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Greek and Roman Architecture

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Aegean beehive shaped type of tomb is called

a)

Tholos

b)

Menhir

c)

Mausoleum

d)

Loculi

2.

The epinaos is also called

a)

Trachelion

b)

Opisthodomos

c)

Posticum

d)

Portico

3.

The intercolumnation of eustyle is

a)

4D

b)

1.5D

c)

2.25D

d)

3D

4.

The sacred enclosure found in the highest part of a Greek City is called

a)

Peribolus

b)

Temenos

c)

Pteroma

d)

Corps de logis

5.

Sunk panels found in the ceiling of Greek temples is called

a)

Acroteria

b)

Lacunaria

c)

Agora

d)

Festoon

6.

The greek male statue used as columns is called

a)

Canephorae

b)

Quadrigas

c)

Atlantes

d)

Osiris

7.

The space between triglyphs wih or without sculptures is called

a)

Metope

b)

Dentil

c)

Architrave

d)

Guttae

8.

The widely used order during the Greek period is the

a)

Ionic

b)

Doric

c)

Corinthian

d)

Tuscan

9.

The tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is also known as

a)

Mausoleum, Helicarnassos

b)

Tomb of Agamemmon

c)

Tomb of Clymnestra

d)

Thersilion, Megapolis

10.

A recess or alcove woth raised seat where disputes took place in the

a)

Crest

b)

Rolock

c)

Exedrae

d)

Niche

11.

The eaves of the Greek temple are protected by a detail which is used to eject rainwater is called

a)

Apteral

b)

Analoi

c)

Angiportus

d)

Antefixae

12.

The temple arranged with a single line of columns surrounding the naos is called

a)

Peristyle

b)

Peripteral

c)

Dodecastyle

d)

Apteral

13.

In the Greek theater, the scene building which was merely a tent or a booth in which the performers prepared is the

a)

Paraskenia

b)

Skene

c)

Orchestra

d)

Cavea

14.

The town square which was the center of the Greek's social and business lif is the

a)

Stoa

b)

Fora

c)

Agora

d)

Circus

15.

The long colonnaded building used around public places and as shelters are religious shrines is the

a)

Proa

b)

Stoa

c)

Exedrae

d)

Pinacotheca

16.

The buiding that serves as senate house for the cheif dignitaries of the city and as a place where distinguished visitors and citizens might be entertained

a)

Bouleuterion

b)

Thersilion

c)

Prytaneion

d)

Diathyros

17.

The Greek council house is a covered meeting place for the democratically elected councils is called

a)

Leontarium

b)

Hypaethrum

c)

Farrarium

d)

Bouleuterion

18.

A kindred type to the theater, the

a)

Postern

b)

Odeion

c)

Bustum

d)

Farrarium

19.

A foot racecourse in the cities, where games were celebrated is the

a)

Stadium

b)

Circus

c)

Thermae

d)

Xystus

20.

Similar to the stadium, though longer, a longer type of building for horse and chariot racing is the

a)

Prytaneion

b)

Hippodrome

c)

Velodrome

d)

Hypocaust

21.

The hippodrome wa sthe prototype of the roman building called

a)

Hospitium

b)

Hypertarium

c)

Circus

d)

Pelmet

22.

The greek wrestling school is called

a)

Palaestra

b)

Gymnasia

c)

Dipteral

d)

Spina

23.

The place for all types of physical exercises is the

a)

Prytaneion

b)

Circus

c)

Gymnasium

d)

Crypto-poticus

24.

The most famous of all tombs and one of the seven wonders of the world erected for King Mausolos is the

a)

Nereid Monument, Xanthos

b)

Tomb of the Weepers

c)

Mausoleum, Helicarnassos

d)

Lion Tomb, Cnidos

25.

Greek temples stood on a foundation of three steps called

a)

Base

b)

Podium

c)

Crepidoma

d)

Stereobate

26.

The Crepidoma is made up of two parts, namely stylobate and

a)

Stereobate

b)

Probate

c)

Corbiestep

d)

Esplanade

27.

Vertical features such as columns were inclined inwards towards the top to correct the appearance of falling outwards and this is called

a)

Enfilade

b)

Exostes

c)

Entasis

d)

Elevation

28.

The characteristic Greek surface ornament is the

a)

Acanthus leaf and scroll

b)

Anthemion

c)

Egg and dart

d)

Guilloches

29.

A quadrigas is a

a)

Four-horse chariot

b)

Sculptured metope

c)

Denticulated pediment

d)

Mutullary

30.

The origin ofbthe Corinthian capital, which is distinguished by its bell shape and the acanthus leaf, is attributed to

a)

Pericles

b)

Mnesicles

c)

Callimachus

d)

Pheidias

31.

