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Session 2 - Introduction to History and Theory

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Title of Banister Fletcher's Book is

a)

A History of Architecture - On a systematic approach

b)

The Ten Books of Architecture

c)

A History of Architecture - On the comparative method

d)

Essay on Picturesque - A History of Architecture

2.

The image above, present in Banister Fletcher's book, is

a)

The Capitoline Hill of Rome

b)

The Acropolis of Athens

c)

The Walhalla of Donaustauf

d)

The Temple of Zeus in Olympia

3.

According to Korydon Smith, Architecture ______ is the most vital component of the architecture curriculum. Explicit or implicit, architectural _______ is the means by which architects and architectural scholars situate themselves in the world.

a)

History

b)

Technology

c)

Theory

d)

Representation

4.

Architectural theory began with Marcus Vitruvius’...

a)

Ten Books On Architecture

b)

De Re Aedificatoria

c)

On Architecture

d)

Art of Building in Ten Books

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main areas of Architectural Theory?

a)

Theories of Architectural Technology

b)

Theories of Architectural History

c)

Theories of Architectural Epistemology

d)

Theories of Architectural Design

6.

They are:

a)

Peter and Alison Smithson

b)

Aline and Eero Saarinen

c)

Lina Bo and Pietro Maria Bardi

d)

Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown

7.

The British Library was designed by

a)

Jim Stirling

b)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

c)

Alison Smithson

d)

MJ Long

8.

According to a "Women in Architecture" survey conducted by the Architects’ Journal, more than ___ of female architects inthe UK believe motherhood hinders their careers.

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

9.

In her introduction "What we now vulgarly call the Gothic", Nicla Coldstream compare two masterpieces of gothic architecture. One is the Cathedral of Chartres, the other one is:

a)

Notre Dame de Paris

b)

The Orvieto Cathedral

c)

The Cathedral of York

d)

Hagia Sophia of Constantinople

10.

Which of the following is NOT a Gothic "style"?

a)

Flamboyant

b)

Apulian

c)

Manueline

d)

Perpendicular

11.

This is

a)

Umberto Eco

b)

Paul Ricoeur

c)

Marc Bloch

d)

Robert Venturi