Question 1

The White Temple of Uruk was called so because its exterior was:

Accepted Answer

A)  covered with white marble. 
B)  dedicated to the white river god. 
C)  whitewashed. 
D)  surrounded by white sand. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  covered with white marble. 
B)  dedicated to the white river god. 
C)  whitewashed. 
D)  surrounded by white sand. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. C

Question 2

All of the following civilizations operated in Mesopotamia EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerian civilization. 
B)  Achaean civilization. 
C)  Babylonian civilization. 
D)  Hittite civilization. 
E)  Assyrian civilization. 
A)  Sumerian civilization. 
B)  Achaean civilization. 
C)  Babylonian civilization. 
D)  Hittite civilization. 
E)  Assyrian civilization. B

Question 3

The orientation of the passageway at Newgrange seems to have been based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient pathways. 
B)  the direction of sunlight on the winter solstice. 
C)  an understanding of true north. 
D)  the relationship of the site to Stonehenge. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  ancient pathways. 
B)  the direction of sunlight on the winter solstice. 
C)  an understanding of true north. 
D)  the relationship of the site to Stonehenge. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. B

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the funerary complex of Queen Hatshepsut?

Accepted Answer

A)  The overall design was doubtless inspired by the trio of large pyramids in Giza. 
B)  The façades of the temple were articulated by buttressing pilasters. 
C)  Unique double-headed capitals carved in the form of bulls and lions were present in the temple. 
D)  Mud-brick walls and a post-and-lintel timber framework enclosed rectangular spaces in the complex. 
E)  The overall design of the complex was inspired by the neighboring temple of Mentuhotep. 
A)  The overall design was doubtless inspired by the trio of large pyramids in Giza. 
B)  The façades of the temple were articulated by buttressing pilasters. 
C)  Unique double-headed capitals carved in the form of bulls and lions were present in the temple. 
D)  Mud-brick walls and a post-and-lintel timber framework enclosed rectangular spaces in the complex. 
E)  The overall design of the complex was inspired by the neighboring temple of Mentuhotep.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the planning and construction of Stonehenge and the Newgrange passage grave in County Meath, Ireland.

Accepted Answer

Stonehenge and Newgrange are both ancien

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of the Acropolis in Tepe Gawra, Sumer (Iraq)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its major buildings formed a B-shaped closed court. 
B)  The building was erected in a valley and it reflected its insignificance to the society. 
C)  The façades of its courts were articulated by buttressing pilasters. 
D)  Its walls were made of red granite and surrounded by obelisks. 
E)  There were massive columns and obelisks on the path leading to the building. 
A)  Its major buildings formed a B-shaped closed court. 
B)  The building was erected in a valley and it reflected its insignificance to the society. 
C)  The façades of its courts were articulated by buttressing pilasters. 
D)  Its walls were made of red granite and surrounded by obelisks. 
E)  There were massive columns and obelisks on the path leading to the building.

Question 7

Serdabs were small chambers for spirit offerings in:

Accepted Answer

A)  mastabas. 
B)  pyramids. 
C)  the Sphinx. 
D)  Persia. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  mastabas. 
B)  pyramids. 
C)  the Sphinx. 
D)  Persia. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 8

The outer layer of Egyptian pyramids was typically made of:

Accepted Answer

A)  basalt. 
B)  granite. 
C)  sandstone. 
D)  dolerite. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  basalt. 
B)  granite. 
C)  sandstone. 
D)  dolerite. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 9

Hypostyle halls were lit by:

Accepted Answer

A)  skylights. 
B)  colonnades. 
C)  courtyards. 
D)  clerestory windows. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  skylights. 
B)  colonnades. 
C)  courtyards. 
D)  clerestory windows. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 10

A trilithon at Stonehenge consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  three coffin-sized stone slabs used as an altar. 
B)  a vertical sighting stone and two horizontal stones. 
C)  two upright stones capped by a lintel. 
D)  three concentric rings of ditches. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  three coffin-sized stone slabs used as an altar. 
B)  a vertical sighting stone and two horizontal stones. 
C)  two upright stones capped by a lintel. 
D)  three concentric rings of ditches. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 11

The principal building material for Mesopotamian ziggurats was:

Accepted Answer

A)  white marble. 
B)  sun-dried brick. 
C)  tamped earth. 
D)  sandstone. 
E)  granite. 
A)  white marble. 
B)  sun-dried brick. 
C)  tamped earth. 
D)  sandstone. 
E)  granite.

Question 12

The dominant elements at Queen Hatshepsut's temple are:

Accepted Answer

A)  pylon gates. 
B)  colonnades. 
C)  pyramids. 
D)  obelisks. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  pylon gates. 
B)  colonnades. 
C)  pyramids. 
D)  obelisks. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 13

The Djoser pyramid was unique in the Old Kingdom in that it was:

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely steeply pitched. 
B)  covered with glazed brick. 
C)  located on an island. 
D)  double-sloped. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  extremely steeply pitched. 
B)  covered with glazed brick. 
C)  located on an island. 
D)  double-sloped. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 14

In the context of the architecture in ancient Egypt, monumental masonry entrance gates or ________ lined processional routes to represent the eastern mountains of Egypt through which the divine early-morning sunlight emanated.

