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What is architecture?

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Architecture is:

a)

Building stuff

b)

The art and technique of designing buildings

c)

Making a house

d)

Designing an office

2.

What is "Vernacular Architecture"?

a)

Talking about architecture in the correct tense

b)

Using space age materials such as carbon fiber

c)

Architecture found in Venice, Italy

d)

Architecture specific to region and time period that uses natural materials found close by

3.

_______ is an example of Vernacular Architecture

a)

Hotel

b)

Igloo

c)

Duplex

d)

Mansion

4.

Renaissance architecture relied heavily on:

a)

Mathematics and symmetry

b)

Bricks

c)

Wood

d)

Educated guesses

5.

Renaissance buildings typically employed the following:

a)

Roofs, cantilevers, marble

b)

Hatchways, doors, towers

c)

Mote, bridges, turrets

d)

Arches, spires, columns

6.

What architectural feature was widely seen for the first time during the Renaissance?

a)

Dome

b)

Mote

c)

Wood frame

d)

Granite

7.

The following is NOT one of the original column orders in Renaissance architecture:

a)

Doric

b)

Contemporary

c)

Ionic

d)

Corinthian

8.

This is an example of what type of column?

a)

Ionic

b)

Doric

c)

Corinthian

d)

Neo-classical

9.

This is an example of what type of Renaissance column?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

d)

Contemporary

10.

Renaissance columns were created using a precise ratio between:

a)

Height and width of building

b)

Diameter of the base and the height of column

c)

Radius of column and width of building

d)

Diameter of the top and height of column

11.

This is a picture of:

a)

Roman Aquaducts

b)

Saint Peter's Basilica

c)

United States Capital Building

d)

Brunelleschi's Dome

12.

What architect is:

a)

Person trained in the skill of designing, and overseeing the design and construction of a building

b)

Person trained in the construction of a building

c)

Person trained in designing the facade of a building

d)

Person trained in electrical circuits of a building

13.

The two major types of architecture are:

a)

Residential

b)

Commercial

c)

Duplex

d)

Apartments

14.

A single family, detached home is considered this type of architecture:

a)

Commercial

b)

Residential

c)

Industrial

d)

Agriculture

15.

A high-rise office building is considered this type of architecture:

a)

Commercial

b)

Residential

c)

Industrial

d)

Agriculture

16.

Large scale, multifamily housing (like a high-rise apartment building) is considered this type of architecture:

a)

Commercial

b)

Residential

c)

Industrial

d)

Agricultural

17.

The three main areas of a home are:

a)

Service

b)

Living

c)

Seating

d)

Sleeping

18.

The bathroom falls into what main area of the home?

a)

Service

b)

Living

c)

Sleeping

d)

Outdoor

19.

The kitchen falls under which of the main areas of a home?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Living

c)

Service

d)

Outdoor

20.

What style is this home?

a)

Italian

b)

Mission

c)

French

d)

Capecod

21.

What style of is this house?

a)

Georgian

b)

Ranch

c)

Capecod

d)

Prairie

22.

What style is this house?

a)

French

b)

Italian

c)

Georgian

d)

Colonial

23.

What style is this house?

a)

Queen Anne

b)

Greek

c)

Gothic

d)

Georgian

24.

What style is this house?

a)

German

b)

Queen Anne

c)

Gothic

d)

Prairie

25.

What style is this house?

a)

French

b)

Garrison

c)

German

d)

Swedish

26.

What style is this house?

a)

German

b)

Garrison

c)

Dutch

d)

Prairie

27.

What style of house is this?

a)

Queen Anne

b)

Capecod

c)

Italian

d)

Dutch

28.

What style of house is this?

a)

Queen Anne

b)

Italian

c)

French

d)

Georgian

29.

What style of house is this?

a)

French

b)

Colonial

c)

Georgian

d)

Mansard

30.

What style of house is this?

a)

Mansard

b)

French

c)

Queen Anne

d)

Georgian

31.
a)

Mansard

b)

Colonial

c)

Greek Revival

d)

Tudor

32.

What style of house is this?

a)

Spanish

b)

Italian

c)

Prairie

d)

Ranch

33.

What style of house is this?

a)

French

b)

Mansard

c)

Georgian

d)

Tutor

34.

What style of house is this?

a)

Split-Level

b)

Ranch

c)

Capecod

d)

Craftsman

35.

What style of house is this?

a)

Craftsman

b)

Priarie

c)

Ranch

d)

Capeco

36.

What style of house is this?

a)

Crafstman

b)

Capecod

c)

Prairie

d)

Mansard

37.

