This document provides a history of architecture and contains 63 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of Roman and Greek architectural styles and structures. Some key points covered include:
- Roman architectural structures included subterranean vaults, theaters, amphitheaters, triumphal arches, villas, bridges, and the Pantheon being a crowning achievement.
- Greek architectural orders included the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles which had distinct column proportions and entablature heights.
- Common Greek buildings were temples, varying in column arrangement from prostyle to dipteral, and including structures like the Parthenon, theaters, and domestic buildings.
This document provides a history of architecture and contains 63 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of Roman and Greek architectural styles and structures. Some key points covered include:
- Roman architectural structures included subterranean vaults, theaters, amphitheaters, triumphal arches, villas, bridges, and the Pantheon being a crowning achievement.
- Greek architectural orders included the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles which had distinct column proportions and entablature heights.
- Common Greek buildings were temples, varying in column arrangement from prostyle to dipteral, and including structures like the Parthenon, theaters, and domestic buildings.
This document provides a history of architecture and contains 63 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of Roman and Greek architectural styles and structures. Some key points covered include:
- Roman architectural structures included subterranean vaults, theaters, amphitheaters, triumphal arches, villas, bridges, and the Pantheon being a crowning achievement.
- Greek architectural orders included the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles which had distinct column proportions and entablature heights.
- Common Greek buildings were temples, varying in column arrangement from prostyle to dipteral, and including structures like the Parthenon, theaters, and domestic buildings.
a. Coemeteria b. Tholos c. Mausoleum d. Pyramid 2. The difference between the Roman & Greek Theater is that the Romans auditorium encircled __________ of a circle . a. 2/3 b. ½ c. ¼ d. whole 3. Amphitheaters are used in a. Horse Racing b. Gladiatorial contests c. Marathon d. Chariot Racing 4. To celebrate victorius naval campaigns of the generals the usual monument built is the a. Memorial Column b. Rostral Column c. Triumphal Arches d. Festoons 5. The luxurious country house of the romans which is surrounded by terraces & garden is the a. Palace b. Castle c. Insula d. Villa 6. Roman bridges are called a. Pons b. Gryse c. Facet d. Moat 7. The vault which was formed by the intersection of two semi-circular vaults of equal span and used over a square apartment is the a. Sexpartite Vault b. Cupola c. Fan Vault d. Cross Vault 8. The favorite of the Romans among the five orders is the a. Composite b. Ionic c. Corinthian d. Doric 9. That which corresponds to the Greek Agora is the Roman a. Place b. Forum c. Plaza d. Market 10. The crowning glory of the Roman architecture is the a. Temple of Vesta b. Temple of Portunus c. Pantheon Rome d. Temple of Fortuna Virilis 11. The Architect of Trajan’s Basilica , Rome is a. Mnesicles b. Emperor Calisula c. Apollodorus of Damascus d. Callicrates 12. The plan of the Coloseum , Rome is shaped in the form of a. Circle b. Half-Circle c. Ellipse d. Trapezoid 13. The dividing wall running down the middle of the arena in a slightly oblique direction in the circus is known as a. Spina b. Esplanade c. Axicia d. Creeper 14. The triumphal arch that was built to commemorate the capture of Jerusalem was a. Arch of Septimus Severus b. Arch of Tiberius c. Arch of Titus d. Arch of Constantine 15. The Roman palace building began by Augustus and added to by later emperors was the a. Palaces of the Emperors, Rome b. Palace of Diocletian c. Golden House of Nero, Rome d. House of Livia 16. The entrance passage in the domus is called a. Atrium b. Prothyrum c. Fauces d. Peristyle 17. The palace that forms the greater part of the medieval town of Spalato, which has therefore been called a city in a house is the a. Palace of Sargon b. House of Pompeii c. Palace of Diocletian d. House of the Surgeon 18. A building in classic architecture