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HOA-2 FINAL EXAMINATION

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Renaissance period, the architects made several new contributions except for the?

a)

a. Dome

b)

b. Balusters and Balustrade

c)

c. Quoins

d)

d. Pointed Arch

2.

A method of forming stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints, principally employed in Renaissance buildings. It is called?

a)

a. Quoins          

b)

b. Astylar

c)

c. Rustication

d)

d. None

3.

It is the Italian name for the internal court, surrounded by an arcade in a palace or other edifice. It is called?

a)

a. Cortile

b)

b. Arcaded

c)

c. Palazzo Vecchio 

d)

d. None

4.

In the Renaissance period, the term was generally used to denote a ‘singers’ gallery often elaborately carved in a major church. It is called?

a)

a. Cantoria

b)

b. Tabernacle

c)

c. Logge

d)

d. None

5.

It is the principal floor of an Italian palace raised one floor above ground level and contained the principal social apartments. It is called?

a)

a. Logge

b)

b. Piano Nobile

c)

c. Pulpit

d)

d. None

6.

Renaissance architecture pertains to?

a)

a. Medieval Style

b)

b. Rebirth of Classical Culture

c)

c. Skyscrapers

d)

d. None

7.

Considered the father of Renaissance architecture, had an emphasis on classical proportions, simple geometry, and harmony. This influential artist is none other than?  

a)

a. Sebastiano Serlio

b)

b. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

c)

c. Filippo Brunelleschi  

d)

d. None

8.

It is the simplest among the classical order?

a)

a. Doric

b)

b. Tuscan

c)

c. Composite

d)

d. Corinthian

9.

A moral philosophy that drew inspiration from classical antiquity and had significant influence on the work of Italian Renaissance artists is called?

a)

a. Humanism

b)

b. Mannerism

c)

c. Mannerism

d)

d. None

10.

Protagoras statement refers to?

a)

a. Measurements are based on Human

b)

b. That man is everything

c)

c. Measurements are everything for Man

d)

d. Man is the measure of all things

11.

“De Architectura” a book that pertains to the three qualities that the structure must have, “Firmitas, Utilitas and Venustas”. Who was the author of that book?

a)

a. Filippo Brunelleschi

b)

b. Sebastiano Serlio

c)

c. Marcus Vignola

d)

d. None

12.

A type of bond in which each course consists of headers and stretchers laid alternately. It is called?

a)

a. Soldier

b)

b. Header

c)

c. Stack bond

d)

d. None

13.

A pattern bond that facing brick is laid with all vertical joints continuously aligned. It is called?

a)

a. Header

b)

b. English bond

c)

c. Stretcher bond

d)

d. Stack bond

14.

An earth baked material (unglazed) or burnt in molds, used in construction and decoration, harder in quality than brick is called?

a)

a. Concrete

b)

b. Gravel

c)

c. Stone

d)

d. Terra cotta

15.

The window of a protruded bay or the windowed bay itself is called?

a)

a. Oriel window

b)

b. Sliding window

c)

c. Swing window

d)

d. None

16.

A bay window corbeled out from the wall of an upper storey, a bay projecting inside or out extending a room is called?

a)

a.    Bay window

b)

b.    Oriel window

c)

c.    Awning window

d)

d. None

17.

A long, low and narrow, though varied by room-like bays often ran the whole length of the upper floor of the house and connected the wings on either side of the central hall of the building is called?

a)

a. Grand staircase

b)

b. The Long Gallery

c)

c. Dais

d)

d. The withdrawing-room

18.

It is the central shaft of a circular staircase, also applied to the post in which the handrail is framed. It is called?

a)

a.    Baluster

b)

b.    Tread

c)

c.    Post

d)

d.    Newel

19.

A roofed but open-sided structure affording an extensive view, usually located at the roof-top of a dwelling but sometimes an independent building. It is called?

a)

a.    Roof deck

b)

b.    Balcony

c)

c.    Terrace

d)

d. None

20.

A tapering termination of a tower, which was the result of elongating an ordinary pyramidal or conical roof. It is called?

a)

a. Pulpitum

b)

b. Pulpit

c)

c. Finial

d)

d. Spire

21.

A table-like structure comprising a large slab laid horizontally on two smaller stone supports is called?

a)

a. Dolmen

b)

b. Menhir

c)

c. Wattle

d)

d. None

22.

A traditional roofing method that involves using dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, rushes, sedge to create a roof covering?

a)

a.    Daub

b)

b.    Mud

c)

c.    Thatch roof

d)

d.    Shielings

23.

A form of stonework common in the Saxon and Early Norman Periods where alternating courses of stones are laid on opposing diagonal angles is called?

a)

a.    Fishbone

b)

b.    Basketweave

c)

c.    Running bond

d)

d.    Herringbone

24.

An external angle of a masonry wall, or one of the stones or bricks forming such an angle, usually differentiated form adjoining surfaces by material, texture or projection. It is called?

a)

a.    Strapwork

b)

b.    Fret work

c)

c.    Relief

d)

d.    Quoins

25.

Is an arcade that is composed of a series of arches that has no actual openings and that is applied to the surface of a wall as a decorative element. It is designed as an ornamental architectural element and has no load-bearing function. It is called?

a)

a.    Lesene

b)

b.    Baluster shaft

c)

c.    Blind arcade

d)

d. None

26.

