Read each question carefully and thoroughly. Carefully look at each work of art. Then write your thoughts clearly, succinctly, and concretely. Keep your wits about you, and be sure to answer all parts of the questions. Keep in mind that your statements should be consistent. Acute observation is important, but don't merely make observations; explain the reasons behind your comments or the effect of what you have described. You may refer to the slides as right and left (or R and L); remember that left and right are your (the viewer's) left and right.

1. MAP QUESTION (2 minutes).

On your blank map locate with a dot and name the following: Agliate, Caen, Cardona, Catalonia, Como, Dijon, Milan, Rome, Speyer, Toulouse, Venice, Verona, etc.

2. IDENTIFY AND COMMENT (3 buildings, 5 minutes each).

Identify the building as specifically as possible-- place, dedication if relevant, institutional building type, designer or patron if known, region, and date for the part you see shown. (Check to see that you have answered all parts of the identification; guess if you are not sure!) Then, briefly indicate the art historical significance and cite a few important features of the architecture shown.(Suggestion: Pretend that you are telling a friend why this building is important in Romanesque architecture.)

3. SLIDE COMPARISON (15 minutes). Two churches.

Identify both slides as completely as possible, as above.
Analyze the architecture of these two structures by comparing the treatment, details, and rhythm of the piers, walls, and ceiling. Be as specific as possible.

4. READER QUESTIONS

a. Primary texts (15 minutes)
Discuss the value of one of the following for a greater understanding of the architecture we have studied:
. . .

b. Secondary texts (20 minutes). Answer only one of the following:

1) What are some of the details in ____ which help us understand the architecture we are studying? How does this text contribute to an overall understanding of architecture?

2) What are ____'s main arguments? What is evidence lacking, and why?

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