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Korean Architecture

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the traditional Korean house called?

a)

Nowa Jip

b)

Hanok

c)

Pagoda

d)

Choga Jip

2.

What is the name of the large house built by the upper class in Korea?

a)

Hanok

b)

Giwa Jip

c)

Choga Jip

d)

Nowa Jip

3.

A Korean house that is covered with a thatched roof

a)

Hanok

b)

Nowa Jip

c)

Giwa Jip

d)

Choga Jip

4.

When were traditional Korean houses relatively unchanged from the Three Kingdoms period to?

a)

1960~1980

b)

1945~1960

c)

1910~1945

d)

1392~1910

5.

Where were the altars for ancestors built among the various structures that make up traditional Korean houses?

a)

Behind the house

b)

In front of the house

c)

Beside the house

d)

Inside the house

6.

What is the traditional heating system used in Korean traditional houses?

a)

Ondol

b)

Nanlo

c)

Haesbich

d)

Bul

7.

How were the temples built or shaped during the Goguryeo period?

a)

Rectangle

b)

Circle

c)

Pentagon

d)

Octagon

8.

What material were the towers of the Silla Dynasty constructed with?

a)

Iron

b)

Stone

c)

Wood

d)

Brick

9.

What shape and height of stone pagodas were commonly built during the Goryeo Dynasty?

a)

Round, 5 floors

b)

Diverse shapes and heights

c)

Square, 7 floors

d)

Octagonal, 9 floors

10.

What role does the bracket located between the columns and the roof play in traditional Korean houses?

a)

Structural support

b)

Decoration

c)

Ventilation

d)

Lighting

11.

What material are doors and windows made of in traditional Korean houses?

a)

Metal

b)

Wood

c)

Plastic

d)

Glass

12.

What shape are the roofs of Giwa Jip?

a)

curved and accentuated

b)

elongated and elliptical

c)

flat and rectangular

d)

slanted and triangular

13.

What was the separate structure in traditional Korean houses for family members?

a)

Altar

b)

Bedroom

c)

Bathroom

d)

Kitchen

14.

What kind of landscape did traditional Korean houses prioritize building in a place with a beautiful view of nature?

a)

Forest and Lake

b)

Desert and Savannah

c)

City and River

d)

Mountain and Water

15.

What type of roof is traditionally used for houses for the lower class in Korean traditional houses?

a)

Tile roof

b)

Glass roof

c)

Plastic roof

d)

Wooden roof

16.

What is the name of this korean pagoda

(a)  

17.

This serves as a structural support between a column and roof, and symbolically represents the class of the building

a)

Gongpo

b)

Dado

c)

Gongki

d)

Sinbal

18.

in ORDER, name the following

(a)  

19.

in ORDER, name the following

(a)  

20.

This is a layout of a hanok that encloses the living space and prevent cold wind from entering; also known as square layout

a)

central region

b)

northern region

c)

southern region

d)

western region

21.

This is a layout of a hanok that optimizes airflow and have many windows to let natural air in; also known as straight-line layout

a)

central region

b)

eastern region

c)

southern region

d)

northern region

22.

This is a layout of a hanok that combines the other two hanok layouts; also known as the L layout

a)

central region

b)

eastern region

c)

western region

d)

southwest region

23.

these are materials used in hangul architecture except:

a)

tile roofs (giwa)

b)

wood and stone

c)

cheoma (seen in roof edges)

d)

bamboo

24.

true or false: platforms (piled rocks) are used in hanoks to avoid water splashes

(a)  

25.

true or false: hanoks have several standalone buildings to prevent humidity

(a)