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The Great Architectural History Quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

who is this architect

a)

Oscar Niemeyer

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Zaha Hadid

d)

Lucio Costa

2.

The Great Pyramid of Gizeh was build during the 4th dynasty by?

a)

Cheops

b)

Senusret

c)

Zoser

d)

Amenemhat

3.

When was Gustavson Wylie Architecture established in Vancouver (after the merger of John E. Gustavson and G.D. Wylie)?

a)

1996

b)

1991

c)

1999

d)

1994

4.

The beginner of Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak and founder of the 19th dynasty

a)

Rameses 1

b)

Rameses 2

c)

Rameses 3

d)

Rameses 4

5.

Draw a project completed by Gustavson Wylie Architecture!

6.

The above figure (image credit: https://ich.unesco.org/) shows the timber frame structural system of

a)

chuan-dou (pillars-and-transverse tie beams system)

b)

tai-liang (lifted-beam system)

c)

cha-liang (hybrid system)

7.

In Egyptian Architecture, the tomb of the Pharaohs is the?

a)

Stupa

b)

Pyramid

c)

Mastaba

d)

Tumuli

8.

The Mineral of greatest importance to Greek Architecture of which greece and there domains had an ample supply was?

a)

Stone

b)

Mica

c)

Marble

d)

Granite

9.

Greek Architecture was essentially?

a)

Arch and Vault

b)

Columnar and Trabeated

c)

Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting

d)

Domical Roof Construction

10.

The imposing entrance to the Acropolis and erected by Architect Mnesicles is the?

a)

Pai Lou

b)

Torii

c)

Propylaea

d)

Torana

11.

The building in the Acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building erected is the

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Temple of Pantheon

d)

Temple of the Greeks

12.

With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the Romans achieved huge interiors with?

a)

Lacunaria

b)

Waffle ceiling

c)

Arch and Vault

d)

Columnar and Trabeated

13.

Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the greeks?

a)

Doric

b)

Corinthian

c)

Composite

d)

Tuscan

14.

Who does this architectural work belong to

a)

Library of Sao Paulo

b)

Sydney Opera

c)

Museo Oscar Niemeyer

d)

The house of the waterfall

15.

From the 5th Century to the present, the character of the Byzantine Architecture is the practice using the?

a)

Arch and Vault

b)

Columnar and Trabeated

c)

Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting

d)

Domical Roof Construction

16.

The finest eemaining example of Byzantine Architecture

a)

Hagia Sofia, Constantinople

b)

Parthenon

c)

Pantheon

d)

Palace of Persopolis

17.

The Architectural Character of the Romanesque Architecture is

a)

Arch and Vault

b)

Columnar and Trabeated

c)

Sober and Dignified

d)

Domical Roof Construction

18.

Romanesque Architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the use of what material for facing the walls

a)

Marble

b)

Bricks

c)

Stone

d)

Concrete

19.

The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buldings in Rome

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Forum Romanum

d)

Hagia Sofia

20.

Amphitheaters are used for?

a)

Physical Acitivites

b)

Gladiator Contest

c)

Public Space

d)

Market

21.

Where is this work located

a)

Dinamarca

b)

United States

c)

Valencia Spain

d)

Brazil

22.

An Ancient Greek portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public areas

a)

Agora

b)

Stoa

c)

Exedrae

d)

Forum

23.

A fortified high area or citadel of an Ancient Greek city.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Metropolis

c)

Persepolis

d)

Megalopolis

24.

An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints if the flat tiles

a)

Acroterion

b)

Anterfixae

c)

S-tiles

d)

Pantiles

25.

Label X shown in the timber frame structure above refers to

a)

Purlin

b)

Beam

c)

Column

d)

Short-post

26.

Strictly a pedestal at the corners of peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually, the ornament itself

a)

Acroterion

b)

Antefixae

c)

S-Tiles

d)

Pantiles

27.

The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in the Grek Temple

a)

Intercolumnation

b)

Pteroma

c)

Temenos

d)

Prostyle

28.

which is a detail plan

a)

the design of a project is

b)

they show a small part of the construction

c)

they have a calculation and costs

d)

is the title and name of the work

29.

What are deep foundations

a)

Zapata corrida

b)

Zapata isolated

c)

Piles

d)

Foundation slab

30.

What is this work called?

a)

The house of the waterfall

b)

Parque Guell

c)

Barcelona Pavilion

d)

sacred Family

31.

What year is this work?

a)

1200

b)

1980

c)

1922

d)

1880

32.

A glass-enclosed porch, room or gallery used for sunbathing or for therapeutic exposure to sunlight.

a)

Trombe wall

b)

Solarium

c)

Sunroom

d)

Sundeck

33.

What is the minimum slope for accessible ramps for disabled?

a)

1:10

b)

1:6

c)

1:12

d)

1:8

34.

Who is this architect?

a)

Joaquin Torres

b)

Le corbusier

c)

Zaha Hadid

d)

Toyo ito

35.

In the center of the Early Christian church’s atrium is a fountain of water for ablutions a custom which is still adopted by Roman Catholics by the use of

a)

Pensive

b)

Cistern

c)

Stoup

d)

Moat

36.

An open, often paved area connected to a house of building and serving as an outdoor living area

a)

Veranda

b)

Lanai

c)

Terrace

d)

Deck

37.

Name a notable project GWA is currently working on

(a)