IHUM 201- Exam 2 lesson questions

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The City of God was an attempt to

formulate an all-embracing philosophy of history

which is true regarding Charlemagne and education?

he encouraged education, founded several schools, and also sought learning himself

What was the chief concern of Augustine's parents when he was an adolescent?

his secular education

Feeling that he is dying, Roland says a lengthy farewell to Durendal, who is

his sword

Where do the gods dwell, according to the Epicureans?

in some region removed from the known universe

what were the two major characteristics of Gothic architecture?

increased height and stained-glass windows

How is a typical Gothic apse different from a traditional Romanesque apse?

it has a double ambulatory

Which is true regarding the style of the Confessions?

it includes numerous quotations from scriptures

What was the function of the Font du Gard?

it was an aqueduct

According to the Epicureans, how was the earth created?

it was the result of random collisions of atoms without any intention or design

What are the four levels of Saint Jerome's scriptural meaning

literal, allegorical, moral, and anagogical

What is the term used to describe early polyphony where one voice maintains the basic chant melody while the upper voices sung the same syllable but in elaborate melodic developments?

melismatic organum

life after death

neo-platonsim

What did the Epicureans recommend regarding social engagement?

one should only have friends, in order to avoid emotional disturbances

The ruling principle in the Stoic universe is

order

What is the term used to describe early polyphony where the voices maintain the same musical interval while singing the same melody?

parallel organum

Artotrogus

parasite/ flatterer

Philocomasium

prostitute with a heart of gold

For the Stoics, the thing that human beings share is

reason

Shorter farcical plays that accompanied tragedies are called

satyr plays

In what part of the monastery were illuminated manuscripts produced?

scriptorium

jamb figures

sculptures carved to decorate cathedral portals

Augustine first started praying

so that he wouldn't be beaten at School

social duty

stoicism

What was the first building to introduce Gothic innovations?

the abbey church at Saint- Denis

If you were to walk into a cathedral during mass, which parts of the cathedral could you visit?

the ambulatory and the radiating chapels

nave

the central part of the church, constructed for the congregation

transept

the crossing part of the church creating the shape of a cross

refectory

the eating hall

the Stoics called those things that we have no control over

the externals

Scriptorium

the library and copying area of the monastery

chapter house

the meeting room in which part of the Rule of Saint Benedict is read every day

What architectural detail do we find on the Pantheon's roof?

the oculus

narthex

the part of a church one enters before the nave, used by individuals preparing for baptism

In the Gothic style, what is the name for the building level between the nave arcade and the clerestory?

the triforium

In addition to his high opinion of his military might, Pyrgopolynices also

thinks that women can't resist him

Augustine believed that was could be just

true

What is the name for the semicircular space above the doors on a Romanesque church?

tympanum

What typical characteristics of Roman comedy do we see in The Braggart Soldier?

use of stock characters

Blancadrin

vassal of King Marsilion

fresco

wall paintings on wet plaster

according to Lucretius, the earth and sky

will one day be destroyed

Clerestory

windows in the nave elevations uppermost level

The poem specifies that Roland is valorous and proud, but adds that Oliver is

wise

Does Pyrgopolynices ever discover the truth about the young lovers?

yes

Pleusicles

young lover

Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

A Benedictine nun and author

oculus

A circular opening at the top of a dome

What is an "illuminated" book?

A decorated book, usually embellishing opening letters of chapters

triumphal arch

A monumental structure that takes the form of one or more arched passageways, often spanning a road, and commemorates military victory.

Who was important Anglo-Saxon scholar at Charlemagne's court in Aachen?

Alcuin of York

Who does Cupid disguise himself as in order to make Dido fall in love with Aeneas?

Ascanius

Thierry

Champion knight of Charlemagne

What city was the center of imperial life in the Roman Empire in the fifth and early sixth centuries?

Constantinople

What convinces Aeneas to flee with his family instead of leaving with them to fight the Greeks?

Divine signs (a flame that appears and a shooting star) indicate that he should leave

Which emperor established Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Emperor Constantine

Which emperor in AD 312 issued in Milan a decree of toleration for Christianity (and other religions)?

Emperor Constantine

moderation

Epicureanism

Atoms

Epicurianism

What people occupied Rome from 616 to 510 B.C.E?

Etruscans

Portrait sculptures during the Roman Republic were

Extremely realistic

What was the name of the large open space in the center of Rome used for meetings of the Senate and the assemblies of the people?

Forum

Pinabel

Friend and champion of Ganelon

Which of the following forms is NOT polyphonic?

Gregorian chant

What causes the death of Roland?

He blows his horn so strongly that his temples burst

In the Braggart Soldier, why is the young woman Philocomasium with the soldier?

He carried her off against her will from Athens

What ae Periplectomenu's opinions regarding marriage?

He doesn't want anything to do with it, as would take away his freedom.

As an adult, what keeps Augustine from converting to Christianity?

He feels he can't be chaste

Which is true about Archbishop Turpin?

He fights and kills a number of enemy soldiers

What does Pyrgopolynices decide to do with Palaestrio?

He gives him to Philocomasium

Which is true regarding Paul?

He had a knowledge of Greek literature

In the Braggart Soldier, how does the play end for the soldier?

He is beaten and almost castrated

What does Aeneas leave Dido?

He is commanded to do so by the gods

What happens to the Trojan priest who tries to persuade the Trojans to destroy the wooden horse?

