Question 1

Several arches placed side by side form

Accepted Answer

A)  a tunnel vault 
B)  a groin vault 
C)  an arcade 
D)  a flying buttress 
A)  a tunnel vault 
B)  a groin vault 
C)  an arcade 
D)  a flying buttress

Question 2

What do Doric,Ionic and Corinthian describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek style of columns and capitals 
B)  Greek style of arches 
C)  Greek style vaults 
D)  Greek style of cathedrals 
A)  Greek style of columns and capitals 
B)  Greek style of arches 
C)  Greek style vaults 
D)  Greek style of cathedrals

Question 3

Architect Richard Buckminster Fuller invented what important architectural structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  geodesic dome 
B)  cantilever technique 
C)  monolithic structure 
D)  bearing wall 
A)  geodesic dome 
B)  cantilever technique 
C)  monolithic structure 
D)  bearing wall

Question 4

What architect creates functional works of sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frank Gehry 
B)  Zaha Hadid 
C)  Le Corbusier 
D)  Frederick Law Olmsted 
A)  Frank Gehry 
B)  Zaha Hadid 
C)  Le Corbusier 
D)  Frederick Law Olmsted

Question 5

Explain why the Gothic Cathedral has been described as the perfect synthesis of intellect,spirituality,and engineering.

Accepted Answer

The Gothic Cathedral has been described

Question 6

This architect defined a home as a "machine for living."

Accepted Answer

A)  Le Corbusier 
B)  Buckminster Fuller 
C)  Frank Gehry 
D)  Eero Saarinen 
A)  Le Corbusier 
B)  Buckminster Fuller 
C)  Frank Gehry 
D)  Eero Saarinen

Question 7

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir,England is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  rib vaulting 
B)  groin vaulting 
C)  tunnel vaulting 
D)  arcade vaulting 
A)  rib vaulting 
B)  groin vaulting 
C)  tunnel vaulting 
D)  arcade vaulting

Question 8

Tensile strength is the ability of a material to withstand

Accepted Answer

A)  compression 
B)  weight 
C)  crushing 
D)  bending 
A)  compression 
B)  weight 
C)  crushing 
D)  bending

Question 9

What is the principal concern of architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  aesthetics 
B)  form 
C)  function 
D)  design 
A)  aesthetics 
B)  form 
C)  function 
D)  design

Question 10

The Cathedral of St.Peter in York Minster,England used what architectural structure to achieve a sense of lightness?

Accepted Answer

A)  post and lintel 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  cantilever 
D)  bearing wall 
A)  post and lintel 
B)  flying buttresses 
C)  cantilever 
D)  bearing wall

Several arches placed side by side form

What do Doric,Ionic and Corinthian describe?

Architect Richard Buckminster Fuller invented what important architectural structure?

What architect creates functional works of sculpture?

Explain why the Gothic Cathedral has been described as the perfect synthesis of intellect,spirituality,and engineering.

This architect defined a home as a "machine for living."

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir,England is an example of

Tensile strength is the ability of a material to withstand

What is the principal concern of architecture?

The Cathedral of St.Peter in York Minster,England used what architectural structure to achieve a sense of lightness?

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Exam 3: Architecture

Several arches placed side by side form

What do Doric,Ionic and Corinthian describe?

Architect Richard Buckminster Fuller invented what important architectural structure?

What architect creates functional works of sculpture?

Explain why the Gothic Cathedral has been described as the perfect synthesis of intellect,spirituality,and engineering.

This architect defined a home as a "machine for living."

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir,England is an example of

Tensile strength is the ability of a material to withstand

What is the principal concern of architecture?

The Cathedral of St.Peter in York Minster,England used what architectural structure to achieve a sense of lightness?

Two-Dimensional Art

Sculpture

Music and Opera

Literature

Theatre

Cinema

Dance

Ancient Approaches

Artistic Reflections in the Pre-Modern World

Artistic Styles in the Emerging Modern World

Artistry in an Age of Industry

The Arts in a Modern, Postmodern, and Pluralistic World

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