for plants, flowers, and running water, ornamented with statues and forming a cool and agreeable retreat is called a. Nymphaeum b. Podium c. Cinerarium d. Panopticon 19. The curved arris formed by the intersection of vaulting surfaces is called a. Favimentum b. Centering c. Groin d. Ribs 20. The dome of a circular building is the a. Tholos b. Podium c. Annular vault d. Vault 21. The smooth channel that is lined with hard cement and carried on arches in an aqueduct is called a. Specus b. Thalamus c. Schipets d. Albarium 22. The second largest Greek temple is a. Parthenon b. Erechtheion c. Temple of Zeus d. Temple of Nike Apteros 23. A single line of column surrounding the naos wall is an arrangement called a. Peripteral b. Octasyle c. Monotriglyph d. Araeostyle 24. It is the prototype of the Roman thermae a. Peribolus b. Skene c. Ephebeum d. Gymnasium 25. The Aegean tomb which is a subterranean stone-vaulted construction shaped like an old-fashioned beehive is a. Tjandi b. Tholos c. Dolmen d. Mausoleum 26. The space the colonnade and the naos wall in the Greek temple is called a. Diathyros b. Impluvium c. Pteroma d. Temenos 27. The open to the sky passage leading to the rock-cut or tholos Aegean tomb is called a. Pronaos b. Hypogeum c. Dromos d. Acropolis 28. A Greek building that contains painted pictures is called a. Xyst b. Glyptotheca c. Pinacotheca d. Zotheca 29. The triangular-shaped feature terminating the roof span of a Greek temple is called a. Conditory b. Pediment c. Tympana d. Regula 30. The naos, epinaos and the _________ are the 3 chambers of the Greek temple a. Cella b. Posticum c. Peristyle d. Pronaos 31. A temple with 1 to 4 columns arranged between antae at the front is called a. In antis b. Amphi-antis c. Astylar d. Prostyle 32. A temple with 1 to 4 columns arranges between antae at the front and the rear is called a. Pseudo-dipteral b. Amphi-antis c. In antis d. Gynaekonitis 33. A temple arranged with a portico of columns at the front is called a. Prostyle b. Tempietto c. Stoa d. Peripteral 34. A temple with a portico of columns arranged at the front and at the rear is called a. Pseudo-peripteral b. Postern c. Acropolis d. Amphi-prostyle 35. A temple arranged with flank columns attached to the naos wall is a. Bawn b. Pseudo dipteral c. Pseudo peripteral d. Portico 36. A temple arranged with a double line of columns surrounding the naos is called a. Diathyros b. Diasyle c. Dipteral d. Ditriglyph 37. The space between columns is called a. Interposition b. Intercupola c. Intercapedo d.Intercolumnation 38. The intercolumniation of an araeostyle is a. 5D b. 2.5D c. 4D d. 3.25D 39. The intercolumniation of a pycnostyle a. 1.5D b. 2.5D c. 3.5D d. 4.5D 40. The intercolumniation of diastyle a. 2D b. 3D c. 4D d. 5D 41. The seats that rose in tiers and founded on natural rocks in a Greek theater is called a. Cavea b. Exedrae c. Logeion d. skene 42. In the development of the skene, the _______ are wings at the ends which projected forwards that marked the width of the orchestra. a. Parascenia b. Proscenium c. Episcenium d. prytaneon 43. In the development of the skene _______, built in front of the skene, had its roof serving as a stage of logeion. a. Parascenia b. Proscenium c. Episcenium d. prytaneon 44. In the development of the skene, the ________ was raised background of the upper part of a two-storey skene. a. Parascenia b. Proscenium c. Episcenium d. prytaneon 45. One of the best example of a surviving megaron type of Greek domestic building is a. House no. 33, Priene b. Ecclesiasterion,Priene c. Maison de la Colline, Delos d. Necropolis, Vulci 46. The water-leaf & tongue is the usual ornament found in the a. Cyma reversa b. Cyma recta c. Fillet d. cavetto 47. The anthemion or honey suckle is the usual ornament found in the a. Corona b. Scotia c. Torus d. cyma recta 48. The egg & dart or egg & tongue is the usual ornament found in the a. Astragal b. Fillet c. Ovolo d. scotia 49. The bead & reel is the usual ornament found in the a. Torus b. Cavetto c. Astragal d. cyma reversa 50. The torus usually have a _____ ornament. a. Bead & reel b. Egg & dart c. Key pattern d. guilloche 51. The corona is usually painted with the_____ ornament. a. Water-leaf & tongue b. Key pattern c. Bead & reel d. lait 52. The moulding that is often found in the Doric order is the a. Astragal b. Ovolo c. Torus d. bird’s beak 53. Greek sculptures may be