WorksheetsHousing Styles and Characteristics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is pictured?
Gingerbread
Verandahs
Dormers
Half-timber
Question
Which of the following accurately describes a quatrefoil?
A large covered porch wrapping around the house
A long slender rod ornamented with turned moldings
Heavily gaudy spindlework mass-produced with a jigsaw
A window or embellishment representing a flower with four petals
Which of the following is the term for the railing along the edge of a balcony or roofline?
Sidelight
Frieze
Balustrade
Verandah
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?
Transom
Frieze
Pilaster
Bracket
Exposed wood framing used for structural integrity in the medieval era and now used ornamentally is known as which of the following?
Gingerbread
Verandahs
Dormers
Half-timber
The Victorian Gothic style is inspired by which of the following?
British design from pattern books
Greek temples and theatres
Colonial cottages, farmhouses and barns
Medieval churches, cathedrals and castles
Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of a Georgian colonial style home?
Pediment framing the doorway
Central chimney
Symmetrical shape
Double-hung sash windows
Which of the following is true of Victorian folk style homes?
They do not have porches
They have spindlework or gingerbread
They were popular among the wealthy
They borrow details from the federal style
Ionic columns are those with which of the following on top?
Upside-down double scroll
Religious characters and symbols
A simple fluted shaft
Elaborate leaf or acanthus design
Which housing style is used on many government buildings and is sometimes called Southern Colonial?
Greek revival
Victorian folk
Victorian Gothic
Federal
The idea of using basic elements and minimal materials while letting the shape be determined by function is known as which of the following?
Tudor style
International style
Flexible style
Efficient style
Which of the following is NOT true of Cape Cod style housing?
It usually includes dormers
It was mass produced for soldiers after WWII
It is a term coined by Frank Lloyd Wright
It originated in colonial times
In which area of the United States are Spanish mission style homes most commonly found?
In the Northwest
In the Northeast
In the Southwest
In the Southeast
Who was the original designer the prairie style?
Timothy Dwight
Frank Lloyd Wright
Richard Meier
Ludwig Mies van der Rhoe
Which of the following housing styles resembles humble medieval cottages and includes the use of half-timber?
Victorian Gothic
Prairie
Spanish mission
Tudor
