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History of Architecture1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the arch in the illustration?

a)

Equilateral Arch

b)

Lancet Arch

c)

Drop Arch

d)

Tudor Arch

2.

The Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean. What material was used for the construction of the pyramids?

a)

compacted sand

b)

clay

c)

stones

d)

mud bricks

3.

Replicating materials such as marble and wood with paint, but has subsequently come to encompass many other decorative finishes for walls and furniture?

a)

fresco painting

b)

Faux painting

c)

Art Deco

d)

Bas relief

4.

The very ornate architectural style developed in the later renaissance period?

a)

Baroque

b)

Neoclassicism

c)

Flamboyant

d)

Rayonnant

5.

A style influenced by geometric figures?

a)


Renaissance

b)


Gothic

c)


Romanesque

d)

Art deco

6.

Which of the following is NOT one the Antoni Gaudi's project?

a)

Casa mila

b)

Casa batllo

c)

Casa milano

d)

Sagrada familia spires

7.

Who gave the statue of liberty to the US?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Portugal

8.

Egyptian architecture is characterized by?

a)

Massiveness and ornamentation

b)

Monumental & trabeated

c)

Highly decorative

d)

Very ornate

9.

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is world-renowned and has the largest brick dome ever constructed, it is also known as?

a)

Sienna cathedral

b)

Florence cathedral

c)


Basilica of the holy blood

d)


Basilica of the holy cross

10.

The art of sculpture had a diminished role in the churches because of the biblical prohibition of graven images. How did the artists represent the saints?

a)


wall carving letters

b)

Wall paintings

c)

Cut out of figures made of cloth

d)

Glass mosaic

11.

Where is the term "Bahay Kubo" came from?

a)

Term given by the spaniards

b)

Terminolgy by ancient filipino

c)

From "Balai" for house and Kubo for "cube"

d)

From " balai" for houses and "kubo" for small"

12.

Standard size of ifugao house?

a)


2.5x2.5

b)


3x3

c)


4x4

d)

5x5

13.

The largest religious structure; beehive-shaped towers?

a)

Angkor wat

b)


Borobudur

c)


Stupa

d)


Angkor vat

14.

Standing stones usually capped with a horizontal slab?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

Chromelech

c)

Dolmen

d)


Mehir

15.

What do you call the recess found in the dome to make the structure lighter?

a)

Oculus

b)

Coffers

c)


Pendentive

d)


Podium

16.

  • What is a common striking feature of a church?

a)

Bell tower

b)

Facade

c)


Butress

d)

Ornated pediments

17.

For muslim architecture and characteristics, it is called gathering place?

a)


Mimbar

b)

Mihrab

c)


Minaret

d)

Kaba

18.

An ancient roman construction technique, using irregular shaped and random placed uncut stones?

a)

Opus caementium

b)

Opus reticulatum

c)


Opus quadratum

d)

Opus incertum

19.

Blocks resting on the vertex or lower extremes of the pediment?

a)


"antrixae"

b)

Raking cornice

c)


Moulding

d)


Acroterian

20.

A continuous base of structure on which a colonnade is placed?

a)

Stereobate

b)


Stylobate

c)


Crepidoma

d)

Base