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Англ вопросы 1-60

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct variant. Architecture should fulfill the practical and expressive requirements of ….. people.

a)

practical

b)

civilized

c)

common

d)

primitive

2.

Choose the correct variant. Who does this saying belong to?

"Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of forms under the light".

a)

Le Corbusier

b)

Vitruvius

c)

Frank O.Cehry

d)

Alevisio Novi

3.

Choose the correct variant. The architect usually begins to work when….. .

a)

the choice of materials has been made

b)

a project of a building has been made

c)

the site type and cost of a building have been determined

d)

cost of a building have been determined

4.

. Choose the correct variant. During the Old Kingdom Egypt ….. by the kings of the 3rd  to 6th  Dynasties.

a)

was ruling

b)

have ruled

c)

will rule

d)

was ruled

5.

Choose the correct variant. The sun temples were built ….. the 5th Dynasty.

a)

from

b)

by

c)

into

d)

on

6.

. Choose the correct variant. Techniques of working in stone, wood and metal made tremendous progress, ….. surviving large scale monuments.

a)

demonstrated by

b)

benefited by

c)

demonstrates by

d)

demonstrates by

7.

Choose the correct definition to the word:  Dome

a)

It is a semicircular room at the end of the central aisle of a church.

b)

It is a roof shaped like a half sphere.

c)

It is a kind of apartment building.

d)

It is a column that is partly attached to a wall or a pillar.

8.

Choose the correct variant. Сathedrals occupies the place of first importance in social life because men ….. their construction from one generation to another.

a)

were engaged in

b)

were engaged at

c)

were engaged on

d)

were engaged between

9.

Choose the correct variant.  A room at the top of a house is a (an) …

a)

story

b)

flyer

c)

basement

d)

attic

10.

Choose the correct variant. What is the main function of architecture?

a)

to fulfill the practical and expressive requirements of civilized people

b)

a primitive struggle with the elements

c)

a defence against the natural environment

d)

benefits of a human environment

11.

Choose the correct variant. The Ptolemies built numerous temples ….. the island of  Philae.

a)

above

b)

on

c)

in

d)

under

12.

Choose the correct variant. Find the English equivalents: художники и ремесленники

a)

painters and survivors

b)

artists and rulers

c)

artists and craftsmen

d)

artists and builders

13.

Choose the correct variant. The Acropolis ….. upper town

a)

remembers

b)

means

c)

sees

d)

elevates

14.

Choose the correct variant. The Parthenon was built ….. an anonymous architect.

a)

by

b)

in

c)

is

d)

on

15.

Choose the correct variant. The Acropolis is the gem of ….. architecture.

a)

African

b)

American

c)

world

d)

contemporary

16.

Choose the correct variant. The Acropolis ….. on a low rocky hill.

a)

stood

b)

was standing

c)

are standing

d)

stands

17.

Choose the correct variant.  A shape with triangular sides

a)

dome

b)

pyramid

c)

cube

d)

face

18.

Find the English equivalent: шедевр мировой архитектуры

a)

the magic of world architecture

b)

the masterpiece of world architecture

c)

the might of world architecture

d)

the sense of world architecture

19.

Choose the correct variant. The Propylaea ….. by Mnesicles.

a)

designed

b)

is designed

c)

was designed

d)

is been designed

20.

Choose the correct variant. There are ….. types of orders in architecture.

a)

5

b)

7

c)

6

d)

4

21.

Choose the correct variant. The Doric, Ionic and the Corinthian ….. were invented by Greeks.

a)

orders

b)

pillars

c)

arches

d)

beams

22.

Choose the correct variant. Its caryatid porch makes use of an old Oreintal motif that ….. earlier.

a)

appears

 

b)

had appeared

c)

appear

d)

has appear

 

23.

Choose the correct variant. Hagia Sophia is one of the greatest surviving examples of ….. architecture.

a)

Ancient Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Byzantine

d)

Egyptian

24.

Choose the correct variant. The Doric order changed little ….. its history.

a)

in

b)

throughout

c)

by

d)

at

25.

Choose the correct variant.  The most outstanding achievements of ..... architecture are funerary monuments and temples.

a)

Asain

b)

American

c)

Egyptian

d)

European

26.

Choose the correct variant. What is the insula?

a)

blocks of  unusual houses

b)

great blocks of flats or tenements

c)

house on a tree

d)

open area

27.

Choose the correct variant. The Great Sphinx has a crouching body of a lion and …..

a)

a dog’s head

b)

a cow’s head

c)

a dragon’s head

d)

a human face

28.

