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History of Architecture

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A megalithic structure consisting of several large stones set on end with a large

    covering slab

a)

Menhir

b)

Tumull

c)

Dolmen

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

2.

Monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple consisting with slanting walls flanking the entrance portal

a)

Egyptian Gorge

b)

Jungian Empire

c)

Andrews Palace

d)

Battar

e)

None of the above

3.

A massive funerary structure of stone or brick with a square base and four sloping

     triangular sides meeting at the apex; used mainly in ancient Egypt.

a)

Matsaba

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Royal Pyramids

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

4.

Principal room of Anatolian House

a)

Villa

b)

Ivy's Floral Garden

c)

Megaron

d)

Portico

e)

None of the above

5.

It consists of the upright column or support including the capital, base, if any, and the horizontal entablature or part supported.

a)

Stylobate

b)

Pylon

c)

Order

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

6.

The steps forming the base of a columned Greek temple

a)

Cripedoma

b)

Crepidoma

c)

Cropadoma

d)

Cropodomo

e)

None of the above

7.

The principal chamber in a Greek temple containing the statue of deity.

a)

Pronoas

b)

Antelixae

c)

Naos

d)

Megatron

e)

None of the above

8.

Dry sweating room with apodyteila or dressing room and unctuaria or for oils.

a)

Tepidarium

b)

Frigidarium

c)

Thermae

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

9.

A great awning drawn over roman theatres and amphitheatres to protect spectators against the sun

a)

Mast

b)

Laconilum

c)

Impluvium

d)

Velarium

e)

None of the above

10.

Roman apartment block that rose four or more storey high

a)

Villa

b)

Domus

c)

Megaron

d)

Insula

e)

None of the above

11.

A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb

a)

Baldachino

b)

Lamurio

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

e)

Lantern

12.

A long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian Basilican Church.

a)

Arcade

b)

Berna

c)

Narthex

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

13.

The culmination of early Christian Architecture. This style developed after A.D. 330 when Constantine established the Imperial capital.

a)

Roman Architecture

b)

Jungian Architecture

c)

Andrew's Empire

d)

Byzantine Architecture

e)

None of the above

14.

That part of a Greek house or Byzantine Church reserved for women

a)

Plaza

b)

Harem

c)

Gymnaceum

d)

Ivy's Floral Garden

e)

None of the above

15.

Truncated wedge-blocks forming an arc.

a)

Squinch

b)

Voussoirs

c)

Colonetta

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

16.

A monument erected in memory of one not interned in or under it

a)

Chattris

b)

Sahn

c)

None of the above

d)

Sarcophagus

e)

Cenotaph

17.

A rose or wheel window of the Romanesque Church was of ten placed over the

a)

North Door

b)

East Door

c)

West Door

d)

South door

e)

None of the above

18.

A period in Gothic Architecture in France characterized by circular windows with wheel tracery

a)

Lancettes

b)

Flamboyant

c)

Rayonnant

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

19.

Projecting ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings,

whether vaulted or flat.

a)

Groin

b)

Plough

c)

Boss

d)

Jungian

e)

None of the above

20.

A slight convex curvature built into truss or beam to compensate for any anticipated deflection so that it will have no sag when under load.

a)

Baulk-tie

b)

Squinch

c)

Camber

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

21.

A method of forming stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints,

      principally employed in Renaissance building.

a)

Rustification

b)

Junjification

c)

Astylar

d)

Cyclopean

e)

None of the above

22.

Designer of the Crystal Palace, London

a)

Sir John Andrew

b)

Sir Joseph Paxton

c)

Sir Jona Cubitt

d)

Sir Jameson Fox III

e)

Sir Jayden Turner

23.

Architect of the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

a)

Antonio Gaudi

b)

Paul Abadia

c)

Anthony Gauge

d)

Pauli Abadi

e)

Anton Gaeul

24.

Architect of the White House, D.C.

a)

James Hoban

b)

Frank Loyd Wright

c)

R.M Hunt

d)

H.H Richardson

e)

None of the above

25.

Second Filipino registered architect after the well-known Tomas Mapua

a)

Carlos Baretto

b)

Antonio Toledo

c)

Juan Villegas

d)

Juan Altiveros

e)

None of the above