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Cathedral Architecture

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The dominant diagonal structural component in this image is a ______?

a)

Flying buttress

b)

Buttress

c)

Pier

d)

Window

2.

The following are characteristics of Gothic Architecture Except one.

a)

Flying buttresses

b)

Thick walls

c)

Rib Vaults

d)

Lancet windows

3.

This image of a ceiling is a_______.

a)

lintel

b)

Groin Vault

c)

ribbed vault

d)

Fan vault

4.

Cathedrals were usually designed in what shape?

a)

Star

b)

Cross

c)

Diamond

d)

Oval

5.

What did Gothic architecture allow for in cathedrals?

a)

thinner walls

b)

taller walls

c)

tall windows on the walls

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

6.
What is this called? 
a)
Gothic Arch
b)
 Flying Buttresses
c)
Rose window
d)
Bell Tower 
7.

Some of earliest churches built in the last parts of the Roman Empire are called?

a)

Gothic Churches

b)

Romanesque Churches

c)

Lithuanian Architecture

d)

Etruscan Architecture

8.

The floor plan (or shape) of most cathedrals is in what shape?

a)

A cross

b)

A turtle

c)

A star

d)

A square

9.

What kind of windows were used in a Gothic Cathedral?

a)

stained glass

b)

tinted

c)

unbreakable

d)

plastic

10.

General characteristics of Romanesque openings.

a)

Narrow and small

b)

Wide

c)

No Opening

d)

Broad

11.

Arches used on Romanesque buildings

a)

Round Arch

b)

Pointed Arch

c)

Saracenic Arch

d)

Horseshoe Arch

12.

This church is a good example of _______ Period.

a)

Early christian

b)

Byzantine

c)

Roman

d)

Romanesque

13.

What are characteristics of Romanesque Churches

a)

Thick walls, Pointed arches, Rose window, Highly Decorated Outside

b)

Gargoyles, Small windows, Thick walls

c)

Thick Walls, Small windows, Short walls, Plain outside Decoration

d)

High Walls, Pointed Arched Windows, Stained Glass

14.

The main differences in Gothic and Romanesque churches are what?

a)

Style of windows

b)

Gargoyles, Pointed arches

c)

Rose window. stained glass

d)

All three answers

15.

Describe the supports of this building

a)

Buttresses

b)

Pinnacles

c)

Rustication

d)

Flying Buttresses

16.

Romanesque was before gothic

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Which of the following characteristics are common in Gothic Cathedrals?

a)

Upward looking spaces

b)

Light filled interiors

c)

Thick walls

d)

Small windows

18.

The technology and engineering needed for Gothic cathedrals already existed before they gained popularity.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who was the architect of La Sagrada Família?

a)

Antoni Gaudí

b)

Francisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano

c)


Josep Maria Subirachs

d)

Markus Burrisimo

20.

the front of a building, especially an impressive or decorative one

a)

facade

b)

monument

c)

adoration

d)

spire

21.

What happened to Antoni Gaudí's detailed drawings and models for La Sagrada Família?

a)

They were destroyed by anarchists during the Spanish Civil War.

b)

They were hidden away by Gaudí before he died.

c)

They were preserved in a museum dedicated to Gaudí's work.

d)

They were stolen by a rival architect.