Question 1

King Lalibela's St. George's Church is distinctive:

Accepted Answer

A)  for its pointed spires covered with adobe. 
B)  for its vast size. 
C)  for having been built by immigrant Egyptian stonemasons. 
D)  for having been carved from live rock. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  for its pointed spires covered with adobe. 
B)  for its vast size. 
C)  for having been built by immigrant Egyptian stonemasons. 
D)  for having been carved from live rock. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. D

Question 2

Native American tribes of the Southwest included all of the following EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pima. 
B)  Navajo. 
C)  Nez Perce. 
D)  Papago. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  Pima. 
B)  Navajo. 
C)  Nez Perce. 
D)  Papago. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. C

Question 3

A Libyan qasr is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  small mosque. 
B)  steep-walled tent. 
C)  storage fortress. 
D)  type of indigenous courtyard house. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  small mosque. 
B)  steep-walled tent. 
C)  storage fortress. 
D)  type of indigenous courtyard house. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. C

Question 4

Palenque's Temple of the Inscriptions, which sits atop a pyramid, is unusual for having:

Accepted Answer

A)  a moat around it. 
B)  a circular observatory atop it. 
C)  an interior tomb below it at the level of the pyramid's first stage. 
D)  an interior skull rack. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  a moat around it. 
B)  a circular observatory atop it. 
C)  an interior tomb below it at the level of the pyramid's first stage. 
D)  an interior skull rack. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

A sipapu in Pueblo architecture refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sunken, circular pit. 
B)  an arrangement of semicircular terraces. 
C)  an unlit, lower-lever room for storage. 
D)  a ceremonial opening to the world below. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  a sunken, circular pit. 
B)  an arrangement of semicircular terraces. 
C)  an unlit, lower-lever room for storage. 
D)  a ceremonial opening to the world below. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 6

Compare the planning of Monte Albán with that of Teotihuácan.

Accepted Answer

Monte Albán and Teotihuacan were both si

Question 7

The talud and tablero were the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dual aspects of the Maya god Tlaloc. 
B)  interlocking Mayan calendars. 
C)  Mayan names for summer and winter. 
D)  Mayan names for Venus and Mars. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  dual aspects of the Maya god Tlaloc. 
B)  interlocking Mayan calendars. 
C)  Mayan names for summer and winter. 
D)  Mayan names for Venus and Mars. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 8

The exhibition of excavated skeletal remains at Moundville in Alabama:

Accepted Answer

A)  has been recently expanded to include materials from the period of Spanish exploration. 
B)  has been closed because the exhibits were considered societally intrusive. 
C)  contains dinosaur bones mixed in with human ones. 
D)  has been recently compromised by flooding from the Warrior River. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  has been recently expanded to include materials from the period of Spanish exploration. 
B)  has been closed because the exhibits were considered societally intrusive. 
C)  contains dinosaur bones mixed in with human ones. 
D)  has been recently compromised by flooding from the Warrior River. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 9

The La Venta site in Tabasco included:

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A)  earthen platforms and walled enclosures around a series of courts. 
B)  a conical earth mound and stepped pyramid that stand at the opposite ends of an axis defined by earthen platforms and walled enclosures. 
C)  pyramids inside a giant court surrounded by earthen platforms and walled enclosures. 
D)  a cross-axial plan with pyramids at the ends of all axes. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  earthen platforms and walled enclosures around a series of courts. 
B)  a conical earth mound and stepped pyramid that stand at the opposite ends of an axis defined by earthen platforms and walled enclosures. 
C)  pyramids inside a giant court surrounded by earthen platforms and walled enclosures. 
D)  a cross-axial plan with pyramids at the ends of all axes. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 10

The Inca Empire controlled:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bolivia. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  Ecuador. 
D)  Columbia. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  Bolivia. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  Ecuador. 
D)  Columbia. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 11

An extraordinary feature of the complete ensemble of Tikal's pyramids is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of royal residences inside them. 
B)  their verticality, especially when viewed as an urban unit. 
C)  their use as viewing platforms for rituals. 
D)  the presence of ritual chambers inside them. 
E)  their similarity with the Great Pyramid of Giza. 
A)  the presence of royal residences inside them. 
B)  their verticality, especially when viewed as an urban unit. 
C)  their use as viewing platforms for rituals. 
D)  the presence of ritual chambers inside them. 
E)  their similarity with the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Question 12

The snow-block walls of iglu construction are:

Accepted Answer

A)  an example of corbelling. 
B)  comparable to Byzantine dome construction. 
C)  canted inward to create a stable domical profile. 
D)  unstable during the period of summer thawing. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  an example of corbelling. 
B)  comparable to Byzantine dome construction. 
C)  canted inward to create a stable domical profile. 
D)  unstable during the period of summer thawing. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 13

Maya astronomers made use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the wheel. 
B)  a twenty-six-letter alphabet. 
C)  zero. 
D)  a form of algebra. 
E)  zero and a form of algebra. 
A)  the wheel. 
B)  a twenty-six-letter alphabet. 
C)  zero. 
D)  a form of algebra. 
E)  zero and a form of algebra.

