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HISTO-ROMAN

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 38mins

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1.

notable for the use of the true &

radiating arch, they were the earliest

civilization & great builders, invented the

Tuscan capital, their temple were oriented

a)

Etruscan

b)

Roman

c)

Hadrian

d)

Trojan

2.

ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

a)

Vastness & Magnificence

b)

Ostentation & Ornateness

3.

the best contribution of romans in architecture

a)

pozzolana

b)

cement

c)

concrete

d)

mortar

4.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF VAULTS

DEVELOPMENT BY THE ROMANS:

a)
b)

*Semi-circular/Wagon–headed/Barrel Vault

Cross Vault/Groin Vault

5.

Thousands of small stones or

glass tiles set in mortar to form a pattern.

Showed pictures of roman life

a)

sgraffito

b)

frescoes

c)

mosaic

6.

– made up of rectangular

blocks of stone with or w/ out mortar

joints but frequently secured with

dowels and cramps.

a)

Opus Quadratum

b)

Opus Incertum

c)

Opus Recticulatum

d)

Opus Testaceum

7.

made up of small stones

laid in a loose pattern roughly

assembling the polygonal work

a)

Opus Quadratum

b)

Opus Incertum

c)

Opus Recticulatum

d)

Opus Testaceum

8.

fine joints were in

diagonal lines like the meshes of a net.

a)

Opus Quadratum

b)

Opus Incertum

c)

Opus Recticulatum

d)

Opus Testaceum

9.

triangular bricks (plan)

specially made for facing the walls.

a)

Opus Quadratum

b)

Opus Incertum

c)

Opus Recticulatum

d)

Opus Testaceum

10.

consisted of bands of “tufa” introduced at intervals in the

ordinary brick facing or alteration of rectangular blocks with small

squared stone blocks.

a)

Opus Mixtum

b)

Opus Testaceum

c)

Opus Recticulatum

d)

Opus Incertum

11.

combination of Ionic &

Corinthian

a)

composite

b)

tuscan

c)

colute

d)

iodoric

12.

counter part of doric capital

a)

iodoric

b)

composite

c)

tuscan

d)

volute

13.

open space used as a meeting

place, market or rendezvous for political

demonstrations.

a)

forum

b)

agora

c)

circus

d)

palaestra

14.

oldest & most

important used as Hippodrome.

a)

Forum Romanum, Rome

b)

Forum of Trajan, Rome

c)

Forum of Truscan, Rome

15.

the largest forum

a)

Forum Romanum, Rome

b)

Forum of Trajan, Rome

c)

Forum of augustus, Rome

16.

the most sacred

shrine & source of Roman life & power

a)

Forum of Trajan, Rome

b)

Temple of Vista, Rome

c)

Temple of Vesta, Rome

d)

Basilica of Constantine, Rome

17.

– most famous &perfect preservation of all ancient buildings

in Rome.

It was now converted into a Christian church named Sta. Maria

Rotonda.

Apollodorus of Damascus

a)

The Pantheon, Rome

b)

Basilica of Constantine, Rome

c)

Trajan’s Basilica, Rome

d)

Forum of Trajan, Rome

18.

halls of justice or Assembly Hall

a)

basilicas

b)

forum

c)

temples

d)

rotonda

19.

built by

Apollodorus of Damascus

a)

The Pantheon, Rome

b)

Basilica of Constantine, Rome

c)

Trajan’s Basilica, Rome

d)

Forum of Trajan, Rome

20.

also known

as Basilica of Maxentius or Basilica Nova.

a)

Basilica of Constantine, Rome

b)

Trajan’s Basilica, Rome

c)

The Pantheon, Rome

d)

Temple of Vesta, Rome

21.

a luxurious public bath

a)

balneum

b)

thermae

c)

apoditheria

22.

warm room

a)

Tepidarium

b)

Calidarium

c)

Frigidarium

d)

Sudatorium

23.

hot room, or with hot

water bath

a)

Calidarium

b)

Tepidarium

c)

Frigidarium

d)

Sudatorium

24.