What roof style is this?

a)

shed

b)

hipped

c)

gambrel

d)

gable

38.

What roof style is this?

a)

shed

b)

gambrel

c)

gable

d)

flat

39.

What roof style is this?

a)

flat

b)

shed

c)

gable

d)

mansard

40.

What roof style is this?

a)

Hipped

b)

Gable

c)

Mansard

d)

Gambrel

41.

What feature is this?

a)

Column

b)

Pediment

c)

Cornice

d)

Portico

42.

What feature is this?

a)

Cornice

b)

Portico

c)

Dormer Window

d)

Pediment

43.

What feature is this?

a)

Shutters

b)

Pilaster

c)

Portico

d)

Pediment

44.

What feature is this?

a)

Pilaster

b)

Pediment

c)

Column

d)

Portico

45.

What feature is this?

a)

Pilaster

b)

Pediment

c)

Portico

d)

Cornice

46.

Which of the following is not one of the primary Greek 'orders' of architecture?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

d)

Franklin

47.

Which order of Greek columns was the most decorative?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

48.

Which order of Greek columns had the most simple design?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

49.

What was the main decorative feature of the Ionic order of columns?

a)

scrolls and acanthus leaves

b)

scrolls on each side of the capital

c)

feathers

50.

What were the grooves down the sides of the columns called?

a)

fluting

b)

stripes

c)

ridges

51.

What Greek god was the Parthenon dedicated to?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Hera

d)

Athena

52.

What were 'stoas'?

a)

the inner chamber of the temple

b)

a type of gymnasium

c)

Covered walkways where merchants could sell goods

d)

a theatre built into the side of a hill

53.

What is the design at the top of a column called?

a)

capital

b)

frieze

c)

pediment

d)

propylaea

54.

What was "cella"?

a)

the inner chamber in a temple

b)

a decorative design at the top of a column

c)

a decorative panel above the column that contained sculptures

d)

a processional gateway

55.

What is the decorated triangle between the frieze and the roof called?

a)

frieze

b)

pediment

c)

capital

d)

column

56.
A career option in the Construction option that has special training in building trades and maintaining structures is
a)
Architect
b)
Environmental Engineer
c)
General Contractor
d)
Project Inspector
57.
A career option in the Design and Pre-Construction option that measures out and plans the preliminary building plans of a project is
a)
Drafter
b)
Safety Director
c)
Security Controls Manager
d)
Surveyor
58.
A career option in the Maintenance and Operations option that plans and manages all of the security controls and measures required for the building and the necessary machines and processes is
a)
Drafter
b)
Safety Director
c)
Security Controls Manager
d)
Surveyor
59.
A career option in the Maintenance and Operations option that designs and manages all of the required processes and equipment needed for effective running of the facilities is
a)
Drafter
b)
Safety Director
c)
Security Controls Manager
d)
Facilities Engineer
60.
A career option in the Design and Pre-Construction option that overlooks the lay of the land that building or development is designed to be set on and in what arrangement is
a)
Drafter
b)
Surveyor
c)
Security Controls Manager
d)
Facilities Engineer
61.
A career option in the Construction option that coordinates and manages the training and certification of all staff and contractors working on the building site to provide ultimate safety and quality control is
a)
Industrial Engineer
b)
Sheetmetal Worker
c)
Education and Training Director
d)
Construction Inspector
62.
A career option in the Construction option that makes sure that all building is completed according to the design plans, codes, and quality standards is
a)
Construction Inspector
b)
Field Supervisor
c)
Construction Manager
d)
Cost Estimator
63.
A career option in the Design and Pre-Construction option that forecasts the cost of all materials and services required for the construction process is
a)
Construction Inspector
b)
Mason
c)
Construction Manager
d)
Cost Estimator
64.
A career option in the Maintenance and Operations option that coordinates and inspects to verify that all safety standards and precautions are followed and adhered to at the highest level is
a)
Drafter
b)
Safety Director
c)
Security Controls Manager
d)
Surveyor
65.
A career option in the Design and Pre-Construction option that plans and designs urban developments, business parks, and the renovation of a community development is
a)
Regional and Urban Planner
b)
Electrical Engineer
c)
Construction Foreman
d)
Demolition Engineer
66.
A career option in the Maintenance and Operations option that coordinates and manages all actions that require building and construction to maintain facilities and operation processes is
a)
Drafter
b)
Surveyor
c)
Security Controls Manager
d)
Construction Manager
67.
A career option in the Construction option that operates heavy equipment and manages the logistical management of heavy supplies within the building site is
a)
Industrial Engineer
b)
Heavy Equipment Operator
c)
Education and Training Director
d)
Construction Inspector

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