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Housing Styles and Characteristics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is pictured?

a)

Gingerbread

b)

Verandahs

c)

  • Dormers

d)

  • Half-timber

2.

Question

Which of the following accurately describes a quatrefoil?

a)

A large covered porch wrapping around the house

b)

A long slender rod ornamented with turned moldings

c)

Heavily gaudy spindlework mass-produced with a jigsaw

d)

  • A window or embellishment representing a flower with four petals

3.

Which of the following is the term for the railing along the edge of a balcony or roofline?

a)

Sidelight

b)

Frieze

c)

  • Balustrade

d)

Verandah

4.

Question

Christine is remodeling her home and wants to add a narrow window above her front door. This is known as which of the following?

a)

Transom

b)

  • Frieze

c)

Pilaster

d)

Bracket

5.

Exposed wood framing used for structural integrity in the medieval era and now used ornamentally is known as which of the following?

a)

Gingerbread

b)

  • Verandahs

c)

Dormers

d)

  • Half-timber

6.

The Victorian Gothic style is inspired by which of the following?

a)

British design from pattern books

b)

Greek temples and theatres

c)

Colonial cottages, farmhouses and barns

d)

Medieval churches, cathedrals and castles

7.

Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of a Georgian colonial style home?

a)

Pediment framing the doorway

b)

Central chimney

c)

Symmetrical shape

d)

Double-hung sash windows

8.

Which of the following is true of Victorian folk style homes?

a)

  • They do not have porches

b)

They have spindlework or gingerbread

c)

They were popular among the wealthy

d)

They borrow details from the federal style

9.

Ionic columns are those with which of the following on top?

a)

Upside-down double scroll

b)

Religious characters and symbols

c)

A simple fluted shaft

d)

Elaborate leaf or acanthus design

10.

Which housing style is used on many government buildings and is sometimes called Southern Colonial?

a)

  • Greek revival

b)

Victorian folk

c)

Victorian Gothic

d)

Federal

11.

The idea of using basic elements and minimal materials while letting the shape be determined by function is known as which of the following?

a)

Tudor style

b)

International style

c)

Flexible style

d)

  • Efficient style

12.

Which of the following is NOT true of Cape Cod style housing?

a)

It usually includes dormers

b)

It was mass produced for soldiers after WWII

c)

It is a term coined by Frank Lloyd Wright

d)

It originated in colonial times

13.

In which area of the United States are Spanish mission style homes most commonly found?

a)

In the Northwest

b)

In the Northeast

c)

In the Southwest

d)

In the Southeast

14.

Who was the original designer the prairie style?

a)

Timothy Dwight

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Richard Meier

d)

Ludwig Mies van der Rhoe

15.

Which of the following housing styles resembles humble medieval cottages and includes the use of half-timber?

a)

Victorian Gothic

b)

Prairie

c)

Spanish mission

d)

Tudor