cooling room

a)

Apodyteria

b)

Unctuaria or untoria

c)

Frigidarium

d)

Sudatorium

25.

dry sweating room

a)

Spaeresterium

b)

Sudarium

c)

Palaestra

d)

Calidarium

26.

dressing room

a)

Unctuaria or untoria

b)

Palaestra

c)

Apodyteria

d)

Spaeresterium

27.

for physical exercise

a)

Frigidarium

b)

Calidarium

c)

Palaestra

d)

Spaeresterium

28.

 place for oils &

perfumes

 

a)

Palaestra

b)

Tepidarium

c)

Unctuaria or untoria

d)

Apodyteria

29.

game room

a)

Palaestra

b)

Spaeresterium

c)

Frigidarium

d)

Apodyteria

30.

a large open space with trees,

statues & fountains, part of it was used

as a stadium for foot- racing & where

athletic sports took place.

 

a)

Xystus Or Public Park W/ Avenue Of

Trees

b)

Trajan’s Basilica, Rome

c)

Temple of Vesta, Rome

d)

The Pantheon, Rome

31.

with a

capacity of 1,600 bathers

a)

Thermae Caracalla, Rome

b)

Thermae of Diocletian Rome

c)

Thermae of Titus, Rome

d)

Thermae of Grippa, Rome

32.

largest

with capacity of 3,000 bathers

 

a)

Thermae Caracalla, Rome

b)

Thermae of Diocletian Rome

c)

Thermae of Titus, Rome

d)

Thermae of Grippa, Rome

33.
a)

Thermae Caracalla, Rome

b)

Thermae of Diocletian Rome

c)

Thermae of Titus, Rome

d)

Thermae of Grippa, Rome

34.
a)

Thermae Caracalla, Rome

b)

Thermae of Diocletian Rome

c)

Thermae of Titus, Rome

d)

Thermae of Grippa, Rome

35.

private bath in Roman palaces

and houses containing the following:

Tepidarium, Calidarium, Frigidarium

a)

Spaeresterium

b)

Palaestra

c)

Balneum

d)

Thermae

36.
a)

Thermae Caracalla, Rome

b)

Xystus

c)

Hadrian’s Villa Summer Bath

d)

Thermae of Diocletian Rome

37.
a)

Theater of Marcellus, Rome

b)

Theater Orange

c)

Theater of dionysus

38.
a)

Theater of Marcellus, Rome

b)

Theater Orange

c)

Theater of Herodus of Atticus

d)

Theater of dionysus

39.

used for

gladiatorial combats, elliptical in plan.

a)

colosseum

b)

palaestra

c)

therame

40.

known as

“Flavian Amphitheater”, commenced by

Vespasian & completed by Domitian

a)

The Colosseum, Rome

b)

Theater of Marcellus, Rome

c)

Theater Orange

41.

erected

to

commemorate victories campaign of

emperors and generals.

a)

triumphal arch

b)

pailou

c)

pylon

d)

stele

42.

is a triple triumphal arch once located in the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum) near the Temple of Concordia and the Rostra.

a)

Arch of septimius severus

b)

Arch of Titus, Rome

c)

Arch of Constantine, Rome

43.

built in Rome to commemorate the victory of the Roman general, later emperor, Titus, in the Jewish War of 66-74 CE.

a)

Arch of septimius severus

b)

Arch of Titus, Rome

c)

Arch of Constantine, Rome

44.

is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great.

a)

Arch of septimius severus

b)

- Arch of Titus, Rome

c)

Arch of Constantine, Rome

45.
a)

Porte S. Andre, and the Porte d’

Arroux, Autun

b)

Porte De Mars, Rheims

c)

Portic of Octavia, Rome by Augustus

46.

in the centre of ancient Rome, one of the city's most recognisable and iconic monuments still standing.

a)

Porte S. Andre, and the Porte d’

Arroux, Autun

b)

Porte De Mars, Rheims

c)

Portic of Octavia, Rome by Augustus

47.

is a well preserved third century AD ancient Roman triumphal arch in Reims, one of the widest in the Roman world.

a)

Porte S. Andre, and the Porte d’

Arroux, Autun

b)

Porte De Mars, Rheims

c)

Portic of Octavia, Rome by Augustus

48.

