."Whatisthetradition?

A. jongleursB. courtlylove

C. GreekdramaD. themoralityplay

AnswerKey:B


Whatisakithara?



A. avesselusedformakingwineandwaterB. aninstrument.Amemberoftheharpfamily.

C. atriangularsectionofawallattheendofapitchedroofD. atypeofmusicalscale

AnswerKey:B


AccordingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtwebsite,HeilbrunnTimelineofArtHistory,toassemblethe[stainedglass]window,piecesofcoloredandpaintedglassarelaidoutonthedesignboard,withtheedgesofeachpiecefittedintoHshapedstripsofleadcalledTHESE.WhataretheseHshapedstripsoflead?

A. arceryB. gleasonC. lintelD. cames

AnswerKey:D


What'sanotherwordforcovenant?

A. songB. contract

C. shawlD. followers

AnswerKey:B


WhatRomanbuildingstylethatattimesservedasmeetinghalls,judicialbuildingsandcentersofcommericewasadapted/adoptedbyearlyChristiansaschurches?(Aspectsofthisareoftenusedinchurcharchitecturetoday.)

A. panthetasB. basillicas

C. forumsD. motets

AnswerKey:B




WhodesignedthedomeofFlorenceCathedral?

A. GhibertiB. daVinciC. Brunelleschi

D. Giotto

AnswerKey:C


Whosemostfamousworkis"TheBirthofVenus"?

A. FilippoBrunelleschiB. JanvanEyckC. SandroBotticelli

D. GiottodiBondone

AnswerKey:C


"SheenteredaBenedictineconventattheageofeightandwentontobecomeitsabbess...OneofthefirstgreatChristianmystics...sheproductedoriginalworksonsuchtopicsasthemeaningoftheScripturesandthedestinyoftheChrisitiansoul."TheEnglishtranslationofawellknownworkofhersisKnowtheWaysoftheLord.Whoisthisperson?

A. HildegardofBingen

B. ChristinedePisanC. JoanofArcD. BeneciaMori

AnswerKey:A


WhatMesopotamiangodisthegoddessoflove,fertilityandwar.AlsoQueenofHeaven.

A. Dumuzi(Tammuz)B. EaC. Sin(Nanna)D. Ishtar(Innana)



AnswerKey:D


JanVanEyckisoftencreditedwithbeingapioneerintheuseofsoemthing.Whatwasthissomething?

A. pencilsB. ceramicsC. watercolorsD. oilpainting

AnswerKey:D


AsperFiero:"theAztecsweremasterfulengineers,whoseroads,canals,andaqueductsastoundedtheSpaniardswhoarrivedinMexico1519.Uponencountering"THISPLACE"withitshugetemplesandpalacesconnectedbyavanuesandceremonialplazas,SpanishsoldiersreportedthatitrivaledVeniceandConstantinoplecitiesthatwereneithersoorderelyorsoclean."WhatwasTHISPLACE?

A. CopnB. MachuPicchuC. Tenochtitln

D. Uaxactun

AnswerKey:C


Whoinventedatechniqueofprintingusing,atfirst,moveablewoodentypeand,later,moveablemetaltype.(Itchangedthespeedandwayinwhichpeoplecommunicated.)

A. JohannesGutenbergB. LeonardodaVinciC. FilippoBrunelleschiD. GeoffreyChaucer

AnswerKey:A


Whatisahominid?

A. AwrittensignthatrepresentsasoundB. Anearlyformofmathematics



C. Anyofafamilyofbipedalprimatemammals

D. Anearlywritingsystem

AnswerKey:C


WhatdoesFierosayis"thefirstmonumentalliterarycopositioninaEupropeanvernacularlanguage"?

A. THeCityofGodB. TheCanterburyTalesC. Beowulf

D. TheDecameron

AnswerKey:C


FierowritesthatTHIS"movementtorecoverandreviveGrecoRomanculture,wasthephenomenonthatgavetheRenaissance(thewordliterallymeans"rebirth")itsdistinctive,secularstamp."WhatwasTHISMOVEMENT?

A. SyncretismB. MachiavellianvisionC. MarinellanvisionD. Classicalhumanism

AnswerKey:D


AccordingtoGaryLadermaninthepodcast"DieLikeanEgyptian,"whatwasunheardofintheUnitedStatesbeforetheCivilWar?

A. UndergroundburialsB. PyramidconstructionC. CremationD. Embalming

AnswerKey:D


Whoisoftencalled"thefatherofhumanism"?



A. FedericodaMontefeltroB. LeonBattistaAlbertiC. BaldassareCastiglioneD. FrancescoPetrarch

AnswerKey:D


Fierowrites,"theSpanishdestructionofTenochtitlnleftlittletangibleevidenceofthecity'sformerglory.WhenCortsfirstarrivedMexico'spopulationwasapproximatelytwentyfivemillionin1600ithaddeclinedto"WHAT?

