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Intro to Architecture Final Review 2023

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Classical architecture is prolific.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The ancient Greeks typically utilized the arch in their monumental temple structures.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Columns in classical architecture are only used in a row supporting a horizontal lintel called a colonnade and they are never employed in a series of arches called an arcade.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Greek monumental architecture is best described as a trabeated system.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Framed within a pair of columns and an entablature, an arch in classical architecture has decisive relationship with other building elements at its springing and its crown.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Romans sometimes employed decorative freestanding columns and triumphal arches to commemorate great human beings and heroid deeds.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

It can be argues that, to the ancient Romans and Greeks, the orders represent the highest, most essential, most expressive language of architecture.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The design and proportion of columns in ancient Greece and Rome were governed via treatises by sets of general rules laid out according to types, or genres, or orders.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In the capitals found in many early Christian churches, acanthus leaves were adapted from classical Greek and Roman types and were often combined with volutes in new and inventive ways.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Designing with the classical language of architecture means that the proportions and types of the orders have nothing to do with the arrangement of the architectural parts that make up the whole of a building's design.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The ancient Greeks commonly employed the Composite order in their monumental temple structures.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

An arched monumental architectural expression may be called a trabeated system.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Vitruvius' Book 1 describes the most opportune layouts of city streets.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Historically the properly designed and cared-for home provides nothing more than physical shelter.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

According to Vitruvius, temples may be circular

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Athenians built the Parthenon with both Doric and Ionic columns because Athena is a masculine and female goddess.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The acanthus leaf symbolizes good luck.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Palladian style is unique as it refers to a specific person's employment of classical architecture.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Beauty is subjective.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

According to Vitruvius, a certain type of marsh may provide a reasonable place to start a city.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Greek work "arkhiteckton" literally means ___________.

a)

Lead designer

b)

Chief builder

c)

Designer and constructer of buildings

d)

Professional

22.

The Renaissance-based 'orders' of architecture are:

a)

Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite

b)

Doric, Tuscan, Corinthian, Acolian, and Composite

c)

Tuscan, Minoan, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian

d)

Egyptian, Doric, Ionic, Greek, and Roman Composite

23.

According to the Renaissance architect Alberti, the movements of the soul are made known by the movements of the ____.

a)

Heart

b)

Bowel

c)

Body

d)

All of the above

24.

As a professional today, part of the architect's job is described as protecting the public's ______.

a)

Wealth

b)

Morality

c)

Welfare

d)

All of the above

25.

The motifs in the entablature of the _____ order seem to be the most mysterious, and - unlike the common motifs of the other orders --- are often mistakenly attributed soley to construction tectonic practices of ancient wood temple buildings.

a)

Tuscan

b)

Doric

c)

Ionic

d)

Corinthian

26.

The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius wrote that an architect should focus primarily on this/these core quality/qualities when preparing a design for a building:`

a)

Firmitas (strength)

b)

Utilitas (functionality)

c)

Venustas (beauty)

d)

All of the above

27.

The classical orders provide a deisnger the perfect mean, the gamus, of architectural character from the _____ to the _____.

a)

Transcendent / iridescent

b)

Rough / smooth

c)

Geometric / figural

d)

Silly / sad

28.

From Why Beauty Matters, by Sir Roger Scruton, at any time between 1750 and 1930, if you had asked educated people to describe the aim of poetry, art, or music, they would have replied (a)   .

29.

For Thomas Aquinas, beauty has these three very important characteristics: ___________, ___________, and ___________.

(a)  

30.

Flat, pointed, and horseshoe are types of these _______.

a)

Columns

b)

Arches

c)

Domes

d)

Atlantes

31.

"Le Corbusier" means (a)   .

32.

What are Aristotle's four causes?

(a)  

33.

Vitruvius writes that the origin of the (a)   classical order was an acanthus plant flowering out of a basket atop a young maiden's grave.

34.

The typical Roman house includes the following rooms (circle all that apply):

a)

Tablinum

b)

Vestibulum

c)

Atrium

d)

Peristylium

35.

According to Virtuvius, altars must always face this direction so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity.

(a)  

36.

"In accordance with the forgoing investigation on mathematical principles, let (a)   vessels be made, proportionate to the size of the theater..."

37.

What is the name of the Ancient Roman Sacred Procession?

(a)  

38.

What was the name of the Ancient Greek Sacred Procession in Athens?

(a)  

39.

How often was the Ancient Greek processino celebrated in honor of Athena's Birthday?

a)

Every September

b)

Every other June

c)

Every four years

d)

Every ten years

40.

Something that supports a lintel or a beam can be called a[n] _____________.

a)

column

b)

pillar

c)

post

d)

All of the above

41.

Literally translated, the 'architrave' is the ____________.

a)

chief beam

b)

lintel

c)

string course

d)

Horizontal

42.

What is present in a Roman house shrine?

a)

Salt

b)

Libations

c)

Image of patron diety(ies)

d)

All of the above

43.

The _______ are found all around the opening of a stone arch.

a)

loadstones

b)

voussoirs

c)

keystones

d)

entablatures

44.

The 'frize' of a classical entablature provides the optimum location for an architect to express ____________.

a)

structure

b)

ornamentation and/or inscriptions

c)

a water-shedding roofline

d)

none of the above

45.

A fully-sculpted column that represents a statue of a clothed female figure is referred to as ____________ and is a reminder of the Ancient Greek Battle of Marathon.

a)

an atlantes

b)

a caryatid

c)

engaged

d)

buttressed

46.

In this book Vitruvius expounds on urban residences as well as houses in the country:

a)

Book 3

b)

Book 4

c)

Book 5

d)

Book 6

47.

In this book Vitruvius wazes about the importance for an architect to have a liberal arts education:

a)

Book 1

b)

Book 2

c)

Book 3

d)

Book 4

48.

In this book Vitruvius mentions the typical civic public places typically located around the forum:

a)

Book 2

b)

Book 3

c)

Book 4

d)

Book 5

49.

An architect should be trained to be a _______________ of resources

a)

Specifier

b)

Consumer

c)

Whisperer

d)

Steward

50.

What are the big blocks of stone used to reinforce the corners of buildings?

a)

Voussoirs

b)

Buttresses

c)

Quoins

d)

Granite

51.

Who is Vitruvius writing to in his treatise?

a)

Julius Ceasar

b)

Cassius

c)

His Apprentice

d)

Augustus Ceasar

52.

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76.

What is the Latin name for "house"?

(a)