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Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 55mins

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1.

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

a)

common

b)

civilized

c)

primitive

d)

practical

2.

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

a)

cost of a building have been determined

b)

a project of a building has been made

c)

the site type and cost of a building have been determined

d)

the choice of materials has been made

3.

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)

Frank O. Gehry

c)

Vitruvius

d)

Alevisio Novi

 

4.

Choose the correct definition to the word:  Dome

a)

It is a kind of apartment building.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

It is a roof shaped like a half sphere.

5.

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

a)

benefited by

b)

demonstrated by

c)

demolished into

d)

benefited by

6.

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

a)

by

b)

 into

c)

 on

d)

from

7.

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

a)

will rule

b)

was ruling

c)

was ruled

d)

have ruled

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 between

d)

were engaged on

9.

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

a)

attic

b)

flyer

c)

basement

d)

story

10.

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

a)

in

b)

above

c)

on

d)

under

11.

. 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

12.

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

a)

artists and builders

b)

painters and survivors

c)

artists and rulers

d)

artists and craftsmen

13.

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

a)

elevates

b)

means

c)

sees

d)

remembers

14.

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

a)

on

b)

in

c)

is

d)

by

15.

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

a)

world

b)

African

c)

contemporary

d)

American

16.

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

a)

stands

b)

stood

c)

are standing

d)

was standing

17.

Choose the correct variant.  A shape with triangular sides

a)

cube

b)

face

c)

pyramid

d)

dome

18.

Find the English equivalent: шедевр мировой архитектуры

a)

the sense of world architecture

b)

the magic of world architecture

c)

the might of world architecture

d)

the masterpiece of world architecture

19.

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

a)

was designed

b)

is designed

c)

designed

d)

is been designed

 

20.

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

a)

4

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

21.

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

a)

arches

b)

pillars

c)

orders

d)

beams

22.

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

a)

had appeared

b)

appears

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)

Byzantine

c)

Egyptian

d)

Roman

24.

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

a)

at

b)

throughout

c)

by

d)

in

25.

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

a)

Egyptian

b)

Asain

c)

American

d)

European

26.

.  Choose the correct variant. What is the insula?

a)

house on a tree

b)

great blocks of flats or tenements

c)

blocks of  unusual houses

d)

open area

27.

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

a)

a human face

b)

a dragon’s head

c)

a cow’s head

d)

a dog’s head

28.

Choose the correct variant.  An area’s physical characteristics

a)

vegetation

b)

property

c)

landscape

d)

topography

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 for many different purposes computers.

b)

Architects use computers for many different purposes

c)

Architects use computers for different many purposes

d)

Architects use computers for purposes many different.

30.

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

a)

benefits

b)

will benefit

c)

benefited

d)

have benefited

31.

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

a)

entablature

b)

base

c)

 volute

d)

collanade

32.

Choose the correct variant.  Having angles instead of curves

a)

straight

b)

symmetrical

c)

angular

d)

round

33.

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

a)

to have

b)

having

c)

had

d)

to having

34.

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

a)

excavations

b)

temple exteriors

c)

theatres

d)

residential structures

35.

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

a)

the Tuscan

b)

the Composite

c)

the Doric

d)

the Ionic

36.

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

a)

on

b)

by

c)

in

d)

within

37.

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

a)

frieze

b)

basilica

c)

domus

d)

forum

38.

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

a)

rotunda

b)

atrium

c)

villa

d)

domus

39.

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

a)

the more important theatre

b)

more important theatre

c)

the least important theatre

d)

the most important theatre

40.

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

a)

built

b)

used

c)

differed

d)

invented

41.

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

a)

showing

b)

is sowed

c)

showed

d)

shows

42.

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

a)

greater

b)

greatest

c)

the greatest

d)

the greater

43.

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

a)

porticos

b)

insula

c)

order

d)

domus

44.

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

a)

a villa

b)

an interior

c)

a thermae

d)

a faсade

45.

What is the Russian equivalent ‘dome’?

a)

дом

b)

купол

c)

куб

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 National Portrait Gallery

b)

the Natural History Museum

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)

iron

b)

concrete

c)

mortar

d)

metal

49.

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

a)

porcelain

b)

rubber

c)

rebar

d)

glass

50.

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

a)

a tenement house

b)

a sumptuous residence with parks and gardens

c)

a small country house

d)

around colonnaded court

51.

