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Housing Styles

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Housing built into caves and cliffs in the American Southwest

a)

Native

b)

Pueblo

c)

Adobe

d)

Stucco

2.

A House with a high steep hip roof, towers, grillwork and large windows

a)

Tudor

b)

Georgian

c)

Victorian

d)

French

3.

Plaster applied to the exterior of a home

a)

Stucco

b)

Adobe

c)

Portico

d)

Balcony

4.

Clay formed into sundried bricks

a)

Stucco

b)

Adobe

c)

Portico

d)

Hip

5.

Another name for the Tudor style

a)

English Half Timber

b)

Victorian

c)

Dormer

d)

Classic Revival

6.

This style of home was originally built for hillside lots.

a)

Earth Sheltered

b)

Craftsman

c)

Berm

d)

Split-level

7.

The log cabin style house originated in what region?

a)

Victorian

b)

Georgian

c)

Scandinavian

d)

Tudor

8.

Characteristics of this home include: a bottom of brick or stone and a top with cross timbers.

a)

English Half Timber

b)

French

c)

Pueblo

d)

Garrison

9.

Bundles of straw used for roofing

a)

Stucco

b)

Thatch

c)

Berm

d)

Cob

10.

A door that opens separately on top and bottom

a)

Gambrell

b)

Grillwork

c)

Balcony

d)

Dutch Door

11.

A small symmetrical house with 1 ½ stories, a central chimney and covered with clapboards…

a)

Classic Revival

b)

Contemporary

c)

French

d)

Cape Cod

12.

The 1st part of a cape cod is called the half house and the addition was the called the….

a)

Gable

b)

Ell

c)

Tower

d)

Berm

13.

This house has a long sweeping roof that extends over the porch

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Dutch

c)

French

d)

Mansard Victorian

14.

This home is one story and was originally built for warm climates and has an open floor plan

a)

Ranch

b)

Pueblo

c)

Adobe

d)

Cape Cod

15.

This style of home would have courtyards, balconies, and porches because it was hot

a)

Mansard Victorian

b)

Italianate

c)

Spanish

d)

Geodesic Dome

16.

A flat roof with geometric forms and the use of glass are characteristic of this style…

a)

Mansard Victorian

b)

International

c)

Contemporary

d)

Earth Sheltered

17.

Why did the Spanish style home include Native American influence?

a)

Because they were trading partners

b)

They thought the style was cool

c)

They had the same materials

18.

You will see a lot of this style of home in north central Springfield because they were built when the railroad came…

a)

Craftsman

b)

Cape Cod

c)

Split level

d)

International

19.

Frank Lloyd Wright is a major architect of this style of design

a)

Contemporary

b)

Prairie

c)

Geodesic Dome

d)

Ranch

20.

In energy efficient homes such as solar and earth sheltered, the trees should be on which side of the house?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

21.

Which of the following housing styles are considered “Energy Efficient”.

a)

Solar

b)

Earth Sheltered

c)

Split Level

d)

Geodesic Dome

22.

This style of house had formal (symmetrical) balance, made of brick and has a chimney at each end

a)

Dutch

b)

English Half-Timber

c)

Georgian

d)

Cape Cod

23.

A style with irregular steep roof with many gables, wrap around porches and railings

a)

Mansard Victorian

b)

Italianate

c)

French

d)

Queen Anne Victorian

24.

Which American president had an interest in classic revival style buildings

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Abraham Lincoln

25.

Why was a gambrel roof added to a cape cod?

a)

To increase space

b)

To decrease space

c)

To help with weather resistance

d)

To make it more stylish

26.

This house began as a two story house, then later an addition was added to the bottom and a single roof was extended to cover both

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Salt Box

c)

Contemporary

d)

Tudor

27.

The salt box home was named after what item?

a)

The storage cellar

b)

The kitchen salt jar

c)

The bread box

d)

The kitchen saltbox

28.

