WorksheetsArchitecture
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
Architecture is:
Building stuff
The art and technique of designing buildings
Making a house
Designing an office
What is "Vernacular Architecture"?
Talking about architecture in the correct tense
Using space age materials such as carbon fiber
Architecture found in Venice, Italy
Architecture specific to region and time period that uses natural materials found close by
_______ is an example of Vernacular Architecture
Hotel
Igloo
Duplex
Mansion
Renaissance architecture relied heavily on:
Mathematics and symmetry
Bricks
Wood
Educated guesses
Renaissance buildings typically employed the following:
Roofs, cantilevers, marble
Hatchways, doors, towers
Mote, bridges, turrets
Arches, spires, columns
What architectural feature was widely seen for the first time during the Renaissance?
Dome
Mote
Wood frame
Granite
The following is NOT one of the original column orders in Renaissance architecture:
Doric
Contemporary
Ionic
Corinthian
This is an example of what type of column?
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
Neo-classical
This is an example of what type of Renaissance column?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Contemporary
Renaissance columns were created using a precise ratio between:
Height and width of building
Diameter of the base and the height of column
Radius of column and width of building
Diameter of the top and height of column
This is a picture of:
Roman Aquaducts
Saint Peter's Basilica
United States Capital Building
Brunelleschi's Dome
What architect is:
Person trained in the skill of designing, and overseeing the design and construction of a building
Person trained in the construction of a building
Person trained in designing the facade of a building
Person trained in electrical circuits of a building
The two major types of architecture are:
Residential
Commercial
Duplex
Apartments
A single family, detached home is considered this type of architecture:
Commercial
Residential
Industrial
Agriculture
A high-rise office building is considered this type of architecture:
Commercial
Residential
Industrial
Agriculture
Large scale, multifamily housing (like a high-rise apartment building) is considered this type of architecture:
Commercial
Residential
Industrial
Agricultural
The three main areas of a home are:
Service
Living
Seating
Sleeping
The bathroom falls into what main area of the home?
Service
Living
Sleeping
Outdoor
The kitchen falls under which of the main areas of a home?
Sleeping
Living
Service
Outdoor