Accepted Answer

A)  pylons 
B)  obelisks 
C)  trilithons 
D)  colonnades 
E)  pilasters 
A)  pylons 
B)  obelisks 
C)  trilithons 
D)  colonnades 
E)  pilasters

Question 15

Middle Kingdom tombs at Dier-el-Bahari include that of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentuhotep II. 
B)  Queen Hatshepsut. 
C)  Beni-Hasan. 
D)  King Djoser. 
E)  Thutmose II. 
A)  Mentuhotep II. 
B)  Queen Hatshepsut. 
C)  Beni-Hasan. 
D)  King Djoser. 
E)  Thutmose II.

Question 16

Access to the ziggurat at Ur was made possible by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a flight of stairs. 
B)  multiple ramps. 
C)  a single bridge. 
D)  an armada of boats. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  a flight of stairs. 
B)  multiple ramps. 
C)  a single bridge. 
D)  an armada of boats. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 17

The Great Temple of Amun was built by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ptolemies. 
B)  the followers of Khafre. 
C)  captive Hebrews. 
D)  multiple pharaohs. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  the Ptolemies. 
B)  the followers of Khafre. 
C)  captive Hebrews. 
D)  multiple pharaohs. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 18

The ancient Egyptians saw life as a journey, somewhat like a trip down the Nile. As a metaphor for this journey, they created sequential architectural experiences. Discuss the sequences found in a pyramid complex or the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut or the Great Temple of Amun.

Accepted Answer

The ancient Egyptians indeed saw life as

Question 19

At Persepolis, the Persians borrowed from Egyptian artistic traditions by using:

Accepted Answer

A)  an obelisk. 
B)  a hypostyle hall. 
C)  a megaron. 
D)  a trilithon. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  an obelisk. 
B)  a hypostyle hall. 
C)  a megaron. 
D)  a trilithon. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 20

The pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt, included:

Accepted Answer

A)  a valley temple. 
B)  a causeway to the valley temple. 
C)  a mortuary temple. 
D)  a causeway to the mortuary temple. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  a valley temple. 
B)  a causeway to the valley temple. 
C)  a mortuary temple. 
D)  a causeway to the mortuary temple. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

The White Temple of Uruk was called so because its exterior was:

All of the following civilizations operated in Mesopotamia EXCEPT the:

The orientation of the passageway at Newgrange seems to have been based on:

Which of the following is true about the funerary complex of Queen Hatshepsut?

Compare and contrast the planning and construction of Stonehenge and the Newgrange passage grave in County Meath, Ireland.

Which of the following statements is true of the Acropolis in Tepe Gawra, Sumer (Iraq)?

Serdabs were small chambers for spirit offerings in:

The outer layer of Egyptian pyramids was typically made of:

Hypostyle halls were lit by:

A trilithon at Stonehenge consists of:

The principal building material for Mesopotamian ziggurats was:

The dominant elements at Queen Hatshepsut's temple are:

The Djoser pyramid was unique in the Old Kingdom in that it was:

In the context of the architecture in ancient Egypt, monumental masonry entrance gates or ________ lined processional routes to represent the eastern mountains of Egypt through which the divine early-morning sunlight emanated.

Middle Kingdom tombs at Dier-el-Bahari include that of:

Access to the ziggurat at Ur was made possible by:

The Great Temple of Amun was built by:

The ancient Egyptians saw life as a journey, somewhat like a trip down the Nile. As a metaphor for this journey, they created sequential architectural experiences. Discuss the sequences found in a pyramid complex or the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut or the Great Temple of Amun.

At Persepolis, the Persians borrowed from Egyptian artistic traditions by using:

The pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt, included:

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

Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and Africa

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

Filters

Exam 1: The Beginnings of Architecture

The White Temple of Uruk was called so because its exterior was:

All of the following civilizations operated in Mesopotamia EXCEPT the:

The orientation of the passageway at Newgrange seems to have been based on:

Which of the following is true about the funerary complex of Queen Hatshepsut?

Compare and contrast the planning and construction of Stonehenge and the Newgrange passage grave in County Meath, Ireland.

Which of the following statements is true of the Acropolis in Tepe Gawra, Sumer (Iraq)?

Serdabs were small chambers for spirit offerings in:

The outer layer of Egyptian pyramids was typically made of:

Hypostyle halls were lit by:

A trilithon at Stonehenge consists of:

The principal building material for Mesopotamian ziggurats was:

The dominant elements at Queen Hatshepsut's temple are:

The Djoser pyramid was unique in the Old Kingdom in that it was:

In the context of the architecture in ancient Egypt, monumental masonry entrance gates or ________ lined processional routes to represent the eastern mountains of Egypt through which the divine early-morning sunlight emanated.

Middle Kingdom tombs at Dier-el-Bahari include that of:

Access to the ziggurat at Ur was made possible by:

The Great Temple of Amun was built by:

The ancient Egyptians saw life as a journey, somewhat like a trip down the Nile. As a metaphor for this journey, they created sequential architectural experiences. Discuss the sequences found in a pyramid complex or the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut or the Great Temple of Amun.

At Persepolis, the Persians borrowed from Egyptian artistic traditions by using:

The pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt, included:

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

Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and Africa

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

Filters