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History of Architecture 1 Revision

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 12hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Archeological Site at Terra Amata contained tools of the

a)

Lower Paleolithic period

b)

Neolithic Period

c)

Bronze age

d)

Upper paleolithic period

2.

The upright stone with the horizontal component over it in the Stone Henge was called

a)

System of equilibrium

b)

Post and Lintel

c)

Mortice and tenon

d)

Vaulting

3.

The settlement of Catalhuyuk was based on the mining of a stone called

a)

Obsidian

b)

Granite

c)

Slate

d)

Onyx

4.

The roof of Skara Brae was made with this system

a)

Corbelling

b)

Vaulting

c)

Truss

d)

Tile

5.

Mastaba at Beit Kallaf had the burial chamber

a)

Subterranean

b)

In the super structure

c)

In the temple adjoining it

6.

The mortuary temple of Step Pyramid complex was found on which side of the pyramid?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

7.

There were a total of how many pylons in the Temple of Amun Re

a)

5

b)

10

c)

1

d)

2

8.

Above the entry of the temple of Abu Simbel, Tere is a relief work of Remessess II offering sacrifice to which God

a)

Abu Simbel

b)

Amun Re

c)

Ptah

d)

Re-Harmarchis

9.

The Great bath was in which city

a)

Mohenjendaro

b)

Harappa

c)

Dholavira

10.

The main court at the palace of Knossos was called

a)

Throne court

b)

Bull Court

c)

Lion Court

11.

The Greek temples were oriented to the

a)

East-West Cardinal Axis

b)

North - South Cardinal Axis

c)

direction of rising of the sun

d)

Direction of the Acropolis

12.

The Greek temples had elaborate preparation rooms, a number of storage rooms and courtyards

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Identify the odd pair

a)

Regulae and Guttae

b)

Metopes and Trygliphs

c)

Echinus and Necking

d)

Capital and Sylobate

14.

Identify the buildings found in the Agora

a)

Bouleuterion

b)

Stoa

c)

Propylon

d)

Temple

15.

Domus Aurea was the residence of

a)

Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Trajan

16.

Which of these are types of Roman concrete wall

a)

Opus Incertum

b)

Opus Reticulatum

c)

Opus Testaceum

d)

Opus Magnum

17.

The Ceiling system of Colosseum was

a)

Barrel vault

b)

Groin Vault

c)

Corbelling

18.

The rooms for the gladiators was in the

a)

Uppermost floor

b)

Below the stage

c)

Along the stage

19.

The planning of early Christian churches were influenced by which of the following

a)

Roman Basilica

b)

Roman Villas

c)

Pantheon

d)

Roman Temples

20.

Exampls of Byzantine Architecture

a)

St.Mark's Venice

b)

Hagia Sophia, Turkey

c)

St.Clement Rome

d)

Pisa Cathedral , Italy

21.

The _______ had low screen walls around it called the Cancelli

a)

Choir

b)

Altar

c)

Baldachino

d)

Apse

22.

The long hall that stood perpendicular to the nave is called

a)

Transept

b)

Aisle

c)

Apse

d)

Chapel

23.

Identify the elements of Byzantine Architecture

a)

Domes

b)

Pendentives

c)

Gallery above aisle

d)

Latin cross plan

e)

Towers on the western end

24.

Identify the elements of Romanesque architecture

a)

Thick masonry walls

b)

Towers over the eastern entrance

c)

Receding planes in openings

d)

Flying Buttresses

e)

Pinnacle

25.

What is found at the end of the transepts of Pisa Cathedral

a)

Openings

b)

apse with chapels

c)

Dome

d)

aisle

26.

The circumambulatory path around the altar is called

a)

Baldachino

b)

Chavet

c)

Chapel

d)

Tracery

27.

Durham Cathedral's nave has how many aisles on either side?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

28.

Identify the elements of Gothic Architecture

a)

Flying Buttress

b)

Thick walls

c)

Pinnacle

d)

Large windows

29.

The space above the nave arcade and below the clearstorey windows is

a)

Blind arch

b)

Chapel

c)

Triforium

d)

Tympanum

30.

Which style of architecture is Westminster Abbey

a)

Early English Gothic

b)

Perpendicular Gothic

c)

Norman Gothic

d)

Decorative Gothic

31.

The Henry's Chapel in the Westminster Abbey has ____ vault in the ceiling

a)

Rib Groin Vault

b)

Fan Vault

c)

Barrel Vault

d)

Quadripartite Vault

32.

What is this

a)

Lancet Windows

b)

Rose Window

c)

Ogee Arch

33.

the western gable to the nave being hidden by a pierced screen connecting the two western towers - which church is this found in

a)

Notre Dame Paris

b)

Durham Cathedral

c)

Westminster Abbey

d)

Abbey Aux Homes

34.

Which type of roof is this

a)

Trussed Rafter Roof

b)

Collar Beam Roof

c)

Hammer Beam Roof

d)

Tie Beam Roof

35.

The Nave part of Notre Dame Paris has what type of roof

a)

Barrel Vault

b)

Sexpartite Vault

c)

Quadripartite Vault

d)

Fan Vault

36.

Use of ____________ arch helped achieve taller space, with shorter bay lengths

a)

Pointed

b)

Semi-circular

c)

Segmented

d)

Ogee

37.

Renaissance era focused on revival of

a)

Classic architecture

b)

Byzantine architecture

c)

Romanesque Architecture

d)

Gothic Architecture

38.

Filippo Brunelleschi's most important work

a)

Dome of Florence Cathedral

b)

Dome of St.Peter's Cathedral

c)

Dome of St.Paul's Cathedral

d)

Laurentian Library

39.

St.Paul's Cathedral dome has three domes, which of it is the load bearing one?

a)

Inner Dome

b)

Outer Dome

c)

Conical Dome

40.

Laurentian Library was done by

a)

Filippo Brunelleschi

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Inigo Jones

d)

Andera Palladio

41.

In Italian Renaissance, the ground storey of the building had ______

a)

Rusticated Masonry

b)

Cornice

c)

Astylar Masonry

d)

Balustrades

42.

St.Peter's Cathedral, walls were faced with

a)

Marble

b)

Plaster

c)

Granite

d)

Wood

43.

The Villa Del Capra is nicknamed

a)

Rotunda

b)

Pantheon

c)

Parthenon

d)

Colosseum

44.

In Palace of Versailles, the King's Bed Chambers was

a)

were king met his advisories and royal delegates

b)

were state receptions were held

c)

the king's private chambers

45.

Which of these are the works of Inigo Jones

a)

St.Paul's Cathedral

b)

The Banqueting House

c)

Queens House , Greenwich

d)

St.Paul's Covent Garden

e)

Villa Del Capra

46.

The circumambulatory path around the altar is called

a)

Baldachino

b)

Chavet

c)

Chapel

d)

Tracery