Deck 13: Architecture

Question 1

The Suq al-Ainau is an excellent example of how architects adapt their designs to respond to __________.

A) their own unsophisticated engineering skills
B) the environment in which the structure is placed
C) substandard materials
D) the lack of experience of the construction workers

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Wrought iron began to be used for framing buildings in the __________ century.

A) twentieth
B) eighteenth
C) nineteenth
D) fifteenth

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The interiors of buildings with steel frameworks __________.

A) required solid load-bearing walls
B) are broad open spaces
C) have low ceilings
D) are disrupted by the frequent need for steel columns

Answer 3

B

Question 4

To account for the local climate in his design of an Amsterdam Bank Complex ,
A) Ton Alberts incorporated __________.

A) solar panels
B) fewer windows
C) flat roofs
D) all of the above

Question 5

The form of building that uses columns and beams is __________ construction.

A) bearing wall
B) portico
C) post and lintel
D) masonry

Question 6

Through its innovative architectural developments Romans were able to build __________.

A) domes
B) open spaces without obstructions
C) barrel vaults
D) all of the above

Question 7

A construction technique using stacked stones or blocks is __________.

A) frame construction
B) bearing wall construction
C) post and lintel construction
D) ribbed vaulting construction

Question 8

Among the things architects consider is acoustics,or the __________.

A) ratio of people to floor space
B) design for how people will move through the space
C) science of sound
D) study of natural ways of heating and cooling

Question 9

In Greek construction,architects developed the Greek orders,which are __________.

A) standardized building designs
B) written orders given to the builders by the architect
C) the sequences of parts of the architectural structure
D) classifications of building materials

Question 10

The Nakagin Capsule Building in Tokyo is an example of__________.

A) reinforced concrete technology
B) modular construction
C) balloon-frame construction
D) load-bearing construction

Question 11

The invention of balloon-frame construction came about with the development of __________.

A) mass-produced nails
B) hot-air balloons used to lift the roof timbers
C) concrete
D) wide, hand-cut lumber

Question 12

Of the names listed below,the one that is not a Greek order is __________.

A) Corinthian
B) Rhodian
C) Ionic
D) Doric

Question 13

Buildings constructed in the International Modern Style are __________.

A) constructed along purely functional lines
B) largely made with glass exterior walls
C) lacking in ornamentation
D) all of the above

Question 14

Dwellings erected along the banks of the Ganges River illustrate __________.

A) the disruption of nature caused by housing development
B) that housing style is universal
C) that climate and culture often determine housing style
D) the problem with investing in real estate

Question 15

Which of the following is not an elaboration of arch technology?

A) barrel vaults
B) ribbed vaulting
C) flying buttresses
D) balloon-frame construction

Question 16

Stone has been used as a building material since ancient times because of its compressive strength,which is the __________.

A) ability to support pressure without breaking
B) ability to press down and become solidly fixed in the ground
C) relative weight of a block of stone to its size
D) force a block exerts on the blocks around it

Question 17

In post-modern architecture,building designs tend to __________.

A) be expressive and individual, following no one specific style
B) be an extreme version of the International Modern style
C) be a return to traditional nineteenth century ornamentation
D) follow American traditions of practicality and subtlety

Question 18

The circular interior space of the Pantheon in Rome is called a(n)__________.

A) rotunda
B) portico
C) coffer
D) intonaco

Question 19

Architects are like artists working in other visual media because they __________.

A) work alone
B) control the whole process of design and creation
C) rely exclusively on their own vision and ideas
D) use the elements of design and the organizing principles

Question 20

A major architectural development that appeared in Roman architecture was the __________.

A) nave
B) pediment
C) arch
D) squinch

Question 21

The flying buttress was used in the interior of Gothic cathedrals,such as Chartres to support the thick interior walls.

Question 22

The walled gardens in the Alhambra were functional and provided fruits and vegetables for the royal family.

Question 23

The International Modern Style evolved from the designs created at the Bauhaus.

Question 24

R.Buckminster Fuller's architectural theory is based on forms created by nature at the molecular level.

Question 25

Eric Kuhne's Bluewater Shopping Complex in Kent,England contains a rain forest and mountain bike trails.