Choose the correct variant.  An area’s physical characteristics

a)

property

b)

landscape

c)

topography

d)

vegetation

29.

Choose the correct variant. Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence: use, for, many, architects, computers, different, purposes

a)

Architects use computers for many different purposes.

b)

Architects use computers for different many purposes.

c)

Architects use computers for purposes many different.

d)

Architects use for many different purposes computers.

30.

Choose the correct variant. Craftsmen ….. from wider contact with other civilization.

a)

benefited

b)

will benefit

c)

have benefited

d)

benefits

31.

Choose the correct variant. The upper section of a classical order is a/an …..

a)

base

b)

volute

c)

entablature

d)

collanade

32.

Choose the correct variant.  Having angles instead of curves

a)

straight

b)

round

c)

angular

d)

symmetrical

33.

Choose the correct variant.  A particular style of column with its entablature ….. standardized details is order.

a)

having

b)

had

c)

to have

d)

to having

34.

Choose the correct variant.  For the first time the Corinthian order was used for…..

a)

theatres

b)

residential structures

c)

temple exteriors

d)

excavations

35.

Choose the correct variant. In its general proportions the Corinthian is very like …..

a)

the Composite

b)

the Tuscan

c)

the Ionic

d)

the Doric

36.

Choose the correct variant. Wooden pillars were replaced ….. stone ones.

a)

in

b)

within

c)

by

d)

on

37.

Choose the right term to the following definition: The flat, middle portion of an entablature (sometimes decorated).

a)

forum

b)

basilica

c)

domus

d)

frieze

38.

Choose the right term to the following definition: A rectangular room with an opening in the roof to the sky.

a)

atrium

b)

rotunda

c)

villa

d)

domus

39.

Choose the correct variant. The Colosseum was ….. of ancient Rome.

a)

more important theatre

b)

the most important theatre

c)

the more important theatre

d)

the least important theatre

40.

Choose the correct variant. The Romans ….. freely the elements of earlier styles.

a)

built

b)

differed

c)

used

d)

invented

41.

Choose the correct variant. Perpendicular period of English architecture ….. the improvement in social conditions and commercial prosperity.

a)

shows

b)

showing

c)

showed

d)

is sowed

42.

Choose the correct variant.  The Pantheon is … surviving temple of antiquity

a)

the greater

b)

greater

c)

the greatest

d)

greatest

43.

Choose the right term to the following definition: Blocks of flats

a)

order

b)

porticos

c)

insula

d)

domus

44.

Choose the correct variant. Suburban or country house is …..

a)

a facade

b)

a villa

c)

an interior

d)

a thermae

45.

What is the Russian equivalent ‘dome’?

a)

купол

b)

куб

c)

дом

d)

строение

46.

Choose the correct variant. ….. is a colonnaded court.

a)

An entablature

b)

An atrium

c)

A  peristyle

d)

A  rotunda

47.

Choose the correct variant. The Tate Gallery is …..

a)

the Natural History Museum

b)

the National Portrait Gallery

c)

the National Gallery of British Art

d)

the National Exposition Gallery

48.

Choose the correct variant. A hard substance made with aggregate and cement

a)

metal

b)

concrete

c)

iron

d)

mortar

49.

Choose the correct variant. A delicate building material made from clay

a)

rubber

b)

rebar

c)

glass

d)

porcelain

50.

Choose the correct variant. Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli was….. .

a)

a small country house

b)

a sumptuous residence with parks and gardens

c)

a tenement house

d)

around colonnaded court

51.

Choose the correct variant. A polished stone that is used as a building material

a)

marble

b)

glass

c)

porcelain

d)

metal

52.

Choose the correct variant. Byzantine architecture of the period of Hagia Sophia is markedly….. mathematics

a)

satisfied with

b)

concerned with

c)

angry with

d)

concerned on

53.

Choose the correct variant. A material made with paper and plaster

a)

drywall

b)

rubber

c)

porcelain

d)

metal

54.

Choose the correct variant. The Byzantine churches ….. internally with thin marble ladoes and mosaics above.

a)

is  covered

b)

were covered

c)

was covered

d)

covered

55.

Choose the correct variant. Modern architecture ….. many factors specific to the country.

a)

take into account

b)

takes into account

c)

taking into account

d)

is been taken into account

56.

Choose the correct variant. The effects of sun, wind and rainfall ….. the arrangements of the axes of buildings and their parts

a)

are controlled by

b)

are controlled at

c)

are controlled into

d)

are controlled with

57.

Choose the correct variant. Gothic was essentially the style of ….. countries.

a)

Asian

b)

European

c)

Asia Minor

d)

Arabian