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

a)

glass

b)

marble

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 on

c)

concerned with

d)

angry with

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)

covered

b)

was covered

c)

were covered

d)

is  covered

 

55.

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

a)

takes into account

b)

taking into account

c)

take 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 with

b)

are controlled by

c)

are controlled into

d)

are controlled at

57.

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

a)

Asian

b)

Asia Minor

c)

Arabian

d)

European

58.

Choose the correct variant. The title the “first Gothic building” is given to........

a)

Westminster abbey

b)

The abbey of Saint-Denis

c)

King’s College Chapel

d)

 Windsor

59.

Choose the correct variant. A transparent substance used in windows

a)

metal

b)

marble

c)

glass

d)

porcelain

60.

Choose the right synonym for the following word: barbarian

a)

uncivilized

b)

strong

c)

important

d)

fashionable

61.

Choose the right synonym for the following word: cathedral

a)

church

b)

nave

c)

palace

d)

facade

62.

Choose the correct variant. For the classical antiquity and for the Renaissance the ….. the basic element of architectural design.

a)

pediment

b)

order

c)

asymmetry

d)

the effect of illusionism

63.

Choose the correct variant. The basic theory of static equilibrium for forces acting in any direction was applied in ….. .   

a)

structural design

b)

town planning

c)

architectural design

d)

educational planning

64.

Choose the correct variant. The world time ..... its origin in Greenwich

a)

find

b)

finds

c)

founds

d)

will finds

65.

Choose the right term to the following definition: a monumental church

a)

cella

b)

cathedral

c)

arcade

d)

entablature

66.

Choose the right definition to the following term: the Renaissance style

a)

an arcaded gallery

b)

a system of traditional architectural units

c)

the rebirth of classical art and learning

d)

enclosed interior sanctuary

67.

Choose the right term to the following definition: enclosed interior sanctuary

a)

villa

b)

insula

c)

cella

d)

arcade

68.

Replace the word in italics by synonym. The most influential building in the new fashion was the choir of Canterbury cathedral.

a)

arch

b)

abbey

c)

structure

d)

tracery

69.

Choose the correct variant. Not easily broken

a)

heavy

b)

elastic

c)

opaque

d)

durable

70.

Choose the correct variant. The Tempietto is ….. in plan

a)

immediate

b)

circular

c)

 rectangular

d)

massive

71.

Choose the correct variant. The Renaissance developed in …..

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

72.

Choose the correct variant. The Renaissance ….. measured expression and definition of architectural space.

a)

characterized by

b)

is characterized by

c)

is characterized out

d)

 is characterizes by

73.

Choose the correct variant. The term “Baroque” was used by philosophers ….. .

a)

during the period Enlightenment

b)

during the Middle Ages

c)

during the reign of Justinian

d)

in ancient times

74.

Choose the correct variant. Baroque architecture was a means of ….. faith in church and in the state.

a)

is propagating

b)

in propagating

c)

propagating

d)

propagate

75.

Choose the correct variant. Able to stretch easily

a)

elastic

b)

opaque

c)

rigid

d)

durable

76.

Choose the correct variant. Vivid colours were ….. by pastel shades.

a)

created

b)

chosen

c)

replaced

d)

put

77.

.  Choose the right synonym to the word in italics. Churches and palaces still exhibited an integration of the tree arts.

a)

given

b)

displayed

c)

divided

d)

showed

78.

Choose the right synonym to the word in italics. Interior and exterior space entertained and captured with imagination by intricacy and subtlety.

a)

 refined

b)

avoided

c)

arrested

d)

violated

79.

Choose the correct variant. The word ‘Baroque’ was used to ….. imperfectly shaped pearl.

a)

concern

b)

resemble

c)

describe

d)

 provide

80.

.  Choose the correct variant. The classism that ….. in the period of 1750-1830 is often known as Neoclassism.

a)

were

b)

organized

c)

ordered

d)

flourished

81.

Choose the correct variant. The center of international Neoclassism was…..

a)

Constantinople

b)

Rome

c)

Paris

d)

Florence

82.

Choose the correct variant. A person who designs a building’s heating and ventilation systems 

a)

structural engineer

b)

mechanical engineer

c)

building surveyor

d)

contractor

83.

Choose the correct variant. A drawing done by hand

a)

writing

b)

sketch

c)

draw

d)

painting

84.

Choose the correct variant. A skeleton - like internal structural system

a)

foundation

b)

framework

c)

opening

d)

roof

85.