- is a Roman Doric

Column, entirely of marble, w/ a total

height of 115 ft. 7 inches & a shaft 12

inches in diameter w/ a spiral staircase

a)

Trajan Column

b)

Rostral Columns

c)

Aegeans Columns

49.

use to house the Emperors.

a)

palaces

b)

temples

c)

basilica

d)

forum

50.

was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome

a)

Palaces of the Emperors, Rome

b)

Golden House of Nero, Rome

c)

Palace of Diocletian, Spalato

51.

largest palace & often called “a city in a house”

covered a total of 8 acres, almost the size of Escorial, Spain

a)

Golden House of Nero, Rome

b)

Palace of Diocletian, Spalato

c)

Palaces of the Emperors, Rome

52.

private house –center of

family apartments

a)

domus

b)

insula

c)

cubicula

d)

thermae

53.

entrance passage

a)

Prothyrum

b)

Atrium

c)

Impluvium

d)

Tablinum

54.

Entrance court, open to the

sky & at the center is an impluvium

a)

Prothyrum

b)

Atrium

c)

Impluvium

d)

Tablinum

55.

a water cistern collector

a)

Prothyrum

b)

Atrium

c)

Impluvium

d)

Tablinum

56.

open living room

a)

Prothyrum

b)

Atrium

c)

Impluvium

d)

Tablinum

57.

an inner colonnaded court

w/ garden

a)

Peristyle

b)

Cubicula

c)

Oecus

d)

Alae

58.

bedroom

a)

Peristyle

b)

Cubicula

c)

Oecus

d)

Alae

59.

reception room

a)

Oecus

b)

Cubicula

c)

Peristyle

d)

Alae

60.

recesses for conversation

 

a)

Peristyle

b)

Cubicula

c)

Alae

d)

- Oecus

61.

Kitchen & Pantry

a)

Cubicula

b)

Oecus

c)

culina

d)

Alae

62.

is an ancient Roman villa at Prima Porta, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Rome, Italy, along the Via Flaminia

a)

House of Livia, Rome

b)

House of Surgeon, Pompeii

c)

Golden House of Nero, Rome

63.

is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments

a)

House of Livia, Rome

b)

House of Surgeon, Pompeii

c)

Golden House of Nero, Rome

64.

 a luxurious

country house with surrounding terraces

a)

domus

b)

insula

c)

villa

65.

many storey tenements

also called “Workmen’s Dwelling”

a)

domus

b)

insula

c)

villa

66.

used for water supply, w/

smooth channels or “specus” lined w/ hard

cement & carried on arches, in several

tiers.

 

a)

viaduct

b)

aqueduct

c)

pons

67.

is one of the longest of the eleven aqueducts that supplied the city of Rome.

a)

Aqua Marcia, Rome

b)

Aqua Claudia, Rome

c)

Aqua Blanca, Rome

68.

 built with Emperors

Caligula & Claudia

a)

Aqua Marcia, Rome

b)

Aqua Claudia, Rome

c)

Aqua Blanca, Rome

69.

simple, solid &

practical construction designed to resist the

rush of water

 

a)

pons

b)

dam

c)

aqueduct

70.

striking features of ancient &

modern Rome

a)

fountains

b)

locus/lacus

c)

salientes

71.

designed similar to

a large basin of water

a)

Fountains

b)

“Lacus” or Locus

c)

“Salientes”

72.

similar to a large basin of

water with spouting jets

a)

Fountains

b)

“Lacus” or Locus

c)

“Salientes”

73.
a)

Basilica of Septimius Severus, Lepcis Magna

b)

TEMPLE

Maison Caree, Nimes

c)

The Pantheon. Rome

74.

it is one of the best preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire.

a)

Maison Caree, Nimes

b)

Basilica of Septimius Severus, Lepcis Magna

c)

The Pantheon. Rome