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Architecture Visual Analysis

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the triangle section known as?

a)

Cupola

b)

Finial

c)

Entablature

d)

Pediment

2.

This Photograph shows what part of the building?

a)

The exit

b)

The portico

c)

The tympanum

d)

The keystone

3.

The entablature is made up of:

a)

Architrave, Frieze and Cornice

b)

Archivolt, Frieze and Pediment

c)

Frieze, Cornice and Dentils

d)

Capitals, Architrave and Tympanum

4.

What architectural element visually separates the storeys?

a)

Piano Nobile

b)

String Courses

c)

Crockets

d)

Façade

5.

What terminology can be applied to describe the architecture here? (select 2)

a)

Jamb Figures

b)

Trumeau

c)

Spandrels

d)

Pinnacles

6.

Describe the supports of this building

a)

Buttresses

b)

Pinnacles

c)

Rustication

d)

Flying Buttresses

7.

In architecture, this decorative shape is known as a...

a)

Quatrefoil

b)

Four-leafed clover

c)

Trefoil

d)

Volute

8.

How would you describe the structure of this Roman aqueduct?

a)

Post and lintel

b)

Trabeated

c)

Archated

d)

Arcuated

9.

Which buildings have a horizontal emphasis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Select the facades which have been adorned with dentils

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

'Classical Antiquity' refers to Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The parthanon has:

a)

an arcuated structure

b)

a trabeated structure

13.

Select the correct chronological order:

a)

Gothic; Renaissance; Baroque; Neoclassical

b)

Renaissance; Baroque; Gothic; Neoclassical

c)

Neoclassical; Gothic; Baroque; Renaissance

d)

Neoclassical; Baroque; Gothic; Renaissance

14.

This wall of glass is known in architecture as a:

a)

Glass curtain

b)

Curtain wall

c)

Curtain window

d)

Reflective wall

15.

The architectural term for this slender horizontal window is a:

a)

ribbon window

b)

running window

c)

snail trail window

d)

horizon window

16.

A section of overhanging architecture is called:

a)

defying gravity

b)

a ziggurat

c)

a cantilever

d)

an unsupported bridge

17.

Looking over the city of Paris is a:

a)

Pinnacle

b)

Gargoyle

c)

Pediment

d)

Statue

18.

The 2 key functions of a gargoyle is to

a)

Look cool

b)

Ward off evil spirits

c)

Drain water

d)

Give religious narrative

19.

This is an interior view of stained glass:

a)

Lancet windows

b)

Rose window

c)

Clerestory Windows

20.

Which façade features a tripartite entrance?

a)
b)
c)
21.

Fancy terminology for "stairs" is

a)

Stylobate

b)

Stereobate

c)

Staircase

d)

l'Escaliers

22.

What is the word to describe the arrangement of windows?

a)

Composition

b)

Fenestration

c)

Window placement

d)

Staggering