The Parthenon is a _____ temple.

a)

Doric

b)

Corinthian

c)

Ionic

d)

Tuscan

32.

The Etruscans originated in houses called the

a)

Impluvium

b)

Peristyle

c)

Domus

d)

Atrium

33.

The character of the Roman architecture is

a)

Simplicity

b)

Obsentation & ornateness

c)

Light & airy magnificence

d)

Sober & dignified

34.

The wall facing developed by the Romans which is made of small stones laid in a loose pattern assembling the polugonal work is called

a)

Opus alexandrinum

b)

Opus mixtum

c)

Opus incertum

d)

Opus testaceum

35.

The buttress which is used for retaining earth is called

a)

Flying buttress

b)

Pilaster

c)

Hemicycle

d)

Spur

36.

Marble mosaic lattern used on wall is the

a)

Opis musivium

b)

Opus sectile

c)

Opus spicatum

d)

Opus reticulatum

37.

Roman reactangular temples stood on

a)

Crepidoma

b)

Stylobate

c)

Podium

d)

Pedestal

38.

The structure used as halls of justice and commercial exchanges by the Romans is the

a)

Thermae

b)

Circus

c)

Basilicas

d)

Spina

39.

The palatial public bath generally raised on high platform within an enclosing wall is the

a)

Thermae

b)

Gymnasium

c)

Locanicum

d)

Triclinium

40.

The furnace that provided the warm baths to the thermae is the

a)

Xystus

b)

Calidarium

c)

Hypocaust

d)

Fauces

41.

The roman sibterranean vault is called

a)

Coemeteria

b)

Tholos

c)

Mausoleum

d)

Pyramid

42.

The difference between the roman & greek theater is that the Roman auditorium encircled _______ of a circle

a)

2/3

b)

1/2

c)

3/4

d)

Whole

43.

Amphitheaters are used in

a)

Horse racing

b)

Gladiratoral contests

c)

Marathon

d)

Chariot racing

44.

To celebrate victorious naval campaigns of the generals the usual monument built is

a)

Memorial columns

b)

Rostral column

c)

Triumphal arches

d)

Festoons

45.

The luxurious country house of the romans which is surrounded by terraces and garden is the

a)

Palace

b)

Castle

c)

Insula

d)

Villa

46.

Roman bridges are called

a)

Pons

b)

Gryse

c)

Facet

d)

Moat

47.

The vault which was formed by the intersection of two semi-circular vaults of equal span and used over a square apartment is the

a)

Sexpartite vault

b)

Cupola

c)

Fan vault

d)

Cross vault

48.

The favourite of the romans among the five orders is the

a)

Composite

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

d)

Doric

49.

That which corresponds to the Greek agora is the Roman

a)

Place

b)

Forum

c)

Plaza

d)

Market

50.

The crowning glory of the roman architecture is the

a)

Temple of Vesta

b)

Temple of Portunus

c)

Pantheon, Rome

d)

Temple of Fortuna Virilis

51.

The architect of Trajan's Basilica, Rome is

a)

Mnesicles

b)

Emperor Caligula

c)

Apollodorus of Damascus

d)

Callicrates

52.

The plan of the Colloseum, Rome is shaped in a form of

a)

Circle

b)

Half- circle

c)

Ellipse

d)

Trapezoid

53.

The dividing wall running down the arena in a slightly oblique direction in the circus is called

a)

Spina

b)

Esplanade

c)

Axicia

d)

Creeper

54.

The triumphal arch that was built to commemorate the capture of Jerusalem was

a)

Arch of Septimus Severus

b)

Arch of Tiberius

c)

Arch of Titus

d)

Arch of Constantine

55.

The Roman palace building began by Augustus and added to by later emperors was the

a)

Palaces of the emperors, Rome

b)

Palace of Diocletian

c)

Golden House of Nero, Rome

d)

House of Livia

56.

The entrance passage in the domus is called

a)

Atrium

b)

Prothyrum

c)

Fauces

d)

Peristyle

57.

The palace that forms the greater part ofnthe medieval town of Spalato, which has therfore been called a city in a house is the

a)

Palace of Sargon

b)

House of Pompeii

c)

Palace of Diocletian

d)

House of the Surgeon

58.

A building in Classic architecture for plants, flowers, and running water, ornamented with statues and forming a cool and agreeable retreat is called

a)

Nymphaeum

b)

Podium

c)

Cinerarium

d)

Panopticon

59.

The curved arris formed by the intersection of vaulting surfaces is called

a)

Pavimentum

b)

Centering

c)

Groin

d)

Ribs

60.

The dome of a circular building is the

a)

Tholos

b)

Podium

c)

Annular Vault

d)

Vault