classified as architectural sculpture, free-standing statuary & a. Sculptured relief b. Tympanum c. Metope d. taenia 54. The Greek order that do not have a base is the a. Tuscan b. Doric c. lonic d. Corinthian 55. The proportion of the Greek Doric column is a. 9D b. 10D c. 4-6.5D d. 5-7D 56. The proportion of the Greek lonic column is a. 7D b. 6D c. 9D d. 10D 57. The proportion of the Greek Corinthian column is a. 10D b. 7D c. 8D d. 9D 58. The shaft of the Greek Doric order terminates in the a. Trachelion b. Hypotrachelion c. Abacus d. echinus 59. Both the regula & mutules has guttae numbering a total of ______ distributed equally in 3 rows. a. 24 b. 18 c. 21 d. 12 60. In the later lonic order, a lower torus was added to the base which originally consisted of an upper torus and scotia making what is known as a. Attic base b. Battern seam c. Knotted shaft d. pilaster base 61. Entablature height of the Greek Doric is _____ height of the order. a. 1/3 b. ½ c. ¼ d. 1/5 62. Entablature height of the Greek lonic is ______ height of the order. a. 1/6 b. 1/3 c. ½ d. ¼ 63. Entablature height of the Greek Corinthian is ____ height of the order. a. 1/5 b. ¼ c. ½ d. 1/3 64. The continuation of the fluted shaft in the Greek Doric column is called a. Hypogeum b. Hyptrachelion c. trachelion d. entasis 65. The wall or colonnade enclosing the temenous is called a. Peristyle b. Prostyle c. Peribolus d. pedestal 66. The architects of the Parthenon are a. Ictinus and Callicrates b. Pheidias and Mnesicles c. Anthemius and Ictinus d. Theron and Pheidias 67. The master sculptor of the Parthenon is a. Scopas b. Mnesicles c. Pheidias d. Theron 68. The architect of the Erectheion is a. Callicrates b. Mnesicles c. Theron d. Ictinus 69. The architect of the Temple of the Nike Apteros, Athens is a. Pheidias b. Scopas c. Deinocrates d. Callicrates 70. The Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum was designed by a. Theron b. Ictinus c. Callicrates d. Mnesicles 71. The Temple of Artemis, Ephesus, also called the Hellinistic temple was erected from the designs of a. Scopas b. Theron c. Callicrates d. Deinocrates 72. The master sculptor of the temple of Artemis, Ephesus is a. Ictinus b. Scopas c. Theron d. Pheidias 73. The erectheion, Athens which stands on the Acropolis north of the Parthenon has an unusual feature which is the a. Composite columns b. Caryatid porch c. Atlantes porch d. Osiris pillars 74. The temple of Zeus, Agrigentum, the second largest Greek temple is unusual because it has a. 2 naos b. 3 naos c. 4 naos d. no naos 75. The temple of Zeus, Agrigentum, the second largest Greek temple is unusual because of the a. Canephorae igures b. Caryatid figures c. Bigas d. atlantes figure 76. The tiers of seats in the Greek theater are separated by a. Spina b. Pteroma c. Diazoma d. peristyle 77. The theater of Epidauros, the most beautiful and best preserved by Greek theaters was designed by a. Polycleitos b. Deinocrates c. Callicrates d. Scopas 78. The Mausoleum, Hallicarnassos, the most famous of all tombs and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world was designed by Satyros together with a. Polycletos b. Deinocrates c. Pythius d. Mnesicles 79. A water clock or instrument for measuring by the discharge of water through a small opening is a a. Vane b. Flush c. Clysydra d. enplecton 80. The triangular surface bounded by the sloping and horizontal cornices of a pediment is the a. Metope b. Pateras c. Taenia d. tympanum 81. It is an ornament in the classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an assemblage of straight lines intersecting at right angles & of various patterns a. Diaper pattern b. Demi-metope c. Termini d. fret 82. A type of monument erected to support a tripod as a prize for athletic exercises, or musical competitions in Greek festivals is a. Monumental tomb b. Choragic monument c. Rostral monument d. hermes 83. Figures of which the upper parts alone are carved, the rest running into a parallelopiped or diminishing pedestal a. Quadrigas b. Hermes c. Termini d. acroterion 84. A flat circular ornament which resembles the classical saucers used for wine in sacrificial livations is a. Loop b. Continous coil spiral c. Scroll d. pateras 85. A circular projecting portico is a. cyclostyle b. Apteral c. Cyrtostyle d. consoles 86. Consoles on either side of a doorway supporting a cornice is a. Antefixae b. Laconaria c. ancones