WorksheetsHousing Design Final
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the two main influences on the type of housing developed by each tribe?
a)
Social Organization and religious beliefs
b)
Methods of obtaining food and obtaining pelts
c)
Environment and culture
d)
Size of the family and social organization
2.
What new technology helped transitioned the once nomadic tribes to become more permanent?
a)
Tools
b)
Farming
c)
Home building
d)
Gathering materials
3.
What were the new types of homes the Indigenous people started to build once they established their permanent locations?
a)
Adobes
b)
Wigwams
c)
Pueblos
d)
Teepees
4.
Which description best matches the Half Timbered home style.
a)
Basic 2-story homes with open floor plans
b)
4- or 5- stories high, decorative brickwork, and intricate gables.
c)
A house with a simple rectangular design a central chimney and a pitched roof.
d)
Wood frame of the house formed part of the outside wall. Spaces between beams were filled in with brick or plaster.
5.
Which description best matches the Cape Cod home style?
a)
A house with a simple rectangular design a central chimney and a pitched roof.
b)
Extension built at right angles to the length of the structure.
c)
Second story that overhangs from the first story.
d)
A two-story, pitched-roof house in which the rear portion of the roof extends down to cover a first floor addition.
6.
Which description best matches the new design feature that the Dutch settlements introduced?
a)
Structures projecting through a steeply sloping roof and was used to add natural lighting.
b)
Soft porous limestone composed of shell and coral.
c)
A roof with 4 sloped sides.
d)
A semicircular, round, or oval window with fan shaped panes of glass.
7.
What housing design did the Swedish introduce?
a)
Fanlights
b)
Log Cabins
c)
Dormers
d)
Pediments
8.
Which of the following best describes a cornice?
a)
decorative flattened columns that frame the door.
b)
decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet.
c)
triangular or arched doorway decorations.
d)
a semicircular, round, or oval window with a fan shaped panes of glass.
9.
Which of the following best describes a fanlight?
a)
decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet.
b)
decorative flattened columns that frame the door.
c)
a semicircular, round, or oval window with a fan shaped panes of glass.
d)
triangular or arched doorway decorations.
10.
Which of the following best describes a pediment?
a)
a semicircular, round, or oval window with a fan shaped panes of glass.
b)
triangular or arched doorway decorations.
c)
decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet.
d)
decorative flattened columns that frame the door.
11.
Which two styles were introduced during the Federal Period?
a)
Greek Revival and Gothic Revival
b)
Victorian and Queen Anne
c)
Early Classical and Adam
d)
Italian and Mansard
12.
Describe the Mansard Roof style.
a)
A roof that has two slopes on all sides, the lower slope is steep while the upper slope was almost flat.
b)
A bundle of dry reeds or straw.
c)
When the roof forms triangular end walls on the house.
d)
Two slopes on each side, the upper slope being flatter than the lower slope.
13.
Which description best matches the Queen Anne style?
a)
Irregular steep roof, wood shingles as siding, includes a wrap around porch.
b)
House was typically a two story, rectangular shape with symmetrical windows
c)
Common design features are pointed arches and circular windows.
d)
Lacy-looking, cut out wood trim placed along gables.
14.
Which 20th Century style is this home?
a)
Mission
b)
Queen Anne
c)
Chateauesque
d)
Functionalism
15.
Which features belong mostly to the Bungalow style?
a)
Low, pitched gable roof, decorative beams, full or partial width porches
b)
Exposed support beams, contrasting wall materials, unusual placements of windows.
c)
The house has two or three levels, not stories because they do not have a full flight of stairs.
d)
This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.
16.
Which features belong mostly to the Shed style?
a)
Castle like features that were very expensive to build and keep up
b)
Homes emphasized horizontal lines, low-pitched roofs with overhanging eaves, wide porches with open floor plans
c)
Homes built using style focused on function of the actual home, decorative features were avoided because they provided no use.
d)
This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.
17.
Which 20th Century style is this home?
a)
Mission
b)
Tudor
c)
Colonial Revival
d)
Bungalow
18.
Which features belong mostly to the Functionalism style?
a)
Castle like features that were very expensive to build and keep up
b)
arched doorways and windows, tile roofing, and exterior walls made of stucco.
c)
Homes built using style focused on function of the actual home, decorative features were avoided because they provided no use.
d)
This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.
19.
Which features belong mostly to the Tudor style?
a)
More emphasis placed on the front door with decorative pediments supported by pilasters
b)
Massive chimneys were the focal point of the interior of the homes and included a partial half-timber style resemblance.
c)
Long, low one story house. This style is preferred by many Americans because of the accessibility and use of universal design.
d)
The house has two or three levels, not stories because they do not have a full flight of stairs.
20.
Which 20th Century style is this home?
a)
Bungalow
b)
Shed
c)
Chateauesque
d)
Colonial Revival
21.
Which 20th Century style is this home?
a)
Chateauesque
b)
Tudor
c)
Ranch
d)
Half-Timbered
22.
Which features belong mostly to the Split Level style?
a)
Long, low one story house. This style is preferred by many Americans because of the accessibility and use of universal design.
b)
Exposed support beams, contrasting wall materials, unusual placements of windows.
c)
The house has two or three levels, not stories because they do not have a full flight of stairs.
d)
This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.
23.
What scale do most builders draw their floor plans?
a)
1/4 centimeter = 1 foot
b)
1/4 inch = 1 foot
c)
1/4 centimeter = 4 feet
d)
1/4 inch = 4 feet
24.
What is the standard clearance space around any bed?
a)
1 foot - 2 feet
b)
1.5 feet - 3 feet
c)
2.5+ feet
d)
3+ feet
25.
What is the standard clearance for a dressing area?
a)
1 foot
b)
2 feet
c)
3 feet
d)
4 feet
26.
In floor planning a bedroom, which form should be placed first?
a)
Dresser
b)
TV
c)
Bed
d)
Nightstands
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