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50 Buildings You Should Know Quiz- Section 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza so easy to see while traveling in the Libyan Desert? Choose all that apply.

a)

The stone blocks of the pyramid reflects the Sun's rays

b)

It is 147 meters high

c)

It is an odd shape

d)

It sits upon a flat desert landscape

2.

The Craftsmen and Laborers lived to the (a)   of the building site in a temporary village.

3.

What is this?

a)

Tuscan Column

b)

Colonnade

c)

Pylon

d)

Obelisk

4.

Where can a tourist visit a true-to-scale copy of the Parthenon?

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Nashville, Tennessee

c)

Los Angeles, California

d)

Medford, Oregon

5.

This unusual "historian" helped make the city of Petra, Jordan known to a much wider audience.

a)

J'marcus J'michael III

b)

M. Night Shamalan

c)

Steven Spielburg

d)

George Lucas

6.

Describe how the Sik is related to the city of Petra.

a)

It was the long rocky gorge that was the main route to the city

b)

It was Petra's main trading center

c)

It contained many of the first real universities

d)

It was a space of leisure where much of Petra's culture was developed

7.

Which of these photos is of Khazne Firuan (Pharaoh's Treasury)?

a)

b)

c)

8.

What was the capacity of the Colosseum?

a)

80,000-100,000

b)

2,000-3,000

c)

40,000-60,000

d)

50,000-70,000

9.

Which of the options below were events that have worn down the Colosseum?

a)

Fires

b)

Enemy nations destroying the building

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Lightning Strikes

e)

Looters

10.

Today, Constantinople is named (a)  

11.

Which of the options were things the Hagia Sophia was used for?

a)

Church

b)

Temple

c)

Mosque

d)

Museum

e)

Palace

12.

In stark contrast to its simple brickwork exterior, what building's interior boasts glorious mosaics?

a)

San Vitale

b)

The Pyramid of Giza

c)

Chateau of Chambord

d)

St. Peter's Basilica

13.

Rare Byzantine mosaic art form the late antiquity period survived in what structure?

a)

The Louvre

b)

San Vitale

c)

Hagia Sophia

d)

The Mezquita

e)

The Hradcany

14.

New and distinct features appeared in Japanese architecture during the 6th and 7th century, shortly after (a)   arrived in the country.

15.

What does the Japanese word Kodo mean in English?

a)

Hall of the Dragons

b)

Golden Garden

c)

Buddha's Tower

d)

Golden Hall

16.

Art, literature, and architecture experienced a boom under Charles the Great (Charlemagne) What was this period called?

a)

Carolingian Renaissance

b)

Proto-Renaissance

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Neoclassic Period

17.

Who used ruins (Spoila) from the palace in Ravenna on his new chapel?

a)

Pope Quisodo

b)

Emperor Justinian

c)

Emperor Yome

d)

Charlemagne

18.

TRUE OR FALSE: 7.5 million stone blocks were used to build the Pyramid of Giza.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

TRUE OR FALSE: The dome diameter in San Vitale Church is about 53 feet across.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Karnak Temple is located 3 kilometers from the Louvre Museum.

a)

True

b)

False