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THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE - I. CLASSICAL THEORIES AND THEORIST

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Originally simply the accepted translation of the Latin term ratiocinatio

a)

Theory of Architecture

b)

Planning

c)

History of Architecture

d)

Philosophy of Architecture

2.

Historical Evolution of Architectural Theory is assessable mainly from

a)

From analyzing the influence on modern building

b)

Manuscripts and published treatises.

c)

From critical essays and commentaries.

d)

from the surviving buildings of every epoch.

3.

Classical theorist except for;

a)

Benjamin Henry Latrobe

b)

Giacomo Vignolia

c)

Leon Battista Alberti

d)

Andrea Paladio

4.

He wrote and compiled the 10-volume treaties De Architectura or De Architectura libri decem

a)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

5.

His belief that architecture should follow nature and that proportion in building should follow proportion in human being.

a)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

6.

He expressed his three virtues – the Vitruvian Triad of good building: firmitas, utilitas, venustas (Solidify, usefulness, beauty)

a)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

7.

It is the only work on architecture from Classical antiquity to survive in its totality and was intented as a building guide for his patron Augustus.

a)

De Architectura libri Decem

b)

De Re Aedificatoria

c)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

d)

I quattro libri dell’ architettura

8.

An important influence on Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical Architecture, it was well known in manuscript, before being transcribed in the 9th century on the orders of the Emperor Charlemagne

a)

De Architectura libri Decem

b)

De Re Aedificatoria

c)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

d)

I quattro libri dell’ architettura

9.

De Architectura libri Decem is containing 10 books dealing with city planning and architecture in general which are the following except for;

a)

Hydraulics and Clocks

b)

Public Buildings (Theatres, baths) and Private Buildings

c)

Floors and stucco decoration and Mensuration, and astronomy

d)

The five orders Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and composite

10.

He is best known as the Principal initiator of the Renaissance art theory

a)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

11.

He was the prototype of the Renaissance “Universal Man”

a)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

12.

He was the prototype of the Renaissance “Florentine Vitruvius”

a)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

13.

Notable architectural drawings of Leon Battista Alberti

a)

De Pictura and De Re Aedificatoria

b)

De Architectura libri Decem and De Architectura

c)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura and Due regola della prospettiva pratica

d)

I quattro libri dell’ architettura

14.

One of the notable architectural drawings of Leon Battista Alberti that declares the importance of painting as a base for Architecture.

a)

De Pictura

b)

De Re Aedificatoria

c)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

d)

I quattro libri dell’ architettura

15.

One of the notable architectural drawings of Leon Battista Alberti which is his Theoretical Masterpiece.

a)

De Pictura

b)

I quattro libri dell’ architettura

c)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

d)

De Re Aedificatoria

16.

Fundamentals of De re Aedificatoria except

a)

Stability and usefulness of a structure

b)

The aesthetic elements of line, angles and proportions

c)

The elements of beauty and ornamentation.

d)

The functionality of each spaces complementing the whole structure

17.

According to Leon Battista Alberti beauty has three principal components

a)

Number (Numerus)

b)

Ornament (Ornamentum)

c)

Outline (Finitio)

d)

Position [collocatio]

18.

Italian Mannerist architect, painter and theorist who introduced the principles of ancient Roman architecture into France.

a)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

19.

Sienese architect and painter, one of the earliest artists to attempt illusionist architectural painting (quadratura), the extension of real architecture into imaginary space. Leon Battista studied architecture under him.

a)

Baldassarre Peruzzi

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Donato Bramante

20.

Pioneered the use of high-quality illustrations to supplement the text and also the first to incorporate illustrations into an architectural handbook.

a)

Baldassarre Peruzzi

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Donato Bramante

21.

One of the great Italian architects of 16th Century Mannerism. His two published books helped formulate the canon of classical architectural style.

a)

Baldassarre Peruzzi

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Giacomo Vignolia

22.

Author of the Tutte l’opere d’ architettura et prospetiva

a)

Andrea Paladio

b)

Giacomo Vignolia

c)

Sebastiano Serilio

d)

Leon Battista Alberti

23.

The first architectural handbook that emphasized the practical rather than the theoretical aspects of architecture

a)

Tutte l’opere d’ architettura et prospetiva

b)

De Re Aedificatoria

c)

De Architectura libri Decem

d)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

24.

The first to catalog the five orders.

a)

Tutte l’opere d’ architettura et prospetiva

b)

De Re Aedificatoria

c)

De Architectura libri Decem

d)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

25.

Notable writings of Giacomo Vignolia

a)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

b)

De Architectura libri decem

c)

Due regola della prospettiva pratica

d)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

26.

The book tackles the five orders Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and composite in separate sections, each subdivided in five parts on the colonnade, arcade, arcade with pedestal, individual pedestals and entablatures and capitals

a)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

b)

De Architectura libri decem

c)

Due regola della prospettiva pratica

d)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

27.

The Father of Modern Picture Books

a)

Benjamin Henry Latrobe

b)

Giacomo Vignolia

c)

Leon Battista Alberti

d)

Andrea Paladio

28.

the first architect to systematize the plan of a house and consistently to use the ancient Greco-Roman temple front as a portico, or roofed porch supported by columns

a)

Benjamin Henry Latrobe

b)

Giacomo Vignolia

c)

Leon Battista Alberti

d)

Andrea Paladio

29.

One of the most influential book in architecture history which is written by Andrea Paladio

a)

I quattro libri dell’ architettura

b)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

c)

Due regola della prospettiva pratica

d)

Tutte l’opere d’ architettura et prospetiva

30.

It contains Palladio’s own designs celebrating the purity and simplicity of classical architecture. It is clear, concise prose is enhanced by extensive woodcut illustrations that include plans and elevations of the buildings discussed as well as cross sections and images of details

a)

I quattro libri dell’ architettura

b)

Regola delli cinque ordini d’archittura

c)

Due regola della prospettiva pratica

d)

Tutte l’opere d’ architettura et prospetiva