d. beam 87. A bracket or truss, generally with scrolls or volutes at the two ends, of unequal size and contrasted, but connected by a flowing line from the back of the upper one to the inner convolving face of the lower is a a. Cornice b. Clepsydra c. Consoles d. conveticle 88. Block resting on the vertex and lower extremities of the pediment to support statuary or ornament is a. Ancones b. Antifexae c. Acroteria d. boss 89. The Etruscans invented the a. Tuscan b. Doric c. Ionic d. composite 90. The wall facing developed by the Romans which is made of rectangular blocks of stone , with or without mortar joints but frequently secured with dowels or cramps is a. Opus mixtum b. Opus sectile c. Opus quadratum d. Opus testaceum 91. The wall facing developed by the Romans which is made of rectangular, net-like stone work is a. Opus spicatum b. Opus sectile c. Opus mixtum d. Opus reticulatum 92. The wall facing developed by the Romans which is made of brick facing with stones cut in triangular form is a. Opus sectile b. Opus quadratum c. Opus testaceum d. Opus incerum 93. The buttress which catches the thrusts of the main vaults where they are concentrated in the pockets above the columned pillars is the a. Spur b. Corbel arches c. Niche d. pinnacle 94. The buttress which were placed on the top of the spur buttress to help by their weight to drive the oblique thrusts more steeply down to earth is called the a. Canopy b. Hemicycle c. Pinnacle d. Flying buttress 95. Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings o vaults and domes is the a. Opus topiarium b. Opus alexandrinum c. Opus testacum d. Opus tesselatum 96. Marble mosaic pattern used on floor is the a. Opus spicatum b. Opus mixtum c. Opus signinum d. Opus verniculatum 97. The dry sweating room in the thermae is the a. Unctoria b. Sudatorium c. Palaestra d. apodyteria 98. The dressing room in the thermae is called a. Frigidarium b. Hypocaust c. Apodyteria d. Laconicum 99. The room containing the oil and perfume in the thermae is the a. Laconicum b. Unctuaria c. Sudatorium d. tepidarium 100. Niches, similar to pigeon-holes, formed in the rock where ashes of the dead placed in an urn were deposited is the a. Tholobate b. Columbaria c. Loculi d. Chotagic 101. Recesses for corpses sealed with a front slab inscribed with the name of the dead is the a. Loculi b. Chotagic monument c. Tholos d. rock-cut tomb 102. Minor tombs that are extremely varied in their forms, richly ornate outside but small a. Temple-shaped tomb b. Pyramidal c. Sculptured memorials d. sarcophagus 103. The private house o the Roman is the a. Megaron b. Villa c. Domus d. insula 104. The multi-storey tenement housing for the workers is the a. Insula b. Condominium c. Apartment d. domus 105. The arched waterways erected to supply most parts of Rome with water is the a. Cistern b. Aqueduct c. Agger d. alatorium 106. A Roman fountain designed with a large basin water is called a. Sudatorium b. Syrinx c. Locus d. laconicum 107. A Roman fountain designed with sprouting jets is called a. Locus b. Salientes c. Impluvium d. faucets 108. The vault that is carried throughout its length on the two parallel walls of a rectangular apartment is called a. Groin vault b. Cross vault c. Waggon-headed vault d. quadripartite vault 109. The specially characteristic of the Roman ornament is the a. Statues b. Anthemion c. Acanthus scroll d. console 110. The oldest and most important example of a Roman forum is the a. Forum of Trajan b. Forum Romanum c. Forum of Domitian d. Forum of Titus 111. The Pantheon, Rome is known today as the a. Sta Maria, Rotunda b. Sta Maria Maggiore, Rome c. Sta Maria della Strada d. Sta. Maria Cancellaria, Rome 112. The small private bath, very usual in Roman palaces and houses were called a. Balneum b. Hypogeum c. Bathtub d. sensorium 113. The stalls for horses and chariots found at one end of the circus is called a. Chancel b. Cancelli c. Carriage d. carceres 114. The memorial column built in the form of a tall Doric order and made entirely of marble is a. Column of Antoninus Pius b. Trajan’s Column c. Column of Marcus Aurelius d. Column of Diocletian 115. The water cistern found in the center of the atrium is called a. Aqueduct b. Ljibe c. Impluvium d. Spicatum 116. The open saloon found beyond the domus atrium is called a. Bustum b. Haram c. Tablinum d. Seraglio 117. The bedroom in the domus is called a. Dormitorio