ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

Which of the following decorations could not be found on the exterior of Romanesque churches?

• Fountains

• Arcades

• Towers

• Decorative sculpture

Why did architects start building more piers as supports within buildings as compared to columns?

• It was easier to carve sculptures into piers than columns

• Piers were considered to be more elegant than columns

• Piers provided stronger support to vaulted ceilings than columns

• Architects found that too many columns could be distracting

Leaning Tower of Pisa is an example of:

• Apse

• Narthex

• Campanile

• Tympanum

What is the definition of tracery as used in Gothic Architecture?

• A means for connecting and supporting stained glass windows

• A means for replicating older designs on to newer structures

• A means for creating designs on designs on thin walls

• A means for transferring images to stained glass windows

Which of the following were elements of Romanesque Architecture?

• Delicate tracery, stonework and timber ceilings

• Barrel vaults, piers and round arches

• Flying buttresses, fortifications and pointed arches

• Rows of arches, stained glass and towering spires

Which of the following were elements of Gothic Architecture?

• Delicate tracery, stonework and timber ceilings

• Barrel vaults, piers and round arches

• Flying buttresses and pointed arches

• Rows of arches, stained glass and towering spires

Which of the following groups of buildings emerged during the Romanesque Period?

• Arenas, churches and colosseums

• Domed churches, forts and palaces

• Cathedrals, monasteries and moats

• Castles, cathedrals and monasteries

Renaissance architecture is identified by the presence of:

• Symmetry and harmony

• Chaos and discord

• Linear and rigid elements

• Bland decorative elements

New features in engineering during the period of Renaissance architecture led to the appearance of:

• Domes

• Double walls

• Pyramids

• Underground tunnels

Church or cathedral containing the font where baptism takes place

• camposanto

• campanile

• baptistery

• cathedral