This house was built for large families and is made of stone

a)

German

b)

Queen Anne Victorian

c)

Classic Revival

d)

Pueblo

29.

After the revolutionary war, houses had increased elements of Greek and roman design such as columns, flat roofs, and domes

a)

Tudor

b)

Italianate

c)

Classic Revival

d)

Mansard Victorian

30.

Identify the materials that were termed “Green Design”

a)

Straw Bale Walls

b)

Earth Walls: Rammed Earth or Cob

c)

Adobe

d)

Earth Bag Walls

31.

The famous Missouri home that showed Italianate and Mansard Victorian influence

a)

The MO Governors Mansion

b)

Monticello

32.
What style is this?
a)
Victorian
b)
Bungalow
c)
Gothic
d)
Tudor
33.
What housing style is this?
a)
Spanish
b)
Pueblo
c)
Cocina
d)
Latino
34.
What housing style is this?
a)
Cape Cod
b)
Georgian
c)
Dutch
d)
Dormer
35.
What housing style is this?
a)
French
b)
Dutch
c)
Cape Cod
d)
Dogtrot
36.
What housing style is this?
a)
Split level
b)
Rambler
c)
Ranch
d)
Modern
37.
What housing style is this?
a)
Rambler
b)
Ranch
c)
Split level
d)
Mansard
38.
What housing style is this?
a)
Geodesic Dome
b)
Dome
c)
Prism
d)
Modern
39.
What housing style is this?
a)
Georgian
b)
Saltbox
c)
Colonial
d)
Traditional
40.
What housing style is this?
a)
Queen Anne Victorian
b)
French
c)
Fancy Pants
d)
Queen Elizabeth 
41.
What housing style is this?
a)
Dutch
b)
Frank Lloyd Wright
c)
Craftsman Bungalow
d)
German
42.
What housing style is this?
a)
German
b)
Colonial
c)
Fort style
d)
Garrison
43.
What housing style is this?
a)
Greek Revival
b)
Georgian
c)
French
d)
Fancy 
44.
What housing style is this?
a)
Prairie Style
b)
Greek
c)
Modern French
d)
Modern German
45.
What style of roof is this?
a)
Manpard
b)
Mansard
c)
Fancy pants
d)
Gothic
46.
What style of roof is this?
a)
Hip roof
b)
Gable roof
c)
Transom roof
d)
Gambrel roof
47.
What types of windows are these?
a)
Dorm
b)
Dormer
c)
Cupola
d)
Transom
48.
What style of roof is this?
a)
Gable
b)
Gambrel
c)
Mansard
d)
Barn
49.
What is the material on this roof called?
a)
Reeds
b)
Marsh
c)
Thatch
d)
Bungalow
50.

What kind of house is this?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Dutch

c)

Scandinavian

d)

Early English

51.

Which of these houses are Cape Cod houses?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.
What style of house is this?
a)
Townhouse
b)
Tudor
c)
Log Home
d)
Greek Revival
53.
What style of house is this?
a)
Pueblo Revival
b)
Log Home
c)
Neoclassical
d)
Ranch
54.
What style of house is this?
a)
Cape Cod
b)
Italianate
c)
Townhouse
d)
Modern
55.
What style of house is this?
a)
Log Home
b)
Greek Revival
c)
Art Deco
d)
Townhouse
56.
What style of house is this?
a)
French Provincial
b)
Log Home
c)
Colonial
d)
Igloo
57.
What style of house is this?
a)
Georgian Colonial
b)
Art Deco
c)
Log Home
d)
Igloo
58.
What style of house is this?
a)
Contemporary
b)
Ranch
c)
Colonial
d)
Greek Revival
59.
What style of house is this?
a)
Townhouse
b)
Igloo
c)
Colonial
d)
Craftsman
60.

What kind of house is this?

a)

Earth

b)

Modern

c)

Country

d)

Adobe

61.

Which of these houses are Victorian?

a)
b)
c)
d)