Gothic Architecture Quiz: questions and answers

1. When did Gothic architecture flourish?

Industrial Revolution

Renaissance

Middle Ages

2. Gothic architecture was succeeded by:

Renaissance architecture

Romanesque architecture

Baroque architecture

3. Which building is considered the first notable example of Gothic architecture?

Notre-Dame Cathedral

St. Vitus Cathedral

Abbey of Saint-Denis

4. Where did Gothic style originate?

England

France

Germany

5. What is the earliest example of Gothic architecture in Germany?

Karlstein Castle

Maulbron Monastery

Aachen Cathedral

6. Who built the two western towers of Westminster Abbey?

Nicholas Hawksmoor

Suger

Nicolo Pisano

7. When was the Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) completed?

1240

1280

1260

8. How tall is the nave of Milan Cathedral?

55 m

45 m

35 m

9. How many towers does the Notre-Dame Cathedral have?

0

1

2

10. How long did it take to complete the Milan Cathedral?

60 years

6 years

600 years

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