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History of Architecture (Part 1)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

High windows above eye level. The purpose is to bring outside light, fresh air, or both, into the inner space.

a)

Oriel Window

b)

Skylight

c)

Awning Window

d)

Clerestory

2.

In the center of early Christian churches, atrium is a fountain of water for ablutions - a custom which is still adapted by Roman Catholics by the use of __________.

a)

Cistern

b)

Stoup

c)

Water Basin

d)

Moat

3.

An ornamented canopy of stone or marble permanently placed over the altar in a church.

a)

Apse

b)

Bema

c)

Ambulatory

d)

Baldachino

4.

It refers to the traditional home of the Navajo people, made of wood, and packed mud and earth in varying amount, with the door facing east to welcome the rising sun for good wealth and fortune. Also considered pioneers of energy-efficient homes.

a)

Catal Huyuk

b)

Earth Lodge

c)

Hogan

d)

Wigwam

5.

The flat slab forming the top of the column capital, plain in Doric style, but molded or otherwise enriched in other styles.

a)

Abacus

b)

Echinus

c)

Flute

d)

Triglyph

6.

Forms the imposing entrance to acropolis.

a)

The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

b)

Parthenon

c)

Propylaea

d)

Erectheion

7.

One of the solid parts between the crenels of a battlement.

a)

Embrasure

b)

Ward

c)

Merlon

d)

Brattice

8.

An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joint of the flat tiles.

a)

Acroterion

b)

Pediment

c)

Tympanum

d)

Antefix

9.

A low screen in an early Christian basilica, separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from congregation.

a)

Bema

b)

Cancelli

c)

Nave

d)

Sanctuary

10.

A small overhanging turret on a wall or tower often at a corner or near a gateway.

a)

Bartisan

b)

Crenel

c)

Merlon

d)

Embrasure

11.

It refers to the public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city. The center of judicial and business affairs, and place of assembly for the people, usually including a basilica and a temple.

a)

Agora

b)

Forum

c)

Stoa

d)

Colleseum

12.

The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek city.

a)

Agora

b)

Stele

c)

Acropolis

d)

Stoa

13.

Identify the building. It has 5 main domes, six minarets, and eight secondary domes. The design is the culmination of two centuries of Ottoman mosque development, located in Istanbul, Turkey.

a)

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

b)

Sultan Grand Mosque

c)

Hagia Sofia

d)

Hagia Sophia

14.

A figure of an imaginary creature having the body of a lion and the head of a man, ram, or hawk, commonly placed along avenues leading to ancient Egyptian temples or tombs.

a)

Syrinx

b)

Pylon

c)

Propylon

d)

Sphinx

15.

An ivory white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra was erected to the memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal, it was the culminating work in the life of the emperor __________.

a)

Shah-Jahan

b)

Minare Medrese

c)

Gur-I-Mir

d)

Shao Khan