A. onemillion

B. fivemillionC. tenmillionD. fifteenmillion

AnswerKey:A


Hewrites[hereinanEnglishtranslation],"theeye,whichiscalledthewindowofthesoul,isthechiefmeanswherebytheunderstandingmaymostfullyandabundantlyappreiciatetheinfiniteworksofnatureandtheearisthesecondinasmuchasitaquiresitsimportancefromthefactthatithearsthethingswhichtheeyehasseen."Whatisthenameoftheartistwhowrotethis?

A. GiorgioneB. JanVanEyckC. FilippoBrunelleschiD. LeonarddaVinci

AnswerKey:D


Whatrealpersonapeparsasafictionalizedcharacter,aguide,inTheDivineComedy?

A. GalileoB. ShakespeareC. ChaucerD. Virgil

AnswerKey:D




InShakespeare'sOthello,whatcharactersaystheselines?:

Mymotherhadamaidcall'dBarbaryShewasinlove,andheshelovedprovedmadAnddidforsakeher.Shehadasongof"willow"Anoldthing'twas,butitexpress'dherfortune,Andshediedsingingit.ThatsongtonightWillnotgofrommymindIhavemuchtodoButtogohangmyheadallatonesideAndsingitlikepoorBarbary.Prithee,dispatch.

A. Desdemona

B. IagoC. EmiliaD. Othello

AnswerKey:A


Whoisnotprimarilyknownasaplaywright?

A. AristophanesB. SophoclesC. AeschylusD. Socrates

AnswerKey:D


"Theeldestsonofanupperclassfamilyinheritedhisfather'sfiefundertheprincipleof"WHAT?

A. chansondegesteB. commonlawC. primogeniture

D. crenellations

AnswerKey:C


IntheIliad,whokilledPatroclus?

A. Priam



B. AchillesC. Hector

D. Peleus

AnswerKey:C


Whatisamastabas?

A. AfauxstaircasewithinanEgyptianpyramidB. Asinglestorymudbrickrectangulartomb

C. AnearlyformofconcretebrickD. Ascrolledwrittenprayer

AnswerKey:B


Whatisanobelisk?

A. ahallwhoseroofissupportedbycolumnsB. atall,foursidedpilarthattaperstoapyramidialapex

C. asetofrulesD. aunitofmeasurement

AnswerKey:B


Thisepic,originatingfromaround1240,describestheformationphaseofMalihistory.Whatisthisepic.

A. TheEpicofWagadu

B. TheEpicofSilmakaandHambodedio

C. Sundiata

D. TheEpicofFaJigi

AnswerKey:C


WhowasAndreadelVerrocchio?

A. AFlorentinesculptor



B. ThefirstartisttomasterBrunelleschi'snewspacialdeviceC. TheinventoroflinearperspectiveD. PainterofTheAlbaMadonna,circa1510.

AnswerKey:A


IntheMiddleAges,whatiswattle?

A. TheearlyversionofthelanternB. Awovenlatticeofstickswhichiscoveredoveronbothsideswithdaub

C. AdrinkingglassD. Themixturethatcoverstheliningofamoat,makingit,forthemostpart,waterproof

AnswerKey:B


Whatdoesn'tapplytoEleanorofAquitaine?

A. SheVoyagedtotheCrusadesB. ShewasQueenofEnglandC. ShewasQueenofFranceD. ShewasQueenofSpain

AnswerKey:D


Fierowrites,thecareerofthelastgreatsixteenthcenturyFlemishpainter,HEfollowedthecareersofmostotherNorthernRenaissancemastersbyageneration.LikeDrer,HEhadtraveledtoItalyandabsorbeditsClassicalculturehisstyle,however,wouldremainrelativelyindependentofItalianinfluences.CloserintemperamenttoBosch,hewasdeeplyconcernedwithhumanfolly,especiallyasitwasmanifestedintheeverydaylifeofFlemishneighbors.

WHOisthispainterwholivedfrom15251569?

A. PeterPaulRubens

B. PieterBruegheltheElder



C. JanVanEyckD. FransHals

AnswerKey:B


Whatismementomori?

A. "theexcommunicationofanentirecity,districtorstate"B. "awarningoftheclosenessofdeathandtheneedtoprepareforone'sowndeath"

C. "asacredriteorpledgeinmedievalChristianity,avisiblesign(instiutedbyJesusChrist)ofGod'sgrace."

D. "thefree,unearnedfavorofGod"

AnswerKey:B


WhatisScholasticism?

A. "thebodyofunwrittenlawdevelopedprimarilyfromjudicialdecisionsbasedoncustomandprecedentthebasisoftheEnglishlegalsystemandthatofallstatesintheUnitedStateswiththeexceptionofLouisiana."

B. "thestudyoftheOldTestament"C. "amovementaimedatreconcilingfaithandreason"

AnswerKey:C


Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindaflyingbuttress?

A. atthestartofanilluminatedmanuscriptB. onthebackofacanvasC. ontheexteriorofachurch

D. intheundergarmentofaRenaissancenoblewoman

AnswerKey:C




AccordingtoFiero,whatwasSummaTheologica?