What’s the English equivalent ‘долговечность’?

a)

durability

b)

short

c)

dimension

d)

finishing

86.

. Choose the correct variant. According to Le Corbusier, ‘the house should be as practically constructed as …..’

a)

a refrigerator

b)

a type-writer

c)

a TV-set

d)

a simple srucure

87.

Choose the correct variant. Le Corbusier ….. the urban planning schemes for Paris and for several large North African cities.

a)

worked out

b)

endured

c)

played

d)

spread

88.

Choose the correct variant. Gehry was named 1989 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, ….. award for architectural achievement presented to a living architect.

a)

much most prestigious

b)

the most prestigious

c)

most prestigious

d)

the more prestigious

89.

.  Choose the correct variant. Le Corbusier was  the ….. figure internationally in modern architecture from 1920 to 1960.

a)

impossible

b)

possible

c)

dominant

d)

foreign

90.

Choose the correct variant. Find the English equivalent:  утонченные вкусы 18 века

a)

hidden 18th  century tastes

b)

vivid 18th  century tastes

c)

simple 18th  century tastes

d)

elegant 18th century tastes

91.

Choose the correct variant. Ancient Greek architecture ….. by its highly formalized characteristics, both of structure and decoration.

a)

is distinguished

b)

is distinguishing

c)

will be distinguishing

d)

is going distinguished

92.

Choose the synonym for the word in italics. The building structure was lightened to render interiors graceful and ethereal.

a)

to make

b)

to open

c)

to have

d)

to combine

93.

Choose the correct variant. The system by which electricity is distributed through a building

a)

finishing

b)

framing

c)

wiring

d)

installation                                          

94.

Choose the correct variant: The aim of visual art is … a complete, homogeneous  physical environment in which all the arts have their places. 

a)

to exclude

b)

to destroy

c)

to create

d)

to  punish

95.

.   Choose the correct term to the definition: Pertaining to the present time

a)

cubism

b)

workshop

c)

crafts

d)

modern

96.

Choose the correct term to the definition: the redutionary phase of the Modern art movement.

a)

cubism

b)

mannerism

c)

atheism

d)

surrealism

97.

Choose the correct variant. There is a massive emphasis ….. certain elements such as energy efficiency and the use of environmentally friendly construction materials.

a)

into

b)

at

c)

on

d)

in

98.

Choose the correct variant.  Rococo rooms ….. as total works of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings.

a)

were designed

b)

be designed

c)

was designed

d)

will be designed

99.

What’s the Russian equivalent for ‘load bearing wall’

a)

каркасная стена

b)

утепленная стена

 

c)

несущая стена

d)

межкомнатные стена

100.

Choose the correct variant. Saint Petersburg ….. by the Tsar Peter the Great  on   the  27th of May , 1703.

a)

is founded

b)

were founded

c)

was founded

d)

had founded

101.

. Choose the right term to the definition: the art or practice of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones.

a)

technology of wood processing

b)

power engineering

c)

aviation

d)

architecture

102.

Choose the correct variant. Small true brick arches first appeared in….. .

a)

Byzantium

b)

in Mesopotamia and Egypt

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

103.

Choose the correct variant. The aqueduct … … by the Romans.

a)

was invented

b)

were invented

c)

invents

d)

was invent

104.

Choose the right term to the definition: A draped female statue used as a column in classical architecture.

a)

porch

b)

arch

c)

temple

d)

caryatid

105.

Choose the right term to the definition.  a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion historical monument          

a)

drawbridge

b)

pilgrimage

c)

preserve

d)

restore

106.

Choose the right synonym to the word in italics. Replace the word in italics by synonyms.  European travelers saw the mysterious and amazing remains of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

a)

modern

b)

interesting             

c)

astonishing           

d)

huge

107.

Choose the correct variant. The Ascension Cathedral in Almaty  is ….. wooden building in the world

a)

the second taller

b)

the most second tallest

c)

the second tallest

d)

the most tallest

 

108.

Choose the correct variant. The top three floors of student hostel     ….. now.

a)

were being decorated

b)

are being decorated

c)

was being decorated

d)

had been decorated

109.

Choose the right term to the definition: A person skilled in building with stone or brick.

a)

electrician

b)

plasterer

c)

plumber

d)

mason

110.

.  Choose the right term to the definition: The place where Muslim people have religious services.

a)

capital

b)

mosque

c)

dome

d)

aisle