Question 14

The Aztecs believed Hernán Cortés to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  the god Quetzalcóatl returned from a mythical journey. 
B)  the devil made incarnate. 
C)  a descendant of the rain god Chac sent to nourish the crops. 
D)  a messiah sent by ancestors to save their culture. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  the god Quetzalcóatl returned from a mythical journey. 
B)  the devil made incarnate. 
C)  a descendant of the rain god Chac sent to nourish the crops. 
D)  a messiah sent by ancestors to save their culture. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 15

Stelae are:

Accepted Answer

A)  slabs placed atop graves. 
B)  sculpted frieze panels. 
C)  upright slabs with inscriptions. 
D)  calendar stones. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  slabs placed atop graves. 
B)  sculpted frieze panels. 
C)  upright slabs with inscriptions. 
D)  calendar stones. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 16

The Peruvian Huaca del Sol is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an enormous earth mound. 
B)  a series of canals built for large-scale irrigation. 
C)  a temple dedicated to the fire god. 
D)  a group of adobe-covered platforms surrounding a huge court. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  an enormous earth mound. 
B)  a series of canals built for large-scale irrigation. 
C)  a temple dedicated to the fire god. 
D)  a group of adobe-covered platforms surrounding a huge court. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 17

Which of the following is true about the architecture of the Nazca on the Peruvian South Coast?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Nazca's ceremonial-center monuments are most impressive for their monumentally scaled, ashlar sandstone and feldspar masonry. 
B)  Nazca glyph-makers exposed the lighter-colored sediment beneath the upper desert strata of rusted metallic particles. 
C)  The Nazca's most distinctive architectural features are ciudadelas, or large palace compounds. 
D)  The Nazca's ceremonial center's U-shaped plan consisted of a granite-veneered stepped pyramid. 
E)  The Nazca's largest construction is the castillo, or castle, built in two stages and faced with polished sandstone. 
A)  The Nazca's ceremonial-center monuments are most impressive for their monumentally scaled, ashlar sandstone and feldspar masonry. 
B)  Nazca glyph-makers exposed the lighter-colored sediment beneath the upper desert strata of rusted metallic particles. 
C)  The Nazca's most distinctive architectural features are ciudadelas, or large palace compounds. 
D)  The Nazca's ceremonial center's U-shaped plan consisted of a granite-veneered stepped pyramid. 
E)  The Nazca's largest construction is the castillo, or castle, built in two stages and faced with polished sandstone.

Question 18

Teotihuacán's Pyramid of the Sun is made of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sun-dried brick covered with a stone veneer. 
B)  earth covered with a stone veneer. 
C)  sun-dried brick covered with glazed bricks. 
D)  earth covered with glazed bricks. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  sun-dried brick covered with a stone veneer. 
B)  earth covered with a stone veneer. 
C)  sun-dried brick covered with glazed bricks. 
D)  earth covered with glazed bricks. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 19

Compare the Native American architecture of the Great Plains with that of the Southeast and the Southwest.

Accepted Answer

The Native American architecture of the

Question 20

The Great Mosque in Djenné in Mali is distinctive for its:

Accepted Answer

A)  magnificent iwans that were carved out of live rock rather than enclosed by quarried stones. 
B)  twin adobe-covered minarets mottled with white and terracotta-colored pigments. 
C)  sandstone gateway carved with geometric ornament. 
D)  prominently projecting, horizontal, wooden members that cast dramatic shadows. 
E)  "ancestral pillars" shaped like attenuated pyramids. 
A)  magnificent iwans that were carved out of live rock rather than enclosed by quarried stones. 
B)  twin adobe-covered minarets mottled with white and terracotta-colored pigments. 
C)  sandstone gateway carved with geometric ornament. 
D)  prominently projecting, horizontal, wooden members that cast dramatic shadows. 
E)  "ancestral pillars" shaped like attenuated pyramids.

King Lalibela's St. George's Church is distinctive:

Native American tribes of the Southwest included all of the following EXCEPT the:

A Libyan qasr is a:

Palenque's Temple of the Inscriptions, which sits atop a pyramid, is unusual for having:

A sipapu in Pueblo architecture refers to:

Compare the planning of Monte Albán with that of Teotihuácan.

The talud and tablero were the:

The exhibition of excavated skeletal remains at Moundville in Alabama:

The La Venta site in Tabasco included:

The Inca Empire controlled:

An extraordinary feature of the complete ensemble of Tikal's pyramids is:

The snow-block walls of iglu construction are:

Maya astronomers made use of:

The Aztecs believed Hernán Cortés to be:

Stelae are:

The Peruvian Huaca del Sol is:

Which of the following is true about the architecture of the Nazca on the Peruvian South Coast?

Teotihuacán's Pyramid of the Sun is made of:

Compare the Native American architecture of the Great Plains with that of the Southeast and the Southwest.

The Great Mosque in Djenné in Mali is distinctive for its:

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Exam 10: Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and Africa

King Lalibela's St. George's Church is distinctive:

Native American tribes of the Southwest included all of the following EXCEPT the:

A Libyan qasr is a:

Palenque's Temple of the Inscriptions, which sits atop a pyramid, is unusual for having:

A sipapu in Pueblo architecture refers to:

Compare the planning of Monte Albán with that of Teotihuácan.

The talud and tablero were the:

The exhibition of excavated skeletal remains at Moundville in Alabama:

The La Venta site in Tabasco included:

The Inca Empire controlled:

An extraordinary feature of the complete ensemble of Tikal's pyramids is:

The snow-block walls of iglu construction are:

Maya astronomers made use of:

The Aztecs believed Hernán Cortés to be:

Stelae are:

The Peruvian Huaca del Sol is:

Which of the following is true about the architecture of the Nazca on the Peruvian South Coast?

Teotihuacán's Pyramid of the Sun is made of:

Compare the Native American architecture of the Great Plains with that of the Southeast and the Southwest.

The Great Mosque in Djenné in Mali is distinctive for its:

The Beginnings of Architecture

The Greek World

The Architecture of Ancient India and Southeast Asia

The Traditional Architecture of China and Japan

The Roman World

Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture

Islamic Architecture

Early Medieval and Romanesque Architecture

Gothic Architecture

Renaissance Architecture

Baroque Architecture

Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, and the Rococo

Eclecticism, Industrialization, and Newness

The Twentieth Century and Modernism

Modernism in the Mid- and Late Twentieth Century and Beyond

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