b. Cubicula c. Thalamus d. Alcoba 118. The bedroom in the megaron is called a. Thalamus b. Cuarto c. Cubicula d. Harem 119. The dining room in the domus with different aspects for summer and winter is called a. Megaron b. Seraglio c. Khan d. Triclinia 120. The reception room of the domus is called a. Albarium b. Azulejo c. Oecus d. Splay 121. The recess for conversation surrounded by the perisytle in the domus is called a. Cubicula b. Alae c. Chancel d. Ciborium 122. A memorial monument to persons buried elsewhere is called a. Podium b. Nymphaeum c. Cenotaphs d. Rostral column 123. Pictorial representations or ornaments formed of small pices of stone, marble or enamel o various colors is called a. Tesserae b. Fresco c. Sgraffito d. Mosaic 124. Chief structure of the Early Christian period were the a. Campanille b. Baptesteries c. Churches d. Skene 125. Church plan of early Christian churches is a. Basilican b. Latin cross c. Greek cross d. Calvary cross 126. It is a rule in the early Christian Period that churches should be built over the burial place of the _______ to whom the church is dedicated. a. Priest b. King c. Saint d. Emperor 127. In Early Christian churches, immediately over the burial place of saint, is raised the a. Tower b. Campanille c. Ciborium d. Rood cross 128. Principal interior decoration of Early Christian is a. Stained glass b. Mosaic c. Painting d. Brick 129. Orientation of Roman temple is towards the a. Basilica b. East c. Palace d. Forum 130. Orientation of Greek temple is towards the a. South b. East c. Agora d. Bouleuterion 131. Orientation of early Christian churches is towards the a. Piazza b. Forum c. East d. North 132. Orientation of medieval churches is towards the a. North b. Market c. Plaza d. west 133. In the center of the Early Christian church’s atrium is a fountain of water for ablutions a custom which is still adopted by Roman Catholics by the use of a. Stoup b. Water basin c. Cistern d. Moat 134. The covered space between the atrium and church which was assigned to penitents is the a. Baldachino b. Apse c. Gallery d. Narthex 135. The central aisle of the church is called a. Choir loft b. Nave c. Bema d. Ambo 136. The high altar is covered above by a canopy called a. Ambo b. Confession c. Baldachino d. Carpet 137. Underneath the High Altar is the crypt burial place of the saint to whom the church was dedicated and which was called a. Confessio b. Dais c. Narthex d. Apse 138. Fronting the High Altar of an Early Christian church and later medieval churches is the a. Bema b. Transept c. Conessio d. Choir 139. The space of clergy and choir is separated by a low screen wall from the body of the church called a. Iconostas b. Reredo c. Pendentive d. Cancelli 140. On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the Epistle & the Gospel are a. Bema b. Ambo c. Transept d. Narthex 141. In some churches there is a raised dais as part of the sanctuary which later developed into the transepts and this is called a. Extension b. Lesene c. Bema d. Ambo 142. In Early Christian churches, the Bishop took the central place at the church called a. Nave b. Dais c. Apse d. Baldachino 143. The Iconoclastic Movement during the Byzantine period forbade the use of ______ or representations. a. Glass mosaic b. Statues c. Paintings d. Carvings 144. The smallest cathedral in the world built during the Byzantine period is the a. Small Church of the Apostles, Athens b. Little metropole Cathedral, Athens c. Church of the Prairie d. Irene Constantinople 145. Due to its length, the Early Christian church gives an impression of a. Horizontality b. Airiness c. Spaciousness d. Magnificence 146. Because of the dome as its central feature, Byzantine churches gave an impression of a. Grandeur b.Verticality c. Massiveness d. Aspiring quality 147. When the dome and the pendentives are part of the same sphere, the dome is classified as a. Acute b. Double c. Simple d. Compound 148. When the dome is placed on a drum, the dome is classified as a. Simple b. Superimposed c. Superpositioned d. Compound 149. In the melon-shaped type of dome, there is a treatment of the inner surface which consisted of a. Pilaster strips b. Lacunaria c. Curved flutings d. Carvings 150. Byzantine column capitals have a deep abacus called _____ which is used to support the wide voussoirs of an arch or a thick wall. a. Respond b. Dosseretblock c. Abacus block d. Baccha