He is killed by sea serpents

What happens to Ganelon at the end of the poem?

He is ripped apart by horses.

What assignment is Ganelon given by Charlemagne?

He is to deliver terms of surrender to Marsilion

What is the assignment that Sceledrus has been given?

He is to guard Philocomasium

What is Aeneas' response to Turnus' plea for mercy?

He kills him

As a child Augustine was going to be baptized, but then it didn't take place. Why not?

He was sick, but then got better

what was Augustine's general philosophy of history?

History is linear, predetermined, and controlled by God

"Carpe Diem"

Horace

What was novel about the style of the Confessions?

It was an autobiography

How did Augustine explain the caching of Rome by invading Germanic tribes?

It was part of God's plan to replace human kingdoms with the Kingdom of God

The storm at the beginning of the story leaves Aeneas and his crew on the coast of

Italy

Which theme is popular in Early Christian art?

Jonah and the Whale

Using Saint Jerome's different levels of scriptural interpretation, what is the allegorical meaning of the story of Jonah?

Jonah's time in the belly of the fish and subsequent safe return to land prefigure Christ's death and resurrection

According to legend, which of the following was NOT responsible for the founding of Rome?

Juno

Which divinity is dedicated to the success of Carthage?

Juno

Satire III

Juvenal

To the Corinthians, what did Paul teach regarding Greek Philosophy?

Knowledge of spiritual things did not come through rational means

What is the name of the priest that warns the Trojans of the deception of the wooden horse?

Laocoon

One of the prominent medieval composers associated with the school at Notre-Dame was...

Léonin

Augustine's views were likely influenced by what religion?

Manichaeism

who wrote Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

Who is the divine messenger who tells Aeneas he must leave Carthage?

Mercury

How did Epicureans seek to maximize their happiness?

Moderating desires and living simply

What is Augustine's mother's name?

Monica

Periplectomenus

Old man

"The Tale of Pyramus and Thisbe"

Ovid

How does Palaestrio convince Sceledrus not to tell what he has seen?

Palaestrio persuades Sceledrus that he has seen Philocomasium's twin sister

From around 1150 to 1300, what city was the intellectual and cultural center of Western civilization?

Paris

Which former Jewish persecutor of the Christians became an important figure in the spread of Christianity?

Paul

Who is the father of Neo-platonism?

Plotinus

Bramimude

Queen of Spain

What are the two main periods of Roman history called?

Republican and Imperial Rome

Ganelon decides to plot with the Muslims in order to betray and kill

Roland

Who is assigned to lead the army's rearguard?

Roland

Oliver

Roland's best friend

Ganelon

Roland's step-father

what famous church was built in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Constantine?

Saint Peter's Basilica

What happens to Aeneas' wife during the fall of Troy?

She gets lost and is killed, appearing to him as a ghost

When Pyrgopolynices tells her to leave, how does Philocomasium react?

She pretends to be sad, but is actually very happy

Externals

Stoicism

Wheel

Stoicism

"Love has come at last"

Sulpicia

What promise does Jupiter make to Juno?

That he will allow the Latins to retain their name

Who is Sidon?

The Greek who convinces the Trojans to accept the wooden horse

What event in C.E. 476 marks the formal end of the Roman Empire in Western Europe?

The deposition of Romulus Augustulus

Cloister

The enclosed garden and walkway in the interior of the monastery

Which is true regarding the relation between the pope and Charlemagne?

The pope approved of Charlemagne's efforts and crowned him emperor

For the Epicureans, what happens after death?

The soul and body both disintegrate back into atoms

How would the world end, according to Augustine?

The world would be purified and become righteous

Who wrote The Aeneid?

Virgil

Palaestrio

Wily slave

who founded Stoicism?

Zeno

Comedy as an art form began as

a celebration of Dionysus

sarcophagus

a coffin

Ambulatory

a continuation of side isles that extends behind the choir and apse which allows for the flow of traffic into the chapels

Barrel Vault

a continuous arch or vault that looks like a semicircle in cross section.

What is feudalism?

a hierarchical structure in which lesser rulers are bound by acts of fealty to higher ones

What is a chanson de geste?

a poem about valorous deeds

archivolt

a sculpted, ornamental molded around an arched wall opening

tribune gallery

a second-story space between the nave arcade and clerestory used for traffic

nave arcade

a series of arches supported by piers separating the nave from the side aisles

Clerestory

a series of small arched windows

verism

a style of extreme realism in which one carefully reproduces visual appearances, including flaws

dome

a vaulted roof usually having a circular base and shaped like half a sphere

What is the Vulgate Bible?

a version of the Bible largely translated into Latin by Saint Jerome.

What happens to Charlemagne at the end of the poem?

an angel awakens him to go help Christians who are under attack

rose window

an elaborately designed circular window sectioned by mullions

narthex

an entrance leading from the an atrium into a church

What is melisma?

an intricate series of musical notes

atrium

an open courtyard surrounded by an arcade

When Roland dies

angels take his soul to heaven

what does the Hebrew word Messiah mean?

anointed one

The semicircular area in a basilica is the

apse

The warrior character Turpin is a

archbishop

Augustine writes that infants

are selfish and sinners

What was the functional purpose of the Gothic gargoyles?

as rain gutters

In Early Christianity depiction son Christ, he is likely to be

beardless

why did Augustine and his friends steal pears?

because it was wrong to do

Pyrgopolynices

braggart soldier


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