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History of Floral Design

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________________ created by the Greeks; means "horn of plenty"

a)

Adornment

b)

Garland

c)

Cornucopia

2.

In what period did flowers start having messages?

a)

Victorian

b)

Renaissance

c)

Early American

3.

The cornucopia is used during what United States holiday?

a)

Easter

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Christmas

4.

In what period was the Hogarth Curve introduced?

a)

Baroque

b)

2nd period

c)

Colonial

5.

Which styles represents the Art Deco styles?

a)

Straight lines

b)

Curved lines

c)

Tussie mussies

6.

Which styles represents the Colonial styles?

a)

Wildflowers in crockery

b)

Light, airy, and asymmetrical

c)

Curvilinear and focused on mechanics

7.

Which styles represents the Greek styles?

a)

Laurels & Cornucopias

b)

Nosegays

c)

Big Ornate Wreaths

8.

Which styles represents the American Victorian styles?

a)

Fan Shaped designs

b)

Complex curved lines

c)

Straight lines

9.

What is a Greek garland or wreath of flowers worn on a persons head called?

a)

Noseygay

b)

Tussie mussie

c)

Chaplet

10.

What is another name (but not the same) for Tussie-mussie?

a)

Topiary

b)

Orangery

c)

Nosegay

11.

What era is a synthesis, hybrid of all styles and is modern?

a)

Contemporary

b)

Reniassance

c)

Victorian

12.

What era is more contemporary, but uses Egyptian, Greek and Roman influences influences?

a)

NeoClassical

b)

Art Deco

c)

Victorian

13.

What era was at the same time as Art Nouveau, but uses straight lines?

a)

NeoClassical

b)

Art Deco

c)

Victorian

14.

What era has curved lines, asymmetrical, a naturalistic look, and used "whiplash"?

a)

Early American

b)

Art Nouveau

c)

Roman

15.

What era threw petals on the ground, had natural bouquets and fragrant flowers?

a)

Early American

b)

Art Nouveau

c)

Roman

16.

What era has wide mouth urns , bowls, lotus flowers and wreaths?

a)

Colonial

b)

Free-form

c)

Egyptian

17.

What era has limited knowledge and used fragrance to hide the smell of death?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Colonial

c)

Baroque

18.

What era has large, massed designs, is heavily ornate, and flowers for all seasons?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Baroque

19.

What era has trumpets containers, romantic era and is a copied style in England ?

a)

American Victorian

b)

Greek

c)

Renaissance

20.

What era has chaplets, wreaths, garland and cornucopia?

a)

American Victorian

b)

Greek

c)

Renaissance

21.

What era has rebirth, lilies, roses, is symbolic and specialized containers?

a)

American Victorian

b)

Renaissance

c)

Greek

22.
Much of floral design history in America is concisdered to be Eurocentric, or based on European traditions.
a)
True
b)
 False
23.
The Middle Ages has lots of records of floral design
a)
True
b)
 False
24.
Ancient Greeks were known to favor Lotus and water lilies
a)
True
b)
 False
25.

The modern application of the Tussie-Mussie is the wedding bouquet.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
Heavy & elaborate wreaths were used in the Roman period.
a)
True
b)
False
27.

True or false; flowers have played a role in traditions and cultures for many centuries

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which of the following is the sacred flower to the Egyptians?

a)

Acacia

b)

Gladiolus

c)

Lotus

29.

What design was created by William Hogarth during the Baroque period?

a)

Nosegay

b)

Biedermeier

c)

Hogarth Curve

30.

How did Vernon Smithers' product effect floral design?

a)

Cut flowers could last longer, be anchored, and easily transported.

b)

Brought the age of enlightenment.

c)

Opened the first floral shop in medieval England.

31.

The environmental movement would not have begun without Theodore Roosevelt, why?

a)

He started conservation efforts in the U.S.

b)

Teddy Bears became a staple during valentine's day.

c)

He created the Rough Riders

32.

Physic gardens grew plants for:

a)

scientific purposes at the end of the middle ages.

b)

tulips during Tulip-mania in the Netherlands

c)

fruit in the winter months.

33.

The cornucopia is a symbol used for Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving was in which era?

a)

Colonial

b)

Renaissance

c)

Rococo

34.

Though both very ornate, compared to the heavy, dark golden and dramatic Baroque style, the Rococo style was:

a)

light, airy, and decorative.

b)

dark, drab, and morbid.

c)

minimal, uncouth, and humorous.

35.

A Hogarth curve is in the shape of a(n):

a)

"C"

b)

"S"

c)

"H"

36.

Martha Stewart promoted nesting by showing how easy it is to integrate the finer elements of living into our daily lives. She is a large influence on which era?

a)

Pop Culture

b)

Environmentalism

c)

Art Deco

37.

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on floriculture?

a)

Increased the number of people who had access to plants for enjoyment.

b)

It created online ordering and delivery.

c)

Flowers became cybernetic hybrids

38.

What is the purpose of an orangery?

a)

To scientifically study plants for medicine.

b)

To house and protect fruits in winter months.

c)

Painted orange to brighten up the dull and damp English countryside.

39.

What was the major purpose of plants and flowers during the Middle Ages?

a)

Medicine and Food

b)

Aesthetics

c)

Scientific purposes

40.

How do we know details about how flowers were used in ancient cultures?

a)

Books

b)

Photographs

c)

Paintings and Pottery

41.

How can florists today be environmentally conscious?

(*has more than one answer)

a)

Buy locally grown plants

b)

Reuse materials

c)

Use traditional floral foam

42.

What was a cornucopia originally used for?

a)

A side basket warn to gather food.

b)

A rams horn to blow for battle.

c)

An inter-dimensional portal floral vortex