A. a"musicaltechniquethatinvolvestwoormoreindependentmelodiesthistermisoftenusedinterchangeablywith'polyphony'"

B. "avastcompendiumofvirtuallyallofthemajortheologicalissuesoftheHighMiddleAges"

C. amultivolumeworkthat"distinguishesbetweentheearthlycityofhumankindandtheheavenlycitythatistheeternaldwellingplaceoftheChristiansoul."

D. thecollectednameforthethreeepics:TheSongofNibelungen,theSongofRolandandBeowulf.

AnswerKey:B


Fierowrites:"despitetheirgeographicalandlinguisticdiversity,AfricansocietiessharesomedistinctculturalcharacteristicsthatproviceacontextforourunderstandingofAfricanculturepriortotheEuropeanencounter.Themostnotableoftheseisakinshipsystemthatemphasized"WHAT?

A. "theimportanceandwellbeingofthegroupasessentialtothatoftheindividual."

B. "maintaininganalmostexactculturalidentityfromsocietytosociety."C. "maintaininganagriculturalsocietythatallowedthesocietiestostayinoneplaceforcenturies."D. "thebeliefinasinglegod."

AnswerKey:A


FierodefinesprehistoryasthestudyofhistorybeforeWHAT?

A. "theappearanceofthestandingerectpeople"B. "theappearanceofnonnomadiccivilizations"C. "theappearanceofhumanmadefire"D. "theappearanceofwrittenrecords"

AnswerKey:D


Whatbestdescribesacrenellation?

A. ThebridgeorplankthatgoesoveramoatB. Areligioustapestrythatusuallyhangsoverthelongestwallofthegreathallofacastle



C. Thewallthatseparatesthelivingquartersofthelordsandladiesofthecastlewiththelivingquartersofthecastleworkers

D. Afortificationbuiltaroundtheupperpartofacastlewithregulargapsforfiringarrows

AnswerKey:D


Whatismassforthedeadorasolemnchanttohonorthedead?

A. AtimbreB. AtropeC. ApolyphonyD. Arequiem

AnswerKey:D


AccordingtoFiero,whatisan"apostle"?

A. "oneoftwelvediscipleschosebyJesustopreachhisgospel."

B. "aformalletter."C. "theinvocationofablessing."D. "thesuperiorofanabbeyormonasteryformen."

AnswerKey:A


AccordingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtwebsite,HeilbrunnTimelineofArtHistory,hecultureofantiquityplayedanimportantroleintheliteraryandartisticendeavorsoftheMiddleAges.WeowemuchofourknowledgeofclassicalGreekpoetry,drama,andphilosohytothescribesandilluminatorswhoproducedbooksfortheintellectualsandwealthypatronsofByzantinesociety,whoplacedgreatvalueonclassicallearning.Amongthese,theninthcenturypatriarchPhotiosboastedthathehadreadhundredsofclassicaltexts.ThewritingsofCicero,Catullus,Virgilindeed,mostofancientLatinliteraturehascomedowntousbecauseitwaslaboriouslycopiedbyTHESEandpreservedinmonastic,ecclesiastical,androyallibraries.

WHODIDTHECOPYING?

A. cottars

B. reevesC. fletchers



D. medievalmonks

AnswerKey:D


WhatisNOTastyleofGreekcolumn?

A. Erechtheion

B. CorintheonC. IonicD. Doric

AnswerKey:A


AccordingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtwebsite,HeilbrunnTimelineofArtHistory,thegriffin,regardedinantiquityasanattendantofApolloandakeeperoflight,retaineditsroleasaguardianfigureforTHISeveninlaterChristiancontexts.

Forwhatwasthegriffinaguardianfigure?

A. theharvestB. birthsC. weddingsD. thedead

AnswerKey:D


InherBookoftheCityofLadies,ChristinedePisan"attacksmalemisogynyandexaltstheaccomplishmentsoffamouswomenthroughouttheages.Patteredasanallegoricaldebate,TheCityofLadiespicturesChristineherself'interviewing'threegoddesses."Whowerethesethreegoddesses?

A. Demeter,HeraandAphroditeB. LadyReason,LadyRectitudeandLadyJustice

C. Epione,EridaandAthenaD. Briso,CaligoandEos



AnswerKey:B


WhowroteThePrince?

A. GeoffreyChaucerB. LeonBattistaAlbertiC. NiccoloMachiavelli

D. ChristinedePisan

AnswerKey:C


AccordingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtwebsite,HeilbrunnTimelineofArtHistory,THISwasthechiefsymbolicpartofthebodyforWesterncultureintheMiddleAges,fromthewaningdaysoftheRomanempiretotheRenaissance.Sinceantiquityitsignifiednotonlytheintellect,thecenterofpower,butwasalsoregardedastheseatofthesoul.WHATPARTOFTHEBODYISTHIS?

A. ThehandsB. ThefeetC. ThetorsoD. Thehead

AnswerKey:D


Whatispostandlintel?

A. TheearlyformofcarvedwritinginstrumentsB. anearlyformofmetalcastingC. cookingtoolsmuchlikeamortarandpestleD. Thesimplestformofarchitecturalconstruction,consistingofverticlemembersandsupporting

horizontals

AnswerKey:D

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