Question 1

Which might be best for the skeleton of a very tall skyscraper?

Accepted Answer

A)  Steel 
B)  Iron 
C)  Wood 
D)  Reinforced concrete 
A)  Steel 
B)  Iron 
C)  Wood 
D)  Reinforced concrete

Question 2

A geodesic dome is a type of frame construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A corbel is a variation on the load-bearing system in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  Walls support themselves 
B)  A curved rood is built in the form of a tunnel 
C)  Stones extend slightly beyond the ones piled below 
D)  The structure is earthquake resistant 
A)  Walls support themselves 
B)  A curved rood is built in the form of a tunnel 
C)  Stones extend slightly beyond the ones piled below 
D)  The structure is earthquake resistant

Question 4

Skyscrapers were first designed to maximize the amount of space a building
Provided for offices or apartments, while minimizing the land needed for the building's footprint. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Form following function 
B)  Public functions mixed with private functions 
C)  Commercial function 
D)  Function following form 
A)  Form following function 
B)  Public functions mixed with private functions 
C)  Commercial function 
D)  Function following form

Question 5

If a material like steel is incredibly strong in resisting compression and tension, why would builders ever use other materials? Give specific examples to support your point.

Accepted Answer

While steel is indeed incredibly strong

Question 6

A bridge that holds up a roadbed with cables that hang from columns is called a ________ structure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A bridge that holds up a roadbed...

Question 7

Structures can have public, private, commercial, or religious uses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A cantilever is DIFFERENT from a post-and-lintel method of construction because a cantilever:

Accepted Answer

A)  Relies on horizontal beams being supported by vertical uprights 
B)  Contains an entablature 
C)  Is a shell construction method 
D)  Has an overhang 
A)  Relies on horizontal beams being supported by vertical uprights 
B)  Contains an entablature 
C)  Is a shell construction method 
D)  Has an overhang

Question 9

Because one architect's design needs many people to bring it to fruition, it is an individual and ________ art form.

Accepted Answer

Collaborat

Question 10

To make a structure for harsh environments, such as the Arctic, an architect might consider using what method of construction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suspension 
B)  Geodesic dome 
C)  Reinforced concrete 
D)  Shell 
A)  Suspension 
B)  Geodesic dome 
C)  Reinforced concrete 
D)  Shell

Which might be best for the skeleton of a very tall skyscraper?

A geodesic dome is a type of frame construction.

A corbel is a variation on the load-bearing system in which:

Skyscrapers were first designed to maximize the amount of space a building Provided for offices or apartments, while minimizing the land needed for the building's footprint. This is an example of:

If a material like steel is incredibly strong in resisting compression and tension, why would builders ever use other materials? Give specific examples to support your point.

A bridge that holds up a roadbed with cables that hang from columns is called a ________ structure.

Structures can have public, private, commercial, or religious uses.

A cantilever is DIFFERENT from a post-and-lintel method of construction because a cantilever:

Because one architect's design needs many people to bring it to fruition, it is an individual and ________ art form.

To make a structure for harsh environments, such as the Arctic, an architect might consider using what method of construction?

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Exam 12: Architecture

Which might be best for the skeleton of a very tall skyscraper?

A geodesic dome is a type of frame construction.

A corbel is a variation on the load-bearing system in which:

Skyscrapers were first designed to maximize the amount of space a building Provided for offices or apartments, while minimizing the land needed for the building's footprint. This is an example of:

If a material like steel is incredibly strong in resisting compression and tension, why would builders ever use other materials? Give specific examples to support your point.

A bridge that holds up a roadbed with cables that hang from columns is called a ________ structure.

Structures can have public, private, commercial, or religious uses.

A cantilever is DIFFERENT from a post-and-lintel method of construction because a cantilever:

Because one architect's design needs many people to bring it to fruition, it is an individual and ________ art form.

To make a structure for harsh environments, such as the Arctic, an architect might consider using what method of construction?

Art Matters

What Is Art

The Visual Elements of Art

The Principles of Design

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Photography, Film, and Video

Graphic Design

Sculpture

Traditional Craft Media

The Art of Prehistory and Ancient Civilizations in Europe and the Mediterranean

Early Jewish and Christian, Byzantine, and Medieval Art

Renaissance and Baroque Art

The Art of Africa and Islam

The Art of the Pacific and the Americas

The Art of Asia

Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Art in the West

Modern Art in the Twentieth-Century Western World

Art Since 1980

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