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Worksheets006_Neoclassicism Architecture Quiz Bee
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Neoclassicism arose in the:
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
A key principle of Neoclassical architecture is:
Complexity and curves
Verticality
Simplicity, symmetry, and classical orders
Ornamental excess
Neoclassicism was influenced by:
Gothic cathedrals
Rococo palaces
Archaeological discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum
Islamic mosques
Neoclassicism in Britain was led by:
Bernini
Alberti
Robert Adam
Balthasar Neumann
Which French architect designed the Panthéon in Paris?
Inigo Jones
Palladio
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
Borromini
The White House in Washington, D.C. reflects:
Neoclassical style
Rococo style
Gothic style
Baroque style
The United States Capitol was modeled after:
Roman temples and domes
Gothic cathedrals
Rococo palaces
Islamic mosques
Neoclassicism in architecture symbolized:
Religious mysticism
Enlightenment ideals of reason and democracy
Royal absolutism
Romantic nationalism
In contrast to Rococo, Neoclassicism is:
Ornate and playful
Restrained and rational
Monumental and curving
Asymmetrical
The British Museum façade is designed in the style of:
Gothic
Greek temple front
Rococo
Byzantine
Neoclassical architecture originated largely in Paris due to the presence of designers trained at the __________
British Royal Academy
French Academy in Rome
Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna
Italian School of Architecture
A common Neoclassical feature is a full-height portico with a __________.
Flying buttress
Rose window
Pediment
Ribbed vault
Which Renaissance architect influenced Palladio through his “Ten Books of Architecture”?
Vitruvius
Piranesi
Brunelleschi
Leon Battista Alberti
Which architectural element is commonly found above the paneled front door in Neoclassical design?
Stained-glass panel
Diamond transom
Elliptical fanlight
Circular oculus
Sir Christopher Wren is best known for designing __________.
Villa Rotonda
Arc de Triomphe
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Pantheon in Paris
The Pantheon (St. Genevieve Church) in Paris was designed by __________.
Colen Campbell
James Adam
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
Jean Chalgrin
Thomas Jefferson modeled the Virginia State Capitol after the Roman building __________.
The Pantheon
Colosseum
Maison Carrée
Arch of Titus
Neoclassical architecture emerged in the 18th century and is often associated with the __________.
Industrial Revolution
Age of Discovery
Romantic Movement
Age of the Enlightenment
The United States Capitol's initial design was created by __________.
William Thornton
Benjamin Latrobe
Charles Bulfinch
Thomas U. Walter
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was built under the rule of __________.
Otto von Bismarck
Frederick the Great
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Frederick William II
The Altes Museum in Berlin was designed by __________.
Andrea Palladio
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
William Kent
Thomas Jefferson
The Palladian and Adamesque styles are collectively known as the __________ in Britain.
Classical Revival
Victorian Gothic
Georgian style
Edwardian style
Monticello served as Thomas Jefferson’s __________.
Public library
State office
Architectural workshop
Plantation and residence
The expansion of the U.S. Capitol included the addition of a massive __________.
Dome
Portico
Bell tower
Glass atrium
Neoclassical architecture in the Philippines dates from __________.
American colonial period
Spanish colonial period
Postwar period
Precolonial era