Is the top, often “Rose” or circular style windows that cap the top of a gothic style wall just under the vaults is called?

a)

a.    Timpanum

b)

b.    Pediment

c)

c.    Clerestory

d)

d. None

27.

Is an architectural device that separates the arcade from the balcony or the arcade from the windows above. It is often a row of tiny arches carved into the stone?

a)

a.    Clerestory

b)

b.    Triforium

c)

c.    Arcade

d)

d, None

28.

A number of columns which are grouped together and physically connected so they act as a single structural element is called?

a)

a. Clustered columns

b)

b. Twisted columns

c)

c. Bundled columns

d)

d. None

29.

A form of timber roof truss, allowing roof to span greater that the length of any individual piece of timber. It is called?

a)

a.    Hammer-beam roof truss

b)

b. Gable roof truss

c)

c. Hip roof truss

d)

d. None

30.

A large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument. Either alone or together with other stones. It is called?

a)

a.    Stonehenge

b)

b.     Cairn

c)

c.    Megalith

d)

d. None

31.

An architectural style that is highly decorative and theatrical style and has complex architectural plan shapes. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Rococo architecture

b)

b.    Romaticism

c)

c.    Baroque architecture

d)

d. None

32.

A richly decorative style with gilding, asymmetry, and gold pastel colors. It is an exuberant and theatrical design style. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Romaticism

b)

b.    Baroque architecture

c)

c.    Rococo architecture

d)

d, None

33.

An architectural movement or style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel and reinforced concrete. It is called?

a)

a.    Proto-Baroque architecture

b)

b.    Postmodern architecture

c)

c.    Contemporary architecture

d)

d. None

34.

The architecture of the 21st century, no single style is dominant, and the architects during this era prioritized form and flow. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Contemporary architecture

b)

b.    Proto-Baroque architecture

c)

c.    Rococo architecture

d)

d. None

35.

An art free from any historical style and characterized by forms of the nature for ornamentation in the facade aptly called for Floral style. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Art Deco

b)

b.    Art Nouveau

c)

c.    Rundbogenstil

d)

d. None

36.

It is the part of a bell tower or steeple in which bells are housed?

a)

a.    Belfry

b)

a.    Nave

c)

a.    Transept

d)

d. None

37.

A spire on the top of a church tower or roof is called?

a)

a.    Steeple

b)

b.    Belfry

c)

c.    Finial

d)

d. None

38.

One of Architect Gaudi’s work that has undulating stone façades enclose an irregular mesh of polygonal rooms, no two alike, and none with right-angled corners externally swept into heavy browns over the tiers. The name of that building is?

a)

a.    Casa Mila

b)

a.    Casa Batllo

c)

a.    Casa Dominga

d)

d. NOne

39.

A nineteenth century historic revival style of architecture popular in German-speaking lands and German diaspora. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Art Nouveau

b)

b.    Rundbogenstil

c)

c.    Modernism

d)

d. None

40.

One of Architect Gaudi’s architectural masterpiece. A large unfinished minor basilica that can be found in the district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the?

a)

a.    Casa Mila

b)

b.    Casa Dominga

c)

c.    Sagrada Familia

d)

d. None

41.

The architecture used by the first settlers in North America is traditionally known as?

a)

a.    Art Deco architecture

b)

b.    Modern architecture

c)

c.    Colonial architecture

d)

d. None

42.

It is an architecture movement that glorified the machine age and geometric forms as well as new materials and technologies?

a)

a.    Postmodern architecture

b)

b.    Contemporary architecture

c)

c.    Art Deco architecture

d)

d.    Art Nouveau

43.

The arrangement and design of windows in a building is called?

a)

a.    Symmetry

b)

b.    Fenestration

c)

c.    Colonnaded

d)

d. None

44.

It refers to a design aesthetic that developed over a century during the reigns of Kings George I, II and III. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Victorian architecture

b)

b.    Tudor architecture

c)

c.    Colonial architecture

d)

d. None

45.

This style of architecture characterized the reduction of design to essential forms and colors, with simple horizontal and vertical elements and the use of black, white, and primary colors. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Constructivism

b)

b.    De Stijl

c)

c.    Functionalism

d)

d. None

46.

This style of architecture emphasized the use of simple design elements without ornamentation or decoration. Popularized by architects such as Mies van der Rohe. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Minimalism

b)

b.    De Stijl

c)

c.    Constructivism

d)

d. None

47.

An evolution of early Modernist principles in Europe, this style describes the era where European Modernism spread throughout the world. Also, characterized by simple geometry and a lack of ornamentation. This architectural style is?

a)

a.    Functionalism

b)

b.    De Stijl

c)

c.    International style

d)

d. None

48.

Characterized by curving forms and long horizontal lines refers to?

a)

a.    Ornamentation

b)

b.    Fenestration

c)

c.    Form follows function

d)

d. None

49.

A distinguishing characteristic of buildings, furniture, and household items that applies embellishment in various styles. It is mostly seen in entablatures, columns, and the tops of buildings and around entryways and windows, especially in the form of mouldings. It is called?

a)

a.    Fenestration

b)

b.    Machicolation

c)

c.    Ornamentation

d)

d, None

50.

It is a principle that proposes a building’s purpose should be the starting point for its design rather than its aesthetics. This principle was also used by modernist architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright. This principle is?

a)

a.    Less is more

b)

b.    Art and Architecture, the new unity

c)

c.    Function influence but does not dictate form

d)

d. None