Classic Classic Quiz Churches: works of art by Sosophiex Sosophiex 81 played - 5 mths ago Recognize the elements of religious architecture that make a church, cathedral or abbey a special artistic and spiritual place. QUIZ 15 QUESTIONS expert 1 What do we call the longest part of a church, representing the body of Christ? The ambulatoryThe choirThe nave 2 In which art form is this arch most often found? Gothic artRomanesque artBaroque art 3 What is this part of a church (it borders the part in question 1 on both sides)? The buttressesThe aislesThe deambulatory 4 And these external elements that connect the roof to the buttresses? ButtressesPendantsCornices 5 And these small spaces of meditation? A radiating chapelA traveeAn apse 6 And this part includes the altar and represents the head of Christ? The transeptThe choirThe chevet 7 What is the name of the entrance to a church? The portalThe trumeauThe large doors 8 And this perched gallery, under the large stained glass windows? A triforiumA narthexA claveau 9 And these symbolic parts of a cathedral (at the very top)? Bell towersPinnaclesArrows 10 What do we call this central part of a church, perpendicular to its length and representing the arms of Christ on the cross? The traveeThe transeptThe triforium 11 What type of religious art does this semi-circular arch belong to? Baroque artGothic artRomanesque art 12 And the semi-circular bas-relief carving above the entrance doors? The tympanumThe trumeauThe lintel 13 And those charming creatures that serve as gutters? Les argouilles (ou lezard gouille)Les gargouillesLes margouilles 14 What is the name of this passageway at the back of a church (on the left in the photo)? The naveThe deambulatoryThe transept crossing 15 What do we call the back of a cathedral? The chevetThe absidioleThe claveau A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires